Candlelight Convocation for Albertus Magnus College Class of 2026
August 31 is Date for Time-Honored Tradition
New Haven, Conn., August 29, 2022 – The first class of the second century of excellence at Albertus Magnus College will participate in the College’s oldest and perhaps most visual tradition – the Convocation and Candlelight Service. This is the time when upper class students pass the light of knowledge to first-year and transfer students as they begin their journey as members of the Falcon Family.
Who: First Year and Transfer Students; Juniors and Seniors; Dr. Paul Robichaud, Chair, Department of English, Convocation Speaker
What: Convocation and Candlelight Service – Including the Presentation of the 2026
Class Banner
Where: Behan Community Center (Hubert Campus Center), 831 Winchester Ave., New Haven
When: August 31 beginning at 11:00 am
The event includes a processional, prayer and reflection, the lighting of the candles, the signing of the Tradition of Honor, and the presentation of the Class Banner.
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.