St.Thomas Aquinas College
is moving forward in the 21st Century with great
energy and vitality. The dynamo propelling the
growth and progress is Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick,
S.C., Ed.D., the College's President and CEO.
A dedicated educator and visionary, Dr. Fitzpatrick
has devoted her career to improving the educational
system to keep pace with rapidly changing times.
St. Thomas Aquinas College is well served by
the dynamic leadership and the contagious spirit
and enthusiasm of its President.
Dr. Fitzpatrick came
to the Sparkill campus in 1995, from St. John's
University, where she served as Senior Vice
President of the 18,000-student multi-campus
institution. She spent fourteen years at St.
John's, where she played an integral role in
the life of the campus and was a key decision-maker
in the University's leadership, helping to shape
its programs, goals and progress.
As President and CEO
of St. Thomas Aquinas College, Dr. Fitzpatrick
is the academic leader, direct fiscal overseer,
strategic planner, and is a major force in internal
and external relations. Advancing the College's
interests and visibility is one of her hallmarks,
and collegiality is her modus operandi. The
College is one the largest employers in the
Rockland County community, and has developed
an increasingly visible reputation in the New
York metropolitan region under her guidance.
Her ambitions for the
College have led to record levels of fund-raising
activity, enrollment growth, expanded alumni
relations, and a wealth of strategic alliances.
State-of-the-art technology is now an integral
part of the campus infrastructure because of
Dr. Fitzpatrick's focus on informational technology's
critical importance to 21st Century higher education.
An academically challenging Honors Program attracts
students nationwide, and includes a summer study
program at Oxford University.
Already in this new
century, you can see the growth at St. Thomas
Aquinas College including the largest freshmen
classes, residential populations, and the largest
number of graduate students.
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