Albertus Magnus College Holds 12th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Community Invited to Celebrate Cherished Tradition
New Haven, Conn., November 25, 2024 – Albertus Magnus College invites the community to share the Holiday Season’s spirit
of goodwill at the 12th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. The Student Alumni Association
created this event in 2013, dedicating the tree (and rededicating it in 2023) in memory
of former staff members Kevin Panagrossi ‘06, ’12 MA and Anne Leeney-Panagrossi. The
illuminated tree on Aquinas Hall lawn represents hope and “joying” — and the time
spent together is something the Falcon Family holds dear.
Who: Albertus President Marc M. Camille, Ed.D.
Dominican Mission and Ministries
Student Alumni Association
Albertus Magnus College Chorus
Fearless Falcons, Friends, and Neighbors
What: Annual Christmas Tree Blessing
The Lighting of the Tree
Choral Singing
Where: Aquinas Hall Lawn
Tagliatela Academic Center, 871 Winchester Ave., New Haven
When: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 4:30 (Tree Lighting)
(Holiday activities and giveaways to follow)
In case of inclement weather, the lighting of the tree will take place inside Bree
Common, 919 Winchester Ave.
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.