Candlelight Convocation for Class of 2027 at Albertus Magnus College
Time-Honored Tradition Takes Place August 30
New Haven, Conn., August 23, 2023 – As Albertus Magnus College closes in on 100 years of academic excellence and opportunity, the Class of 2027 will take part in the College’s oldest and perhaps most visual tradition – the Convocation and Candlelight Service. This is the time when senior 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; Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors;
Dr. Rosa Rivera-Hainaj, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty;
Dr. Patricia Birungi, Director, Master of Public Administration Program, Convocation
Speaker.
What: Convocation and Candlelight Service – Including the Presentation of the 2027 Class Banner.
Where: Behan Community Center (Hubert Campus Center), 831 Winchester Ave., New Haven, CT.
When: August 30 beginning at 11:00 am.
The event includes a processional, prayer and reflection, the lighting of the candles, and the signing of the Tradition of Honor. It also features the presentation of the Class Banner, which is yellow for this class, signifying the Dominican Pillar of Service.
Due to space constraints, the ceremony will also be streamed live. For more information, go to www.albertus.edu.
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.