Construction to Begin at Albertus Magnus College’s Celentano Field
Multi-use athletic area will be closed from late May to mid-August
New Haven, Conn., May 20, 2025 – Albertus Magnus College’s Celentano Field is undergoing a complete renovation and expansion, and Phase One of the project will begin in late May and continue through mid-August. Phase One includes replacement of the playing turf field and walking track at 700 Prospect Street in New Haven; the new facility will ensure safety for Albertus students, faculty, and staff, as well as the many members of the College’s neighboring communities who utilize the turf and walking track area.
The enhancement project is part of a $3.1 million grant from the State of Connecticut’s Community Investment Fund (CIF) and is the largest single grant in the College’s almost 100-year history. Phase Two of the project is scheduled to begin in late summer and will include construction of a small restroom building to better serve users of the turf and walking track facilities.
Atlantic Sports out of Canton, Mass., will perform the resurfacing.
About Albertus Magnus College
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 nine 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.