Hi! My name is Lindsey Wiber, head lifeguard at the Albertus Magnus College Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center in New Haven, Connecticut. I have been a lifeguard here for almost two years. You can find me here Monday through Friday mornings, and around the building in the afternoons and weekends teaching future generations Lifeguard or
Read More.A Little SALT Goes A Long Way
Albertus Magnus College has you covered from start to finish, and after! We have partnered with American Student Assistance to bring our prospective, current, and alumni students an interactive financial literacy tool known as SALT. Want to find out what payment plan works best for you? Read up on all of the different options that you
Read More.Veterans Should Apply for Financial Aid (and it’s easier than you think!)
First of all, thank you for your service. We’re happy that you are interested in applying for financial aid and are here to take the confusion out of the process. Have you visited the Registrar’s Office to let them know that you’re a veteran and to submit all of your documents for VA Educational
Read More.The Professional Project Manager: Balancing Stability and Change
As a management professor at Albertus Magnus College, I try to show my students the importance of balancing stability with change. People need time to adapt to change, to internalize change, and to make it their own, before the next change comes along and hits them in the face! As professional managers, it is important to understand
Read More.Why You Should Return to College
In 2013, over 34 percent of high school graduates decided not to attend college immediately after graduation*. Why? While there are a seemingly infinite amount of reasons, some people enter into careers at companies that simply don’t require employees to obtain degrees. If you fall into that category, you’ve likely felt that going back to
Read More.How to Stay Ahead in the Workplace
No matter what your job title actually is, there’s a certain level of initiative that you’re expected to take. Regardless of the task at hand, supervisors will always take notice of an employee who takes the extra step in the workplace. Whether it involves showing a heightened level of enthusiasm, going beyond the call of
Read More.Earning a College Degree Can Help You Increase Your Value as a Working Professional
It doesn’t matter what your current job is – you know that you’re worth more than what you’re being paid. As you wonder what you can do to start changing your life, we have one question for you: have you ever considered returning to college? We’ve compiled a list of ways in which earning a
Read More.An Internship of a Lifetime – An Albertus Student’s Story of Transformation
Melanie Ulizio, Class of 2014, is a graduate of the Accelerated Degree Program, who turned her psychology internship into an experience of a lifetime. Presenting in front of an audience of 40+ people at Albertus Magnus College’s Experiential Learning Day, held in March, she told the group why it had been a dream come true
Read More.Don’t Let Conflicting Information Get You Down!
Wonder why we keep asking for more information? It’s because you may have answered a question inconsistently. Some of our more common data entry errors are listed below. Don’t fall prey to these mistakes. Know the author: who does it belong to? It is important to pay close attention to who should be completing the
Read More.How to Make the Most of Your Free Time this Summer
We know that the summer is an eagerly anticipated time throughout the academic year. It’s a milestone; a checkpoint that allows you to reflect on your learned skills and most importantly (for many undergraduates), a well-needed break from your academic studies. However, for those who are already employed, it is the perfect time to sign
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