Sr. Susan Dunn, O.P.
Sr. Susan Dunn, O.P., holds a doctorate in education from Seton Hall University and advanced degrees in counseling and education from Long Island University and Fordham University, respectively. She earned her bachelor’s degree from St. Thomas Aquinas College, in Sparkill, N.Y., and has been a member of the Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill since 1971.
Before arriving at Notre Dame in 2001, Sr. Sue served for three years as assistant dean of student affairs at St. Thomas Aquinas. She worked for nine years as director of student support services at the college, where she taught concurrently in the religious studies department. She also has served as director of communications for her religious community and as assistant to the director of a drug rehabilitation agency, where she counseled women, coordinated all public relations efforts and wrote grants.
Following five years as rector of Lyons Hall at the University of Notre Dame, Sr. Sue joined the Senior Staff of the Office of Student Affairs in July 2006 as Assistant Vice President; she was appointed Co-Chair of the Core Council for Gay and Lesbian Students in July 2006, as well.
E-mail: dunn.54@nd.edu