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Dominican Sister of Hope and former Mount Saint Mary College President Sr. Ann Sakac, OP, the longest-serving president the college has ever known, passed away on Wednesday, January 24 at the age of 91. She leaves behind a massive legacy at the college…

More than 20 Dominican Sisters of Hope attended Mount Saint Mary College’s 14th Annual Leadership Gala Reception, honoring the Dominican Order, on Friday, December 1.   Mount Saint Mary College’s 14th Annual Leadership Gala Reception on Friday, December…

Mount Saint Mary College has once again been recognized as a top school by the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings across several categories, both nationally and regionally. The Mount was named a top school in the national ranking of Best Undergraduate…

Freshman Michaela Manger of Smithtown, N.Y. moved into Sakac Hall at Mount Saint Mary College on Saturday, August 26. In addition to her Education major, she and her roommate will be playing on the Mount’s softball team.   With a sunny summer morning…

Overcast skies and a rainy forecast didn’t disrupt the bright, cheerful atmosphere at Mount Saint Mary College’s 60th annual Commencement Ceremony, which recognized nearly 500 graduates on Saturday, May 20. Thankfully for the thousands of attendees …

Mount Saint Mary College was recently recognized as a top school in the 2022-2023 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings. On U.S. News and World Report’s comprehensive lists of top-tier regional universities, the Mount was ranked one of the best colleges in…

While an overcast summer morning provided some much-appreciated shade, Mount Saint Mary College welcomed hundreds of students to campus on Sunday, August 28. With new friends and academic adventure awaiting them, the students – including upperclassmen…

Mount Saint Mary College’s School of Nursing was recently awarded a $1.6 million, three-year Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) Grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NWD program…

At the Guzman hard hat tour, left to right: Newburgh Councilwoman Giselle Martinez ’20, Newburgh Councilman Anthony Grice MSEd ’07, Newburgh Mayor Torrance Harvey MSEd ’03, and Program Coordinator of the Desmond Center Ashley Collazo.    With more than…

A story in the Fall 2020 issue of Mount Saint Mary College Magazine, “Pandemic 2020: Responding with Resilience,” recently earned first place in the 2022 Catholic Media Association Alumni Magazine Awards in the Current Issues category. The story can…