Albertus Magnus College Invites the Community to Share in the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

11th Annual Ceremony

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

New Haven, Conn., November 30, 2023  Albertus Magnus College welcomes the community to share the magic of the Holiday Season at the 11th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting – a tradition filled with the spirit of goodwill.  The Student Alumni Association created this cherished event in 2013 and last year, the tree on Aquinas Hall lawn was rededicated in memory of former staff members Kevin Panagrossi ‘06, ’12 MA and Anne Leeney-Panagrossi.


Who:
Albertus President Marc M. Camille, Ed.D.
Dominican Mission and Ministries
Student Alumni Association
Albertus Magnus College Chorus
The Fearless Falcons of Albertus Magnus College
Community Friends and Neighbors

What:
Annual Christmas Tree Blessing and Lighting; Choral Singing

Where:
Aquinas Hall Lawn and the Tagliatela Academic Center, 871 Winchester Ave., New Haven

When:
Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 4:30pm (Tree Lighting)
5:00pm (Holiday Activities and Giveaways)

(In case of inclement weather, the lighting of the tree will take place inside Bree Common, located at 919 Winchester Ave.)

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 seven 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 11 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 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 two years from its historic 100th 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.