Knight Life Blog
What is life really like at the Mount? Here, you’ll find real stories written by our community about why they love the Knight Life.
Embrace the Knight life
At the Mount, we're a community. To be a more connected part of that community, you have to get out and join in! Whether you're a current student, or interested in attending the Mount, here are a few ways you can get more involved on campus: Clubs &…
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 song says to “teach your children well.” But here at the Mount, we’re seeing…
Like a lot of college students, Thomas Powell, Professor of Practice, didn’t know what direction he wanted his life to take when he started as a student here at the Mount in 2001. He was undeclared and taking anatomy and physiology, but by the time he…
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Published:For Mount Saint Mary College alumna Jessica Radenberg ’17, a “packed schedule” isn’t a source of stress – it’s her natural habitat. Jessica serves as a Senior Specialist at Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon in their Investment Management and Mutual Fund…
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Published:Danny Mack is a veteran outfielder for the Knights. But off the field, the Ramsey, N.J. native is hitting just as many home runs in the classroom and the professional world. A Business Administration major with a concentration in Marketing, Danny is…
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Connecting the classroom with nature
CategoriesPublished:As a Biology major, I became involved in a camping trip after one of our professors, Dr. Doug Robinson, associate professor of Biology and Chair of the Division of Natural Sciences, invited students to participate in an overnight camping trip to a property…
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Published:For Jenny (Hasbun) Eyler ’20, the path from the classrooms of Aquinas Hall to a career in professional storytelling was paved with ink, digital media, and hard work. After graduating Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Journalism and minors in English and…
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Published:When I first started school at the Mount, I had no idea how different it would be from high school. It’s true when people say that even if you are used to waking up early for high school, it doesn’t transfer over to college for those 8 a.m. classes. They…
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Published:If your semester is full to the brim and going fast, know that you’re walking in the footsteps of academic legends like Kristen Pignatelli ’08. During her time as a Mount Saint Mary College student, Kristen rewrote the definition of “hustle,” navigating…
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Published:For Alana Manga ’93, the journey from a Biology major at Mount Saint Mary College to the administrative halls of a university in France wasn’t a straight line, and that’s exactly how she thinks it should be. Recently appointed as the Registrar and Dean…
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Published:Mount Saint Mary College alumna Kelsey Farrell (’21, MBA ’22) isn’t a fan of the slow lane. After completing a five-year track for her undergraduate degree in Accounting and her Master of Business Administration in just four years, she jumped seamlessly…
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Published:Nicholas Clarino, an accounting major at Mount Saint Mary College, is one of several students spending their semester giving back through the Tax-Aide program. By providing free tax preparation for middle- and low-income families, these student-volunteers…
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The Seasons I Didn't Expect
CategoriesPublished:After playing soccer for more than 15 years with the goal of playing at the collegiate level, I never would’ve expected to leave the sport after my first year at the Mount. Even more unexpected was the decision to join tennis at age 19, with zero prior…