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The holiday season arrived on the Mount Saint Mary College campus not with a sleigh ride, but with a glue gun and a sprinkle of glitter. Mount students gathered by the dozens recently for the “Deck a Mini Tree” event, focused on the delicate art of miniature…

The spirit of the Thanksgiving season was on full display at Mount Saint Mary College on Thursday, November 20, as the Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness welcomed families from the Newburgh Enlarged City School District for a warm dinner…

Mount Saint Mary College joined two dozen other distribution sites on Saturday, November 22 for the largest single-day Thanksgiving food drive in New York State history. Partnering with the Regional Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, the college transformed…

Community spirit was in full bloom as volunteers from Mount Saint Mary College joined forces with the Downing Park Planning Committee and the Garden Club of Orange and Dutchess Counties for a concentrated clean-up effort. Dozens of volunteers, including…

There’s still time to reserve your seats for Mount Saint Mary College’s beloved Christmas tradition, Christmas Vespers: An Evening of Lessons and Carols, on Sunday, December 7 at 7 p.m.  Seating is limited and will be allocated on a first come, first…

Current nursing student Mistinquette Williams (center) proudly pins her daughter, Gwen Johnson, at Mount Saint Mary College’s nurse pinning ceremony in May of this year.   The old song says to “teach your children well.” But less well remembered is…

Dr. Robert Gervasi, President of Mount Saint Mary College (left), and Fr. Gregoire Fluet, Vice President for Mission and Ministry and Campus Chaplain, served up great food and appreciative smiles on Monday, November 17.   Mount Saint Mary College faculty…

Mount Saint Mary College graduate Education student Zachary Grzeczka (left) stands with the Pawling High School student-athlete who nominated him for the “Shirt Off Our Backs” award.   Zachary Grzeczka, a graduate student in the Mount Saint Mary College…

Mount Saint Mary College is offering its final Open House event of the year for all interested students on Sunday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  You can register at www.msmc.edu/OpenHouse Come see what makes Mount Saint Mary College special. Throughout…

Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM, the fifth president of Mount Saint Mary College, passed away on Saturday, November 15, at Teresian House in Albany, following a long illness.  He was 87 years old. Fr. Mackin was a pivotal figure in the Mount’s history, and…