Peter H. Tsaffaras
President
(617) 984-1776
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Office Location:
Saville Hall 106
1/26/12 - Quincy College: Focused on Teaching & Learning, One Student at a Time, By Peter H. Tsaffaras - Read the full article here
11/10/11 - Quincy College president making his mark - Read the full article here
More Comings & Goings at Quincy College »
President’s Message
I am delighted to welcome our new, returning and prospective students to Quincy College.
It has been almost one year since I began as President of Quincy College and I have truly enjoyed every minute leading this institution, meeting students, and working with such talented faculty and administrators who are committed to the students and mission of Quincy College. It is an exciting time in the history of our college – we had a record-breaking number of students enroll this past fall; we have added new science, nursing labs, and a new library at our Plymouth campus; we launched our new website; and increased the number of online classes.
Additionally, we are set to move into our new location at 1250 Hancock Street in Quincy Center (otherwise known as President’s Place) beginning in January. The move to President’s Place will include all of the offices and classrooms that are currently located at Newport Hall and Temple Hall, and some of the administrative offices located at Saville Hall. By fall 2012, Quincy College will have a single campus for the first time in many years.
Quincy College continues its commitment to focus on teaching and learning, one student at a time and is doing so with talented faculty and small class sizes. I invite you to browse through this website and explore the many credit and non-credit courses and flexible class schedules that we offer.
I wish you all a very Happy & Healthy New Year!
Peter H. Tsaffaras has dedicated 39 year of his life to serving the field of higher education. Since January 2011, he has served as president of Quincy College, where he has put a renewed emphasis on the teaching and learning, one student at a time. A former member of Quincy College’s Board of Governors, Tsaffaras has served the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, where he was deputy commissioner for employee relations and acting general counsel. He was responsible for affirmative action, benefit administration, compensation management, human resources, labor relations at the community and state colleges, and staff support at the Board of Higher Education.
Mr. Tsaffaras’ expertise in human resources and labor relations began in the central office of the State College System in 1972. After service at Boston State College and the Board of Regents of Higher Education, Mr. Tsaffaras went to Bridgewater State College in 1982 where he worked as Director of Human Resources. Transitioning to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education in 1993 he was promoted from Deputy Director of Human Resources to Vice Chancellor for Employee Relations and Benefit Administration, and most recently, to Deputy Commissioner of Employee Relations. Since 2005, Mr. Tsaffaras has taught at Massasoit Community College where he is the sole instructor of the year-long Certificate Program in Human Resources.
After earning an undergraduate degree in History at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Mr. Tsaffaras completed his graduate work in Education at UMass-Boston. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the New England School of Law, and maintains a general practice of law in Quincy.
