A search has been launched for a new president of Dominican University following the retirement of Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, OP, Ph.D., retired after 35 years. The Board of Trustees has appointed Sr. Mary Hughes, OP, Ed.D. to serve as interim president until a permanent replacement is named.
The independent, four-year, co-ed university was founded in 1953 by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt. Its campus offers a wide range of studies for academic students to choose from, including more than 30 undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, liberal arts, nursing, occupational therapy, organizational leadership and communication, as well as physical therapy. Its student body is richly diverse and composed of students who commute or reside on site. Chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and fully accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Dominican University has been named as a College of Distinction.
