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Category: Centennial Newsletter

Beginnings – An Eclipse and a Century of the Marx Brothers: From College Street to College Campus

Posted on March 24, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on March 24th, 2025. Beginnings – An Eclipse and a Century of the Marx Brothers: From College Street to College Campus After reading Dr. Joan Venditto’s wonderful piece in the Centennial Newsletter about the opening of both Albertus Magnus College and Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven

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Through the Lens: A Visual History of Albertus, The Pillar of Prayer

Posted on March 21, 2025March 17, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on March 21st, 2025. Through the Lens: A Visual History of Albertus, The Pillar of Prayer The history of Albertus begins with the Dominican Sisters of Pease and their pioneering decision to start a Catholic, liberal arts, residential college for women in 1925 – the first of its

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Mohun Musings #3

Posted on March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on March 17th, 2025. Mohun Musings #3 As we return to campus after Spring Break, it is easy to feel that there is a mountain to climb between now and the end of the term. But fear not Falcons! Today, Mother Stephanie shares some words of encouragement for

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Presidential Ponderings  

Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on March 3rd, 2025. Presidential Ponderings      Did Sister Anacletus Oger know what she was getting into as the third president of Albertus Magnus College in 1935? The country was suffering from the Great Depression which was a global economic crisis that lasted from 1929 to around 1939.  Funds

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A Century of Involvement with Community: Albertus Magnus College and the New Haven Armory

Posted on February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on February 24th, 2025. A Century of Involvement with Community: Albertus Magnus College and the New Haven Armory Five years after Albertus Magnus College welcomed its first students in 1925, a massive structure was completed on Goffe Street, one of three main roads that originate at Broadway (Yale

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Mohun Musings 2

Posted on February 17, 2025February 18, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on February 17th, 2025. Mohun Musings 2 Did you know that Mother Stephanie Mohun, OP, was a poet? In 1911 as a young Dominican Sister, she published a short book of poetry entitled Driftwood under the pen name of “Lee”. A volume of twenty-seven religious and inspirational verses

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Though the Lens: A Visual History of Albertus

Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on February 10th, 2025. Though the Lens: A Visual History of Albertus As we begin our visual celebration of the last 99 years of life at Albertus, let us begin our journey by recalling the mission of Albertus Magnus College: Albertus Magnus College provides a holistic, liberal arts-based

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Beginnings – Pizza and Albertus Magnus College

Posted on February 3, 2025February 10, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on February 3rd, 2025. Beginnings – Pizza and Albertus Magnus College The year was 1925.  The mayor of New Haven was David E. Fitzgerald.  The presence of Yale University in the center of the city made New Haven a college town.  Winchester and U.S.  Repeating Arms had factories

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Presidential Ponderings

Posted on January 27, 2025January 24, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on January 27th, 2025. Presidential Ponderings    Mother Stephanie Mohun, O.P., Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Mary’s of the Springs and honorary president of the newly formed Albertus Magnus College, charged Sister Dolorita Carton, O.P. as the first college president, with the monumental task of establishing

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Mohun Musing

Posted on January 20, 2025January 17, 2025

The following article appeared in the Centennial Newsletter on January 20th, 2025. Mohun Musing As we ring in the new year, Albertus Magnus College eagerly awaits its 100th birthday on September 24, 2025. However, the history of Albertus does not start on its first official day of classes, rather, it begins far before September of 1925

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