On Wednesday February 13, 2019, The Connecticut Art Therapy Association (CATA) hosted Art Therapy Advocacy Day at the capitol in Hartford, CT. CATA’s mission is to establish statewide recognition of the art therapy profession through community outreach, education, public awareness, and disaster recovery efforts. Art therapists and art therapy students gathered to share information with
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Albertus Magnus College is pleased to be selected as the first ever “Purple Heart School” in the state by The Military Order of the Purple Heart, an organization that provides services and support for combat veterans. Today’s celebration came complete with a specially dedicated parking space. This recognition is the result of the College’s work
Read More.This is India: Embracing the Unfamiliar
To embark on a pilgrimage requires a willingness to suspend judgments, to dispense with the familiar, to get over the idea of seeking comfort, and to embrace change. For starters, flights from New York to Mumbai require about 35 hours of stops and plane changes. This one left JFK, routed through Paris for two hours,
Read More.Albertus Stories: Scenes from The Nest
Hear stories from Albertus Magnus College students and recent alumni from The Nest at a basketball game.
Read More.This is India: Inside the Orphanage
Before returning to the orphanage after my initial planning visit, I realized that I needed to find someone to assist me in conducting the art therapy group. A friend from the Avatar Meher Baba Center agreed to help me. Anneke is Dutch by birth, raised her children in Spain and spends half of every year in
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Are you CAREER READY? Welcome back! The purpose of these blog postings is to serve as a guide to enabling you to be career ready at the time of your graduation. It is important to remember that mastery of the eight career readiness competencies will increase your chances to successfully “land” an entry-level position right
Read More.Albertus Stories: Scenes from Bree Commons
Hear stories from Albertus Magnus College students on their lunch break in Bree Commons, and stay tuned to learn more about each student’s unique Albertus experience.
Read More.This is India
Well before I discovered India for myself, Mark Twain had taken his own journey around the world, and said that India was “the one land that ALL men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.”
Read More.Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Are you CAREER READY? Welcome back! Mastery of the eight career readiness competencies will enable a student to successfully “land” any entry-level position for a college graduate. It is critical that these competencies be practiced, refined, and mastered during an individual’s college years. The second of the eight competencies is Oral and Written Communication. NACE
Read More.Christmas 2018 Reflection
Scripture In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness,and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1: 1-5 Reflection The light of
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