Experiential Learning Day Continues to Differentiate Albertus Magnus College
12th Anniversary of Presentations
New Haven, Conn, March 17, 2022 – Albertus Magnus College will hold its 12th Annual Experiential Learning Day (ELD) on March 30, 2022 – one of many opportunities where teaching and learning occur outside the traditional Albertus classroom. Student learning has been enhanced by ELD – an impactful event that is the culmination of classroom instruction and collaborative research.
On March 30, students will present what they have accomplished through their research, internships, study abroad, community engagement, or service learning and how they applied what they learned to make a difference in the world. This can take the form of talks, posters, and visual and performing arts.
“Experiential learning is the experience of doing – that hands-on applications and problem solving – both inside and outside the classroom. Then there is the reflection on that experience to connect it to their academics, their understanding of the world and other people, and to their own self-development,” said Dr. Joshua Abreu, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and assistant professor of Sociology.
“Experiential learning is an evidenced-based approach to teaching and learning that results in greater engagement by students. This improves their success in terms of better retention, graduation rates, and achieving post-graduation goals like additional education or going onto their career,” said Dr. Sean O’Connell, vice president for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty.
ELD features a Virtual Career and Internship Fair and concludes with an Awards Ceremony, where students are recognized and celebrated for their exceptional work with experiential learning. The event includes statements from Albertus President Dr. Marc M. Camile and Dr. Sean O' Connell as well as an interview with one of the award recipients.
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.