The Albertus community gathered for several events recently which enhance our Dominican values on campus. Founders’ Day On Friday, September 19 the College celebrated Founders’ Day, an annual day dedicated to our Dominican heritage and the welcome of our newest students. The theme of Founders’ Day this year was Dominicans: Preaching through the Arts. The
Read More.Athletic Hall of Fame Scheduled for November 8
Albertus Magnus College will induct four individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 8, 2014. Honorees are Michael Abbey ’04, a four-time GNAC (Great Northeast Athletic Conference) All-Conference First Team soccer player; Sr. Charles Marie Brantl, O.P., Ph.D.,’51, former professor of economics and vice president of academic affairs, and a devoted fan of athletics at
Read More.Major League Leadership | Part Two : Leading Others
Last month I introduced you to the Ten Bases of Leadership that my co-author and I identified in our book, Lead Me Out to the Ballgame: Stories and Strategies to Develop Major League Leadership, and discussed the first three bases of leadership; Finding you Passion, Leading By Example, and Earning Respect, the bases which fall
Read More.Avoid a Password Fail
Raise your hand if you’ve had a friend hack your status. Now put both hands up if you’ve done it to someone else. It all seems like fun and games, until somebody gets their identity stolen. Don’t believe us? Take a look below: Leaving your phone unlocked puts more than just your social media pages
Read More.Candlelight Tradition at Albertus Magnus College
What Candlelight Is If I had to explain Candlelight to someone who wasn’t familiar with it, I would tell them that it’s sort of a rite of passage, maybe an initiation, for every new student here at Albertus. It’s sort of like Orientation, but instead of explaining the school and our life here like Orientation
Read More.Austrian Adventures
Elvis Santana’s blog details his exciting transition from New York, London and Salzburg. Throughout the summer I tried to calculate the amount needed for my exciting trip. What thrilled me the most about my upcoming journey was the language barrier that I would inevitably come across. I was also motivated to visit places people only
Read More.Major League Leadership: Part One
Over the past 2 ½ years, I have spent many hours researching, learning about, and writing about the ways that Major League Baseball managers lead their teams, and how we (outside of baseball) can use these lessons to cultivate our own leadership. This past May, my work culminated with the publication of Lead Me Out
Read More.It’s Never Too Late To Finish
We sat down with Business Management graduate Kathy Schmidt to discuss what motivated her to go back to college, and why she chose the Albertus Magnus College New Dimensions Program. It was my first foray into college. I had always wanted to go to college after high school, and life kind of got in the
Read More.Satisfactory Academic Progress: Study, Achieve, (Get) Paid!
Welcome back! We know how busy you’ve been with move-in days, orientations, and the start of classes. Now that you’re getting into the swing of this new academic year, we wanted to stress the importance of making time to study and do homework, and to go to classes. Yes, we know you hear that all
Read More.Dominican Preaching Conference
This past May 20 through May 25, Deacon John Hoffman, Coordinator of Dominican Ministries, and three students, Esther Hartzell, Earl McCoy and Zaida Velazco attended the Dominican Preaching Conference on the campus of Malloy College in Long Island. Students and staff from Dominican Colleges all over the United States and Puerto Rico were in attendance, with over 90 participants.
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