Dudley Delivers Dynamic Ducharme Lecture
Michael Hershey The Spring Ducharme Lecture, "Are We Living in a Horror Movie," was presented by Associate Professor of English Dr. Jack...
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Dana Sauers
- May 12
- 2 min
Farewell Letter by Dana Sauers
As of August 2023, I will be retiring full-time after 45 years of service in education. The journey I began as a secondary educator which...
Maria Cary
- May 12
- 2 min
SGA to Include International Students
Maria Cary The SGA Senate has recently been growing to better represent the Mount student body. The SGA Senate has recently passed...
Tyler Kokie & Dr. Abigail Kula
- May 12
- 2 min
Diverse World of Invertebrate Zoology at Our Feet
Tyler Kokie & Dr. Abigail Kula The Mount’s biology department has many classes to offer the student base, one of the more interesting...
Sarabeth Queale
- May 12
- 1 min
Protest or Vandalism
Sarabeth Queale The Mount community is increasingly diverse, and students represent both sides of many discussions. An on-campus debate...
Maria Diaz
- May 12
- 2 min
Martin Luther King Jr Reading Resonates Through Mount
Maria Diaz On Jan. 16, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. readings happened in Patriot Hall during the dinner hour from 6 p.m. to 7:15...
Andrea Cabrera-Vargas
- May 12
- 1 min
Junior Ring Mass Landmarks Academic Success for Class of 2024
Andrea Cabrera-Vargas The Junior Ring Mass is a beautiful Mount traditional ceremony. The mass was held in IC Chapel on Mar. 19, at 11 am...
Emilie Beckman
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Experience India During a Spring Break Study Abroad
During the upcoming spring break, Mount students will be given the opportunity to travel to India. The trip is part of the business...
Emilie Beckman
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Mount's Very Own Brewing Club
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Beer Brewing Club, it has been on campus for a long time. Dr. Garth E. Patterson, who was...
Molly Dustin
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Building a Resume for Future
Career Center Corner Are you worried about the strength of your resume? Do you have a working resume? Whatever your answer to those...
Elvis Trujillo
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Sun Shines on SOL as it Welcomes Students to Join
Making no mistake of waiting to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month was SOL, or the Student Organization of Latinos, who hosted their first...
Dominic Wilkinson
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Glaude’s Delivers Inaugural Ducharme Lecture
On Sept. 29 in Knott Auditorium, the fall semester Ducharme Lecture took place featuring Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. delivering an impassioned...
Matthew Schwanke
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Mount ROTC’s Fall Shoe Drive
It is time for Mount St. Mary’s University’s ROTC shoe drive. A shoe drive is a fundraiser event where people bring in shoes, and those...
Dominic Wilkinson
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Blessings: Peace of Mind for Entire Semester
Last fall, on the last two Tuesdays and Thursdays of September, the Office of the University Chaplain with the Office of Residential Life...
Dominic Wilkinson
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Fun-Filled Fall Festivities
In October, Mount For The Kids (FTK) hosted Fall Festival, a night of games, raffles, and fun. Everyone was welcome for a five-dollar...
Emilie Beckman
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Hutching’s Exhibition Dabbles with Brokenness and God
Last semester, on Oct. 20, Delaplaine Center hosted a reception and opening of Professor Nick Hutchings’ new art Exhibition entitled...
Katherine Stair
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Dance Team Showcase
On Apr. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Knott Auditorium, Mount St Mary’s Dance Team held their showcase. Along with the Dance Team, the TnT Dance...
Ashley Torkornoo
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
O’ the Places Mount Students Will Go
As everyone wraps up the spring 2022 Semester at Mount St. Mary’s University, it is time to take a look back on the year as the future...
Jasmine Guerrero
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
iLead Graduates the Leaders of Tomorrow
On March 22, Kera Armstrong, Kaylee Fell, Shawn Harriett, Lynne (Mari) Koslofsky, Antony Redding and Ashley Walczyk graduated from the...
Katherine Stair
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Celtic Festival with Local Musicians
On March 31, Mount St. Mary’s University hosted the Celtic Concert in the Knott Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. The concert was organized by...
Kelly Blanco
- Mar 30, 2022
- 1 min
Mount St. Mary's Professional Free Attire
The Career Center hosted a three-day pop-up shop from March 14 to 16 at McGowan Patio, Upper McGowan Lobby and Upper McGowan Patio. They...
Katherine Stair
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
Connecting with Community
On March 19, Mount students went into the town of Emmitsburg to participate in a neighborhood cleanup day, organized by the Office of...
Maureen Pham
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
Interview like a Star
On-campus jobs, internships or leadership roles, interviews are invariably a crucial part of the hiring process, which is why the Career...
Maureen Pham
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
Careers in the Intelligence Field Panel
On Feb. 22, students of several private, liberal arts colleges of the Md./Pa. College Career Center Alliance attended the webinar...
