Albertus Magnus College Names New Web Director
Jessica De Young Joins Falcon Family
Jessica De Young
New Haven, Conn., September 6, 2023 – Albertus Magnus College is pleased to welcome Jessica De Young as its new Director of Web Communications and Strategy. De Young brings more than a decade of digital marketing, brand strategy, and web experience to the College – most recently leading her own thriving firm. Prior to that, she held Digital Marketing Manager positions at Carter Mario, PC and MBI, Inc. At Albertus, she will oversee all aspects of web design, development, and messaging – sharing course offerings as well as news and information to students, prospective students, staff, and faculty.
“Jessica brings a unique skillset to Albertus, combining data and technology with the creative process,” said Vice President for Marketing and Community Relations Andrea Kovacs. “She joins the Albertus Family at an exciting time of growth as Albertus counts down to its Second Century of Excellence.”
A resident of Milford, Conn., De Young earned her Bachelor’s of Art in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts and her MBA from the Southern New Hampshire University.
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.