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Saint Joseph College, Conn.
Saint Joseph College President Pamela Trotman Reid Elected to Board of Directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – Saint Joseph College President Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D. has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) at their annual meeting held recently in Washington, D.C. Members of NAICU’s board of directors set the association’s agenda on federal higher education policy; actively encourage support of NAICU priorities and initiatives; and oversee the association’s financial administration. There are 44 members of the board and they serve three-year terms. According to NAICU President David L. Warren, “Dr. Reid was selected by her peers because of her expertise in the field, proven leadership, and commitment to America’s college students. She assumes her responsibilities at a time of great challenge and transformation for American higher education.” Since her arrival at Saint Joseph College in January 2008, President Reid has implemented a number of new initiatives, including restructuring the College’s governance and launching its first professional doctoral program (Doctor of Pharmacy). She previously heldthe position of Provost and Executive Vice President at Roosevelt University in Chicago, in addition to other administrative positions at the City University of New York Graduate School and the University of Michigan. A developmental psychologist, Dr. Reid has also taught psychology, education and women’s studies for more than three decades at a number of institutions, and served as Director of the Office for Social and Ethical Responsibility at the American Psychological Association. She holds a B.S. from Howard University, an M.A. from Temple University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. NAICU serves as the unified national voice of independent higher education. Since 1976, the association has represented private, nonprofit colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation, and government regulation. With more than 1,000 member institutions and associations, NAICU reflects the diversity of private, nonprofit higher education in the United States. NAICU members enroll nine out of every 10 students attending private institutions. They include traditional liberal arts colleges, major research universities, comprehensive universities, church- and faith-related institutions, historically black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, single-sex colleges, art institutions, two-year colleges, and schools of law, medicine, engineering, business, and other professions.
Saint Joseph College Professor of Education Joanne Cunard Receives Literacy Award
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – Joanne Cunard, Ph.D., professor of Education at Saint Joseph College, was recently honored with the 2011 International Reading Association’s (IRA) Celebrate Literacy Award given in partnership with the Connecticut Reading Association (CRA). Dr. Cunard was recognized for her significant literacy contributions to the field of reading and to the organization on the local and state level as well as supporting literacy for the students and the learning community at Saint Joseph College. An educator for more than 37 years, Dr. Cunard is a CRA board member, serves as committee chairperson for the International Literacy Projects, serves on the board of Read to Grow, chairs The Think Tank of College and University Faculty and State Department Administrators in Literacy, and was the Connecticut State Coordinator to the IRA. Most recently she served on the State Literacy Team to write Keys to Success: Connecticut’s Birth to Grade 12 Literacy Plan (published February 2011). A resident of West Hartford and winner of the 1995 Reverend John J. Stack Teaching Excellence Award at Saint Joseph College, Dr. Cunard earned her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut, an M.A. from The Ohio State University, and a B.A. from Ohio University.
Saint Joseph College Professor Writes New Biography of Renowned Social Worker and Holocaust Survivor
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella, J.D., M.S.W., A.C.S.W., associate dean and professor of Social Work in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Saint Joseph College, has written a new book titled The Life and Thought of Louis Lowy: Social Work Through the Holocaust (Syracuse University Press, Oct. 2011). The book captures the experiences and social work philosophy of Holocaust survivor and renowned social work educator Professor Louis Lowy. According to Professor Gardella, “Louis Lowy’s wife Ditta and several of his faculty colleagues from Boston University School of Social Work invited me to write his biography based on an unfinished oral narrative. It was a great honor to present Professor Lowy’s story and to complete the project that he had begun.”
Drawing on Professor Lowy’s oral narrative and accounts from three other Holocaust survivors who witnessed his work in the Terezín ghetto and the Deggendorf Displaced Persons Center, Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella offers a rich portrait of Professor Lowy’s personal and professional legacy. In chronicling his life, Professor Gardella also uncovers a larger story about Jewish history and the meaning of the Holocaust in the development of the social work profession. A resident of Hamden, Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella earned her J.D. and M.S.W. from the University of Connecticut and an A.B. from Smith College. She is coauthor, with Karen S. Haynes, of A Dream and a Plan: A Woman’s Path to Leadership in Human Services. Professor Gardella will participate in the Celebration of Recently Published Books, part of the Eleventh Annual International Education Week at SJC, which features Saint Joseph College faculty and is sponsored by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The event is open to the community and includes book signings; join us on Thursday, November 17 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in The Bruyette Athenaeum’s Second Floor Reception Room located on Saint Joseph College’s West Hartford campus at 1678 Asylum Avenue. The book is available from Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Life-Thought-Louis-Lowy-Holocaust/dp/0815609655 or directly from the publisher, Syracuse University Press: http://syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2011/life-thought.html.
Saint Joseph College Appoints Gary L. Sherman, M.S. as Vice President for Enrollment Management
Mr. Sherman most recently served as Vice President for Enrollment Management at North Carolina Wesleyan College (NCWC) where he was responsible for admissions, financial aid, and athletics. He led and organized the effort to internationalize NCWC’s main campus; created a partnership with regional community colleges to facilitate transfers; and restructured financial aid processes to maximize recruitment and retention. Before joining NCWC, Mr. Sherman was at Averett University (Danville, Va.) for over 10 years as Dean of Enrollment Management and then Vice President for Enrollment Management. He also served as Director of Undergraduate Admission at Marywood University (Scranton, Penn.). Mr. Sherman holds a B.S. in Psychology/Communications from Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, W.Va.) and an M.S. in Student Personnel/Counseling from Shippensburg University (Shippensburg, Penn.).
