Knight Life Blog

Read Maxine E. Lindsay-Shillingford's Commencement speech, given during the 2026 Master's Degree Ceremony at Mount Saint Mary College on Friday, May 15.

As they prepare to walk the stage at Commencement, members of the Class of 2026 have been reflecting on the lessons, challenges, and moments that shaped their time at Mount Saint Mary College.  From building confidence and learning resilience, to stepping…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…