Christy Oliver-Hawley of Nutley, N.J., Earns Doctorate in Educational Leadership at College of Saint Elizabet

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Christy Oliver-Hawley successfully defended her doctoral dissertation at the College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J.

MORRISTOWN, NJ (02/01/2013)(readMedia)-- Christy Oliver-Hawley of Nutley, N.J., has successfully defended her dissertation at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., to earn her doctorate in educational leadership. Oliver-Hawley's dissertation is entitled, "A Study of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Supplemental Educational Services Implementation and Communication."

"My experience in the doctoral program at the College of Saint Elizabeth has been life changing on an academic, professional, and personal level. The professors were supportive and I enhanced my skills as a servant leader," said Oliver-Hawley. "I gained invaluable skills as a researcher and graduate student at CSE. I firmly believe in the power of a Catholic education ....I found the CSE program to be a perfect fit."

Oliver-Hawley has an extensive background in education and educational leadership. Most recently, she served as central office administrator/director in the Irvington, N.J., school district but has also served as principal in the Plainfield Public School District in Plainfield, N.J., and as vice principal at the Dionne Warwick Institute in East Orange, N.J. Prior to being an administrator, she taught as a French immersion teacher at Ecole Toussaint L'Ouverture in the East Orange School District, East Orange, N.J., for six years, where she was nominated as Teacher of the Year.

Oliver-Hawley holds a bachelor's degree from Georgetown's University's School of Foreign Service, through which she studied abroad at the University of Paris IV, LaSorbonne and participated in the Georgetown University Italian language program in Florence, Italy. She also has a master's degree in educational administration from Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J.

The doctoral program at CSE, which is dedicated to preparing leaders who are committed to social justice and ethical practice, began in August 2007.

"Integrated into all course work and learning activities are the central values and beliefs necessary for school leaders to function as morally purposeful stewards for their school communities," ," states Msgr. Thomas J. McDade, Ed.D., course of study coordinator for the CSE doctoral program in educational leadership. "This philosophy of servant leadership represents a major shift from the traditional paradigm of school leaders as managers of resources which is so prevalent in today's practices."

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J., the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and two doctoral degree programs; an Ed.D.in educational leadership and a Psy.D. in counseling psychology. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.