Albertus Magnus College Alumna Pays It Forward with $2 Million Gift
Commitment Continues Momentum for Launch of College’s Centennial Campaign
Karen Noetzel '78 and her husband Mark Noetzel
New Haven, Conn., August 6, 2025 – Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce a $2 million gift commitment from alumna Karen Korzi Noetzel ’78 and her husband Mark. The Noetzels’ unrestricted gift will support the College’s most pressing needs and strategic initiatives. It is also a blended gift — the combination of a current gift and a deferred estate gift — which will have an immediate impact on students’ lives while also continuing to support Albertus’ mission long into the future.
“Karen and Mark Noetzel have made a transformative commitment and investment toward the future of Albertus Magnus College and in the students who will go on to make a difference in the world,” said Albertus President Marc M. Camille, Ed.D. “Their generosity and vision fill me with gratitude and inspiration and affirm what so many of us know to be true — Albertus continues to be an institution of higher learning where students are taught, mentored, and supported to grow into their best selves while not just identifying, but ultimately being their distinct purpose.”
Approaching the start of its milestone Centennial Anniversary Year beginning in September, Albertus Magnus is preparing for the public launch of its largest and most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history. The 2025-2026 academic year will mark the official 100th Anniversary for Albertus, with numerous events planned throughout the year to celebrate the College's legacy of education impact.
“Mark and I are committed to providing opportunities for eager students to learn and
grow at Albertus in an environment of academic rigor shaped by Catholic values,”
said Karen Noetzel '78. “The Centennial Campaign ensures Albertus can continue to
offer those opportunities. We have donated to the college every year for decades
but felt that the Centennial Campaign was an important step forward and worthy of increased support. We hope others will join us in this
effort.”
For more information on ways to support Albertus, please visit www.albertus.edu/support-albertus.
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.