Prior to his arrival at Ball State, he taught news writing and reporting at UW-Madison and the University of Missouri. He also worked as a night-side city desk reporter at the Wisconsin State Journal and as the police and courts editor at the Columbia Missourian in Columbia, Missouri. He holds his BA and MA from UW-Madison and a Ph.D. from University of Missouri. Vince's work at The Daily Cardinal included a stint as a writer and city editor from 1994-1995, as the interim business manager during The Shutdown of 1995 and as the business manager from 1995-1997.