Panel Discussion on "A History of Fairfield University" - Oct. 17

Please join us for an exciting evening as we celebrate the launch of Success on the Sound: A History of Fairfield University, bringing together the minds behind Success on the Sound at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the Fairfield University Store, 1499 Post Road in downtown Fairfield.

A Meet & Greet will be held with Professors Emeriti Dr. Kurt Schlichting '70 and Dr. Paul Lakeland, and University Archivist Elise Bochinski, who will discuss working together on crafting this history of Fairfield University's start in the 1940s to today's nationally-ranked institution. 

Success on the Sound: a History of Fairfield University chronicles the remarkable rise of Connecticut's only Jesuit-founded university from its earliest days as an all-boys commuter school to its current success as a doctoral-professional university of national prominence. Using interviews, statistical data, and archival sources from Fairfield University and the Jesuit Archives & Research Center in St. Louis, the book documents key decisions and initiatives that propelled the University towards further professionalization and increased academic status, while placing it within the context of the development of Catholic higher education in the United States. It offers insight into the evolving nature of the institution's Jesuit mission and identity, and touches on some of the growing pains faced on the path to academic excellence and financial stability.

This book will be of interest to friends of Fairfield University, its students, staff, faculty and alumni; also to those studying the history of southwestern Connecticut, the Jesuits, and/or Catholic higher education.

To purchase the book, please visit the Fairfield University Store at 1499 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824.