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Registration is open for the Spring Prospective Student Open House on April 10, 2026.
Oakhaven, Pennsylvania • Established 1902
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Sinclair's leadership team is focused on sustaining the university's historic strengths while investing in the people, spaces, and systems that support academic life today.

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Dr. Vance is Sinclair's 14th president and a sociologist by training. Her presidency has emphasized small-class teaching, stronger advising, and expanded community partnerships between campus and Oakhaven.

Dr. Thorne oversees academic affairs, curricular planning, faculty support, and long-range academic strategy across the university's three academic divisions.

Dean Jenkins leads residential life, student wellness, co-curricular programming, and systems that help students feel supported beyond the classroom.
Major academic and campus decisions are shaped through collaboration among senior administrators, faculty leadership, student-affairs staff, and trustees. This shared-governance culture helps Sinclair remain responsive while protecting its core mission.
Read the mission, values, and practical commitments behind the decisions guiding Sinclair right now.