Dr. Monique LaRocque

Dr. Monique LaRocque joined Saint Joseph’s College in July 2022 as Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. Most recently, she served for eight years as the Associate Provost for the Division of Lifelong Learning at the University of Maine.

Dr. LaRocque has served in various leadership roles during her more than 30 years in higher education, including in admission/financial aid, residence life, and for the past 18 years in academic affairs. As a first-generation college student who has experienced first hand the transformative power of education, Monique has championed access to higher education for all students and is passionate about the role education plays in creating a better future for individuals and for the world.  In her most recent role at UMaine, Dr. LaRocque led the creation of a new Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning; a comprehensive UMaineOnline program, which today serves nearly 60 online undergraduate and graduate programs; oversaw Summer University and launched a new Winter Session; oversaw the growth of early college programming to serve students across Maine, and led the creation of new educational programming to meet workforce and professional development needs. She brings a wealth of leadership experience in innovative strategies to enhance the curriculum and reimagine higher education to best serve a diverse student body. Monique looks forward to serving Saint Joseph’s College in its next phase of academic excellence.

Prior to UMaine, LaRocque served in leadership roles at the University of Southern Maine; DePauw University and at Butler University. LaRocque has also held teaching positions at DePauw University, Butler University and Indiana University.

Dr. LaRocque earned her BA in International Affairs and Foreign Languages at the University of Maine with highest honors, an MA in French Language and Culture from Middlebury College, and an MA and Ph.D in Comparative Literature from Indiana University.

Monique currently lives in Holden with her husband and their Maine Coon cat, Cheerio.