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Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College conferred degrees upon 78 graduates during ceremonies held recently for students who had completed their degree requirements after the Fall Semester of 2019. The event took place in the College’s ACWC. Mount Aloysius College graduates at the end of the fall semester include: AL Baha, Saudi Arabia Ali Mohammed Alzahrani, Bachelor of Science - Information Technology AL Dahran, Saudi Arabia: Mortdha Mohammed AL-Farhan, Bachelor of Science - Information Technology [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College is proud to release the Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2019. The Dean’s List is issued each semester and honors students enrolled in 12 or more semester hours who have achieved a 3.50 grade point average (GPA), or students enrolled in nine to 11 semester hours and earned a GPA of 3.70. or students enrolled in six to eight semester hours and earned a 3.9 GPA. Mount Aloysius College [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College is proud to announce an MLK Jr. Week panel discussion on diversity in higher education. The panel will take place on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in historic Alumni Hall. Panelists will share their unique perspectives covering topics on race, gender, identity, mental health and more. The panelists include: David Berbrich, IUP Director of Billing/Student Housing; Denita Kelly, the University of Cincinnati - Assistant Director of Residence Life; [...]

Mount Aloysius College students, faculty and staff supported more than 100 local children from six different school districts this holiday season. Each year, the College sponsors an Angel Tree and St. Nicholas Market that allows students and employees to donate toys for children. The tradition goes back more than 20 years. Mountie students (L-R) Alyson Corey of Williamsport, Corrin Dagostin of Sugarloaf; Noah Ports of Portage; Stephanie Spacht of Colver; Nathan Smith of Bradford, and [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College nursing graduates have once again demonstrated their job readiness with a high pass rate on the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses. For the 2018-2019 annual reporting period (October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019), Mount Aloysius nursing graduates achieved a 97% first-time pass rate beating both state and national averages. The national NCLEX pass rate for all types of registered nurse programs was 88.29%. The average for [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College is hosting an art show produced by the artists of Spindleworks. The gallery will be displayed in the College’s Athletic Convocation Wellness Center until Jan. 16, 2020. Spindleworks is a non profit art center for adults with disabilities and a program of the Independence Association of Brunswick, Maine, whose mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives in their chosen community. Artists in [...]

Cresson, Pa. — The Mount Aloysius College Comic Book Club hosts its fourth annual MAC Charity Comic Con on Saturday, November 9, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Charity Comic Con will be held in the College’s  Bertschi Center and Technology Commons. The event is open to the public.  There will be something for all ages at the Charity Comic Con.  Numerous vendors of comic books, pop culture, fantasy, and sci-fi merchandise will attend the event.  Attendees [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College Theatre will present “Shrek the Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1-2 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2-3 in Alumni Hall on the college campus. The production, based on the animated film from DreamWorks that earned an Oscar, follows Shrek, a loveable, green ogre and his donkey sidekick on an adventure of a lifetime.  Follow Shrek and his quest to reclaim his swamp after all the [...]