Albertus Magnus College Observes Lent With Compassion
Several Campus and Community Events to Keep Us Physically Distant Yet Socially and Spiritually Connected
New Haven, Conn., February 19, 2021 – In keeping with the Four Pillars of the Dominican Tradition: Study, Prayer, Community, and Service, Albertus Magnus College will observe the season of Lent with a common theme: Compassion. A series of virtual and in-person, yet socially distanced events are planned on campus to embrace the teachings of Meister Eckhart – the theologian and philosopher who saw good in all. The media is invited to cover these community activities and to embrace the gift of compassion. As Dominican Meister Eckhart reminds us, “Whatever God does, the first outburst is always compassion.”
February 22 at 5:00 p.m. – Preaching Compassion Through Art: A Celebration of Fra Angelico. Art and Art Therapy students and faculty will virtually reflect on pieces of their art through the lens of compassion.
March 1 at 5:00 p.m. – Pursuing Truth and Justice Panel: Racial Disparities and Biases in Maternal Health Care. Leonne Tanis, Student Midwife at the Community of Hope Family Health and Birth Center in Washington, D.C., is the presenter of this virtual event. Dr. Rosemary Whelan, Associate Professor of Biology is the respondent, and Dr. Robert Bourgeois, Professor and Director of Albertus’ Global Studies Program, is the moderator. This panel is co-sponsored by Dominican Ministries, the Department of Biology, and the Health Sciences Program.
March 23 (throughout the day) – Easter Cards for Mary Wade Home. Students and staff will prepare Easter Cards by the fireplace at the Hubert Campus Center (831 Winchester Avenue, New Haven) to express holiday wishes to those residing in this nursing/assisted living facility. This connection is especially poignant in this COVID-era.
March 27 at 10:00 am – Community Garden Clean-up. Located between Siena and Sansbury Halls, College volunteers will prepare the area that incorporates sustainability practices and engage neighboring communities. As of this date, Albertus has donated nearly 684 pounds of produce to St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen and the Keefe Food Pantry in response to the growing issue of food insecurity in the community.
March 30 at 3:30 pm and April 2 (Good Friday) at 11:00 a.m. – Outdoor Stations of the Cross for the Suffering of the World. Participants from the College community will gather at Rosary Hall (700 Prospect Street, New Haven) to begin a walk to 14 stations on campus – each representing some suffering in our world today such as victims of trafficking; the homeless; victims of COVID-19; the hungry; victims of violence, inequity, and racism in our society; the plight of immigrants and DACA students; and the devastation of the earth. The rain date is March 31.
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”
--Meister Eckhart
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.