Jade' Curtis
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
The Challenges of Black Patriotism
On Feb. 24, the lecture “The Challenge of Black Patriotism,” presented by Theodore Johnson, closed out Mount St. Mary’s Black History...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
Beyond the Gates
On Feb. 20, Fr. Martin Moran put together a film presentation of “Beyond the Gates” in remembrance of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. The...
Ashley Torkornoo
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
Empowered Lifting
Womanhood and fitness have had a complex relationship in western society. As the feminist movement progressed, society’s attitude towards...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
Olivia Rubini Concert: A Night to Remember
Olivia Rubini (C’21) showcased her musical talent at an AMP event on March 12. The night was energetic, full of Mount pride and showcased...
Abby Finafrock
- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
Flynn Dedicates Course to Lester Salamon
In a time when conflict prevails and citizens feel disempowered, the nonprofit sector is needed now more than ever. At Mount St. Mary’s,...
Katherine Stairs
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Water Contamination at the Mount
On Oct. 27 last year, President Timothy Trainor sent an email to the university community to inform that one of the three wells that...
Kelly Blanco
- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
True Colors of the Rainbow
True Colors is a new student-run organization established on Feb. 3. The founder defines True Colors as the club “that opens doors for...
Jessenia Maldonado Soto
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Mount On Ice
The student-run organization AMP, known for its campus events, hosted “Mount on Ice” on Jan. 22 at the Palmieri Activities Center. During...
Emily Cowan
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas Tree Lighting
On Dec. 2, the Director of Student Activities, Stephan Foster and Graduate Assistant, Mary Stratton, with the assistance of the AMP...
Ashley Torkornoo
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Divali: A Cross-Cultural Experience
On this multicultural and multireligious campus, it is important to take the time to learn about and celebrate each other’s differences....
Ashley Torkornoo
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Working Towards Peace
In a world where conflict has taken over interpersonal, national and international relationships, it has become more important than ever...
Eleanor Fisher
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Two Tactics for Career Success: Networking and Resume Tailoring
As students are applying for jobs and internships, their first impulse may be to go on Handshake and send the same résumé out to many...
McKenna Pomory
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Mount Theatre Performs The Wolves
After taking a two-year hiatus from live performances, Mount St. Mary’s Mount Theatre returned to Horning Theater with a Fall Mainstage...
Hannah Perry
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Sonata Smackdown
On Dec. 4 at the Horning Theater in the Delaplaine Fine Arts Center, the first Sonata Smackdown took place. James Tung, adjunct Professor...
Emily Cowan
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Thanksgiving Bingo
On Nov. 19, the Activities Management Program held a Thanksgiving Bingo Night that started at 8 p.m. The event occurred in the Palmieri...
Ashley Torkornoo
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Breaking the Silence: A Look at Indigenous People and the Mount Part 1
The 2021 Indigenous People’s Day, a U.S. holiday established in response to Columbus Day, was used to highlight current social issues...
Ashley Torkornoo
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
Breaking the Silence: A Look into Indigenous People and the Mount Part 2
In honor of November being Native American Heritage Month, The Mountain Echo would like to shed light on issues affecting Indigenous...
Aaliyah Mottley
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Teatime and Staff Development in iLEAD
On November 15th, women staff, faculty and administration gathered for staff development and community bonding at iLEAD’s Women’s...
McKenna Pomory
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
New Supplemental Food Resource on Campus
Many college students joke about living off of only ramen and caffeinated beverages, but food insecurity has become a prevalent concern...
Eleanor Fisher
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Career Center's Newest Hires
One of the Career Center's newest hires is Administrative Assistant Emily Sharp. Sharp has been working at the Career Center since Sept....
Emily Cowan
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Ornament Painting Event
On Nov. 11, the class of 2024, Student Government Association hosted an Ornament Painting Night for all students at Mount St. Mary’s...
Emily Cowan
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Board Game Night
On Nov. 5, the Director of Esports, Dr. Russel Hamer, held a Board Game Night in Purcell Hall. This is not the first event Hamer has held...
McKenna Pomory
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
SGA Brings Student Voices to the National Stage
On Oct. 16 and 17, Student Body President Emily Jansen (C’22) showed off her leadership skills and dedication by letting the voices of...
Ashley Torkornoo
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Senior Class Gift Kick-off first of Many Senior Events
The Senior Class Gift Committee and Program Coordinator for the office of Alumni Engagement, Bradley Heavner hosted the Senior Class Gift...
Jade' Curtis
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Seminary Celebrates Reunion, Awards and Ordination Anniversaries
The Mount St. Mary’s University’s Seminary held a family/reunion weekend Sept. 29 and 30. In attendance were 27 alumni priests and three...
Gabrielle Hendricks
- Nov 2, 2021
- 4 min
Fukuyama Judgement Day, Terminator and Capitalism
A night filled with alternative music, deep analysis of pop culture and open discussions about systemic issues of the world were...
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