MSMC Magazine

Dozens of local residents attended the inaugural Community Listening Session of the Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness. Genesis Ramos, executive director of the Desmond Center, said the session helped to determine how the center can…

Those who were there – as well as those familiar with the Mount’s past – fondly recall how the Aquinas Hall Theatre hosted the U.S. premiere of Dialogues of the Carmelites, directed by legendary basso Salvatore Baccaloni of the Metropolitan Opera, in…

Charles Zola, CDI director, assistant to the President for Mission Integration, and associate professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Mary College, celebrates Founders Week with members of the Dominican Scholars of Hope and the college’s mascot, Mack the…

For first-year students in the Natural Sciences, the Fall 2022 semester consisted of more than just learning in the classroom. As part of the college’s First Year Experience (FYE) program, which fosters success as they transition into Mount Saint Mary…

This past year was a whirlwind of academics abroad for Rob Wakeman, assistant professor of English at the Mount.  With the aid of a faculty development grant – awarded by the college’s Faculty Development Committee – Wakeman traveled to Ireland in March…

1967 Maureen Chicoine, RSCJ, worked on a six-year research project for her religious congregation, the Society of the Sacred Heart. She collaborated with other researchers to write and edit material published on its website about the history of the society…

Preparing for the work world with a robust classroom experience is just one side of the coin for Mount students. Professionals from the Hudson Valley and beyond take our students under their wing through internships and other mentor programs, giving them…

Philosophy chronicles the history of human thought and our pursuit of wisdom. It is the discipline that invites us to ponder the meaning of life, discuss questions of ultimate significance, and expand our knowledge of the universe. Recently, the Mount…

With the windows open on the warm days – and students’ fresh paintings drying in the breeze –Sr. Sylvia Bielen, OP taught shading methods, watercolor techniques, and more to generations of Mount students.  Sr. Sylvia Bielen, OP teaching an art class…

To the Mount Saint Mary College Community, As we ease into 2023, I cannot help but reflect on all of the normalcy that returned to the Mount in 2022. In May we enjoyed our first full-participation Commencement ceremony since 2019. In August, dozens of…