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Press Releases
色虎视频 of Maine Offers Catholic Apostolate Center Courses
Saint Joseph鈥檚 College of Maine has partnered with the Catholic Apostolate Center to offer continuing education units for those individuals who work in or support ministry. These asynchronous, non-credit courses facilitate online learning through video, discussion boards, and learning assessments.
Upcoming Presentations Sponsored by The Saint Joseph鈥檚 College Cultural Affairs Committee
This spring, the Cultural Affairs Committee will host a lecture about Navajo historic archeology and a documentary film screening about the championship boys soccer team from Lewiston, Maine.
色虎视频 of Maine Announces Online BSN Tuition Rate for Eligible Maine Community College Students
Saint Joseph's聽College聽of Maine announced that it is offering discounted tuition rates for the online RN to聽BSN聽program to eligible Maine聽community聽college聽nursing graduates.
Saint Joseph鈥檚 Professor Dr. Michael C. Connolly To Present At John Ford Film Festival
Dr. Michael C. Connolly, a professor of History and Political Science at Saint Joseph鈥檚 College, will present on three different aspects of John Ford鈥檚 life and filmography during a state-wide film festival in February. The Maine Film Center is bringing together various independent cinemas and educational organizations to celebrate what would have been the 125th birthday of John Ford, one of America鈥檚 most acclaimed filmmakers.
Public Invited to Sebago Lake Symposium on February 2, 2019
Hosted by the Portland Water District and the Center for Sustainable Communities at 色虎视频, the Sebago Lake Symposium on February 2, 2019 offers an opportunity for Sebago Lake聽community members and scientists to interactively and collaboratively share and grow their understanding of聽Sebago Lake, a freshwater lake that provides water for 15% of Maine's population. Topics covered by speakers and sessions include:聽health of Sebago Lake fisheries, Sebago Lake water quality, climate change impacts, the Sebago Lake monitoring buoy, algae and invasive plants, citizen science opportunities,聽beach closures, and policies for聽lake聽protection. Free, but registration required.
Princeton Review Names 色虎视频 of Maine as a "Green College" for its Sustainability Initiatives
Saint Joseph鈥檚 College has been recognized for its environmental responsibility by The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its test prep and tutoring services, books, and college rankings features Saint Joseph鈥檚 College in the 2018 edition of its book, The Princeton Review鈥檚 Guide to 399 Green Colleges.
Select Press Coverage
- | WMTW News | 10/6/2022
- | Bangor Daily News | 1/5/2022
- | Portland Press Herald | 12/29/2021
- | Bangor Daily News | 4/26/2021
- | Mainebiz | 4/29/2019
- | Mainebiz | 8/27/2018聽
- | 8/10/2018听
- | American Journal | 7/19/2018听
- | Mainebiz | 5/31/18聽
- | WGME | 4/9/18聽
- | Maine Public | 3/16/2018聽
- | Windham Eagle | 3/18/2018聽
- | WCSH6 |聽
- | Portland Diocese | 2/26/18聽
- | Mercy Northeast | Winter 2018聽
- | Lakes Region Weekly | 2/16/18聽
- n | ANA-Maine Journal | Winter 2018聽
- | Press Herald | 12/20/17聽
- | WCSH6 |10/18/2017聽
- | Maine Today | 10/12/17聽
- | Maine Public | 9/25/2017聽
- | Live and Work in Maine | 8/15/2017聽
- | Press Herald | 1/17/2017聽
- | WMTW | 4/21/2017聽
- | WMTW | 5/13/2017聽
- | WGME | 9/17/2017聽
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College Leadership
色虎视频 of Maine is a private, liberal arts college led by a board of trustees, a president, and a leadership team.
President Joseph Cassidy, J.D.
Joseph L. Cassidy, JD is the 15th President of Saint Joseph鈥檚 College of Maine. He has been involved in education for over 30 years, serving students as a grade school teacher, high school teacher, college professor, and for the last 10 years as a college President in the Maine Community College System. He joined Saint Joseph鈥檚 in 2023 following six successful years as President of SMCC, Maine鈥檚 largest community college with over 6,200 students. He was previously president of Washington County Community College (WCCC) for five years.
While at SMCC, Cassidy implemented a strategic planning process that engaged all facets of the community - faculty, administration, staff, and students - and led to whole college reform. His 鈥減athways鈥� approach has led to new procedures and advising structures throughout the college, all designed to remove barriers to student success. He also expanded opportunities for success beyond SMCC with the creation of new and more robust articulation agreements with colleges throughout Maine and New England.
In addition to serving as president at SMCC and WCCC, Cassidy simultaneously served as interim president at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor for the 2015-16 academic year. Cassidy began his career at WCCC as a faculty member. He once served as president of the WCCC Faculty Association and as mayor of the City of Calais.
College History
From the time the Sisters of Mercy arrived in Portland, Maine in 1873, they dreamed of applying the educational goals of Sister Catherine McAuley, who founded their order in Dublin, Ireland in 1831. After working toward this goal, the Portland Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas founded Saint Joseph鈥檚 College in 1912 on the grounds of the Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse in the Deering district of Portland. It was chartered by the Maine Legislature in 1915. In 1949, the name of the College was changed, briefly, from Saint Joseph鈥檚 College to The College of Our Lady of Mercy. When the Sisters purchased the Verrill Estate and moved the College to Standish in 1956, they reinstated the original name of Saint Joseph鈥檚. Less than fifteen years later, in 1970, Saint Joseph鈥檚 became a co-educational institution. Then, in 1976, the College became a pioneer in distance education programs.
With more than a century of history, Saint Joseph鈥檚 College remains as Maine鈥檚 Catholic, liberal arts college, situated on the 474-acre campus on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine, where students and staff enjoy views of 聽Mount Washington and the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. The College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees for men and women of all faiths and ages through campus and online educational programming.