Study Abroad In Costa Rica: Volunteering at a Children’s Hospital

For the spring 2019 semester, Leilim Chang-Salazar was accepted to the Universidad Veritas in Costa Rica through the American Institute for Foreign Study as a study-abroad student representing Albertus Magnus College. While overseas, she currently is enrolled in classes ranging from Philosophy, to Spanish, to International Marketing. “While in Costa Rica, I’ve volunteered at the

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Urban Studies Class at New Haven City Hall

Students in the Introduction to Urban Studies course at Albertus Magnus College visited New Haven City Hall this month and spent an hour in conversation with Community Services Administrator Dr. Dakibu Muley. He discussed the initiatives and programs he oversees (homelessness and housing, food systems, prison reentry programs, economic empowerment, social services, and health services),

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National Eating Disorder Week Art Exhibition

During National Eating Disorder Week, February 25 to March 4, current students and alumni of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling (MAATC) program worked with the Albertus Magnus College Counseling Center to organize “Feeding Hope and Recover Through Artwork”, a collection of artwork from clients at Walden Behavioral Care in Guilford, CT.

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Third Week of Lent Reflection

Scripture:So Moses decided, “I must go over to look at this remarkable sight, and see why the bush is not burned.” Exodus 3:3 Reflection: This familiar story from Exodus tells of an angel of the Lord appearing to Moses in fire flaming out of a bush and Moses was surprised. And yet, we read that

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International Women’s Day 2019

International Women’s Day did not enter with meekness and patient restraint, perceptions traditionally imposed upon women throughout history. International Women’s Day 2019 campaigned on #BalanceforBetter. Its observance witnessed mass gatherings and protests across the world, some violently suppressed. A push for balance in gender representation in both the boardroom and a number of historically male-dominated

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Study Abroad in Costa Rica: Puerto Viejo

For the spring 2019 semester, Leilim Chang-Salazar was accepted to the Universidad Veritas in Costa Rica through the American Institute for Foreign Study as a study-abroad student representing Albertus Magnus College. While overseas, she currently is enrolled in classes ranging from Philosophy, to Spanish, to International Marketing. “The most recent trip I took was going

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Second Week of Lent Reflection

Scripture: “While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.”Luke 9:29 Reflection: Today we read the Gospel story of the Transfiguration of Jesus.  Taking his disciples off alone, Jesus is “changed in appearance.”  It is as if, at the beginning of his turn toward Calvary, there is a moment

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