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Fairfield University is committed to providing qualified students with disabilities an equal opportunity to access the benefits, rights, and privileges of its services, programs and activities in an accessible setting. In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and applicable state law, the University provides reasonable accommodations to reduce the impact of disabilities on academic functioning or upon other major life activities. The Office of Accessibility is responsible for evaluating and coordinating appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities or temporary impairments seeking accommodations because of a disability or temporary impairment must contact the Office as early as possible in the semester to complete the registration process for accommodations. Once a student with a disability has registered and has been approved for accommodations, the student is responsible for providing their accommodation letter to each of their professors. Students with accommodations are encouraged to set up a meeting with their professors at the beginning of the semester to discuss how their accommodations will be implemented. If a student with a disability feels discriminated against on the basis of their disability or feels that they have been denied access or accommodations they are legally entitled to, they are encouraged to review the University's disability grievance procedure located in the Students with Disabilities section of the Student Handbook. Students can also contact The Office of Accessibility to learn more about the disability grievance procedure.
Bannow Science Center: The Rudolph F. Bannow Science Center houses advanced instructional and research facilities that foster the development of science and engineering learning communities, engage students in experiential learning, and invite collaborative faculty and student research in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, and psychology.
Writing Center: The Writing Center, located on the lower level of the DiMenna-Nyselius Library, offers writing assistance and resources to all students. Tutors work with students on any writing project and at any stage of the project's development. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit the website.
Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Center
Located on Loyola Drive, the Kelley Center houses the offices of Undergraduate and Graduate Admission, Financial Aid, Registrar, and the Career Center.
Arts and Minds Programs
Fairfield University serves as an important hub for students and visitors from the region seeking entertaining and inspiring cultural events and activities.
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts houses the Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Theatre, the Lawrence A. Wien Experimental Theatre, and Fairfield University Museum's Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery.
Fairfield University Art Museum is comprised of the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery in the Quick Center and the Bellarmine Hall Gallery, located in Bellarmine Hall. A showcase for significant art objects and rotating exhibits, the Fairfield University Museum displays a rich and varied collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts objects and serves as a learning laboratory for students and members of the regional community.
The Wien Blackbox Theatre in the Quick Center is home base for Theatre Fairfield, the University's performing arts club, and provides another venue for theatre and dance in an intimate setting.
In addition, various departments host exhibitions, lectures, and dramatic programs throughout the academic year, including the popular lecture series Open Visions Forum. These events are open to all members of the University community and many are free. All Fairfield students receive free or discounted tickets for arts events. For a cultural calendar, visit our website.
The Fairfield University Career Center provides opportunities for students to participate in a wide variety of career development experiences to prepare them for careers after college. These offerings work in tandem with and augment their academic development. The Office identifies, cultivates and promotes corporate (profit, not-for-profit) part- and full-time employment and internship opportunities, and provides guidance on further educational opportunities post-Fairfield. Further, both the College of Arts and Sciences and the Dolan School of Business provide career and professional development services for their students via centers within each dean's suite. Services among the various centers include: career exploration programming; professional workshops; employer immersion experiences; developmental resources, recruitment; employer engagement. The University Career Center and its resources are available to all students; however, career counselors are located in each center to support the specific school/college (Egan and Engineering counselors are located in the University Career Center).
DiMenna-Nyselius Library
The DiMenna-Nyselius Library offers: access to millions of books and ebooks and numerous databases of academic articles and streaming media; one-on-one research consultations with a librarian in-person, by email, or phone and 24/7 help via chat; online research guides, citation guides, and tutorials; a student donated textbook collection and course reserves; reservable spaces to conduct group work; a virtual reality room; designated graduate student study space; private and reservable lactation room; tech equipment such as computers, laptops, chargers, printers, scanners; and Interlibrary Loan. All first-year undergraduate students and new transfer students are assigned their own Personal Librarian. 24/7 study space is available in the Weil Café and CAS Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab, and the entire library building is open 24 hours during final exam periods. Check the library website for updated hours.
Located within the DiMenna-Nyselius Library, the Academic Commons integrates the Library's collections, research, teaching, and digital scholarship with mentoring and advising, tutoring, support for technology use, and experiential learning that ensures equal access while empowering journeys of self-discovery and lifelong learning.
Student support services located at the Library include:
Academic Support and Retention
Global Fairfield
Math Center
Office of Accessibility
CAS Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab
The Center provides an early care and education program based on accepted and researched theories of child development; individualized programs designed to meet the needs of each child; a curriculum that is child-oriented; and teaching staff who have specialized educational training in child development and developmentally appropriate practice with young children, including health, safety, and nutritional guidelines.
The Center is open all year from 7:30am to 5:30pm for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Children may be enrolled on a full- or part-time basis depending upon space availability. Registration takes place every March. For tuition details, registration requirements, or other information, call the Center at 203-254-4028 or visit the website.
The Information Technology Services (ITS) department offers networking, wireless and computer technology resources for the entire Fairfield University community.
ITS maximizes the use of technological innovations not in only the learning environment but also in all of Fairfield's business processes. ITS is responsible for managing the Banner platform, which securely houses all information on each individual student academic record, my.Fairfield, a web-based portal from which most university online resources can be accessed, and Workday, which securely houses financial and human resources data. My.Fairfeld provides single sign-on capability so each student will need to log in only once to access course registration, review filing requirements, accept financial aid awards, participate in the housing processes, view and print academic schedules and grades, complete surveys, access student Gmail accounts, and access Life@Fairfield and other student-related functions.
