GoliathJobs Featured School of the Month – Fairfield University
by Michele O'Connor
GoliathJobs Featured School of the Month is Fairfield University in Fairfield Connecticut.
Fairfield University is a nationally-ranked Jesuit institution that prepares students for leadership in a constantly chang¬ing world. Approximately 5,000 students from 37 countries are enrolled at the University in their undergraduate and graduate programs. With a foundation in the time-honored values of Jesuit learning and a dynamic blend of theoretical and applied learning, a Fairfield education prepares students for life-long success measured by how deeply they challenge themselves and how they influence the world.
The University was founded in 1942 in the scenic coastal community of Fairfield, Connecticut, just one hour by train from New York City and three hours from Boston. Our location combines the best of both worlds: a safe and beautiful campus in a small community, plus the tremendous employment and internship opportunities in New York City and the region. More than 40 Fortune 500 firms are headquartered in Fairfield County, with nearly 100 more in New York and the surrounding area. In addition, Fairfield County hosts the country’s largest concentration of foreign multinational corporations with U.S. headquarters.
Fairfield is well known for small class sizes and the close relationship students develop with faculty, over 93% of whom hold the highest degree in their field. At Fairfield, they believe in learning through real-world experience – most of the students take part in community service activities or internships, or participate in mission trips. Living and learning aren’t two separate activities; they are parts of a whole, and they add up to an education that forms the foundation of an inspired life.
Over 80% of the undergraduate students live on campus; we guarantee housing for all four years. Because they live there, our undergraduate students shape the campus, playing a major role in creating traditions and developing new programs and events.
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
(203) 254-4000
For more information, see www.fairfield.edu