Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College has announced that it will host an esports camp this summer in partnership with The Esports Company. The camp is focused mostly on the marketing and production aspects of esports, and is geared toward students going into 7th grade through incoming high school seniors. The camp will be held on the Mount Aloysius College campus July 12 - 14. “Camp attendees will be given freedom to follow their passions [...]
Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College is proud to announce the Dean’s List for the spring semester of 2021. The Dean’s List honors full-time students who have earned at least a 3.50 grade point average (GPA), part-time students who have achieved a GPA of 3.70, or students enrolled in six to eight semester hours who earned a 3.9 GPA. Mount Aloysius College students named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2021 are: Abingdon, Md.: Katherine [...]
Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College has partnered with Forest Hills High School to offer American Sign Language classes to students. The class, which currently has 15 students, is the equivalent of American Sign Language 1 at the Mount and is taught by one of the Mount’s Deaf ASL professors, Frank Sankey. Students currently enrolled in the class will receive three credits upon completion. Funding for the program was generously provided through a grant from [...]
Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College students started their summer vacation with a six-day service trip to assist victims of flooding in Kentucky. In total, 15 students travelled with Brianna Baker, MAC Director of Mission & Ministry, and Amy Kanich, Director of Campus Ministry, on May 19 to Riverside Christian School in Lost Creek, KY. Their projects included post-flood repairs, cleaning, assistance with church services, and serving meals to the community. “One of the Mercy [...]
Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College once again will host summer basketball camps this year. These camps are available for young girls and boys who are passionate about basketball, and will help kids hone their dribbling, passing and shooting skills. The College’s Men’s Basketball Coach, Will Cabrera, will host the two summer camps within the college’s 8,700 square foot Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center (ACWC). Both sessions of the basketball camp are open to girls [...]
Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College, in affiliation with UPMC Altoona, UPMC Bedford, and UPMC Somerset, announced today a new opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing a career in nursing. Incoming nursing students will be eligible for up to $54,000 in funding towards their education, plus guaranteed employment and hiring incentives at those UPMC locations. Mount Aloysius College will offer a $24,000 “Future Heroes” scholarship to all incoming nursing students from the state of Pennsylvania [...]
Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College has partnered with Mainline Pharmacy to provide COVID-19 vaccines to members of the local community. The clinic will be held on April 29 from 9am to 5pm in the College’s Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center (ACWC). Mount Aloysius students and employees will serve as volunteers at the vaccination clinic. Two clinical groups of Mountie nurses will be administering the vaccines to the community. Second doses of the vaccine will [...]
Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College invites prospective students and their families to visit campus for an open house on Saturday, May 1. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with Mount Aloysius faculty, chat with admissions counselors, tour the campus, and learn more about Mount Aloysius’ programs and offerings. The open house will start at 9:30 a.m. During the event, campus representatives will highlight the many benefits of attending Mount Aloysius College, answer questions [...]
Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College will host a virtual Graduate Night Information Session on Monday, April 12 from 6 to 6:30 p.m. During this session, prospective students will be able to learn more about the Community Counseling and MBA graduate-level programs from faculty and staff. The information session also allows students to approach graduate school head-on by discussing financial aid opportunities, including federal aid and graduate assistantships, and review the admissions process and requirements. [...]
Dubois, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College will host an open house for area residents interested in radiography on Tuesday, April 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. The open house will take place in the Central Resource Center of Penn Highlands Healthcare DuBois West. The entire program is completed onsite at the hospital. The open house is the perfect opportunity to get more information about the program and to learn more about careers available in medical [...]