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Ragaa Mazen, adjunct professor of psychology, psychology counseling coordinator for
the Master of Arts in Art Therapy program and director of the Master of Science in
Human Services program at Albertus Magnus, joined the faculty in 1973. Throughout
her teaching career, she has been an innovator, thinking outside the box to bring
Albertus to the forefront of emerging fields of study. The Albertus Master of Arts
in Art Therapy, which she developed, is the only program of its kind in Connecticut,
and is highly regarded nationally. Dr. Mazen received a B.A. from Ein Shams University
in Cairo, and M.S. and Ph.D. from Yale University. |
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Reverend Timothy A. Meehan, pastor of both St. Therese Church and St. Frances Cabrini
Church in North Haven, has spent his life in service to the Catholic Church, and supporting
the causes of peace and justice. Long a civil rights activist, he was the founder
and first executive director of the Office of Urban Affairs for the Archdiocese of
Hartford. Committed to the development of affordable housing, he was the co-founder
of Connecticut Interfaith Housing Corporation and former chairman of the New Haven
Housing Authority. A former adjunct professor at Albertus, Father Meehan received
a B.A. from St. Mary's, Baltimore, and a master's in public and private management
from Yale University. |
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Joan V. O'Brien, an alumna of Albertus Magnus College and former faculty member, is
a retired university professor, dedicated scholar of the classics and author. A penchant
for research led to the writing of books offering new concepts on ancient texts.
Her ,Guide to Sophocles' Antigone: A Student Edition," published in 1978, was the
first extensive commentary on the work since the 1891 edition. Her reassessment of
the goddess Hera as a religious, cultural and political figure became a landmark work
in the field of feminist theology. Dr. O'Brien received a Master of Arts and her
doctorate from Fordham University and had a long and distinguished career on the faculty
of Southern Illinois University. |
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Bishop Theodore L. Brooks, recipient of an honorary degree from Albertus Magnus College
in 2003, and pastor of the Beulah Heights Pentecostal Church in New Haven, will deliver
the charge to the graduates and the benediction. |
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