Esports Camp at Albertus Magnus College is as Hot as Summer
August 9 Event Near Full Student Capacity
New Haven, Conn., August 2, 2022 – Albertus Magnus College is once again holding an Esports Camp, building upon highly successful events plus its Esports Administration/Management Minor that started this past Spring Semester.
Who: Rising High School Students
What: Esports Camp
When: August 9, 2022 from 9:30am to 3pm
Where: Hubert Campus Center, 831 Winchester Ave. in New Haven
Why: Compete; Gain Skills; Learn from Experts; Meet New People; Explore College and Career Options
This newest Esports Camp showcases Esports and Fighting Game Community (FGC) Commentators Angelo “AJAX” Rodriguez and Jon “AG” Hoyt. Participants will also get to make their own 3D World. It is a hands-on learning day where students can see how education, gaming, and Esports are all interconnected.
Approaching its 100th Anniversary, Albertus has continuously responded to the educational needs of students as well as the skills demanded by businesses -- and competitive video gaming is no different. This is a rapidly growing, billion-dollar industry with gamers from around the world competing for millions of dollars in prize money, with almost 400 million people watching online and in person each year. It also requires the kind of critical thinking skills that are at the core of Albertus’ values and liberal arts-based education.
Recognizing the popularity and market demand in this field, Albertus created a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game and Computer Arts in 2019. In 2021, a student-led Esports club was formed, and Albertus partnered with CDW-G and Horizon AVL to magnify the exciting Esports experience on-campus. In the summer of 2021, Albertus offered its first-ever Esports Camp. Last spring came a new minor for interested students. The 18-credit program allows students to incorporate a wide variety of courses that will foster stand-out skills which employers are seeking – such as adaptability, creativity, and self-management.
At Albertus, there is already a Gaming and Esports Club that meets weekly and is one of the largest clubs on campus. The club’s goal is to engage in gaming and Esports activities while also providing an inclusive community for anyone interested. This past semester, there was a competition with the Albertus Esports’ Rocket League team. In the coming semesters, Albertus hopes to also compete in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate and VALORANT. A room at the Hubert Campus Center has been outfitted as an Esports venue for students to compete, use recreationally, and be a specialized classroom.
For those interested in working in the booming and diverse Esports industry, Albertus offers the following majors: Game and Computer Arts, Business Management, Sport Management, Communications, and Computer Information Systems.
Learn more about the Esports Camps and Esports venue at 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 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.