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The new pediatric unit in MidHudson Regional Hospital (MHRH) just got a little friendlier thanks to Elaine Suderio-Tirone, assistant professor of Nursing at Mount Saint Mary College, and her family.  Suderio-Tirone, her daughter Viviane, and her brother…

(Photo by Tom Duggan Photography) Emily Ricci ’15, assistant director of Digital Communications at Mount Saint Mary College, adjunct professor of Religious Studies, and president of Gloriam Marketing, LLC, received a Forty Under 40 Mover and Shaker Award…

Author, poet, and educator James Finn Cotter, the longest-serving professor at Mount Saint Mary College, will be retiring from teaching at the college on Friday, August 7, after 57 years of dedication and outstanding service. In recognition of his contributions…

Elaine Suderio-Tirone, assistant professor of Nursing at Mount Saint Mary College and a nurse practitioner at Vassar Brothers Medical Center (green dress), was recently named one of the area’s COVID Healthcare Heroes by the Dutchess County Medical Society…

A cold beer on a hot summer day is great, says Evan Merkhofer, assistant professor of Biology at Mount Saint Mary College. But it’s ever better if you’ve brewed it yourself.   Merkhofer gave a crash course on brewing a good beer at home – and the science…

George Abaunza, a dedicated professor and administrator, started his tenure as Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) at Mount Saint Mary College on Wednesday, July 1.   He was named VPAA in March of this year.   "It is with great enthusiasm and…

The Mount Saint Mary College community celebrated its second annual Wellness Day recently, with a bevy of online sessions including yoga instruction, baseball, soccer, and tennis coaching, lessons on healthy eating, and more. Facilitating the effort…

Yasmine Kalkstein, associate professor of Psychology and Faculty Development Coordinator at Mount Saint Mary College, was recently named a Fulbright Specialist by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World…

Yasmine Kalkstein, associate professor of Psychology and Faculty Development Coordinator at Mount Saint Mary College, rewards her son with chocolate chips as he works on handwriting and spelling. April 23 is National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work…

If the Mount Saint Mary College community could raise $24,000 in 24 hours for their Student Emergency Fund, college President Dr. Jason N. Adsit promised to shave his hair into a mohawk. The Mount community banded together on Friday, April 3 and Saturday…