Fairfield University
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Fairfield University is a
History
In 1941,
In the same year, Dolan appointed
In 1970, Fairfield became co-educational, admitting its first undergraduate class of women. In the same year, the School of Nursing, which is now part of the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies was formed, offering four year undergraduate programs.
The 1971
In 1978, the School of Business, now known as the
Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., was installed as the school's seventh president in 1979. He has been Fairfield's longest serving leader, presiding over the school for 25 years. During his tenure, the relatively young school enjoyed a period of expansive growth. This period saw the construction of dozens of new campus buildings, the addition of multiple new undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and an increase the institution's endowment from under $2 million in 1979 to $131 million by 2003.
Under Kelley, the School of Engineering was formed after the acquisition of Bridgeport Engineering Institute in August 1994, offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university was accepted as a member institution into Phi Beta Kappa in 1995.[7]
In 2004,
Years | President |
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1942–1944 | John J. McEleney |
1944–1951 | James H. Dolan |
1951–1958 | Joseph D. FitzGerald |
1958–1964 | James E. FitzGerald |
1964–1973 | William C. McInnes |
1973–1979 | Thomas R. Fitzgerald |
1979–2004 | Aloysius P. Kelley |
2004–2016 | Jeffrey P. von Arx |
2016–2017 | Lynn M. Babington (interim) |
2017–present | Mark R. Nemec |
After a twelve-year tenure, von Arx announced he would be leaving his position in 2016. A national search for his replacement followed, and on July 1, 2017, the school announced the appointment of Mark R. Nemec, who became the first lay president in the history of the university. Prior to Fairfield, Nemec was the Dean of the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Chicago.[9]
Academics
Fairfield University is composed of five schools and colleges: the Fairfield University College of Arts and Sciences, the
School | Founded |
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Fairfield University College of Arts and Sciences | 1942
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School of Education and Human Development | 1950
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Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies | 1970
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Charles F. Dolan School of Business |
1978
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School of Engineering | 1994
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The university offers 43 majors and 19 minors for undergraduate students, as well as 41 different graduate programs. In 2016–17, the university awarded 930 bachelor's degrees, 367 master's degrees, and 36 doctoral degrees. Since 1993, 65 Fairfield students have been awarded
Academic and spiritual centers at the university include the Center for Faith and Public Life, the Center for Catholic Studies,[12] the Center for Ignatian Spirituality, and the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies.[13]
Among undergraduates, the most popular majors ranked in order of popularity are Nursing, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Communication, Psychology, Biology, and English. The current freshman retention rate is 90%, and the four year graduation rate among the most recent graduating class was 83%.[14]
In the fall of 2017, the faculty to student ratio was 12:1. The average class size was 22 students and 80% of classes had under 30 students in them. There were 270 full-time and 319 part-time faculty members. Of the full-time faculty, 90% had a doctorate, 3% had a terminal master's, and 7% had a master's.[14]
Rankings
Forbes[16] | 242 | |
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U.S. News & World Report[17] | 115 | |
WSJ / College Pulse[18] | 199 |
- Ranked 115 overall for 2023 among "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report, 29 for "Best Undergraduate Teaching", second for "Most Innovative", and 147 for "Best Value" in the National category.[19]
- For 2021, Washington Monthly ranked Fairfield University 122nd among 614 Master's universities in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.[20]
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance places Fairfield 41st in its 2019 ranking of the 177 best value private universities in the United States.[21]
Undergraduate admissions
According to U.S. News & World Report, Fairfield is deemed a "More Selective" university.[22] The school accepts the Common Application for admission. In the Fall of 2010, the school moved to a "test optional" admissions policy but recommended scheduling an interview for students who do not submit standardized test scores.[23] Approximately 90% of students receive some type of financial assistance. Fairfield has the lowest percentage of Pell Grant recipients of any college in the United States.[24]
For fall 2019, Fairfield received 12,315 freshmen applications; 7,035 were admitted (57.1%), and 1,176 enrolled.
Region and campus
The Fairfield University campus area is a census-designated place (CDP); it first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census with a population of 2,884.[26]
Town of Fairfield
Fairfield University is located in
Main campus
Fairfield's 200-acre (0.81 km2) campus consists of 35 buildings anchored by the three manor homes of the original estates: Bellarmine Hall (1921), formerly the Lashar's 'Hearthstone Hall', renamed to honor
Bellarmine Hall, the main administration building on campus, is named in honor of Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J. Many of the classrooms and residence halls on the campus are named in honor of Jesuit priests. Behind each building name is a story of a Jesuit priest who was an exemplar of the Jesuit mission and their pursuit of educational and intellectual contributions, human rights, and social justice.[28]
The Barone Campus Center (named in honor of university Provost and Chemistry Professor Dr. John Barone), is the home for student life including the Tully Dining Commons, the Oak Room, the Main Dining Hall, offices for FUSA, StagCard, WVOF, Residence Life, and Student Affairs.
