My View from the Mount

I never would have become so profoundly aware of my ability and responsibility to impact others.

FIRST PERSON

by Pat Goles / C’64

Of my many blessings, few are as great or as meaningful to me as being a Mountie. I am a privileged member of a wonderful extended family of caring people who are faith-filled, successful, and who make a difference in our world. I believe that our world, our workplaces, and our communities desperately need more individuals shaped by morals with the drive to make a difference – qualities that our Mount graduates already possess in abundance! Because of this great societal need and as a way to pay it forward to the next generation of Mounties, I recently became involved in Career Pathways.

MOUNT MAGAZINE FALL 2016 The Career Pathways initiative, which you can read about in more detail on page 11, is an opportunity for alumni to help place skilled students in our workplaces. With this unique gift of being a Mountie, comes great responsibility. We, each of us sons and daughters of Mary’s mountain, owe our successes in large part to those who went before us.

My story at the Mount began as a young adult living in borderline poverty, the product of good, hardworking Croatian immigrants. Not only did my parents not attend college, but they did not even finish high school. When I arrived at the Mount, overly conscious of my background and intimidated by what I may find, I discovered myself surrounded by classmates of similar circumstances. More than that, I found myself encircled by an alumni, faculty, and administrative network that constantly affirmed my classmates and me.

Without the help of these individuals, I never would have been appointed as campus mailman, a post that enabled me to stay at the Mount. I never would have found my calling as an educator, shaping the lives of others as the Mount and my mentors shaped mine. I never would have become so profoundly aware of my ability and responsibility to impact others.

I am convinced, with all my heart, that any success we have started with the nurturing, the affirmation, and the confidence that we received from the special people on our Mount journey.

It is my fervent hope and prayer that we alumni do all that we can to help our students achieve success through programs like Career Pathways. I also hope and pray that, in turn, future Mount grads assume the responsibility that comes with the blessing of being a daughter or son of Mary’s mountain by making a difference in whatever places our Lord plants them.

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Reverend Monsignor Philip P. Saylor, C’51, S’55, Trustee Emeritus

IN 1947, REV. MSGR. PHILIP P. SAYLOR, C’51, S’55 BEGAN his education at Mount St. Mary’s University free of charge. Although his parents and home parish could not afford to send him to college, thanks to the generosity of Msgr. Sheridan, Msgr. Saylor attended the Mount for eight years – first as an undergraduate and later as a seminarian. He has nothing but fond memories during his time on St. Mary’s mountain, and he hopes to help future generations attend the school he loves.

“The Mount was very good to me during my eight years there,” Msgr. Saylor stated. “I always loved the dedication to faith on campus as well as the kind way that professors and priests treated the students.” Msgr. Saylor majored in philosophy as an undergraduate. After graduating from the seminary in 1955, he went on to help with the Conference of Catholic Bishops and was the longest serving member of 25 years. In May 2015, he celebrated his 60th Anniversary of Ordination. He also served on the Mount’s Board of Trustees for 23 years. At 86 years old, he still says Mass each day in his parish in State College, Pa.

An estate gift to Mount St. Mary’s University is easy to arrange, will not alter your current lifestyle in any way, and can be easily modified to address your changing needs. You are invited to join Msgr. Saylor in caring for the Mount now and in the future. To learn more about the 1808 Legacy Society, contact Patrick McAuliffe, Jr. C’81, MBA’84, director of gift planning, at 301-447-5435 or mcauliffe@msmary.edu.

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RACING TO GLORY

Did you know the Mount has been home to 11 Olympic athletes? Find out more about our track and field Olympians and All-Americans in this issue of Mount Magazine! SEE P. 16