The campus community is advised that sections of College Lane will be closed on Wednesday, September 2, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Lot 14 will be closed all day and reserved for VIP parking for the event. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the following road closures will be in effect:
Please plan your travel accordingly and allow additional time when arriving on or departing from campus. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this temporary traffic adjustment.If you have questions, please contact Public Safety. Thank you for your understanding.
Frederick County Public Library is coming to campus! Staff from FCPL will be here lending out library materials, issuing library cards, and providing more information about their services and programming. Phillips Library is excited to partner with FCPL so all members of the Mount community are able to access FCPL services at no cost. In addition to print books, DVDs, and programs, a library card with FCPL will also give you access to e-books, e-audiobooks, digital magazines, and movie streaming. Additional services and information are available at https://libguides.msmary.edu/fcpl.
Please join us to celebrate the Rooney Athletic Performance Center groundbreaking on September 2 at 5 p.m. on the East Campus side of the ARCC complex!
Back from the Dead is a unique cemetery walk where saints and other characters come alive to reflect upon the "Last Things": death, judgment, heaven, and hell at the National Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg. Performance dates are October 9–11, 16–18, and 22–25. We ask that actors be available for most of the performance dates, but you will not be required to perform every night. If you would like to audition to perform one of the monologues, please come to the O'Hara Dining Room on September 2 from 5-7 p.m. No acting experience is needed!
A Night at the Delaplaine kicks off the Fine and Performing Arts season with an evening of music performed by Mount alumni, directed by Francesca Aguado Benner, lecturer in music and director of Mount Chorale. Alumni return to the stage that shaped them for a program open to the entire Mount community.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, 7 p.m.
DFAC – Horning Theatre (No ticket required)
Questions? Contact Francesca Aguado Benner at f.r.benner@msmary.edu.
Frassati Nights continue! We gather every Wednesday starting with an hour of Praise and Worship Adoration in IC Chapel from 6:50-7:50 p.m. followed by fellowship and a talk in the Frassati room from 8-9 p.m. Please join us and bring a friend! Interested in helping out with praise & worship in anyway? Fill out this form!
Associate Professor of Theology Taylor Nutter, Ph.D., will give the 14th Annual William K. Collinge Lecture at the St. Francis Xavier School in Gettysburg (465 Table Rock Rd) on Thursday, September 3, at 7 pm. His lecture, subtitled "AI and the Structural Analysis of Injustice: What the Dignity of the Human Being Requires of Us," will argue that AI ought not to be approached as something completely new but rather as also the result of a long tradition of Catholic thought. The Mount community is welcome! Please join us.
As all returning students, faculty and staff know one of our beloved traditions in Campus Ministry available for all of campus is Donut Thursdays. Every Thursday we hand out free donuts in the Campus Ministry office in McGowan 151. The only problem is that this can only operate if we have people willing to assist in the donut pick up on Wednesday evenings. If you have a vehicle and are willing to volunteer an hour of your time on an occasional Wednesday evening, please email Millicent at m.m.griesemer@msmary.edu.
Join us on Friday, September 4 at noon in Coad 216 for a seminar featuring Erica McGrath, Mount Alumna, discussing her experience and advice for Exploring Careers in Science. Learn about career paths, gain professional insights, and ask questions about opportunities in the sciences after graduation. Plus, free pizza will be provided! All students, faculty, and staff are welcome. We hope to see you there!
The Mount’s Marketing and Communications Department is currently seeking student extras to participate in a marketing video this Friday, September 4, from 3:45-5 p.m. Students will not have to recite or memorize any lines and are only requested to mimic the actions of friends excitedly walking and conversing after having attended a Mount athletics' game. The department asks any interested students to complete this form and follow up emails will be sent out accordingly. We’re aiming to select 8-10 students to be featured in this segment, and the deadline is September 3 at 3 p.m.
Come support our Mountaineers at this week's home games:
Check out this month's ARCC and pool schedule!
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