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Please Donate to Help the Riverside School and Community! Donate Now Mount Aloysius Service Group Safe after Flooding in Kentucky Cresson, Pa. - A group of nine Mount Aloysius students, employees, and alumni on a service trip in Kentucky this week are safe after being impacted by last night’s flooding. The group was participating in service work with the Riverside Christian School in Lost Creek, Kentucky, when flash flooding occurred early morning on July [...]

Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College has announced a new Bachelor of Science Echocardiography program launching in Fall 2022. With a $25,000 grant from the UPMC Altoona Foundation, echo tech students will benefit from working with a VIMEDIX ultrasonography machine and are eligible for additional scholarships. “Thanks to the generosity of the UPMC Altoona Foundation, our students will have the opportunity to learn cardiac sonography on high-fidelity simulation equipment,” said Andrea Gutmann, chair of the [...]

Cresson, Pa. - After a national search, Mount Aloysius College is proud to announce that Robin A. Gore, Ed.D., has been named Vice President for Student Affairs. Gore comes to Mount Aloysius most recently from Pepperdine University in California, where she served as the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. “Dr. Gore brings a great amount of depth and experience to this vice presidential role,” said John N. McKeegan, president of Mount Aloysius College. “Her experience [...]

Our faculty are always engaged in interesting academic projects such as conducting research, publishing articles/books, and participating in academic conferences. Below is a sample of program-level and faculty highlights from the Spring 2022 semester. Academic Program Updates A total of 131 students have expressed interest and have been accepted into the Future Heroes program since its inception with two students currently awaiting approval from UPMC.   Mount Aloysius has expanded the Surgical Technology Program and will [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College has been awarded Military FriendlyⓇ designation for the twelfth consecutive year and achieved GOLD status for the fourth year. The College was also awarded the Military Spouse Friendly Schools award this year. The GOLD status distinction is awarded to higher education institutions that provide outstanding service for the military and veteran members of their student bodies. The Military Spouse Friendly Schools award is given to schools that create sustainable [...]

Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College conferred degrees upon nearly 200 graduates during a spring Commencement ceremony on May 14 in the College’s Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center. Corrin Dagostin of Sugarloaf, PA, delivered the invocation for the event and the student welcome was presented by Anne Way of Ebensburg and John Price of Williamsburg, PA. Additionally, Enoch Quarcoo of Eastbourne, England, gave the student commencement address. The benediction was given by Sarah Rathmell [...]

Cresson, Pa. - The Mount Aloysius College Theatre Department will present “Urinetown” for their spring show. The show runs from March 31 through April 2. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on the Alumni Hall stage. “Urinetown” satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, and more. Mark Hollmann wrote the show’s music and lyrics, and Greg Kotis wrote the book. “I really think that this show is something where the whole family can take [...]

Cresson, Pa. – A group of Mount Aloysius College students started their Spring Break with a four-day service trip to Mariandale Retreat Center near New York City. On March 15, 20 students traveled with Brianna Baker, MAC Director of Mission & Ministry, and Amy Kanich, Director of Campus Ministry. Their service work included packing brown bag lunches, a garden project, making school packets for the Westchester food bank, and sorting clothing and making sandwiches for [...]

Cresson, Pa. – To show recognition for the season of Lent, Vox Nova of Mount Aloysius College will be performing the Scriptural Stations of the Cross. During Lent, Christ’s crucifixion and the events leading up to his sacrifice are remembered through praying the Stations of the Cross. Each station is read aloud by a Vox Nova member, with each station being followed by a piece of contemplative music, allowing the audience to reflect upon each [...]