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HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 30, 2003---Chaminade University of Honolulu President Sue Wesselkamper has named east coast educator Rosemary F. Wolfe, Ph.D. to chair the undergraduate Education Program and serve as director of the Masters in Education Program. With 25 years of professional experience in teaching and administration in post secondary education, Dr. Wolfe comes to Hawaii after serving as the U.S. Department of Education program specialists overseeing Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in Washington D.C..
Dr. Wolfe will oversee xxx faculty and staff responsible for Chaminade’s education programs which offer state licensure programs in elementary, secondary and special education.
Considered one of the premier teaching schools in the state, Chaminade University produces the second highest number of teachers in Hawaii, offers the state’s only accredited program for Montessori education with an on-campus lab, and is the first local university to offer the Masters of Education online.
As an educator at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland for more
than two decades, Dr. Wolfe helped pioneer the college’s first online courses
in early childhood education and collaborated with county public schools
and universities to create innovative funding programs.
Dr. Wolfe was actively involved in the teaching community, winning the Governor’s
Teaching Excellence Award and Maryland’s Higher Education Outstanding
Educator of the Year Award. She earned her Ph. D. in secondary education
from the University of Maryland and served as a postdoctoral visiting scholar
at
the University of Pennsylvania.
Chaminade University offers a liberal arts curriculum that prepares students
for life, work and service. With 22 undergraduate degree programs and five
graduate degree programs, CUH enrolls over 2,500 students at its scenic Kaimuki
campus overlooking Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach, as well as nine satellite
locations around O’ahu military bases and parishes. CUH offers day,
evening, online and accelerated courses to meet the needs of working professionals.
Founded in 1955 by the Catholic Marianist Order, Chaminade University is
committed
to educating future leaders equipped with both talent and character.
