Albertus Magnus College Alumnus in National Spotlight as The Bachelor
Watch Party Scheduled for Students, Faculty, Staff, and Local Alumni
Grant Ellis '17
New Haven, Conn., January 23, 2025 – Grant Ellis ’17 is The Bachelor this season and Albertus Magnus College could not be more proud of this student-athlete who laid the foundation for a bold future by proving what’s possible with determination and the right education. He transformed his passion into purpose and is building an extraordinary future.
To celebrate Ellis’ major achievements and new chapter (and love) in life, Albertus invites the media to attend a Watch Party on January 27.
Who: Students, Faculty, Staff, Local Alumni, and Former Basketball Teammates President Marc M. Camille and Coach Mitch Oliver will be available for interviews
What: Watch Party to Kick-off New Season of The Bachelor, starring Grant Ellis ’17 Grant is scheduled to send greetings by Zoom during a commercial break
Where: Behan Community Room & Tab’s Pub (inside the award-winning Hubert Student Center) 333 Huntington Ave., New Haven
When: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Here’s a highlight reel from Ellis’ playing days at Albertus — in which you can see how he utilized his skills on the court and in the classroom to reach his true potential.
IMPORTANT: Members of the media who plan to attend the Watch Party, need to email or text Sarah Barr at sbarr1@albertus.edu or 860-559-8581.
About Albertus Magnus College
About Albertus Magnus College: Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For nine consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a 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.