Faculty, come meet the Career Center team and discover how we can support you and your students! Stop by our open house for coffee, donuts, and conversation while exploring our services, resources, and programs. We look forward to welcoming you, answering your questions, and finding new ways to work together. Drop in to McGowan 240, say hello, and enjoy a treat. We can’t wait to see you! Learn more about the Faculty Open House on Handshake.
Terrace RAs Present: Ice an RA! Wanna ice an RA with a bucket of water? Bring $5 cash, baby wipes, shampoo, or deodorant to participate! All proceeds and donated items will go toward our drive. Come out, have some fun, and help us give back to our community. We look forward to seeing you there!
Trivia Night at the PAC Pub! 🧠 Join us for the first Trivia Night of the semester! Test your knowledge in a Kahoot featuring a mix of random trivia questions for the chance to win gift cards.
Bring your phone and come ready to play!
Bring out your recyclables! Beginning Thursday, September 10, the Center for Service & Justice’s Common Good Initiative, Mount Recycling, will collect discarded recyclables from the Terrace, Pangborn, and Powell halls. Collection will take place in the lounges* every Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Whether all three halls will be collected from will depend on weather conditions and volunteer coverage. If you are interested in volunteering to support these efforts, please email cfs@msmary.edu.
Need to make it to the grocery store or pharmacy, or want to have lunch out with friends? Want to shop at the huge GoodWill? Don't have a car or want to save your gas? Hop on a shuttle to shop, dine, and have fun with friends! Shuttles this semester will rotate weekly between Gettysburg and Thurmont. This Sunday's shuttle is heading to Thurmont. Shuttles run continuously from noon - 5 p.m. (pick-ups are approximately every 30-40 minutes) Last shuttle leaves the Mount at approximately 3:50 p.m. Students can pick-up the shuttle at the John Paul Plaza outside of McGowan Center. Shops include Weis Markets, Los Amigos, Dunkin' Donuts, McDonald's, Mountain Gate Family Restaurant, and more! Shuttles are first-come, first-served. Please bring your MountCard (physical card or digital card).
Does your music playlist include Beethoven, the Beatles or Taylor Swift? How about the Temptations, Grateful Dead or Metallica? WMTB, Mount Radio, is looking for students, faculty and staff to broadcast their favorite tunes on 89.9 FM and msmary.edu/wmtb We will provide training and assistance for all who are interested. We're also looking for talk show hosts. If you'd like to join our team or if you have any questions, please contact WMTB faculty advisor Randy Gray at gray@msmary.edu.
The Writing Center (Phillips Library 106, near Room 102) is open for the semester. This free resource supports all Mount students with understanding assignment prompts, generating research questions, brainstorming/outlining, and citation. Schedule through Calendly, via Canvas -- Resources, through MyMount or just drop in. Make sure to bring your assignment prompt and any other needed info. We look forward to working with you!
The Accounting and Finance Fair is open to all students and all majors! Explore careers in accounting and finance, connect with employers, and discover internship and job opportunities. Whether you’re exploring your options or preparing for life after graduation, this fair is for you! Contact the Career Center for more information at careercenter@msmary.edu.
Whether you've always wanted to be a lawyer or if law school is something you occasionally wonder about, you're invited to a meeting with the Mount's Pre-Law Director, Prof. Ed Egan. Find out how the Pre-Law Program can help you decide if law school is for you, how to prepare for law school, and hear about our Pre-Law activities for the year. Join us on Wednesday, September 16 at 6 p.m. in Location: Knott AC 127 (Donovan Seminar Room).
The Williams Gallery opens "Known//Unknown," a new exhibition by Nick Hutchings, Associate Professor of Art, on Sept. 17 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Hutchings' work explores the tension between brokenness and healing, spirit and flesh — an invitation, he says, to "engage with their own sense of presence and place."
"Faith is a manifestation of hope."
Free and open to the Mount community. No RSVP required. Questions: contact Nick Hutchings, hutchings@msmary.edu.
The National Shrine Grotto will be hosting a 12 Day pilgrimage to the Shrines of France from April 12-23, 2027, visiting Lourdes, Nevers, Tours, Mont St. Michel, Normandy, Caen, Lisieux, and Paris. If you have any questions about this trip, please reach contact our Administrative Coordinator, Lisa Rush at l.m.rush@msmary.edu or call her at 301-447-5521. We are expecting this trip to fill up quickly, so please do not delay. We hope you will be able to join us on this once in a lifetime trip! Learn more about the France Pilgrimage.
Come support our Mountaineers at this week's home games:
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