Dr. Patricia Lynott joined Rockford University in December 2022 serving as interim President until becoming the 19th President of Rockford University on March 1, 2024. Lynott’s almost forty years in higher education includes being a tenured, Associate Professor of Speech, serving as Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education at Elmhurst University, and becoming the founding director of Elmhurst Partners, the university’s corporate training division.
Dr. Lynott spent fifteen years at Southern New Hampshire University where she played a critical leadership role in transitioning a small regional business college into a national, multi-faceted university. During her tenure at SNHU, Lynott served as vice president of academic affairs, university provost, and president of SNHU’s University College.
Dr. Lynott’s community involvement is extensive. She was a founding member of Manchester Proud, a citizen’s coalition dedicated to uniting the City of Manchester behind an aspirational vision for the city’s public schools. She served on the steering committee of New Hampshire Scholars, a federally funded, community-based program that encourages students to enroll in a rigorous Core Course of Study in high school. She was also a member of the New Hampshire Advisory Committee of the US Global Leadership Coalition—a network of businesses and NGOs, national security and foreign policy experts, business, faith-based, academic and community leaders who support elevating diplomacy and development alongside defense in order to build a better, safer world.
Dr. Lynott has served on the board of directors of numerous non-profit organizations such as the Fulbright Association; Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society; the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce; the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire; America’s Credit Union Museum; and the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester. She is currently President of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Club of North Central Illinois.
After graduating magna cum laude from Trinity College, Dr. Lynott completed a master’s degree in communication studies from Northern Illinois University. She completed her doctorate at Loyola University Chicago and has a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
Dr. Lygott will bring us up to date on what is happening at Rockford University and what her plans are for the future. This will be an interesting and informative program and one that you will want to bring a guest or prospective member to join us in person at Memorial Hall or via Zoom. President Mike will introduce our presenter and act as Rotary host.
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