Susan C. Aldridge
{{short description|American academic administrator}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Susan C. Aldridge
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| office = 2nd President of Thomas Jefferson University
| term_start = {{Start date|2023|07|19}}
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| predecessor = Mark Tykocinski
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| office1 = President of Drexel University Online
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2013|10|15}}
| term_end1 = {{End date|2019|07}}
| predecessor1 = Ken Hartman
| successor1 = Position abolished
| office2 = 5th President of University of Maryland University College
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2006|02|01}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2012|03|31}}
| predecessor2 = Gerald Heeger
| successor2 = Javier Miyares
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| residence = Towson, Maryland, U.S.
| occupation = Academic administrator
| website = {{URL|drsusanaldridge.com}}
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| thesis_title = The Medicare prospective payment theory as applied to the management of patient care outcomes
| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/303995831/
| thesis_year = 1991
| doctoral_advisor = Robert Gage
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| workplaces = {{plainlist|
- National University of Singapore
- Troy University
- University of Maryland University College
- Drexel University
- Thomas Jefferson University
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| education = Colorado Women's College (BA)
University of Colorado Denver (MPA, PhD)
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Susan C. Aldridge is an American academic administrator, currently serving as president of Thomas Jefferson University.{{Cite web |title=Susan C. Aldridge, PhD, Appointed President of Thomas Jefferson University |url=https://www.jefferson.edu/about/news-and-events/2024/05/susan-c-aldridge-phd-appointed-president-of-thomas-jefferson-university.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=jefferson.edu}} She was previously president of Drexel University Online. She was the president of University of Maryland University College, vice chancellor of the global campus at Troy University, and a professor of management, organizational behavior, and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore.
Education
Aldridge completed a B.A. in Sociology/Psychology at Colorado Women's College in 1977. She attended the University of Colorado Denver where she obtained an M.P.A. in 1987 and then a Ph.D. in public administration, graduating in 1991.{{Cite web |title=Susan C. Aldridge, President, University of Maryland University College |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25univ/umuc/former/html/msa14592.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=msa.maryland.gov}} During this period she worked for the Denver Regional Council of Governments, initially as a planner and then as a division director.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmd.edu/newsroom/2005Releases/aldridge.html|title=Press release|year=2005|website=usmd.edu}}
Career
From 1991 to 1994 Aldridge was a professor of management, organizational behavior, and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore where she conducted research on health and aging policy.{{Cite web|url=https://drexel.edu/now/archive/2013/September/Drexel-Announces-New-Head-of-Online-Learning/|title=Drexel Announces New Head of Online Learning|last=Gianakaris|first=Niki|date=2013-09-03|website=DrexelNow|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}} In 1995, she was appointed director of the Western Region at Troy University in Alabama and promoted to vice chancellor of the global campus in 2001.
She was appointed president of University of Maryland University College in 2006. She resigned in 2012.{{Cite web |date=2012-03-22 |title=U. of Maryland University College President to Resign, but Reason Remains Unexplained |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/u-of-maryland-university-college-president-to-resign-but-reason-remains-unexplained/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=The Chronicle of Higher Education |language=en}}
Aldridge later became a Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities."AASCU Names Dr. Susan Aldridge as Senior Fellow" (press release). (September 3, 2013). Targeted News Service, USA. In 2013 she joined Drexel University as senior vice president for online learning and president of Drexel University Online.{{Cite news |date=September 3, 2013 |title=Drexel University Announces New Head of Online Learning |work=Drexel Now |publisher=Drexel University, Philadelphia}}
She is a trustee of Thomas Jefferson University. In the summer of 2023, she became its interim president.{{cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/thomas-jefferson-university-president-mark-tykocinski-resigns-20230721.html |title=Thomas Jefferson University president who liked controversial tweets resigns |first=Susan |last=Snyder |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=July 21, 2023 |accessdate=July 24, 2023}} In May 2024, she was named president.{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Susan |date=2024-05-07 |title=Thomas Jefferson University elevates its interim president to permanent post |url=https://www.inquirer.com/education/thomas-jefferson-university-new-president-susan-aldridge-20240507.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=inquirer.com |language=en}}
Professional affiliations and recognition
In 2007, Aldridge travelled to Chile and Brazil as part of a special delegation to promote U.S. higher education, led by former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.{{Cite web |last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information |first=Bureau of Public Affairs |date=August 9, 2007 |title=U.S. Government Officials and University and College Presidents Promote U.S. Higher Education in Chile and Brazil |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/aug/90588.htm |website=2001-2009.state.gov}} She served as both chair of the 2006 US-China Forum on Distance Education, as well as co-chair of the 2005 Department of Defense Task Force on Distance Learning Standards.
Aldridge was an elected board member of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, and a member of the NASULGC-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning.{{cite web|year=2007|title=Online Learning as a Strategic Asset|url=http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/APLU-online-NAFEO.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315013715/http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/APLU-online-NAFEO.pdf|archive-date=15 March 2015|access-date=14 January 2022|website=NASULGC-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning}} In 2008, she was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Air University Board of Visitors,[https://gsageo.force.com/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001h2fHAAQ]{{dead link|date=March 2020}} and later in 2015, to the Marine Corps University Board of Visitors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmcu.edu/About-MCU/Board-of-Visitors/|title=Board of Visitors|website=usmcu.edu}}
In 2010, Aldridge was a recipient of the Women in Technology Global Impact Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenintechnology.org/previous-leadership-award-winners#a2010|title=Previous Leadership Award Winners|website=womenintechnology.org}} The Daily Record named her among Maryland's Top 100 Women in 2008,{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2008-03-06 |title=The Daily Record announces 2008 Top 100 Women winners |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2008/03/06/the-daily-record-announces-2008-top-100-women-winners/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Maryland Daily Record |language=en-US}} and the Most Influential Marylanders in 2009,{{Cite web|url=https://thedailyrecord.com/influential-marylanders/influential-marylander-honorees/|title=Influential Marylander Honorees|first=Patrick|last=Brannan|date=February 14, 2019}} and The Washingtonian recognized her as one of Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women in both 2009{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/10/09/most-powerful-women-luncheon/|title=Most Powerful Women Luncheon | Washingtonian (DC)|date=October 9, 2009}} and 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/10/03/washingtons-100-most-powerful-women/|title=Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women | Washingtonian (DC)|date=October 3, 2011}} In 2013, she was elected to the United States Distance Learning Association Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://usdla.org/awards/hall-of-fame/|title=Hall of Fame|website=USDLA}}
Books
- Wired for Success: Real-world Solutions for Transforming Higher Education. (2014, American Association of State Colleges and Universities) {{ISBN|0880442506}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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