| June 19, 2020
Cresson, Pa. – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mount Aloysius College held their 2020 degree conferral ceremony virtually. During the event, graduates watched speeches from classmate Maggee Carrara, board member Matt Stuckey, and other members of the College community. Dr. Nicole Custer and Dr. David Haschak recognized 191 graduates who completed the degree requirements for their respective majors. The virtual broadcast ended with a message from Brad Mikitko representing the Mount Aloysius College Alumni Association. […]
| June 16, 2020
Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College is proud to announce the Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester. The list is issued each semester and honors students enrolled in at least 12 semester hours who have achieved a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) or higher, or to students enrolled in nine to 11 semester hours who achieved a GPA of 3.7, or to students enrolled in six to eight semester hours and who earned a […]
| June 15, 2020
Cresson, Pa. – Five Mount Aloysius alumni have been selected as “20 Under 40” by the Altoona Mirror and the Blair County Chamber of Commerce. Selections are made based on entrepreneurial spirit, business success, and community service intended to better the region. “We’re so proud that 25% of this year’s list are Mounties,” said Mount Aloysius College President John McKeegan. “Combining education, service and leadership are at our core. These and many other alumni around […]
| June 10, 2020
Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College announced today plans to resume in-person classes for the fall 2020 semester. Classes will start one week earlier on August 24, with in-person classes ending just before Thanksgiving, and final exams taken remotely. “In-person classes and an on-campus learning community are at the core of our mission,” wrote John McKeegan, president of Mount Aloysius College in an announcement on Wednesday. “With that said, things will look different this fall […]
| June 02, 2020
To the Mount Aloysius College community, In a time of tragedy, it is helpful to recall that which binds us together. The Mount Aloysius Philosophy Statement encourages us to synthesize faith with learning, to develop competence with compassion, to put talents and gifts at the service of others, and to begin to assume leadership in the world community. It emphasizes values of justice, hospitality, mercy, and service. Personally and on behalf of the College, racial […]
| May 27, 2020
| May 13, 2020
Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College announced the names of students awarded the Mercy Presidential Scholarship. This is one of the College’s most competitive scholarships available to incoming freshmen, awarding students $56,000 over four years. The incoming Mounties are members of the 19th cohort of Mercy Presidential Scholars. These high-achieving scholars will serve as on-campus ambassadors for visitors and prospective students during their time at Mount Aloysius. The Mercy Presidential Scholarship is awarded to students […]
| May 04, 2020
Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College student John Price will be awarded the 2020 Student Veteran Leadership Award from G.I. Jobs magazine. The award is given to 48 veteran students across the United States who show exemplary leadership and involvement in their community. Price, of Williamsburg, PA, is a 2020 graduate of the College’s physical therapy assistant program and is working to complete a bachelor’s in natural science. He also serves as the president of […]
| April 15, 2020
Cresson, Pa. – On Wednesday, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) announced that Mount Aloysius College won the conference’s “Institutional Peak Performer Award” for the second straight year and the fourth time in the last nine years. The annual award is presented to the conference institution that places the highest percentage of student-athletes on the AMCC Academic All-Conference Team. Mount Aloysius College President John Mills expressed his pride for the success of student-athletes in and […]
| April 02, 2020
Cresson, PA – The Mount Aloysius College Board of Trustees announced today that John N. McKeegan, J.D. will serve as the College’s 15th president. Mr. McKeegan is Vice President for Institutional Advancement and General Counsel at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, and has held leadership positions there since 2010. McKeegan will begin his presidency on June 1, 2020, following the retirement of Dr. John W. Mills who has served Mount Aloysius College for the past […]
Did you know that the pews in the Our Lady of Mercy Chapel are original to the chapel? When the chapel was constructed in the 1920s, parents of the girls attending the academy donated the money to build the pews. #MACFact
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