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.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.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.From Rosary Hall to Rome
Albertus alum Elizabeth McGarry ’14 recently made the voyage “across the pond” to begin her graduate studies in London. After participating in Albertus’ Summer Study Abroad program in Fanjeaux, France last summer, Liz immediately realized the importance of an education enriched by international relations. This is her account of these past few weeks leading up
Read More.Earn while you Learn
Students pay for the majority of their college education in different ways. You could attend part time, but it extends out the amount of years until graduation. You could take out student loans and defer them until later, but that can cause financial pressure as soon as you leave school. A great way to balance these
Read More.Servant Leadership: The New Paradigm
We’re all familiar with the model of the traditional organization. The CEO sits atop the pyramid, followed by the vice presidents, managers, supervisors, and then the employees. At the bottom are the customers. It’s almost as if the customer is there to serve needs of organization. But what if we invert this pyramid and put
Read More.Teaching as an Act of Friendship
I had the wonderful privilege to listen to both of the talks that Father Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. gave at the College this month. In addition to being an incredibly warm and welcoming person, he is a tremendous speaker, with the innate talent to captivate his audience. Father Radcliffe has the unique and enviable ability to weave
Read More.A Serviceable Spring Break
Over their recent Spring break, a group of Albertus Students and Alumni took part in “Service Learning: Across Borders” in Canada. Leyna Arden ’14 recalls her experience of the trip below. A few semesters ago I had the privilege of taking one of Albertus Magnus’ service learning classes, “Literature of the Immigrant.” Because my experience
Read More.How to NOT Pay for College
Looking to find a way to cover your out-of-pocket school expenses? Interested in reducing your student loan debt? Sounds like you should start applying for scholarships. Applying for scholarships sounds like it takes hard work, creativity and time, but these tips will help demystify the process. Here are some “Do’s and Don’ts” for the scholarship
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