Grant will support the College’s commitment to helping students succeed and graduate
Albertus Magnus College announced today it has been awarded a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) totaling $1,989,789. The DOE Title III grant will enable Albertus Magnus to further strengthen its commitment to student success and improve its capacity to serve low-income and first-generation students. This is the largest federal grant in the College’s history and the second major Federal grant Albertus Magnus has received this year. In September, the College was awarded a U.S. Department of Justice grant to strengthen services on campus and in the New Haven area for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking.
Albertus President, Dr. Marc M. Camille, noted that the DOE grant supports the College’s ongoing efforts to develop innovative programs focused on student success. “I am humbled and proud that Albertus Magnus College has been selected to receive such a prestigious and substantial grant. We believe every student who enrolls at Albertus Magnus should have the expectation to succeed and graduate, regardless of their socioeconomic and family circumstances. Our faculty and staff are committed to helping all students succeed, and as a small, values-based institution, working in support of every student aligns with our mission. Our student body consists of more than half under-represented minorities and students receiving Federal Pell Grants, with a significant proportion being the first in their family to attend college. This transformational grant will help Albertus students achieve their college and career dreams.”
Among the grant’s objectives, Albertus Magnus will implement proactive, intrusive academic advisement and mentoring that is both embedded in the curriculum and co-curricular activities, providing support so that students receive advisement and mentoring as part of their overall college experience.
“Albertus has had a history of providing strong academic advisement and fostering close student-faculty collaborative relationships,” said Dr. Sean P. O'Connell, Albertus Magnus vice president for Academic Affairs. “This DOE grant will enable us to expand our efforts to implement a holistic approach to student advisement that will encompass both personal and professional development. We are excited about the opportunities these additional programs and services will afford our students.”
According to the DOE, the Title III Grant helps eligible institutions of higher education to become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.
About Albertus Magnus College: Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, is a Catholic College in the Dominican Tradition. It is recognized as a Top 100 Regional University in the north by US News & World Report Best Colleges guide for 2019. The College has an enrollment of 1,500 students in its traditional undergraduate program, accelerated adult degree programs, and 12 graduate programs, including a new Master of Public Administration and the only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling in Connecticut.
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