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Jane M. Gangi, a former Education professor (and current adjunct) at Mount Saint Mary College, presented “Hot Reads! Exploring 2022 Award Winners Though Multiple Modalities” at the latest CELL Literacy Conference.  From poetry for elementary students…

Author Wang Ping will be giving a virtual poetry reading on April 12. The Zoom event, sponsored by Mount Saint Mary College, is open to the public. Photo courtesy www.WangPing.com.  Mount Saint Mary College is ushering in the spring season with a virtual…

Mount Saint Mary College students, staff, and faculty celebrated the start of spring with a hike up Storm King Mountain on Friday, March 25. At 1350 ft. tall, Storm King Mountain has amazing views of the Hudson Valley, including West Point and Bannerman…

The cast and crew of Hope Stories at Mount Saint Mary College, left to right: Tod Weaver of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Kylie Dragonetti of Massapequa, N.Y.; Jessica Romaniello of Waterbury, Conn.; Sierra Caban of Beacon, N.Y.; Jennifer Bready, professor of Mathematics…

COVID-19 ushered in a new era of online teaching, and as many colleges and universities continue to use these mixed-modality models, professors must find “a unified hybrid teaching identity,” explained Victor Azuaje, professor of Hispanic Studies at Mount…

Mount Saint Mary College hosted the virtual Banned Books Symposium recently, featuring a keynote presentation by John Piche, Outreach Librarian for Heights Libraries in Cleveland, Ohio. This symposium, for librarians and educators, consisted of small…

When Sr. Nancy Murray, OP took to the stage in Mount Saint Mary College’s Whittaker Hall on Wednesday, March 23, it was an encore a decade in the making. Ten years ago, Sr. Murray performed her wonderful one-woman show, The Life of Catherine of Siena:…

Mount Saint Mary College will present “Ethical and Spiritual Considerations in Caring for the Dying,” a talk by guest speaker Fr. Basil Cole, OP, on Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public and will take place in the Dominican…

Mount Saint Mary College’s Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness hosted a COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic for local residents on March 21. The clinic was provided by Newburgh’s Medical Arts Pharmacy with the support of the Mount’s…

For Olivia Valdes of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., heading back to college at the age of 27 enabled her to pursue an exciting new career as an educator. “Going to the Mount to pursue an English degree, without a doubt, has been one of the best decisions I’ve made…