Albertus Magnus College Alumnus in National Spotlight as The Bachelor
Watch Party Scheduled for Students, Faculty, Staff, and Local Alumni
Grant Ellis '17
New Haven, Conn., January 23, 2025 – Grant Ellis ’17 is The Bachelor this season and Albertus Magnus College could not be more proud of this student-athlete who laid the foundation for a bold future by proving what’s possible with determination and the right education. He transformed his passion into purpose and is building an extraordinary future.
To celebrate Ellis’ major achievements and new chapter (and love) in life, Albertus invites the media to attend a Watch Party on January 27.
Who: Students, Faculty, Staff, Local Alumni, and Former Basketball Teammates President Marc M. Camille and Coach Mitch Oliver will be available for interviews
What: Watch Party to Kick-off New Season of The Bachelor, starring Grant Ellis ’17 Grant is scheduled to send greetings by Zoom during a commercial break
Where: Behan Community Room & Tab’s Pub (inside the award-winning Hubert Student Center) 333 Huntington Ave., New Haven
When: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Here’s a highlight reel from Ellis’ playing days at Albertus — in which you can see how he utilized his skills on the court and in the classroom to reach his true potential.
IMPORTANT: Members of the media who plan to attend the Watch Party, need to email or text Sarah Barr at sbarr1@albertus.edu or 860-559-8581.
About Albertus Magnus College
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For eight consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 12 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100 th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.