MSMC Magazine

Taylor Walton (right) is living a life most people could only dream about. Her work days are a lot like anyone else's, noted the 2015 Mount grad. She wakes up, goes to work, and then enjoys her evenings. "The one difference is, the place isn't always…

Throughout the rich history of the Mount, there has been no shortage of alumni who use what they learn at the college to go into business for themselves. Colm Sullivan '84 became owner and president of Sullivan Steel Services, Inc.; Audra Woodruff Smith…

Classes of 2020 and 2021 honored with three days of Commencement ceremonies An unusual academic year required an unusual Commencement. In the last three semesters, the Mount community rose to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a necessary…

The founders of Academia San José in 1963. MSMC’s sister school in Puerto Rico closes its doors As part of their mission of service, members of the Dominican Scholars of Hope set up shop near The View dining hall at the Mount one day in 2019, selling…

It's no secret that the Mount is a home away from home for its students, and many a graduate has started the next chapter of their life with both excitement and a bit of sadness for leaving the campus they love. But some alumni enjoy the best of both…

Mount Saint Mary College hosted the first classes of the Fall 2020 semester on Monday, August 24, having welcomed hundreds of students to their residence halls over the weekend. Just like any other year, several hundred freshmen began their college careers…

First-gen grad goes international Victoria Guglielmo, a 2020 Mount grad, is a trailblazer: Not only was she a first-generation college student, but she was also one of the first students to enroll in the Mount’s Criminology program. Thanks to her love…

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified, Mount Saint Mary College Nursing students fought back on the frontlines. Briana Irwin, a full-time medical-surgical nursing assistant at Saint Anthony’s Community Hospital in Warwick, N.Y., is one of many Mount Nursing…

When Mount Saint Mary College became a four-year institution in October of 1959, the Villa served as the college’s main building with classrooms, a library, and living quarters.  From this humble start, the Mount blossomed over the next 60 years. 1960…

Since the start, Mount Saint Mary College has been steeped in the four pillars of Dominican life: study, spirituality, service, and community.  It’s taken the work of many dedicated individuals to get us to this 60th anniversary milestone, including these…