Albertus Magnus College Awarded Second US Department of Justice Grant
$270,000 From Office on Violence Against Women
New Haven, Conn., September 30, 2021 – Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce that the United States Justice Department’s Office on Violence
Against Women (OVW) has once again awarded a three-year grant totaling $270,000 to
the College. This grant will allow Albertus to proactively strengthen services and
raise awareness on campus and throughout the surrounding community so that those impacted
by sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking will be more
likely to come forward and access available resources.
“This grant provides the financial resources, training, and support to create an even
safer campus environment and college experience for our students,” said Andrew Foster,
vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Albertus.
“We look forward to our continued support of our students and the opportunity to work
even more closely with our community partners,” said Erin Morrell, associate dean
for Campus Activities and Orientation who also serves as the project director for
the grant program.
Albertus first received this grant back in 2018 and used it to implement collaborations
with partnering agencies in New Haven to better respond to reports, to establish events
including Take Back the Night for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors and
the Trans and Non-Binary Voice panel. The GIVE POWER (Gender-based and Intimate partner
Violence Education, Prevention, and Outreach With Empowering Resources) committee
– made up on students, staff, faculty, and community partners – was also created under
the grant. This round of funding will go to hiring a program coordinator, host training
and programming on campus, as well as communicate available resources to students
and the community.
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.