General News

Cresson, Pa. - After a national search, Mount Aloysius College announced that Amy Cotner, D.Ed.., has been named Vice President for Student Affairs. Dr. Cotner’s responsibilities include overseeing and guiding the College’s student affairs efforts, including residence life, student engagement, health services, campus safety, and Title IX. “Dr. Cotner brings extensive experience in higher education and student affairs,” said John N. McKeegan, president of Mount Aloysius College. “Her experience with leadership, student success, and community [...]

Cresson, Pa. – The Mountie esports Rocket League team brought home the gold this weekend after dominating the competition at Field of Frames Fest in Midland, MI. Stationed on the baseball field at Dow Diamond Stadium, the Mounties outplayed Michigan State in the final round, achieving victory with a score of 4-2. “I’m proud of the performance our players delivered today,” said esports head coach Sean Steffy. “We had some tough wins, but it’s really [...]

Cresson, Pa. – A new partnership between Mount Aloysius College and Aerium Aviation was announced today, bringing credited drone certification programs to Mount students, as well as providing dual enrollment credits for local high school students. The partnership will offer drone programming for all Mount students, with specific focus on Criminal Justice, Marketing, and Cybersecurity/Digital Forensics majors, giving them the necessary industry credentials and experience to use drones within those career fields and, consequently, [...]

Cresson, Pa. – The Mount Aloysius College Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, staffed by Mount Aloysius students, faculty, and volunteers, once again assisted area residents in filing their tax returns this tax season. This spring, 7 student volunteers worked to complete federal, state, and local returns for 116 taxpayers. In addition to a significant amount of income tax refunds, students also ensured that taxpayers received applicable tax credits for which they qualified such as [...]

Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius celebrated its 84th commencement ceremony on May 17 in the College’s Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center. Nearly 200 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 Jerica Walters of Altoona, PA. Additionally, Victoria Waite-Simpson or Duncansville, PA, gave the student welcome, and Kyle Lohr of Schellsburg, PA, spoke about finding your way in [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College is proud to announce the Dean’s List for the spring semester of 2025. 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 2025 are: Abingdon, VA: John [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College will be holding its annual Experiential Learning Showcase on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in its Athletic, Convocation, and Wellness Center. The event, a combination of the College’s Student Research and Career & Service-Learning Symposia, will kick off at 3:30pm in the main gym with remarks from President John McKeegan and Dr. David Haschak, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost. Then, attendees are invited to peruse student posters in [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College will host the sixth Biennial Student-Run Interpreting Conference from April 4 through April 6, 2025. The conference will offer a variety of workshops on a range of topics related to American Sign Language and interpreting. The Conference is student-run, with Mount Aloysius College American Sign Language/English Interpreting students spearheading everything from designing the Conference’s website to choosing presenters, creating the schedule, and selecting entertainment.The Conference is designed to be [...]