Fairfield College of Arts and Sciences

Infobox University
name =


motto="Per Fidem ad Plenam Veritatem" -- Through Faith to the Fullness of Truth
established=1994
type = Private, Jesuit
dean = Dr. Robbin Crabtree [ [http://www.fairfield.edu/pr_0108dean.html New dean named for College of Arts and Sciences ] ]
city = Fairfield
state = Connecticut
country = USA
campus = Suburban 200 acres (809,000 m²)
website = [http://www.fairfield.edu/cas_index.html CAS Website]

The Fairfield College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest and largest schools within Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The College is host to 15 departments and 19 programs, led by roughly 150 full-time faculty and serving approximately 2,000 students. The College is also the home of the core curriculum that unifies the education of all Fairfield undergraduates. [ [http://www.fairfield.edu/x836.html Fairfield University :: College of Arts and Sciences :: College of Arts and Sciences ] ]

History

*1942: Fairfield College of St. Robert Bellarmine, Inc. purchased two adjoining estates in Fairfield [ [http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/fu/FU1ur.htm Fairfield University's Ur-History ] ]
*1945: Fairfield University was chartered by the State of Connecticut to grant degrees [ [http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/fu/fu2early.htm The Early struggles of Fairfield University ] ]
*1947: First class of 303 male students was admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences [ [http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/fu/fu2early.htm The Early struggles of Fairfield University ] ]
*1949: College of Arts and Sciences was accredited by the State of Connecticut [ [http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/fu/fu2early.htm The Early struggles of Fairfield University ] ]
*1949: First summer session of undergraduate courses was held
*1953: Fairfield University was admitted to fully accredited membership in the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
*1970: Women were admitted to all undergraduate programs
*1995: Accepted into Phi Beta Kappa [ [http://www.fairfield.edu/x2224.html Fairfield University :: Phi Beta Kappa ] ]

Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs
*Master of Arts in American Studies
*Master of Arts in Communications
*Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
*Master of Science in Mathematics

Notable Faculty

*Dr. Kim Bridgeford - Professor of English and award-winning poet
*Dr. Edward Deak - Roger M. Lynch Professor of Economics and highly regarded State of Connecticut economist
*Dr. David L. Downie - Director of Environmental Studies; former Director of the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at The Earth Institute
*Dr. Paul Lakeland - Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., Professor of Catholic Studies and award-winning author
*Dr. R. James Long - Professor of Philosophy
*Dr. John Orman - Professor of Politics and well-known political activist
*Dr. Nicholas Rinaldi - Professor of Creative Writing and award-winning novelist and poet
*Dr. Kurt C. Schlichting - E. Gerald Corrigan Endowed Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences and award-winning author
*Dr. James Simon - Professor of English and Head of Journalism Program
*Brian Q. Torff - Director of Jazz and Popular Music and world-renowned bassist and composer
*Dr. Ellen Umansky - Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies
*Dr. David R. Winn - Chairman of the Physics Department; developed quartz fiber calorimeter for the Large Hadron Collider

References

External links

* [http://www.fairfield.edu/cas_index.html Fairfield College of Arts and Sciences Site]