Built in 1968, the
The campus is home to Fairfield College Preparatory School (Fairfield Prep), which is a 900-student all-male preparatory high school that has been aligned with the college since its founding in 1942. It is located at the southeastern corner of the campus, near the entrance on North Benson Road.
Environmental sustainability
In 2007, the university opened a $9.5 million
In 2011, a $12.5 million, 22,000-square-foot
Student life
As of 2017[update], the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students (full-time and part-time). 76.9% of undergraduates were white, 7.5% were Hispanic and Latino Americans, 2.2% were black or African American and 2.3% were Asian. As of fall 2017, there were 125 international students in the undergraduate class (including non-degree-seeking and part-time international students) and 100 international graduate students. The student population is represented by students from 32 states and 55 foreign countries. The gender composition of the most recently admitted class is 58.8% female and 41.2% male.[3]
Community service
The goal of Jesuit education is homines pro aliis, "men and women for others". As a result, Fairfield students are involved in many
The Annual Hunger Clean Up is a one-day service-a-thon where the university community works at 40-plus local agency sites throughout Fairfield County and to raise money for local and national hunger and homelessness causes.
Internationally, 'Ignatian Solidarity Corps volunteers annually participate in two-week international service trips during their spring and winter breaks traveling to
Fairfield University Student Association
The Fairfield University Student Association (FUSA) is the official student association for full-time undergraduate students and is the largest student organization on campus.[42] The association exists to represent student issues and concerns to the faculty and administration and to sponsor a multitude of student programs and activities. All full-time undergraduate students are members. The association is organized into three branches – legislative, executive, and the judiciary (FUSA Court). The legislative branch consists of the Student Senate, comprising 20 elected representatives (5 from each undergraduate class year). The executive branch is headed by the popularly elected President of FUSA, who serves as the official spokesperson for undergraduate students in addition to administering the student association on a daily basis. In 2002, Karen Donoghue '03 became the first woman elected President of FUSA.[43] The FUSA President is assisted by a popularly elected vice president, elected class officers, and a number of other appointed officers, including the Director of Programming, the Director of the Club Operations and Student Organisations(COSO), the Director of Marketing & Public Relations, the Director of the Treasury, and the Director of Diversity and Inclusion. The judicial branch, known as the FUSA Court, facilitates elections, serves as a hearing body in appeals, as well as performing the judicial functions required for the student association.[44]
Student activism
A central tenet of a Jesuit education is the promotion of the values of peace and social justice.[45] In 1988, 1989 and 1990, the Coalition for a Better World constructed "Cardboard City" and held a 36-hour vigil,[46] and again in 2008, the Students for Social Justice constructed "Homeless Village" and hosted the "Oxfam Hunger Banquet" to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless in the United States.[47] In 1999, students staged an 11-hour sit-in at the home of the university president and later a hunger strike to protest a contracting company used by the university that the students said was anti-union and paid janitors poorly.[48] Each year, the Students for Social Justice travel to Columbus, Georgia for the annual School of the Americas Watch protest at a combat training school for Latin American soldiers now known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. The date of the protest marks the anniversary of the murder of six Jesuit priests, their maid, and her daughter in El Salvador at the hands of soldiers trained at the School of the Americas.[49] And in 2008, Fairfield for Peace NOW created "Hope Trail", a pathway of flags around campus symbolizing the cost in life and casualties from the Iraq War,[50] and A Cry For Peace, a play written and performed with Theatre Fairfield demonstrating the toll of the Iraq War on the families of soldiers back in the United States.[51]
Student media
- StagsTV – The Student Television Station of Fairfield University
- The Mirror – The Independent Student Newspaper of Fairfield University
- WVOF – The Voice of Fairfield University
Athletics
Fairfield University is a member of the
Basketball
The
In the first round of the
In 2010, during the first round of the CIT, the team set the national record for the largest comeback in Division I college basketball postseason history by overcoming a 27-point deficit with under 16 minutes to play to defeat George Mason in overtime, 101–96.[52]
Head coach Ed Cooley was named the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year in 2010. Thirteen Stags have been either drafted or signed to play in the NBA.
The women's basketball team has won the MAAC title in 1988, 1991, 1998, and 2022 and regular season titles in 1990, 1991, 2000, and 2022. They are currently coached by Carly Thibault DuDonis.
Lacrosse
The
The team plays their home games at the lacrosse-only Rafferty Stadium and are currently coached by Andrew Baxter, who succeeded Andrew Copelan in 2019.
