Maria College is proud to announce Mary Pat Garvin, RSM, Ph.D., as its keynote speaker to kick off the College’s Mercy Week, a week-long series of events to celebrate the College’s heritage. Dr. Garvin’s lecture, “A Social Mystic: Who Me?” is this year’s Dorothy A. Connolly Annual Lecture, a series that honors the late Maria College Trustee Emeritus. The lecture will be held on Monday, September 26, at 6pm at Maria College, and is open to the public. 

A recent analysis by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) shows that local higher education institutions in 2021 awarded their greatest number of RN degrees in more than a decade. The report shows that Maria College led the upswing in RN degrees (Nursing AAS and Nursing BS Completion), awarding 33.9 percent more in 2021 than it did the previous year.  

On Sunday, August 14, 2022, 17 students made history at Maria College as the first graduate students to receive a master’s degree from the nearly 65-year old institution. The 2022 Graduate Commencement Ceremony was the first of its kind for Maria College, celebrating the students’ successful completion of the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program.

In June, for Immigration Awareness Month, the Maria College community donated personal care items for Albany-based organization Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE) that supports newcomers build sustainable lives in the United States. Together with Keybank, we provided items for more than 60 people.

On June 15, the Maria College community gathered to officially welcome Lynn Ortale, PhD to campus as its 6^th President. She will begin her role on July 1, 2022. Dr. Ortale and her family were welcomed by Maria College faculty, staff, students, Board trustees, and special guests Assemblymember Patricia A. Fahy, Assemblymember John T. McDonald III, and City of Albany Treasurer Darius Shahinfar.