Albertus Magnus Salutes Student Veterans in New Haven, East Hartford, and Online
Nationally Recognized Military Friendly College Hosts Several Events
Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce the following events to honor our Student-Veterans:
When: Monday, November 11 – Friday, November 15
What: The War Experience Project: Works of Art Painted on Military Uniforms
Where: Bree Common, 919 Winchester Avenue, New Haven (Adjacent to Aquinas Hall)
Details: Twelve uniform tops have been converted into canvases that combat Veterans
have painted to express their feelings and fears of being deployed overseas
When: Wednesday, November 13 from 12 – 1 pm
What: Forever in My Heart Foundation service dogs presentation
Where: Bree Common, 919 Winchester Avenue, New Haven (Adjacent to Aquinas Hall)
Details: Rescue dogs are trained to become service dogs for disabled Veterans at
no cost to them
When: Monday, November 11 – Friday, November 15
What: Free coffee and/or gift cards to Student Veterans (both on-campus and online)
Where: Bree Common Starbucks in New Haven, Online and East Hartford students will
receive a Dunkin Donuts gift card
Details: Thank you for your service (must present Albertus student ID)
Albertus Magnus College has earned the Military Friendly Gold Status and the Military Friendly Spouse School Awards and was named Connecticut’s first Purple Heart School by the Military Order of the Purple Heart for its efforts in creating a Veteran-friendly culture on campus.
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.