They say April showers bring May flowers, but our students really blossomed this month! Here are some of our favorite April 2023 highlights: Announced Albertus Career eXcelerator April started off with a bang, with Albertus launching its newest program: the Albertus Career eXcelerator. These certifications and micro-credentials are offered through Coursera and will further prepare
Read More.Albertus Spotlight on Carlos Chaparro-A Story of Triumph and Advocacy
Carlos Chaparro had a secret. Although he had all the trappings of success – a full-time job at a bank and a home of his own – he spent a lot of energy hiding his past. In and out of foster care for most of his childhood, Carlos thought he found salvation when his biological
Read More.Alumni Spotlight: Larry Cole and The AMpower Fund
By: Larry Cole For our own individual reasons we are all proud of the degree we obtained at Albertus Magnus. Personal achievements have a way of shaping our lives for years to come. The class of 1997 will celebrate its 20th Reunion in 2017. I find it amazing that 20 years have passed so quickly!
Read More.Superhero Leadership
When most people think of leadership, we think of the people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and various world leaders. While taking my introduction leadership course which included a movie analysis, I soon realized there are leaders beyond the usual and even beyond our reality. Imagine a world very much like ours, but distinctly different,
Read More.Albertus sends two students to ACUI I-LEAD® Program
Zaida Velazco ’17 was awarded the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Region VIII I-LEAD® Scholarship in May and traveled, along with Carla Tapia ’17, to Colorado Mesa University in July, where the ACUI I-LEAD® (Institute for Education Leadership and Development) took place. The Institute for Leadership Education and Development (I-LEAD®) is ACUI’s premier student
Read More.Service Learning and Leadership
We have been working for the past eight weeks to prepare the Capstone Project, the culminating work of our studies in the Master of Arts in Leadership. We have learned a great deal from our coursework, especially in Servant and Community Leadership and have chosen to propose the addition of service to the Leadership Program.
Read More.Leadership Lessons from a Football Great
America’s torrid love affair with the seven month-long ritual known as football is one that grows stronger and more passionate with each passing season. From the first pre-season game in August to Super Bowl Sunday in February, grills, face paint, foam cheese heads, and novelty jerseys smother American culture as millions obsessively pursue their favorite
Read More.Peace Leadership Skills Program
Seventeen students are taking part in a Peace Leadership Skills Program sponsored by Student Services and the Offices of Dominican Mission and Ministries. Students are participating in this six session program to grow in skills of active listening, communication, conflict resolution and mediation. The students participating in this program are: Robert Keidel, Daniel Valmont, Torrie
Read More.Major League Leadership | Part Two : Leading Others
Last month I introduced you to the Ten Bases of Leadership that my co-author and I identified in our book, Lead Me Out to the Ballgame: Stories and Strategies to Develop Major League Leadership, and discussed the first three bases of leadership; Finding you Passion, Leading By Example, and Earning Respect, the bases which fall
Read More.Servant Leadership: The New Paradigm
We’re all familiar with the model of the traditional organization. The CEO sits atop the pyramid, followed by the vice presidents, managers, supervisors, and then the employees. At the bottom are the customers. It’s almost as if the customer is there to serve needs of organization. But what if we invert this pyramid and put
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