News Releases
Find current and past press releases from the Department of Media Relations at Fairfield University. Media Relations can be reached by phone at (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726, or ext. 2118 or fax at (203) 254-4221. Our mailing address is: Media Relations, Fairfield University, Bellarmine Hall, Fairfield, CT 06824.
December 2000
12.23.00 Rituals recommended to "reconnect" families
12.20.00 Fairfield University Continuing Ed announces Open Registration night
12.13.00 Violinist Regina Carter in concert at Fairfield University's Quick Center
12.10.00 Santa's elves to visit Webster Elementary School
12.06.00 Fairfield Universty announces four new Trustees
12.06.00 "The Boxcar Children" is next at Quick Center for the Arts' Outreach Program
12.05.00 The Mystical Arts of Tibet on view at Fairfield University's Walsh Gallery
12.02.00 Fairfield University's Bennett Lecture Series hosts Dr. Adolfo Roitman
November 2000
11.23.00 Live radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol" at Quick Center for the Arts
11.23.00 "A Christmas Carol" is holiday offering for families at Quick Center for the Arts
11.21.00 Irish tenor John McDermott in benefit concert at Quick Center
11.20.00 "Director's Cut" is Theatre Fairfield's second production
11.15.00 Lecture on Modern Arab Women
11.11.00 Fairfield University Glee Club heralds the Christmas season
11.10.00 "Messiah" is the Mendelssohn Choir's holiday offering at Quick Center for the Arts
11.07.00 Randy Sabien, jazz violinist, is guest artist with Fairfield University's Jazz Ensemble
11.06.00 Fairfield University welcomes Fairfield's Holland Hill Elementary School Boy Scouts
11.06.00 Dr. Cornel West to speak at Martin Luther King Celebration
11.06.00 Fairfield University's Bennett Lecture Series hosts Edgar Bronfman
11.05.00 Internet demo/discussion at Fairfield University's Nyselius Library
11.04.00 "Ghetto Girls..." is topic of Bennett Center Judaic Studies Lecture
11.04.00 Fairfield University participates in National Hunger and Homelessness Week
11.02.00 Dr. John and Leon Redbone in holiday show at Quick Center
October 2000
10.25.00 Schooldays Series begins eleventh season at Quick Center
10.24.00 Tuck & Patti and Leo Kottke in concert at Quick Center
10.23.00 Robert Kirschbaum's etchings, laser prints on view at Fairfield University's Lukacs Gallery
10.21.00 Irish Ambassador to give Stack Lecture at Fairfield University
10.20.00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to Fairfield University's Quick Center
10.20.00 New Haven's Italian neighborhoods to be discussed at Fairfield University
10.20.00 Food Critic Florence Fabricant is next at Fairfield University's Open VISIONS Forum
10.17.00 "Christianity and Politics: Rules of Engagement"
10.15.00 WVOF broadcasts live at Acoustic Cafe
10.12.00 Patrick Buchanan's running mate at Fairfield University on Monday, Oct. 16
10.07.00 Two Fairfield University students place ninth at National Debate
10.07.00 The Edison Project for high school students
10.06.00 Panel Discussion of "Pius XII and the Holocaust" at Fairfield University
10.06.00 Theatre Fairfield stages "The Children's Hour"
10.05.00 Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" is presented at Quick Center
10.04.00 Founder of Boys Choir of Harlem is next Open VISIONS Forum speaker
10.02.00 Grammy Award-winning Bela Fleck and the Flecktones in two concerts at the Quick Center
10.02.00 Solas brings Celtic music to Quick Center for the Arts
September 2000
09.24.00 Writer/feminist Susan Sontag next at Open VISIONS Forum
09.23.00 Fairfield University's Judaic Studies program presents author Eli N. Evans
09.20.00 Guitarist Christopher Parkening leads off Quick Center's Tenth Anniversary Season
09.20.00 The Parsons Dance Company leaps onto Quick Center stage
09.14.00 Fairfield University to host regional information reception in Hartford
09.10.00 Business ethics and society discussed at Nyselius Library
