FOUNDERS' DAY 2025

Truth, Tradition, Transformation: A Centennial Celebration

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Albertus Magnus College opened its doors for the first time on September 24, 1925. As a community, it is our honor to celebrate the pioneering women of the Dominican Sisters of Peace and their continuing sponsorship of the mission of Albertus Magnus College. To make a gift in the support of Founders’ Day and the Dominican Pillars of Study, Prayer, Community, and Service, go online to albertus.edu/support-albertus.

Founders' Day 2025 Schedule of Events

Founders' Day Schedule PDF

9:00 a.m.

Coffee and...

 

9:30 a.m.

Welcome

Behan Community Room, Hubert Campus Center

Centennial Prayer- Edward Dunar
Centennial Poem- Sarah Wallman

Presentation
Sr. Patricia Twohill, O.P.Prioress, Dominican Sisters of Peace

Honoring our Founders
Dr. Marc Camille, President

Announcements

 

11:00 a.m.

Line-up for the Candlelight Ceremony

Viewing Stations - Fireside Lounge, Tagliatela Center Room 113

 

11:15 a.m.

Candlelight Ceremony

Candlelight Ceremony Program PDF

 

12:15 p.m.

Centennial Photo

 

12:30 p.m.

All Campus Picnic — Bree Patio and Bree Commons

Book Signing — Bree Commons
"Fearless Endless Truth" - By Catie White

Centennial Art Show — Hubert Campus Center Hallway
Coordinated by Jerome Nevins and Rebecca Arnold

Centennial Display — Hubert Campus Center Hallway
Coordinated by Centennial Committee

Card Signing — Bree Commons
Coordinated by Sr. Susan Olson, O.P.

Donations-Friends' Center — Hubert Campus Center Hallway
Coordinated by Patrick Clifford

 

1:30 p.m.

Centennial Breakout Sessions — Celebrating Our History

1. Windows in the Mind: Symbols in the St. Albert Atrium
   Place- Atrium, Tagliatela Center
   Presenter- Carolyn Behan Kraus
   Description- Participants will learn about the environmental design of the Atrium. Designed by Randall E. Hoyt and inspired by the writings of St. Albert in theology, philosophy, and the natural sciences, this session will unlock the secrets of the Atrium floor.
2. Traditions- Important Moments in History
   Place- Tagliatela Center- Room 212
   Presenter- Joan E. Venditto ‘63, Dianna Macchiaverna Colman ‘70, Giovanni Duaqui ‘96, Briana Jenkins ‘12, Jason Howell ‘20.
   Description- Alumni will share meaningful moments in their Albertus experience.
3. Albertus at the Crossroads: 1985
   Place- Tagliatela Center, Room 113
   Presenter- Ross Edwards, Christina Byrd, Samantha Pannone, Christine Atkins, Tarishi Verma, Jon Sozek.
   Description- In this simulation, we will recreate the 1985 debate around whether Albertus should become a co-ed institution.

 

2:15 p.m.

1. Moments of Transformation
   Place- Tagliatela Center- Room 113
   Presenter- Catie White, Deborah Frattini, Erin Morrell, Jerome Nevins, and Sean O’Connell.
   Description- This session brings together panelists who have collectively experienced 58 years of Albertus history.
2. Dominican Saints
   Place- St. Catherine of Siena Chapel, Walsh Hall
   Presenter- Owen Griswold, Dominic Borelli, Joshua Cooper, Valeria Estrada, Christi-Lynne Levesque, Raima Shalokh, Sr. Cathy Buchanan, O.P.
   Description- A portrayal of Dominican Saints by students who attended the Dominican Preaching Conference, will highlight the lives and impact of key members of the Dominican Order, who lived the pillars: study, prayer, community, service.
3. Breakwater Through the Years
   Place- Tagliatela Center- Room 212
   Presenter- Lauren Parisi, Matthew Sheehan, Emili Dubar-Conroy, Alicia DelAmedia, Aliah Pierre, Rachael Burnstein, Kaitlin D’Agostino, Sarah Wallman.
   Description- This session will focus on the history and pieces from Breakwater, from its founding in 1972 to present day.

 

3:15 p.m.