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Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College has been recognized by ModernThink as a 2023 Great College to Work For. The College achieved exceptional workplace status based on its rankings in mission and pride, confidence in senior leadership, and, new this year, shared governance. Only 72 four-year institutions nationally received the Great College to Work For designation this year. This is the second straight year that the Mount has garnered great college recognition. “We’re proud [...]

Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College has announced a program affiliation with the Duke LifePoint Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. Beginning Fall 2023, students who successfully complete all the preparatory coursework in their first three years at Mount Aloysius for their Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science 3+1 will have the opportunity to participate in a year of didactic courses and local clinical rotations through the Conemaugh School of Medical Laboratory Science to complete their [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Two members of the Mount Aloysius College leadership team recently received awards recognizing their success and community involvement.  Kary Milan, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, has been named to Women We Admire’s 2023 list of Top 50 Women Leaders of Pennsylvania. Sam Wagner, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, has been named to the Altoona Mirror and Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s 20 Under 40. “Mount Aloysius is proud to know that [...]

Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College celebrated its 82nd commencement ceremony on May 13 in the College’s Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center. Over 175 graduates earned their associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees with the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, and loved ones in attendance. The invocation was delivered by Hannah Goonan of Manitowoc, WI, and Wes Caton of Meyersdale, PA, presented the student welcome. Additionally, Luke Priestly of Edlesborough, England, gave the student commencement [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College is proud to announce the Dean’s List for the spring semester of 2023. 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 earned a GPA of 3.70, and 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 2023 are: Abingdon, VA: [...]

Cresson, Pa. – The Mount Aloysius College Board of Trustees has announced a contract extension for President John N. McKeegan, J.D. for the next five years through 2028. McKeegan joined the College in 2020 and is the 15th president of the College. “This decision reflects our confidence in John, who will continue demonstrating diligence, dedication, and his love of the College every day,” said Adam Sheetz, President of the Mount Aloysius College Board of Trustees. [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College students and faculty are partnering with the Portage Public Library to loan seeds out to the community. The lending library will officially open to the public on Tuesday, May 23, at 5:30 P.M. For this project, the 24 Biology II students were tasked with collecting seeds and making packets, which will be shared at the seed lending library. In addition to collecting the seeds, the students also created an [...]