Albertus Magnus College Chaplain Returns From War-Torn Ukraine
Fr. Jordan Lenaghan, O.P. and Fr. Joachim Kenney, O.P. to Discuss Recent Mission to Region.
New Haven, Conn, April 11, 2022 – Albertus Magnus College Chaplain, Fr. Jordan Lenaghan, O.P., and Fr. Joachim Kenney, O.P., will speak to
the local community about their recent experience travelling to Ukraine and the Polish-Ukrainian
border. In their talk, Tinker, Tailor, Friar, Spy: The Mission of Two Friars to War-Torn Ukraine, the friars will relate their first-hand account and commentary on the continuing
humanitarian and political crisis in that region.
Who: Fr. Jordan Lenaghan, O.P. and Fr. Joachim Kenney, O.P.
What: Tinker, Tailor, Friar, Spy: The Mission of Two Friars to War-Torn Ukraine
When: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 1:15 pm.
Where: Behan Community Room at the Hubert Campus Center, 831 Winchester Ave., New
Haven, CT.
Live Stream Link: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/wgezaghu.
The presentation will provide unique insight into the human dimension of the Ukrainian crisis from the perspective of two American priests. Ribbons will be available at this event to demonstrate support and solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Small Ukrainian flags will later be placed at the Peace Pole outside 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.