ITS maintains approximately 75 general-use classrooms across campus, as well as specialized instructional spaces and public-use computer labs. The public labs are accessible to all students with a valid StagCard. ITS's goal is to consistently furnish cutting-edge technology to support a collaborative teaching and learning environment, and to provide as much compatibility as possible across all platforms and devices that students might own.
For more information on Information Technology Services, please visit the ITS website.
Academic Computing
Through one-on-one and group collaboration, research into general and discipline-specific tech tools, the creation of documentation and training videos, visits to class meetings to assist students with assigned technology, and a wide variety of workshops offered in conjunction with the Center for Academic Excellence, Academic Computing supports instructors and students not just in the incorporation of computer- and mobile-based applications into teaching and learning, but also promote sound 21st-century pedagogical practices.
Academic Computing manages and supports the Blackboard Learn course management system, which offers a wide range of teaching tools.
Blackboard Login Page
Blackboard Resource Page (including FAQs, resource guides, etc.)
Faculty/Staff and Student Networks
ITS is responsible for the maintenance and upgrades of both the student and faculty/staff networks on campus.
The ITS Help Desk provides free technology support for issues like wireless connectivity, warranty-covered hardware replacements (HP and Apple), malware prevention/cleanup, and limited software/hardware support for student-owned computers.
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Academic Year Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:45 AM - 7:30 PM, Friday 7:45 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Summer Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30- 5:00, Friday 8:00am -12 pm
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my.Fairfield
All students use their NetID to access my.Fairfield, a secure web portal used to view course schedules, access library services remotely, register for classes and parking permits, view and pay tuition bills, print unofficial transcripts, and much more.
FairfieldU Mobile App
Download the Fairfield University Mobile app today. Students can access their course schedule, view laundry and Stag Bus statuses, use Blackboard for coursework, and stay informed of all social and athletic events. In addition, students have access to the bookstore, DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Life@Fairfield, Student Services, wellness and recreation information, and more. Just search FairfieldU in the Apple or Google stores.
A Fairfield University NetID is your username/password combination that provides access to a variety of online resources and services, including my.Fairfield and your student Gmail account. Your NetID is obtained through the claim process found here. You will need to claim your NetID in order to access all Fairfield online resources.
Note: All official university communications are sent to students' University Gmail accounts. No personal email accounts should be used. Your email address follows the format netid@student.fairfield.edu. For example, if your name is Lucas F. Stag and your NetID is lucas.stag, your email address is lucas.stag@student.fairfield.edu.
International students are served through the Office of Student Engagement, located in the lower level of the Barone Campus Center. This department sponsors a specialized orientation program for international students and provides assistance with legal forms and other documentation.
For information about Compliance Statements and Notifications, Policies and Procedures, Student Conduct Code, Residential Guidelines, and Clubs and Organizations, please see the Student Handbook.
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A highly anticipated title, a returning cult favorite, and one of today's biggest hits were featured during Starz's Monday morning presentation at the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.
Executive Producer Rob Tapert thinks this season will give the audience everything they liked in the first season, just turned up a notch.
Star Bruce Campbell (Ash Williams) promises that the gore-dispersing machine has been updated to provide much more blood.
Lucy Lawless (Ruby) thinks that Bruce can make a line 8-to-9-times funnier than when she reads it.
Ray Santiago (Pablo) thinks that his character and Dana's character are becoming members of Ash's family.
Majors wasn't very familiar with the movies, but he watched and enjoyed the series and found it very funny.
Michelle Hurd (Linda) thinks it's difficult to balance between comedy and horror.
Campbell would not comment when asked if we would see a young Ash. He did say there would be two major Easter eggs for fans of the franchise.
"Ash vs. Evil Dead" will return October 2nd, 2016.
Executive Producer Courtney A. Kemp says they have no choice but to ramp up the intensity. She asks her team, "What's the craziest thing that can happen?" Her favorite thing is to read Twitter and to see that people are yelling at their screen.
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Kanan) thought it was odd that people thought he was going to be the lead of the show due to the marketing, but it's really Omari Hardwick's show.
Lela Loren (Angela) doesn't think the show was cast toward a demographic, but more to capture what New York is really like.
Kemp didn't want the show to encompass one race because that's not what the world is like. She'd like to incorporate other races into the cast.
Naturi Naughton (Tasha) says we can expect her character to become more independent and a businesswoman.
Joseph Sikora (Tommy) loves playing a character that has evolved into a boss and is facing a tragic ultimatum.
Hardwick thinks the show is great because it's a "bromance gone wrong." He's been calling Kemp and begging her to put him back with Sikora. Kemp responded that the characters should be feeling the same way they do.
Kemp doesn't think the show being renewed for two seasons spoils the "Ghost Must Die" angle.
"Power" airs Sunday nights at 9pm ET on Starz.
Bryan Fuller (Executive Producer) was very aware of race when casting because the book was so culturally specific.
Michael Green (Executive Producer) was warned not to "(expletive deleted) it up" because the source material is so beloved.
Fuller wanted to be sure to show how all of the gods came to America because it'd be a way to include more female characters.
Author Neil Gaiman was a big part of the adaptation process with Green and Fuller often going to him with questions.
Fuller quipped that it should be "North American Gods" because it was filmed in Toronto.
Green said that the show focuses on forgotten mythology.
Green thinks when people discuss religion, it immediately seems divisive, but they hope their series will encourage discussion.
Fuller believes he and Green have a respect for religion.
"American Gods" will air in 2017 on Starz.
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