RESIDENCE LIFE
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Living on campus is a big part of the college experience, and here at Mount Aloysius, we offer safe and community-centered residence halls. We also offer a rich series of residence hall events and activities to help our students connect outside of the classroom. Visit our Residence Life page to learn more about roommate requests/ assignments, deposits, room sizes, packing lists, and more.
5 residence halls on campus | mtaloy.edu/housing Mount Aloysius College offers over 100 student organizations, service opportunities, social events, intramural programs, and sports. Laugh with friends during a comedy show, dance at a concert held in Bertschi, or grab a blanket and catch a movie outside. Extracurricular activities are a great way to find your niche on campus while making new friends, developing leadership skills, or just trying something new. During your time here, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to improve your local or even global community. Whether you volunteer during an international mission trips, aid after national disasters, or cleanup a local park, you’ll better yourself as you help others.
Fun events like: • Bowling Trips • Dance Parties • Night Hikes • Kayaking • Karaoke • Outdoor Movie Nights • Pink Out Games • And many more!
100+ clubs/orgs | mtaloy.edu/student-life
ATHLETICS
HONORS PROGRAM
Our athletes compete at the NCAA DIII level and boast a history of success in the conference including wins at the regional and national level. A Mountie athlete will tell you that at the core of the MAC athletic program is the bond between teammates. Our athletes succeed both on and off the field.
Men
Women
Baseball
Basketball
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Cross Country
Golf
Golf
Soccer
Lacrosse
Tennis
Soccer
Volleyball
Softball Tennis Volleyball
Whether you are playing in our 87,400 ft2 Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center, our professional-quality baseball and softball fields, or our turfed and lighted soccer/lacrosse field, you will be a key component of the winning tradition of Mount Aloysius College.
Learn More | mountieathletics.com The Honors Program offers students the opportunity to gain the most from their college years, in terms of time, money, learning, and enhancing post-graduate education and vocational opportunities. Honors students receive benefits such as priority registration, on-campus lectures and events, honors recognition ceremony, a specially marked diploma at graduation, and more.
Recent Honors Trips: • The Baltimore National Aquarium and Inner Harbor • Washington D.C. • The Kennedy Center • Folger Theatre • New York City • Philadelphia • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Gettysburg Battlefield • Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Registration & Diploma Benefits | mtaloy.edu/honors
THE BELLTOWER
THEATRE
VOX NOVA
The Belltower is the official newspaper of Mount Aloysius College. Now digital (to save trees), the paper covers all things Mount Aloysius. For any Mountie who enjoys writing, editing, photography, or communications, The Belltower fellowship is a great way to earn money and do what you love!
Fellowship: $1,000/yr | belltower.mtaloy.edu From Shakespeare to Sondheim, the Mount Aloysius College Theatre program covers it all on the stage in Alumni Hall. Students get a hands-on theatre experience where they learn the details of the art of acting along with the specialty work that happens backstage. It gets even better. Students can apply for a $1,000 annual scholarship if they are able to meet certain criteria. Learn all about it at the theatre webpage.
Scholarship: $1,000/yr | mtaloy.edu/theatre Vox Nova is the top singing group on campus. It is an audition-only group that covers everything from modern to classical works. The group performs all over campus as well as at community events. Vocalists in Vox Nova have the chance to earn a minor in music and best yet, they get an annual scholarship for their involvement. Learn (and hear) more at the Vox Nova website.
Scholarship: $1,000/yr | mtaloy.edu/vox
GETTING HERE Cresson, Pennsylvania is 90 miles east of Pittsburgh. The campus of Mount Aloysius College is just off U.S. Route 22, about 13 miles west of Altoona, 30 miles north of Johnstown. We’re easy to find. Just follow the signs near the Cresson exit on U.S. 22.