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Press Releases

College and Jenna Chase Recognized by Breathe Easy Coalition of Maine for Gold Star Standard of Excellence

At an awards ceremony held in Augusta on March 29, 2018, Saint Joseph’s College received the Gold Star Standard of Excellence for the third year in a row, and Jenna Chase ‘11, of Windham, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation, Fitness & Wellness, was named one of two Individual Gold Star Champions statewide.

March 29th, 2018|Categories: Highlights, Press Room|Tags: |

We Are Still In: Saint Joseph’s College Joins Leaders in U.S. Economy Who Support the Paris Climate Agreement

In the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, more than a thousand leaders from 125 cities, 9 states, 902 businesses and investors, and 183 colleges and universities, including Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, have signed an open letter to the international community, supporting the Paris Agreement.

June 16th, 2017|Categories: Highlights, Press Room|Tags: , |

President James Dlugos Appointed to D3 Presidents Advisory Group

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine President James Dlugos has been named to the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group, as was announced earlier at the NCAA Convention. Dlugos, who has served as chair of the GNAC Presidents’ Council since the 2015-16 academic year, will serve on the Presidents Advisory Group through January 2019 and will be eligible for reappointment at that time.

April 11th, 2017|Categories: Highlights, Press Room|Tags: |

Mitchell Scholars Enjoy Extraordinary Opportunity to Host Senator George Mitchell

Fifteen Saint Joseph’s College students, who are recipients of the George Mitchell Institute Scholarships, enjoyed the extraordinary opportunity to welcome Senator George Mitchell to campus today and introduce him to their academic work in their respective programs.

April 7th, 2017|Categories: Highlights, Press Room|

Harold Alfond Foundation Gives $1.5 Million Challenge Grant For Saint Joseph’s College’s Center For Nursing Excellence

Saint Joseph’s College has received a $1.5 million challenge grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation to support the creation of a new Center for Nursing Innovation on its Sebago Lake campus in Standish in order to address current, critical shortages in Maine’s nursing workforce.

January 17th, 2017|Categories: Highlights, Press Room|Tags: |

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College Leadership

Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private, liberal arts college led by a board of trustees, a president, and a leadership team.

President Joseph CassidyPresident Joseph Cassidy, J.D.

Joseph L. Cassidy, JD is the 15th President of Saint Joseph’s 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’s in 2023 following six successful years as President of SMCC, Maine’s 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 “pathways” 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’s 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’s 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’s. Less than fifteen years later, in 1970, Saint Joseph’s 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’s College remains as Maine’s 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  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.