Grant to Aid Graduate Nursing Students at Saint Joseph College WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – Ten graduate students in Nursing will benefit from a $28,943 grant to Saint Joseph College. Students were selected based on scholastic achievement at the college. The award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can be used for tuition and books in the next academic year. More than 100 nurses, many of whom are also working full-time, are studying in the College’s master’s program for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, or Nurse Practitioners. Students spend on average 3 – 4 years earning the degree. Pamela Aselton, Ph.D., director of graduate programs in Nursing, said the grant recognizes the importance of helping nurses prepare to provide primary care and mental health services in the community. “All of our graduates are getting jobs,” she said. Nurses in the program can specialize in primary care, mental health services, and nursing education. She said some employers have cut back on tuition reimbursement, so the grant will help working nurses who are returning to school for advanced education. In September 2012, the college plans to begin a post-master’s Doctorate of Nursing Practice or DNP, which will focus on the advanced role of nursing in clinical practice.
Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy Welcomes First Lady of Ghana
Saint Joseph College Announces National Accreditation of its New School of Pharmacy in Downtown Hartford Saint Joseph College announces today that its new School of Pharmacy received Precandidate Accreditation status for its Doctor of Pharmacy program by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the third approval required for the school to matriculate students this fall. "The accreditation from the ACPE confirms the quality of our unique three year, co-educational doctoral program in Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), and opens the doors to a state-of-the-art facility in downtown Hartford for our first class of students this fall," said Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D., president of Saint Joseph College. Accreditation by the ACPE, the national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education, follows the School of Pharmacy’s approvals by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Connecticut Department of Higher Education. The Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy will offer a three calendar year doctoral degree program to its inaugural class of approximately 68 students in the fall of 2011. The School of Pharmacy is Saint Joseph College’s first school located outside of its West Hartford campus, and exemplifies its commitment to the Greater Hartford community as it builds upon its well-regarded health sciences curricula. "The Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy will prepare accomplished pharmacists. It will be a school devoted to service, scholarly work, and best professional practices," said Dr. Joseph R. Ofosu, Saint Joseph College Dean of Pharmacy. In addition, the School will collaborate with pharmaceutical companies and government organizations in activities to serve the area’s health needs. "Saint Joseph College’s new School of Pharmacy will add significantly to the capital city’s vitality by bringing students, teachers, administrators and others to downtown Hartford. We are thrilled to have the School of Pharmacy open its doors in Hartford this fall to our future pharmacists," said Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra. The Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy will significantly increase the College’s $73 million impact on the Connecticut economy. The College has completed construction and leasehold improvements on its Hartford 21 facility and plans to add 42 faculty and staff positions to the Greater Hartford area. "The Saint Joseph College’s School of Pharmacy is an important economic booster for our area and one that will benefit us for many years to come," said Oz Griebel, CEO of the MetroHartord Alliance. Saint Joseph College, founded in 1932 by the Sisters of Mercy to provide higher education opportunities for women, is a comprehensive institution serving women from diverse backgrounds and religious traditions. Responsive to the evolving educational needs of the community, the School of Graduate and Professional Studies also offers both women and men graduate degree programs in many fields, a Weekend Program for Adult Learners, professional certificate programs relevant to today’s workforce, and other continuing education opportunities.
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An international social worker and gerontologist who was professor emeritus at Boston University School of Social Work, Professor Louis Lowy (1920 - 1991), rarely spoke publicly about the Holocaust. During the last months of his life, however, he recorded an oral narrative that explored his activities during the Holocaust as the formative experiences of his career. Whether caring for youth in concentration camps, leading an escape from a death march, or forming the self-government of a Jewish displaced persons center, Louis Lowy was guided by principles that would later inform his professional identity as a social worker, including the values of human worth and self-determination, the interdependence of generations, and the need for social participation and lifelong learning. 
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. –Saint Joseph College announces the recent appointment of Gary L. Sherman as Vice President for Enrollment Management. In his new role, Mr. Sherman provides vision, strategic leadership, planning and coordination for recruitment, admissions and enrollment programs. He oversees the Offices of Admissions and Student Financial Services.
Recently, Her Excellency Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, first lady of the Republic of Ghana, toured the Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy at 229 Trumbull Street in Hartford. She met with SJC President Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D. and School of Pharmacy Dean Joseph R. Ofosu, PharmD., R.Ph. who is also a native of Ghana. The visit provided an opportunity for President Reid to share key recent accomplishments, her vision for the future of Saint Joseph College and opportunities for partnerships with Ghanaian Universities. Dr. Ofosu offered the first lady background on the College’s innovative three-year modified-block Pharm.D. curriculum which addresses a demonstrated need for skilled pharmacists in our local communities. Pictured here (left to right) are: Ghana's Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Mr. Daniel Ohene Agyekum; Saint Joseph College President Pamela Trotman Reid ; first lady of Ghana Ernestina Naadu Mills; and Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy Dean Joseph R. Ofosu.