Albertus Magnus College Announces Retirement of Longtime Board Member
Sr. Mauryeen O’Brien, O.P. Served Board of Trustees for 24 Years
After a distinguished career as a counselor, author, educator, and a valued member of the Albertus Magnus College Board of Trustees, Sr. Mauryeen O’Brien, O.P., of New Haven, Connecticut, has announced her retirement from the Board.
A member of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, Sr. Mauryeen joined the Albertus Board in 1996 and received an Honorary Degree from the College in 2015.
“The College has been blessed to have Sr. Mauryeen’s dedicated guidance and vision for more than two decades, and her contributions have been many in helping Albertus Magnus develop its Growth Mindset,” said Albertus President, Marc M. Camille, Ed.D. “As President, I have been inspired by her kindness, wisdom, and support.”
“As a member of the Board, I am most proud of helping to move forward the Mission of the College, including the excitement surrounding Albertus’ bold vision for 2025 and how it is a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished by its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success,” said Sr. Mauryeen.
Sister Mauryeen is the former Director of Bereaved and Divorced Ministries for the Archdiocese of Hartford and is also a retreat director, certified grief counselor, and support group facilitator trainer. She has authored several books on bereavement including New Day Journal; Lift Up Your Hearts: Meditations for Those Who Mourn; Gentle Keeping: Prayers and Services for Remembering Departed Loves Ones Throughout the Year; Praying Through Grief; and her most recent, Catholic and Mourning a Loss: 5 Challenges and 5 Opportunities. Earlier in her career, Sister Mauryeen worked as an elementary school teacher and principal and also served as the director of Apostolic Works for the Dominican Sisters of Peace.
She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from St. Mary of the Springs College and her Master’s in English from Notre Dame University.
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 ten 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.