Albertus Magnus College Celebrates 100 Years of Service During Centennial Year Service Day

From urban gardens to local soup kitchens, the Albertus community mobilizes for a day of hands-on service in honor of 100 years of Dominican education

New Haven, Conn., April 16, 2026 – As part of its historic Centennial celebration, Albertus Magnus College will hold its annual Service Day on April 16, 2026. This year’s event is especially significant, marking 100 Years of Service since the College’s founding in 1925. This year’s Centennial edition features a diverse array of site placements, including several new initiatives and a focus on both on-campus and community-wide impact.  

The Dominican tradition and the College’s mission are built upon the Four Pillars: Study, Prayer, Community, and Service. Service Day provides a dedicated opportunity for the Albertus family to live out these values by helping local neighbors grow and prosper.  

For more information, contact Sr. Cathy Buchanan at cbuchanan@albertus.edu or go to our Albertus Service Day webpage.

  

Who:

Andrew Foster, Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students, Albertus Magnus College
200 volunteers — all Albertus students, faculty, staff, and alumni

What:

8th Annual Service Day Event - 100 Years of Service
Welcome and Presentation

Where:

St. Albert Atrium at Tagliatela Academic Center
before dispersing to 26 outdoor and indoor sites.
333 Huntington Street
New Haven, Conn. 06511

When:

Thursday, April 16, 2026
8:30 a.m. check-in and blessing
9:00 a.m. travel to locations
12:00 p.m. lunch and reflection

2026 Service Sites and Projects include:

  • New Community Projects: Friends of the New Haven Green and St. Joseph’s Garden
  • Local Partners: Botanical Garden of Healing, City Seed, Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), East Rock Park, Edgerton Park, Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop, Habitat for Humanity, New Haven Peace Garden, Ronald McDonald House, St. Martin De Porres Church, Marrakech, Inc., Amistad Catholic Worker House, URI Spruel Space Pocket Park, and There’s No Place Like Home
  • Indoor Activities: Mobile Food Pantry, preparing 100 lunches for Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), and creating cards for the homebound
  • Outdoor/On campus Projects: Albertus Community Garden & Contemplative Garden, Rosary Hall/Celentano field/Prospect St./Sansbury/Siena/Nilan Hall, and 490/Albertus Perimeter & lower campus Grounds
  • Indoor/On campus Projects: Mobile Food Pantry (TAG building) (walk), 100 Lunches for Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Cards for Hannah Gray Home, and Cards for the Homebound

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.