Post by FU73 on Nov 3, 2016 8:54:59 GMT -5
Fairfield University's 75th Anniversary logo:
The Society of Jesus founded Fairfield University in 1942 when the Jesuits acquired the two contiguous estates of the Brewster Jennings and Walter Lashar families. In the same year the Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., the Provincial Superior of the New England Jesuit Province appointed the Rev. John J. McEleney, S.J. the first President of the "Fairfield University of Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J." and Vicar of the Fairfield College Preparatory School.
In 1944, the Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J. became the second President. During his tenure, the State of Connecticut chartered Fairfield University to grant degrees in 1945; the College of Arts and Sciences admitted its first class of 303 male students in 1947; the State of Connecticut accredited the College of Arts and Sciences and the University held its first summer session of undergraduate courses in 1949.
Fairfield, the University has grown from an initial class of 303 undergraduate male students admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1947 into a coeducational university of more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Along the way, the University has awarded more than 45,000 degrees since 1951, and has developed a reputation for educational excellence both regionally and nationally.
This coming May 21st, the Class of 2017 will be the 67th graduating class of Fairfield University.
The Society of Jesus founded Fairfield University in 1942 when the Jesuits acquired the two contiguous estates of the Brewster Jennings and Walter Lashar families. In the same year the Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., the Provincial Superior of the New England Jesuit Province appointed the Rev. John J. McEleney, S.J. the first President of the "Fairfield University of Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J." and Vicar of the Fairfield College Preparatory School.
In 1944, the Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J. became the second President. During his tenure, the State of Connecticut chartered Fairfield University to grant degrees in 1945; the College of Arts and Sciences admitted its first class of 303 male students in 1947; the State of Connecticut accredited the College of Arts and Sciences and the University held its first summer session of undergraduate courses in 1949.
Fairfield, the University has grown from an initial class of 303 undergraduate male students admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1947 into a coeducational university of more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Along the way, the University has awarded more than 45,000 degrees since 1951, and has developed a reputation for educational excellence both regionally and nationally.
This coming May 21st, the Class of 2017 will be the 67th graduating class of Fairfield University.