Albertus Magnus College Earns Two Telly Awards
Industry-wide Accolades Reflect Consistency in Commitment to Excellence
New Haven, Conn., May 26, 2022 – For the fourth consecutive year, Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce that it has won two Telly Awards – a silver and a bronze – at the 43rd Annual celebration of this communications industry honor. Albertus rallied the expertise of professional staff, alumni, and trusted partners to utilize video to tell the Albertus story and to express the Albertus experience for students. Since the inaugural Telly Awards in 1979, winners have reflected the top tier of standard bearers of video excellence.
Special acknowledge and appreciation goes out to: Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing, Andrea Kovacs; Director of Creative Services and Marketing, Marisa Dragone; Digital Content Producer Samantha Miller ’16; Network Analyst and Media Coordinator Jeremy Peterson ’20; Mike DeMatteo, principal of The Establishment, our video and digital content vendor; and Alex Mitchell ’21, who now works at The Establishment.
The honored entries are:
I Am Career Ready is a Silver Winner in Branded Content - Campaign: Recruitment Official listing link;
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and
Albertus Magnus College: A Decade of Progress is a Bronze Winner in Branded Content – Promotional Official listing link. https://bit.ly/3wDoaoo
“Compelling storytelling is at the heart of what the Albertus Communications and Marketing team does each and every day,” said Kovacs. “This honor demonstrates Albertus’ commitment to excellence and consistency. It also demonstrates how our liberal arts-based foundation incorporates experiential learning and critical thinking – key components to a student’s overall education and career success, as demonstrated by the success of Sam, Jeremy, and Alex in earning these distinguished awards. This is proof that our graduates are truly career ready.”
Last year, Albertus earned four Telly Awards -- two silver and two bronze – in the categories of Branded Content Not-For Profit, Online Web Series, Corporate Image, and Non-Broadcast Student. In the two previous years, Albertus was recognized for four awards and one award, respectively.
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.