The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on September 22nd, 2025. Albertus Purchases the Victor M. Tyler House Having purchased Tenacres, the Louis Stoddard Mansion on Prospect Hill in New Haven, the Dominican Sisters of Peace (formerly known as the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs) began work on founding the first Catholic
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Presidential Ponderings – Dr. Julia M. McNamara The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on September 8th, 2025. Dr. Julia M. McNamara first arrived at Albertus Magnus College in 1976 and taught French Language and Literature while pursuing and completing her doctoral studies at Yale University. She became Dean of Students in 1980 and, on
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Mohun Musings – Centennial Newsletter The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on September 2nd, 2025. The countdown to our 100th anniversary has begun! Before we celebrate however, we would like to bring you one last report from Mother Stephanie Mohun. In the Fall of 1925, Mother Mohun wrote a letter to the Dominican Sisters
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Welcome Back, Falcons! The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on August 28th, 2025. As we get settled in our dorms, get acquainted with fall schedules, and connect with friends old and new, let’s take a moment to look back on campus of years past. What is old and familiar? What is new and exciting?
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Rosary Hall and Its Occupants The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on August 11th, 2025. Long before any buildings were constructed on the property that now is known as Rosary Hall of Albertus Magnus College, this land was inhabited by the Quinnipiac Native Americans. Much later, after the Quinnipiac had been run out of
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Mohun Musings – Centennial Newsletter The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on August 4th, 2025. As we resume activity on campus for the 2025-2026 academic year, it is hard to believe that we are almost exactly one month away from our Centennial Celebrations! The Centennial Committee is working hard to bring you many exciting
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The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on June 30th, 2025. Athletics at Albertus Magnus College While Albertus Magnus College has been an active member of the NCAA and the Division III ranks since 1990, the reality is that athletics has deep roots going back to the founding year of 1925. Early archived materials note
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The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on June 23rd, 2025. Presidential Ponderings Sr. Francis de Sales first came to Albertus Magnus College as a member of the Class of 1935, however she transferred to St. Mary of the Springs College (now Ohio Dominican University) in her junior year to finish her degree in Latin
Read More.A Centennial Summer Reading List
The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on June 16th, 2025. A Centennial Summer Reading List In 1925, the world was trying to come to terms with the grim aftermath of the First World War while experiencing extreme wealth and prosperity. The darker realities of life after war contrasted with the golden parties of the
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The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on June 9th, 2025. Mohun Musings – Centennial Newsletter Happy summer Albertus! Take a chance to enjoy the sunshine and “gather sweetness from all life’s joys”, as Mother Stephanie encourages us to do in her poem “The Song of Summer” from her book, Driftwood. The Song of Summer
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