Black people across the diaspora have commemorated a watershed moment: June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops landed in Galveston Bay, Texas, to liberate the last remaining slaves. This occurred nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln had emancipated enslaved Africans in America.
Read More.Stephanie Santiago ’25 Takes on Europe
Written by: Stephanie Santiago ’25 This month has been filled with a whirlwind of emotions. At the beginning of this year, I took a leap of faith and applied for a European Art and Culture summer study abroad traveling program with the American Institute for Foreign Study. Weeks later, I became the recipient of a
Read More.Honors Program Highlights
Roxhensa Dilolli Graduating year: 2024 Major/minor: Biology Campus involvement: Campus Center Manager, Treasurer of Honors Program, International Student Orientation Leader Career goal: Healthcare Favorite thing about Albertus: Community is helpful My name is Roxhensa Dilolli, I am a senior this year, my major is Biology, and my career goal is to go into Healthcare. I
Read More.Is An Albertus Magnus College Degree Worth the Investment?
In recent years, there has been a growing public perception that a college education is not as valuable as it once was. Even in a period when nearly all institutions are losing public trust, the decline in confidence for higher education stands out. In fact, Americans’ confidence in higher education has fallen to an all-time low of 36%, according to Gallup polling.
Read More.Albertus Magnus College Cyber Falcons Take Flight Against Fraud
Sharing Certified Knowledge to Protect Seniors From Online Predators Year-Round, Not Just Tax Season
Read More.U.S Department of Education MSEIP Virtual Student Research Conference
This academic school year, three STEM students represented Albertus Magnus College by
presenting their summer research at a national conference.
Chelsea Sherrod ‘16: Leadership and Service; Poise and Dignity
As you know, Albertus Magnus College follows the Four Dominican Pillars of Study, Prayer, Community, and Service. But if there were to be a pillar for poise and dignity, Chelsea Sherrod ‘16 would have that pegged, too.
Read More.Alumna’s Positive Impact on Nursing is Rewarded
From becoming a nurse in the Island of Jamaica to the prestigious Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing, Ena Williams MS ‘07, MBA ‘08 is riding the wave of success.
Read More.The Drama Club takes center stage for the second year in a row
In 2022, the Albertus Magnus College Drama Club was revived after years of hardship. That year they held their first playwright contest, which was a success that debuted a student-written play—The Atomic Family From Outerspace. In the second year of their contest, they received an unprecedented number of submissions and decided to perform two plays on the same night– Getting A Head By Tessa Schober ‘24 and The Five Stages By Kristian Lozada ‘25.
Read More.Art Therapy Partners with Vocational Development Program
Amity Transition Academy (ATA), a community and vocationally based program, was founded
by Patricia Fitzgerald with the mission to help prepare high school students with intellectual
disabilities to transition into future employment. The program collaborates with Albertus Magnus
College, providing classroom space and creating unique work opportunities for the students on
campus. ATA quickly caught the attention of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy & Counseling
(MAATC) program director Dr. Lisa Furman. The mission of the ATA inspired Dr. Furman to
foster a connection with Fitzgerald and introduce art therapy into programming by offering an
internship placement at the Amity Transition Academy.