Kathleen Suchorsky of Flemington, N.J., Earns Doctorate in Educational Leadership at College of Saint Elizabe

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Kathleen Suchorsky of Flemington, N.J, has successfully defended her dissertation for Ed.D. at the College of Saint Elizabeth. She is a principal in the Raritan-Flemington School District.

MORRISTOWN, NJ (04/19/2012)(readMedia)-- Kathleen Suchorsky of Flemington, 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. Suchorsky's dissertation is entitled, "A Leadership Covenant: School Leaders' Promise to the Community They Serve." She is currently the principal at the Reading-Fleming Intermediate School for the Flemington-Raritan, N.J. School District.

"The Ed.D. Program at the College of Saint Elizabeth stimulated me to reflect deeply upon leadership behaviors and practices essential to the enhancement of both teaching and learning," she says. "The program focused on building ethical relationships with the broad educational community. It challenged me to engage and respect all stakeholders in the education of our children."

Suchorsky has worked as an educator for more than 15 years. She began her career as a first grade teacher, then after obtaining a Master of Arts degree as a reading specialist from Kean University, she instructed students displaying literacy learning delays. Suchorsky also completed a Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership from The College of New Jersey.

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 Dr. John Crews, Ed.D., CSE educational leadership program chair. "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 one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.