Albertus Magnus College Hosts Sixth Annual Day of Service
Embodying the Spirit of the Dominican Pillar of Service to Others
Students and faculty at Service Day
New Haven, Conn, April 17, 2024 – Each and every day, the Albertus Magnus College Community strives to live up to the Four Dominican Pillars of Study, Prayer, Community, and Service. In dedication to service to others, Albertus students, faculty, and staff are volunteering in record numbers for its Sixth Annual Day of Service as a way to give back to the New Haven community by helping others grow and prosper all while building a sense of purpose.
| Who: | 175 volunteers — all Albertus students, faculty, staff, and alumni. |
| What: | Sixth Annual Day of Service. |
| Where: | Meet in Atrium of Tagliatela Academic Center before dispersing to 21 indoor and two outdoor sites. |
| When: | Thursday, April 18, 2024 (Rain date is Friday, April 19) 8:30 a.m. check-in and blessing 9:00 a.m. travel to locations 12:00 p.m. lunch and reflection. |
This year’s event will be held on Thursday, April 18 with a rain date of Friday, April 19. It is a commitment to our environmental stewardship and giving back to our community at large.
Participants then go to their site placements which include: Albertus Community Garden and Contemplative Garden; Albertus perimeter grounds and 490 Prospect Street; Albertus’ Rosary Hall and Celentano Field; Amistad Catholic Worker House; East Rock Park; Edgerton Park; Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop; Habitat for Humanity; Loaves & Fishes; Marrakech; Mobile Food Pantry; New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing; New Haven Peace Garden; Rockford Field; Ronald McDonald House; Springs Learning Center; St. Martin De Porres Church; St. Mary’s Convent/Lincoln Street; St. Stanislaus Convent/Eld Street; There’s No Place Like Home; and URI Spruel Space Pocket Park. The two indoor services on campus include making 100 lunches for Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen and writing cards for homebound Sisters.
For more information, contact Sr. Cathy Buchanan at cbuchanan@albertus.edu or go to our Albertus Service Day webpage. We look forward to taking this day to increase the spirit of service in all of us.
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.