Albertus Spotlight on Joy Morrison

Submitted by the Division of Professional and Graduate Studies The first comment anyone makes about Joy Morrison is that she lives up to her name.  Upbeat and spirited, her enthusiasm is contagious.  And when she speaks about her studies in the Albertus Magnus College Accelerated Degree Program, her enthusiasm amplifies. Although she started her college

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10 Reasons why you should be #AllInForAlbertus

Today marks the beginning of our second annual 24 hour giving campaign. This fundraising campaign encourages the community to go “All In” by contributing to the Fund for Albertus to celebrate and support Albertus students in their academic, athletic and student life pursuits. Here are 10 reasons why you should be #AllInForAlbertus Our Campus and

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Albertus Women’s Soccer is #AllInForAlbertus

This week I had a chance to sit down with two of Albertus’s star athletes, on the field and off…seniors Taylor Rotella and Elizabeth (Liz) Nagy. Taylor is a Sports Communication major and Liz is a Communications major. As you both know, this week is Founders’ Week and we are holding our “All In For

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Are you “All In For Albertus?”

Last year during the celebration of the College’s 90th Anniversary, we launched our first online giving campaign “90 More Years of Albertus,” a week of giving, amongst many other activities to celebrate the milestone. After last year’s success, we will be launching our second annual giving campaign, “All In For Albertus.” This year’s campaign will last

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Candlelight Ceremony

The Candlelight Ceremony is a tradition of Albertus Magnus College dating back to its founding in 1925.  At the Candlelight Ceremony the senior students welcome the incoming freshmen by passing on the “light of knowledge” with a lighted candle.  From the 1938 yearbook of the College we read, “Now the senior class passed on the

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Cultivating Exemplary Leadership (Part One)

In my talks on leadership I often incorporate quotes as they are a great way to understand and learn from the perspectives of scholars, practitioners, and ordinary people who all have opinions on what it takes to be an effective leader.  For this first blog based on a recent workshop I conducted for the  Connecticut

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Dominican Heritage

Founders’ Day 2013 Albertus Magnus College will hold its second annual Founders’ Day to celebrate its heritage on Friday, September 20, 2013.  Founded by the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs (now the Dominican Sisters of Peace), Albertus Magnus College community remembers and celebrates its foundation on September 24, 1925.  The Dominican Sisters

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New Haven Community Soup Kitchen

This week we welcome guest blogger David O’Sullivan, Executive Director/Coordinator of Community Soup Kitchen in New Haven. You can reach David directly at Soupkitchen@christchurchnh.org. Community Soup Kitchen began operations in 1977. A small group of Yale students and their spouses saw the need in the community and decided to create a place where those who

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