Mark Scheinberg

Goodwin College


East Hartford, CT

mscheinberg@goodwin.edu

Mark Scheinberg is the founding president of Goodwin College in East Hartford, Connecticut. In this role, he has provided the leadership and financial support to convert a private career school into a nonprofit, four-year collegiate institution.

Goodwin College, located in East Hartford on a scenic campus on the Connecticut River, is dedicated to what Mr. Scheinberg calls “the undiscovered student” – working adults, first generation college students, and learners who come from diverse backgrounds. A school that focuses on programs that lead to emerging careers, Goodwin College has built some of Connecticut’s largest programs in registered nursing, respiratory therapy, histology, and paramedic training. The College offers several degree programs at the associate and baccalaureate level including Nursing, Child Study, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, and more.

Goodwin’s innovative programs and services include a Summer Bridge program, concierge services for students, and flexible scheduling including blended and online coursework. The College does its best to accommodate its busy students through services such as a food pantry and diaper bank for those in need, counseling and advising, and academic support.

In recent years, the College has extended its mission by developing a magnet high school on its campus devoted to environmental science – the Connecticut River Academy. A second magnet school, The Goodwin College Early Childhood Magnet School, opened in September 2013, providing prekindergarten and kindergarten instruction to children in the Greater Hartford region, free of charge to the families served. This institution also serves as a laboratory school for the college’s Early Child Program. During the 2013-14 academic year, Goodwin will also complete the new home for the Pathways Academy for Technology and Design, a magnet high school operated by the Hartford Board of Education.

Mr. Scheinberg has committed himself to serving the broader community. He has served on the board of the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, since 2005 and served as its’ chair from 2010 to 2011. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the Connecticut Council of Independent Colleges and Connecticut Campus Compact. He has also served as president of the East Hartford Chamber of Commerce and on the International Board of the Young Presidents Organization. This organization recognized him in 2009 with the International Legacy Honor Award.

Mr. Scheinberg also received the 2009 DreamMaker’s Award from My Sister’s Place, the 2011 Paul Harris Award from the East Hartford Rotary Club, and the 1997 Distinguished Service Award from the East Hartford Chamber of Commerce. In April 2012, the East Hartford Chamber of Commerce awarded him the Chairman’s Award for his contributions to the East Hartford community. In addition, Mr. Scheinberg was named one of Greater Hartford’s 50 Most Influential People of 2009 and 2010 in Hartford Magazine. In 2011, the Hartford Business Journal honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.