Cultivating Exemplary Leadership: Part 4

Traits of Leaders…Leadership Derailers Enthusiasm, Independence, Confidence, Diligence – these are all characteristics which are quite positive, and all things which as leaders we should aim to develop.  Why then are we talking about these in a blog about leadership derailers?  Well, let’s consider these traits on the surface. We want our leaders to be

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Albert Week

November is traditionally a month of remembering – the saints, our loved ones who have died, veterans and the celebration of Thanksgiving when we recall all the blessings we have received. Tucked in the middle of the month is the feast of St. Albert the Great, the patron of Albertus Magnus College, on November 15.

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Women’s Soccer Team at Albertus

During the recruiting process, Coach Nick stressed one thing with all of us; he assured us that we would be joining something bigger than ourselves.  As a high school senior, picking out the college you want to spend the next four years at can be extremely stressful, but that promise stuck out in our minds. 

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College Spirit Through the Eyes of a Falcon

The Albertus Magnus College community celebrated a Fall Fest weekend of fun, festivities but most of all we shared in camaraderie and college spirit.  This is a time when all students, faculty / staff, alumni, family, friends and neighbors join together in fanfare and excitement over celebration of athletics and academics. The Albertus community celebrates the Fall

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Cultivating Exemplary Leadership: The Right Mix

Part 3 The Right Mix It’s your first day as manager in your new organization and you are a bit nervous.  Sure, you have 10 years experience in management, have worked with all types of people before,  and have been successful in the past, but this is different, new people, new environment, and a new

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Global Studies and the Dominican Mission

Robert A. Bourgeois October 8, 2013 Efforts to learn and understand the Dominican tradition led to the creation of a course for the Global Studies Program at Albertus Magnus College, “Human Rights and Religious Witness in Latin America,“ which is situated at the intersection of globalization and the Dominican mission. By globalization, I refer to

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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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