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A Night of Legacy and Light: Mount Founders Circle Gathering
The inaugural Mount Founders Circle event was a powerful and inspiring evening on Mary’s Mountain, bringing together members of our community to honor the Mount’s enduring mission and the generous support that propels it forward. Held in the spirit of gratitude and reflection, the evening explored the deep connections between the Mount’s founding figures—Father Dubois, Mother Seton, and Father Bruté—and the beautiful synchrony of the university, seminary and National Shrine Grotto. A special video presentation offered a moving tribute to these roots, setting the tone for an evening grounded in history, hope, and shared purpose. Become a charter member and learn more about the Mount Founders Circle.
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Men's and Women's Basketball Preview
Mount basketball is right around the corner. The men start with an exhibition game against Hood College on Wednesday, October 29. After a road game at West Virginia University, they return for the first regular season home game on Friday, November 7 against Bucknell, where they'll raise their 2025 MAAC Championship banner. After opening with three straight road games at Richmond, Pittsburgh and Bucknell, the women's team play their home opener on Saturday, November 15 against Morgan State. See the men's full schedule and women's full schedule, get info on season tickets and check out the promotional schedule.
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Mount St. Mary’s University Launches New Instructional Design and Technology Degree Programs
In Spring 2026, Mount St. Mary’s University will begin offering programs in instructional design and technology (IDT), preparing students for careers at the intersection of education, technology and innovation. The Mount's Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) will roll out their new degree completion program in instructional design and technology, open to students who have earned prior credits in other subjects and are hoping to earn a bachelor’s degree in IDT. In addition to the DCS degree completion program, the Mount is also beginning a traditional undergraduate IDT degree program—the only university in the region, and one of only a handful in the country, to offer bachelor’s degrees in IDT. Read more about the IDT programs.
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Mount Students Honor Tradition Through Founders Day of Service
As part of the inaugural Founders Week celebration, the Mount community came together on Saturday, September 27, for a day of service that reflected the university’s Catholic mission. Volunteers planted trees at the National Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton in the morning and later participated in a chapel and grounds cleanup at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. The service day was one of several events held during Founders Week, which paid tribute to three key figures in the Mount’s history: Father John Dubois, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Father Simon Bruté. The week of activities was designed to deepen understanding of the Mount’s spiritual and historical foundations and to inspire renewed commitment to the values of faith, service and academic excellence. Read more about the day of service.
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Mount St. Mary’s University serves more than 160 meals at Emmitsburg Neighborhood Meal
The Mount St. Mary’s University community joined forces with the local community on the evening of September 10 for the Emmitsburg Neighborhood Meal, an event that welcomed neighbors for an evening of fellowship and service. More than 60 Mount volunteers, including members of the lacrosse team, faculty, staff and students representing every academic year, prepared and served over 160 meals to Emmitsburg residents. Throughout the evening, volunteers and guests shared conversation, creating connections that highlight the Mount’s commitment to community engagement.
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Maximize Your IRA Benefits This Year
Did you know your IRA can do more than grow your retirement savings? Discover how to take advantage of tax benefits and avoid unnecessary capital gains. Read our full guide in this month’s planned giving newsletter. For questions or personalized guidance, please contact Assistant Vice President for Advancement Laura McCullough, CFRE, at l.c.mccullough@msmary.edu or 301-447-5916.
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Alumni Awards Nominations are Open
The National Alumni Association has opened the nomination period for two awards: the Simon Bruté Award and the Distinguished Young Alumni Award. The Bruté Award is presented to a graduate who has rendered outstanding and meritorious service to the Church, state, nation and our fellow citizens, while the Distinguished Young Alumni Award honors the achievements of Mount alumni who are fewer than 15 years post-graduation. Learn more and submit a nomination for the Bruté Award and the Young Alumni Award.
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Save the Date for Winter Homecoming - Saturday, January 24, 2026
We invite you to join us as we celebrate the 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees and cheer on our women's and men's Mount basketball teams on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Our alumni and their families are welcome to join us for an alumni pregame and halftime social during the men's basketball game. Stay tuned for additional details and inductee announcements!
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Volunteer to Help Plan Your Class Reunion Weekend! June 5-7, 2026
All Mount alumni and their families are welcome to join in the festivities, but classes ending in 1s and 6s will have their own special celebrations! If your class year ends in a 1 or 6 we invite you to volunteer to help plan your class activities! Learn more and get involved.
