Albertus Magnus College Holds Third Annual Day of Service
COVID Safety Precautions in Place
New Haven, Conn., April 9, 2021 – The students, faculty, and staff at Albertus Magnus College are volunteering on this Third Annual Day of Service as a way to give back to the New Haven community, help them grow and prosper, and for the Falcon Family to continue to live up to the College’s Four Dominican Pillars of Study, Prayer, Community, and Service.
This year’s event, entitled Albertus Serves (#AlbertusServes), will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2021 beginning at 8:30 am in the Tiers Parking Lot. The rain date is Saturday, April 17. The Albertus Community is especially looking forward to this community outdoor clean-up because last year’s was cancelled due to the pandemic. This year’s goal is to attract 95 volunteers as this is the College’s 95th Anniversary.
The day begins with breakfast, check in, and a sending forth blessing. T-shirts will be provided but volunteers are reminded to please wear closed-toe shoes and bring a water bottle (one of several COVID provisions). Participants then go to their site placements which include: the Albertus Community Garden; Spring Learning Center; Eld Street and Lincoln Street Dominican Sisters Residence; 490 Prospect Street; Rosary Hall and Celentano Field; St. Martin de Porres Church; All Saints Catholic Academy; Farmington Canal Trail (Hamden); Newhallville Green Space; Amistad House; and notable this year is remote students are encouraged to participate by cleaning up areas near their homes.
Volunteers are reminded to adhere to the College’s rules regarding COVID safety by wearing a mask, keeping socially distant; and utilizing the #CampusClear app on that day. For more information on pandemic policies and procedures, go to our website.
Clean-up will end at Noon, when students, faculty, and staff return to the Tiers Parking Lot for lunch and reflection.
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.