Albertus Magnus College Blog

On Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2013, more than 20 members of the Albertus community braved a hot, humid, rainy day to participate in the 36th Annual Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race, which benefitted a number of charitable organizations.  The race offered 5K and 20K courses, and the Albertus runners ranged in ability from

In my talks on leadership I often incorporate quotes as they are a great way to understand and learn from the perspectives of scholars, practitioners, and ordinary people who all have opinions on what it takes to be an effective leader.  For this first blog based on a recent workshop I conducted for the  Connecticut

This week we welcome guest blogger David O’Sullivan, Executive Director/Coordinator of Community Soup Kitchen in New Haven. You can reach David directly at Soupkitchen@christchurchnh.org. Community Soup Kitchen began operations in 1977. A small group of Yale students and their spouses saw the need in the community and decided to create a place where those who

This week we welcome back guest blogger Kate Walton, MA, Executive Director of the Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers of Greater New Haven, who is this year’s chair for the Cook and Care Walk-a-Thon.  Albertus Magnus College is proud to host this year’s walk-a-thon on October 20, 2013.  You can learn more or register for the

The Format Everyone is familiar with the traditional learning format of universities and colleges but an for an adult returning to school there are so many different options. Adults have families, full-time jobs and many other responsibilities. These responsibilities make it hard to attend classes in the traditional format. Adults may find an accelerated format

In 1955 the Los Angeles Police Department adopted the motto “To Protect and to Serve.” The long standing mission statement of the Orange Police Department has been, “To protect life and property and to serve the public, always with integrity and professionalism, striving to achieve an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust and cooperation.” What does

“Enhancing each student’s development, both as an individual and as a member of society” As part of the ePortfolio classes Albertus Magnus College students have an opportunity to write about the mission statement of the college and how this statement impacts their lives now as college students and in the future. Student Marney Tyrell of

O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention… -Shakespeare, from the prologue to Henry V   O Muse! the causes and the crimes relate… -Dryden’s translation of Virgil’s Aeneid, Line Eight As I read the variety of final manuscripts produced by our M.F.A. graduates in poetry, fiction and creative

Kevin Nash, PhD Conflict is natural and necessary and it has the potential to be beneficial or destructive. An important role of organizational and community leaders is to leverage conflict towards productive ends. When effectively managed, conflict has the potential to promote individual and professional development and enhance performance outcomes. Unresolved conflict, on the other