St Thomas Aquinas College Teams Up With Disney!

(SPARKILL, NY – February 17, 2016)—St. Thomas Aquinas College recently introduced their participation in the Disney College Program, providing students with the opportunity to intern at Walt Disney World (FL) and take courses through Disney for college credit, announces Maureen Mulhern, director of career development at the College.

“St. Thomas Aquinas College and the Disney College Program are teaming up to offer students the opportunity to earn credits and gain valuable experience working at Disney World,” says Mulhern. “This experience could open doors to Disney Professional Internships, some of which require the Disney College Program in order to be eligible to participate.”

The Disney College Program is a paid internship offering participants the opportunity to advance their strengths and interests, meet guests and cast members from around the world and take part in educational opportunities students can’t get anywhere else. This unique program allows participants to network with leaders, take part in personal and career development classes, and build transferable skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, guest service and effective communication.

Through the Disney College Program students will gain valuable on-the-job experience in Disney parks and resorts, while expanding their knowledge in a classroom with students from all over the country and potentially the world. The program offers students Disney’s one-of-a-kind living, learning and earning experience.

Provost and vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Robert Murray adds, “Our new agreement with Disney makes it possible for our students to spend a semester at Walt Disney World in Orlando working in an internship and taking two courses from the renowned Disney curriculum. This is just one more way St. Thomas Aquinas defines a college education as a combination of classroom activities and real-world, and in this case, fun, experiences.”

For more information about the College’s partnership with the Disney College Program, contact the Office of Career Development at 845-398-4065 or careers@stac.edu.

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 60 acres in Rockland County, NY which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s 2,800 full and part time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual degree programs across three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.