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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 [...]

Cresson, PA - Even with the college’s doors closed due to the statewide shutdown, Mount Aloysius students and staff are finding ways to serve in the community. Led by Brianna Baker, director of mission & ministry, and Amy Kanich, director of campus ministry, a team of Mounties has been volunteering to help local elementary and high school students. “It is an uncertain time, and a time when we feel the Mount Aloysius College mission and [...]

Mount Aloysius College and the Eastern Cambria County Chamber of Commerce held their first Business and Community Connection Coffee Session on March 6, 2020 on the College’s campus. Several local businesses were in attendance for the topic, “How can area data help your business?” The discussion included themes such as forecasting and managing with data, streamlining operations, employee recruitment, and data solutions for small businesses. The conversation also included ways that Mount Aloysius College students [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College has been selected out of nearly 8,000 postsecondary schools as a recipient of the Best Value School award for 2020/2021. The award is issued by University Research & Review, a company dedicated to improving the process of how a student selects a postsecondary school. There is a rigorous selection process conducted by a committee of former college presidents, university CEOs, provosts, and professors. Mount Aloysius College president, Dr. John [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College Nursing Faculty Nicole Custer, Ph.D., and Heather Zonts, Ph.D., recently contributed to the “Academic Clinical Nurse Educator Review Book: The Official NLN Guide to the CNE®cl Exam.” Their contributions included content review as well as the creation of practice questions which are included in the manual. “It was an exciting project,” said Dr. Zonts. “The experience will not only help other educators, it will help us with formation of [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust to be used for the purchase of a virtual human dissection Anatomage Table that will be used to enhance the teaching of anatomy in the College’s health science programs. The table will allow students to virtually dissect subjects in a 3D environment, and complete quizzes using built-in software. The College plans to launch the new system in [...]

Cresson, Pa. - Students of Mount Aloysius College’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program are volunteering to help area residents needing assistance with their tax returns again this year. This free service lets tax filers "walk in" and meet with a preparer to drop off their tax return information before being contacted once their returns have been completed usually within 1-2 weeks. The services will be offered from Feb. 10 through Apr. 9, 2020 in [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College students kicked off the spring semester with a week of service in Winston-Salem, NC before classes started. Ten Mounties, accompanied by two MAC staff members, volunteered with Habitat For Humanity in the national collegiate challenge. From January 12-18, 2020, Mount Aloysius students built a Habitat Home, refurbished existing Habitat homes and did landscaping. In past years, Mount Aloysius students have assisted in every part of constructing a home, from [...]

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College is an economic engine for Cambria and surrounding counties, generating a total of $69 million in economic activity and supporting more than 642 full-time jobs throughout the state during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.  The study by the Hanover Research consultancy also found that Mount Aloysius College is in the top 40 largest employers in Cambria County. “Every dollar invested in Mount Aloysius pays substantial dividends back to people in [...]

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 [...]