Fairfield University College of Arts & Sciences

Fairfield College of Arts and Sciences students were among the hundreds who attended the fall Career and Internship Fair, where they explored valuable opportunities, built meaningful connections with employers and alumni, and found inspiration for next steps in their professional journeys.

Fairfield University's monthly Campus Connect series at The Fairfield University Store downtown will feature Mark Sudol, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist and Power & Politics anchor at News12 Connecticut, and Gayle Alberda, PhD, associate professor of politics and director of Fairfield's Master of Public Administration (MPA) program.

Student-faculty research team—Rishi Black ’25, Nora Crowley ’26, and Brianna Cassese ’26, alongside their mentor Ashley Byun, PhD, associate professor of biology—are studying the intricate social relationships of black-handed spider monkeys at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. Our focus is on how the new infant, Charlotte, is shaping group dynamics and enhancing understanding for conservation efforts.

ICYMI: Fairfield University announced a new Center for Climate, Coastal, and Marine Studies. Guided by the University’s core mission and Jesuit commitment to social justice, the Center was designed to support research through interdisciplinary scholarship.

“Optimism and hope are not the same. Optimism is the belief that the world is changing for the better; hope is the belief that, together, we can make the world better. Optimism is a passive virtue, hope an active one. It needs no courage to be an optimist, but it takes a great deal of courage to hope.” -Rabbi James Prosnit, Jewish Chaplain, Campus Ministry

ICYMI: Each summer, the College offers select undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in faculty mentorship, hands-on learning, and the discovery of new knowledge while being challenged in innovative ways.

Fairfield students are making waves in conservation! Our RIZE program, in partnership with Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, took home top honors at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums conference in Canada. From studying Amur leopards to black-handed spider monkeys, these students are leading the way in hands-on research.

Hosted by the Center for Catholic Studies, Susan Bigelow Reynolds, PhD, will present the 24th Annual Anne Drummey O’Callaghan Lecture.

Located at 1720 Post Road, this vibrant space is home to the Center for Social Impact, Center for Arts & Minds, and more, all dedicated to fostering innovation, cultural growth, and deeper community connections. ???

On this day in 2022 ? Dr. Nazarian’s geophysical fluid dynamics course got to try observational oceanography on Long Island Sound—an immersive class trip with The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.