Albertus Magnus College Receives Generous Donation From Jumo Health
iPad Donation Enhances Learning for Nursing Students
New Haven, CT, September 16, 2024 – Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce it has received a generous donation of Apple iPads® to its Nursing Program from Jumo Health, a global medical communications firm, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. This contribution aims to support and elevate the educational experience of nursing students at the College, ensuring they have access to essential digital resources as they pursue their degree.
Albertus Magnus College’s Nursing Program, known for its commitment to producing highly skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals, will use the iPads inside and outside the classroom — including in the new state-of-the-art nursing labs — as well as in the library and the Germain Learning Center. These devices will enhance students’ learning opportunities, providing them with tools for accessing medical databases, educational apps, and online research materials that are crucial for their training.
“We are incredibly grateful for Jumo Health’s donation. The iPads will significantly enrich our students’ learning experience and provide them with the technological education they need to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment,” said Cynthia Jeffrey, Ed.D., M.S.N., R.N., the College’s Nursing Programs Director. “Jumo Health’s support underscores the vital role that community partnerships play in advancing education and improving health literacy.”
Jumo Health’s donation reflects its ongoing commitment to improving education through technology, focusing on empowering communities and fostering future generations of healthcare professionals. The company continues to seek ways to contribute positively to the community and promote health literacy on a wider scale, reflecting the core tenets of its business.
“Jumo Health is committed to promoting health care in all its forms,” shared Kevin Aniskovich, President and CEO of Jumo Health. “Supporting Albertus Magnus College’s Nursing Program not only underscores our commitment to collaborating with our community institutions, but ensures future health care professionals train on, and become familiar with, the tools they will ultimately use in the field,” concluded Aniskovich.
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.