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Women’s Swimming and Diving Win 21st Dual-Meet in a Row Against VMI
Mount St. Mary's men's and women's swimming and diving faced off against the visiting VMI Keydets in Emmitsburg on Saturday, with the men losing 221-71 and the women winning 164-129. With their win, the women's team notch their 21st win in a row against the Virginia Military Institute, a streak that stretches back to 2006. Read more about the meet.
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Men’s Rugby Open’s 2025-26 Home Schedule with 34-24 win over Penn State
Mount St. Mary's men's rugby started their 2025-26 fall XV's home schedule with a resounding 34-24 win against the Nittany Lions on Echo Field. With the win, the Mountaineers advance to 3-1 record on the fall season. The Mountaineers return to Echo Field this Saturday, October 18, taking on Southern Virginia in a Rugby East matchup.
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Seminary Alumni Reunion
The Seminary community welcomed back 47 priest alumni and five lay alumni for the annual reunion held October 1-2, 2025, on the Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus. During the reunion dinner, the 50th Annual John Cardinal McCloskey Award, presented by the university’s National Alumni Association Vice President Rev. Kevin Fields, S’18, was given to Msgr. Ronald Cellini, S’79, from the Diocese of Charleston for his outstanding service to the Church's mission. The Fr. Carl J. Fives Alumni Scholarship recipients were also presented that evening, by National Alumni Association President Susan Janowiak, C’81, to Deacons Bret Lee and Cole Zaunbrecher, S’26, both from the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. View photos and video highlights from the reunion.
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Seminary Fall Evangelization Trip
Seminarians and deacons of the Mount, together with our Vice Rector Rev. Joseph O’Connor, traveled to Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, for the Fall Evangelization Trip, from October 5-7. Evangelization trips are organized by Mount seminarians to visit college and university campuses on the east coast as a voluntary activity during the fall and spring semester breaks. Carrying out “street evangelization,” the seminarians prayed with the students and had a Eucharistic Procession throughout the campus.
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Flowers for Our Lady
The National Shrine Grotto invites everyone to honor and celebrate Our Blessed Mother by adorning the grotto with white flowers throughout the month of October. The cost of each white flower is $5 and can be purchased online or in-person at the Miller Family Visitor Center. Our goal is to decorate the cave, the chapel and the grounds with white flowers in honor and thanksgiving for our Blessed Mother for the entire month.
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All Souls Mass Enrollments
All Souls' Day is dedicated to remembering and praying for the faithful who have passed from earthly life to eternal life. May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Remember your dearly departed loved ones this November for All Souls Day, with the purchase of a Mass Enrollment Card from the National Shrine Grotto, and submit the names of the souls of your loved ones, your dearly departed, and they will be remembered at Mass on All Souls' Day and throughout the month of November.
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In Memoriam
We remember the legacy of our fellow alumni who have passed on, and we keep them in our prayers as we strive to live our own lives in the spirit they have left behind. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace, Amen.
If you learn of an alum's passing, please email the Office of Alumni Engagement at alumni@msmary.edu with information. We remember alumni who have passed or who we've learned of their passing since the last edition of Around the Mount. Alumni are listed by class year in ascending order to most recent and alphabetically by last name.
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Upcoming Events
Cybersecurity Webinar
Wednesday, October 22 from noon-1 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's University's Department of Information Technology, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Engagement, invite you to join them for a one-hour interactive webinar designed to help you grow your knowledge on how to stay cyber secure in 2025. Learn more and register for the cybersecurity webinar.
National Alumni Association Grotto Cleanup Day
Friday, October 24 from 1-4 p.m.
Join your fellow alumni and current Mount students for the National Alumni Association's Grotto Cleanup Day! We invite you to come participate in an afternoon of service to help keep Mary's Mountain beautiful! Learn more and register for grotto cleanup day.
DE/MD Beaches Chapter Sea Witch Parade Watch
Saturday, October 25
The Mount DE/MD Beaches Chapter plan on establishing parade watch "Headquarters" near the fire station along the parade route on Rehoboth Ave. We invite you to come watch the parade and visit with your fellow Mounties. Check out The Mount's social media platforms on Friday to find out where our HQ will be located. Learn more about the parade.
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Men's Athletic Schedules
In-Season Schedules Only
Women's Athletic Schedules
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