On April 21, 2013,
The women's lacrosse team has won 12 MAAC Regular Season Titles in the last decade and earned a berth to the 2009, 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2022
Soccer
The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team won the 2005, 2006 and 2011 MAAC Regular Season Championship as well as the 1999, 2006, 2008 and 2011 MAAC Tournament Championship. In 2012 Fairfield goalkeeper, Michael O'Keeffe, was called up to play with the New Zealand National Team's Olympic squad. In summer 2021 Matt Turner (soccer) was called up to the US Men's National Team and won the Gold Cup Golden Glove award for best Goalkeeper of the tournament.
The women's soccer team has advanced to the
Club sports
Sport clubs offer baseball, equestrian, men's and women's ice hockey, martial arts, men's and women's rugby, sailing, men's and women's skiing and snowboarding, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and men's and women's volleyball.[55]
The
The Equestrian Club was Regional Champions in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, & 2003 and in 2007 seven Fairfield riders were invited to the elite Tournament of Champions, a horse show for the nation's top collegiate equestrian teams.[58]
The Men's Hockey Club (formerly an NCAA level Division I program of the now-defunct MAAC) competed in the 2007 MCHC Championship game and the 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ACHA National Tournaments.[59]
The Men's Volleyball Club won the 2006 and 2007 New England Collegiate Volleyball League Division II Championship and competed in the 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Volleyball Championships.[60]
Arts and culture
Quick Center for the Arts
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the major center of theatre and the arts at Fairfield.[61] The center opened in 1990 and hosts events such as popular and classical music, dance, theatre, and programs for young audiences. It houses the 740-seat Kelley Theatre, the 150-seat Lawrence A. Wien Experimental (Black Box) Theatre, and the Thomas J. Walsh Jr. Art Gallery.[62]
The center is home to the Open VISIONS Forum, which under the direction of Dr. Philip Eliasoph brings speakers to campus to participate in dialogue about topical issues.[63]
Fairfield University Art Museum
The Fairfield University Art Museum, opened in October 2010, is located in a 1920s Tudor mansion. The Museum features four galleries with about 2,700 square feet (250 m2) of space. Its main gallery, The Frank and Clara Meditz Gallery, is named in honor of the parents of the lead donor to the project, University Trustee John Meditz '70.[64] It was previously known as the Bellarmine Museum.
Theatre Fairfield
Theatre Fairfield is the resident
Alumni
- In academia and education, Fairfield alumni include: Rebecca Cunningham, President of the University of Minnesota, J. Kevin Dorsey, President of the Southern Illinois University; Katherine Lapp, Executive Vice President of Harvard University; David J. McCarthy Jr., Dean Emeritus of the Georgetown University Law Center; Mark Reed, President of Loyola University of Chicago; Charles E. Schaefer, psychology professor considered the "Father of Play Therapy."
- In arts and entertainment, alumni include: Pat Jordan, author of A False Spring; Donald Preziosi, art historian and former Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University; Bob Sullivan, two time New York Times Best Seller author and founding member of MSNBC.com; Peter McCann, country/pop-rock songwriter for Whitney Houston and more.
- In business and finance, alumni include: Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
- In law and government, alumni include: Raymond J. Dearie, Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; Joseph P. Flynn and William J. Lavery, Chief Judges of the Connecticut Appellate Court; Martin Looney, Connecticut Senate President Pro Tempore; Jorge E. Pérez-Díaz, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- In medicine and science, alumni include: Brian Monahan, Attending Physician of the United States Congress; Peter Pronovost, 2008 Time 100 World's Most Influential People and MacArthur Fellow; Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, world-renowned elephant expert.
- In social justice, alumni include: G. Simon Harak, Pax Christi National Peacemaker of the Year; Paula Donovan, the founding executive director of AIDS-Free World; Joseph Moylan, founder and president of Durham Nativity School.
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CEO of General Electric (GE)
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Brian Monahan
Attending Physician of the United States Congress -
Kathleen Murphy
President of Fidelity Personal Investing, who has been named to the Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in Business -
Peter Pronovost
Chief Quality and Transformation Officer at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, who was named to the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World list in 2008 -
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See also
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The PepsiCo Theatre on Fairfield University's campus is home to Theatre Fairfield, the professional theatre production wing of Fairfield University's Theatre Program. Fairfield University's PepsiCo Theatre, built in 1922 as the garage on the Lashar estate, served as the campus Playhouse until 1990. It was renovated and renamed in 1994 in recognition of the PepsiCo Foundation's support of the University and now contains a black box theatre/rehearsal area, and classrooms for drama, dance and set and costume design as well as a coffeehouse.
External links
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