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Get involved, join the conversation, and connect with the Stags across campus and around the world. Learn about local chapter events, University happenings, and stay in touch with fellow alumni to keep up with all the moments that matter. To view the Alumni Directory, you'll need to log in to the Online Community. If you need assistance with your username or password, follow the prompts on the Online Community login page, or contact communityhelp@fairfield.edu.

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Ensure you stay connected with Fairfield and receive updates about the University that are most important to you. It only takes a minute to manage your email preferences at fairfield.edu/subscribe.

Manage your Fairfield University emails in just four steps:

  1. Visit fairfield.edu/subscribe
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  4. Click the link in the email to confirm your subscription or to update your preferences

By updating your preferences with Fairfield, you’ll never miss out on:

  • Networking with alumni and leadership
  • Signature events like Reunion and Alumni & Family Weekend
  • Seminars with today’s leaders and industry experts
  • Culturally rich performances and exhibits
  • Fairfield students, alumni, faculty, and the University overall

Reasons to Regularly Check Your Email Preferences

Your preferred email address may have changed. If you relocated, graduated, changed employment, or had another reason to change your preferred email, we may not know where to find you! A quick review of your information will ensure we reach you where you want to be reached with information that’s most important to you.

Your email server may block important emails. Are you not receiving emails you are subscribed to? It’s possible they are being filtered out without your knowledge. This is common if you signed up to receive emails with a work or corporate email address. If you come across this issue, either contact your email service provider, or change your preferred email address.

You accidentally unsubscribed. With many active links in emails, you may have accidentally clicked to unsubscribe from all email communications. By checking your email preferences, you can catch and correct these types of accidents.

Check your Fairfield University email preferences today.

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Make sure your alumni record is up to date! Log in to the Online Community to review the contact information in your profile. You can edit and submit updated info right there on your profile.

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Why Giving Matters

We Create Scholars and Leaders. But Mostly, We Create Change.

At Fairfield University, we are driven by our Jesuit roots to act on needs greater than our own - to seek out opportunities to make the world a better place and put our plans into action.

We are committed to providing each and every student with a strong, exemplary academic experience. We're also committed to making this experience as accessible to as many bright, driven students as possible, so they'll have a better shot at making a real difference in the world.

We hope you share this mission, and that you'll help us bring it to life. In fact, our vision is dependent on your generosity. Learn more about how you can help, either by making a donation or getting involved.

Frequent Alumni Questions

Giving to Fairfield is easy!

Give by phone: Call toll-free 1-877-748-5123

Easily! Join the Online Community and search our online alumni directory. Search by class, hometown, major, name, and more. You can get back in touch with not only your classmates, but ALL Fairfield alumni. Are you not a Fairfield graduate but looking to get in touch with someone who is? Email us at alumni@fairfield.edu with the name of who you wish to connect with and your contact information and we will do our best to facilitate a connection by forwarding your information.

Are you already a member of the Online Community, but forgot and/or misplaced your log-in information? Submit a request online or email communityhelp@fairfield.edu and someone will get back to you within 24–48 hours.

All official transcript requests, replacement degrees, and/or requests for degree verification must go through the Office of the Registrar. You can order transcripts online or request one in-person at the Office of the Registrar in the Aloysius P. Kelley S.J. Center on campus.

Enrollment Verification Forms are also available online. You can order a diploma replacement online through the Office of the Registrar for $25. Visit www.fairfield.edu/registrar for more information

Throughout the year, Alumni are invited to attend special workshops, networking events, and career-related events across the country. A full schedule of events can be found online. A monthly Webinar series focused on career-related topics is also offered and archives of past Webinars are available for viewing. For a full listing of all Alumni Career Services, visit www.fairfield.edu/alumnicareer

Fairfield is a member of the Independent 529 (I-529) Plan! It's the only plan that lets you prepay tuition for exclusive use at private colleges. Fairfield University is one of more than 250 private colleges and universities that participate and more are joining all the time. Each member college offers an extra discount, so you can lock in future tuition at less than today's price. Just imagine the savings over 5, 10, or 15 years. The I-529 Plan guarantees you significant savings over the ever-rising costs of tuition. For more information, visit www.independent529plan.org.

Full schedules for all Stag Athletics as well as information on all of our teams is available online by visiting Fairfield Athletics Online at www.fairfieldstags.com.

You can purchase tickets for men's and women's basketball, lacrosse, and soccer online via our Online Ticket Office or call the Fairfield University Athletic Ticket Office directly at (203) 254-4136 to find out more information and/or about tickets for our other varsity sports.

Yes! As an alumnus/a of Fairfield, you can benefit from a special alumni discount - 15% off upcoming shows at the Regina A. Quick Center on Fairfield's campus! Please note that this offer is not eligible on subscriptions, Open VISIONS Forum, The Met: Live in HD, and National Theatre Live events. For a full schedule of upcoming events and access to the online Box Office, visit www.fairfield.edu/quickcenter. You can call the Box Office directly at (203) 254-4010 to receive your discount.

Members of the Online Community can view the In Memoriam page which lists deceased alumni by class. If you know of a classmate not listed, please e-mail us at alumni@fairfield.edu

If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please call the Office of University Activities at (203) 254-4000 x2377. Unwanted yearbooks may be donated to the Office of Alumni Relations. Yearbooks for the most recent graduate class are mailed in late fall.

