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Alumni spotlight: Delaney Fox, C’24

Alumni spotlight: Delaney Fox, C’24

by Public Relations | October 11, 2024

LATROBE, PA – Delaney Fox’s interest in law was sparked while she was a student at Ringgold High School, where she competed on the mock trial team for four years. When she arrived at Saint Vincent College, Fox decided a bachelor’s degree in political science would best equip her for law school.

“I figured that if I didn’t like it, I could always change my major later,” Fox said, “I went through the next four years without that thought crossing my mind again because I enjoyed the courses so much.”

Fox, C’24, graduated with a major in political science and a minor in English. She received the Award for Academic Excellence in Politics and was a finalist for the President’s Award, the College’s highest academic honor.

“Delaney was a bright, intellectually curious and diligent student at Saint Vincent,” said Dr. Jason Jividen, associate professor of political science in the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government. “Above all, she worked to improve her ability to read, write and think critically. She was excellent at identifying and weighing competing arguments and she formulated well-reasoned arguments of her own. Delaney’s Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts education prepared her well for the study of law.”

Classwork was only part of her Saint Vincent experience. Fox was selected for the George Washington Fellows research program, wrote for The Review, tutored in politics and business statistics and was a residence hall prefect. She was co-captain of the mock trial team.

“My favorite part of mock trial was the ability to work together with the team to develop our arguments and compete,” Fox said. “We always had fun—and it didn’t hurt that we usually performed rather well, such as when we went undefeated at the St. Bonaventure tournament in 2022. I learned a lot of helpful concepts for law school as well. It introduced me to evidentiary rules, forming legal arguments and the procedures and terminology involved with trials, and it boosted my self-confidence with public speaking and advocacy skills.”

Aided by Jividen and Dr. Jerome Foss, professor of political science, Fox landed internships with the late Magistrate Judge William H. Baughman Jr. in fall 2022 and United States District Judge Kim Gibson in fall 2023. “Those experiences solidified my idea that the field of law is where I want to be,” Fox said.

In August, Fox began her first semester at Penn State Dickinson Law.

“Looking back on my just-completed career at Saint Vincent College, the thing that stands out most is how supportive everyone was and still is,” Fox said. “I was a first-generation college student and now am a first-generation law school student, and I never once felt as though I was at a disadvantage because every time I asked a question or needed advice, a friend, alum or professor was there, ready to help.”

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Delaney Fox

 

 

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