Albertus Magnus College Names New Web Director
Jessica De Young Joins Falcon Family
Jessica De Young
New Haven, Conn., September 6, 2023 – Albertus Magnus College is pleased to welcome Jessica De Young as its new Director of Web Communications and Strategy. De Young brings more than a decade of digital marketing, brand strategy, and web experience to the College – most recently leading her own thriving firm. Prior to that, she held Digital Marketing Manager positions at Carter Mario, PC and MBI, Inc. At Albertus, she will oversee all aspects of web design, development, and messaging – sharing course offerings as well as news and information to students, prospective students, staff, and faculty.
“Jessica brings a unique skillset to Albertus, combining data and technology with the creative process,” said Vice President for Marketing and Community Relations Andrea Kovacs. “She joins the Albertus Family at an exciting time of growth as Albertus counts down to its Second Century of Excellence.”
A resident of Milford, Conn., De Young earned her Bachelor’s of Art in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts and her MBA from the Southern New Hampshire University.
About Albertus Magnus College
About Albertus Magnus College: Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Its 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 six 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 program, accelerated adult degree program, and 11 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds and 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 Game and Computer Arts, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Project Management, Public Health, Social Media, 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 three years from its historic 100th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its new strategic plan, Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision, in which Albertus Magnus College "will 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.