The Lil’ Stags Club is the official kids club of Fairfield University Athletics. Membership runs from July 1 - June 30. Lil’ Stags must be in 8th grade or younger to register, per NCAA rules.

Membership is $20. Benefits include: A Lil’ Stags Club t-shirt, free admission to home games on camp and admission to select men's and women's basketball games. To register, visit: 2022-23 Lil' Stags Club

*When registering please be sure to include your child's first & last name in the top section of the Registration Form. Parent/Guardian names should be filled in under the "Additional Information" section.

Certain buildings/rooms/spaces on campus are available for rent by outside individuals/groups/organizations. For more information on options, availability and pricing, call the Office of Conference and Events Management at (203) 254-4000 x2371.

If you are interested in getting married on campus, please call the Office of Campus Ministry at (203) 254-4000 x2550 for information on schedules/chapel availability.

Requests for "Once A Stag, ALWAYS A Stag" banners can be submitted via this Wedding Banner Request Form. Please include the names of the couple, class year(s), date of the wedding, and preferred mailing address.

Please note: Banners are sent via regular USPS, so please give time for shipping.  

Career updates as well as birth and marriage announcements can be submitted for inclusion in Fairfield Magazine by emailing alumni@fairfield.edu or by submitting notes online through the Online Community. If you are including a photo, please be sure it is high resolution (1-2 MB) to be considered for print.

Please note: Photos included are subject to space and editor discretion. 

Yes, alumni can schedule a visit to campus to the DiMenna-Nyselius Library to view the University Archives with one of our staff members. Information on how to schedule a visit can be found on the Plan Your Visit page. There are also various special collections you can learn more about on the Archives & Special Collections page. You can also browse online editions of our Manor Yearbooks, Mirror Newspaper, and more in our Digital Collections website.

Contact Us

Office Alumni Relations 

(P): (203) 254-4280
(F): (203) 254-4104
alumni@fairfield.edu
Online Community Help/Support: communityhelp@fairfield.edu

Alumni House
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824

Hours
Monday-Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Summer Hours (May - August)
Monday-Thursday | 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday | 8 a.m. – noon

Office of University Advancement

(P): (203) 254-4030
advancement@fairfield.edu

Alumni Relations Staff

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Janet Canepa

Class of '82

Assistant Vice President

Alumni Relations

Jessica Colligan

Class of '03

Director

Alumni Engagement

Reunion Weekend, StagMates, Legacy Association

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Scott Hibson

Director

Alumni Engagement

Regional Chapters

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Colleen McGinn

Director

Alumni Engagement

Young Alumni, 50th Reunion, Online Community
Student Relations (Student Alumni Association Adviser)

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Chelsea Picarazzi

Class of 2013, MA'15

Program Coordinator

Letter from the President

Dear Friend,

It’s fall, my favorite time of the year, and our campus has sprung back to vigorous, joyful young life as I’m sure you can imagine.

For me, this time of year is particularly special. We get to welcome a whole new class of Fairfield students – young men and women from all over the country and the world, excited to be part of the Fairfield experience, to embrace a level and intensity of study and growth that will change them forever. Our community of faculty and staff are more than eager and ready to aid in their transformation from young people of promise to young adults filled with a sense of purpose and prepared to engage creatively with our world and shape it for the better.

I am grateful to the alumni, parents, and friends like you who directly impact the Fairfield vision of creating a learning environment that prepares our students to make a meaningful difference in every area of their lives.

This year, we celebrate our reputation as an outstanding national, professional doctoral University as it continues to accelerate. Over the last 12 months, we saw an unprecedented number of applicants for the class of 2027 – the largest applicant pool in our history. This incoming class is the most selective, as well as the most geographically represented and culturally diverse. With the highest GPA and SAT scores in our history, this is our most selective class and we are in the top percentage of low admittance rates amongst our Jesuit peer institutions. We are overjoyed to welcome these new students to Stag country.

Last year, The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce ranked 4,500 colleges in the country based on the return on the investment after graduation, and Fairfield led the list, placing in the top 1% in the nation – an astonishing achievement. In addition to that, we have earned a reputation of being one of the best values in American higher education today, with 98% of our graduates securing full-time employment, graduate school placement at some of the best universities in the world, or volunteer work of their choice within six months of graduation.

Consistent support from alumni, parents, and friends like you has helped our University reach this level of recognized national stature. Simultaneously, our generous community has allowed us to increase our financial aid significantly to provide students in need the ability to join our Stag family. This includes our first cohort of students who have joined our new Bellarmine initiative in Bridgeport, our Company Scholars from the Jesuit and Cristo Rey network of Jesuit high schools, and scores of others who need our support. Your assistance allows us to remain faithful to our duty as a Jesuit institution to be a beacon of hope as well as an institution of learning.

This is Fairfield University today, and we have arrived at this point thanks to the many, like you, who believe in our student-centric mission. We owe these achievements — as well as our reputation for student research, NASA grants, Fulbright scholarships, faculty research and pedagogical innovation — to the unwavering encouragement of the entire University family. Our students can realize their potential thanks to our collective effort. Support from Fairfield alumni, parents, and friends continues to drive our University’s exceptional growth.

Your support directly impacts our development and excellence as a University, and is the key driver of our continued success. Thank you for supporting Fairfield during this exciting period of expansion and transformation in Fairfield University’s history. I look forward to sharing our University’s progress and news with you throughout the year and hope to see you on campus or at one of our regional events soon.

Be well and God bless,

Mark R. Nemec, PhD
President
Professor of Politics

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