Albertus Magnus College Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month
College on Verge of Being Named a Hispanic Serving Institution
New Haven, Conn., September 15, 2021 – Albertus Magnus College is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month. Join the Fearless Falcon Family September 15-October
15 as we celebrate Nuestra Cultura, Tradiciones y Mas. Those attending in person must follow the College’s vaccination policy.
WHAT: Latinx Perspective Panel. Members of the Albertus Magnus College Community will discuss Latino Heritage, Identity
y El Orgullo. Join us for the conversation, cafecito and pastries from Pan Del Cielo
Bakery.
Panelist: Carlos Rene Velazquez, Lucia Gutierrez, Anakaren Zempoalteca, Jacqueline Berrios,
and Leana Lopez.
Moderator: Dr. Christine Atkins.
WHEN: Thursday, September 16 at 12:15 p.m.
WHERE: Behan Community Room in the Hubert Campus Center, 305 Huntington Ave. New Haven,
CT 06511.
Information: Visit https://www.albertus.edu/news-events/ or email agonzalez1@albertus.edu.
WHAT: Documentary Film and Conversation: DOLORES. Dolores is a portrait of activist icon Dolores Huerta, who tirelessly led the fight
for racial and labor justice. One of the most important, yet least known activists
of our time, Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farmworkers union with
César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Huerta evolved
into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century — and she continues the
fight to this day, in her late 80s. Refreshments will be provided.
WHEN: September 22 at 7:30 p.m. ENCORE PERFORMANCES: September 29 at 7:30 p.m. and
October 13 at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Rosary Hall - McNamara Room, 700 Prospect St. New Haven, CT.
Information: Visit https://www.albertus.edu/news-events/ or email agonzalez1@albertus.edu
WHAT: Janet Gold: Becoming Bilingual
Albertus alumna, Janet (Nowakowski) Gold (’70), reflects on the joys and challenges,
the lessons and rewards of learning to live in two languages. Dr. Janet N. Gold, Professor
Emerita of Latin American literature and culture, University of New Hampshire, is
the author of several books and essays on the literature of Central America, including Clementina Suárez, Her Life and Poetry, Culture and Customs of Honduras and Crónica de Una Cercanía: Escrito Sobre Literatura hondureña. She recently collaborated with Honduran poet Ana María Alemán on a bilingual collection
of poetry, One Bridge, Two Voices/Un Puente, dos Voces.
WHEN: September 30 at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Rosary Hall - McNamara Room
700 Prospect St. New Haven, CT
Information: Visit https://www.albertus.edu/news-events/ or email agonzalez1@albertus.edu
WHAT: Albertus Magnus College Latino Campus-Wide Fiesta. Celebrate Latino Heritage through the joy of food, information, music and dancing,
games, and much more. Special performance by Mariachi Herencia de Wallingford and
Folklorico Dancers led by Maestra Evangelina Mendoza Bourgeois.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 6 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Field between Aquinas Hall and the Tagliatela Academic Center. Parking accessible
on Goodrich St.
Information: Visit https://www.albertus.edu/news-events/ or email agonzalez1@albertus.edu
WHAT: Movie: In The Heights. Watch the blockbuster film In The Heights -- a celebration of Latino Heritage that
narrates the story of the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York City.
WHEN: Thursday, October 7 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Behan Community Room in the Hubert Campus Center.
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.