09.10.00 Kol Nidre Service on WVOF
09.07.00 "Alice in Wonderland" takes center stage at Quick Center for the Arts
09.06.00 Regina Barreca, author, humorist, feminist, educator, to speak at Open VISIONS Forum
09.06.00 Brian Torff with Florence Melnotte in jazz duo concert at Fairfield University
August 2000
08.23.00 Fairfield University's School of Continuing Education launches Open VISIONS Academy
08.23.00 Wang Ming's "Universal Dimensions" on view at Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery
08.20.00 Fairfield University's convocation features Pulitzer Prize-winning author
08.18.00 Dr. Walter G. Ryba, Dean of the School of Business at Fairfield University, dies at 59
08.15.00 Fairfield University announces William G. McGowan Scholars
08.11.00 Fairfield University to host regional information reception in Long Island
08.09.00 Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim kicks off Open VISIONS' new season
08.07.00 Fairfield University to offer master's degree in mathematics
08.06.00 Fairfield University awarded grant from Pew Charitable Trusts
08.06.00 Suzanne Chamlin's recent works on view at Lukacs Gallery
08.04.00 Fairfield University to host regional information reception in Newton
08.02.00 "Peter Pan" opens Young Audience series at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts
08.01.00 Irish Festival's "The Prodigal" to be produced in London
July 2000
07.20.00 Summer Festival Chorus explores the music of the 20th Century at Quick Center
07.15.00 Connecticut Writing Project moves to Fairfield University
07.15.00 Quick Center for the Arts presents Missoula Theatre's production of "Alice in Wonderland"
07.11.00 Nursing: A calling to help others
07.10.00 Quick Center for the Arts presents Missoula Theatre's production of "Cinderella"
07.09.00 e-Business and Health Care Management added to Fairfield MBA Concentrations
07.08.00 Disc Jockey of the Year for Western music meets the power of the internet
07.08.00 The School of Engineering of Fairfield University expands programs
June 2000
06.23.00 Lynda D. Jackson-Sealy of Queens Village honored by Fairfield University Alumni Association
06.21.00 Jennifer L. Mazzo honored for work with Hunger Cleanup
06.20.00 Fairfield University alumni realize a 20-year dream with opening of Alumni House
06.15.00 Quick Center for the Arts presents Children's Summer Camp production of "Sleeping Beauty"
06.10.00 Fairfield University announces a record six Fulbrights
06.09.00 Karen M. Affinito of Clifton, N.J. receives Fairfield University Alumni Award
06.06.00 Jon Haug to join Project Pierre Toussaint in Haiti for two years
06.05.00 Gregory E. Newman of Stow, Mass., receives major awards at Fairfield University Dinner
06.05.00 Greater Bridgeport Symphony to present free Pops Concert at Fairfield University
06.03.00 Dr. James Simon awarded national fellowship for journalism
May 2000
05.21.00 Standing ovation for Brother Rick Curry, S.J. at 50th commencement
05.21.00 Photo Highlight: John J. Sullivan Scholarship Recipient
05.16.00 Quick Center for the Arts celebrates its 10th anniversary
05.16.00 Fairfield University nursing professor wins international award for website
05.15.00 Quick Center for the Arts announces Young Audience Series and Outreach programs
05.11.00 Lawrence J. Dunn, III of Southington at the top of his clas
05.11.00 Summer Festival Chorus schedules auditions at Quick Center
05.10.00 Fairfield University's Open VISIONS Forum announces 2000-01 season
05.06.00 Traditional and alternative care of older adults at conference
05.06.00 Fairfield University to make language courses available to high school students
05.06.00 Russo Park Lead Screening Program to feature "Sounds of Afrika"
05.04.00 Fairfield salutes the Barnum Festival at Fairfield University's Quick Center
April 2000
04.25.00 Dr. Janine Bernard receives national award for contributions to counseling profession
04.15.00 Fairfield University MBA: A class act
04.15.00 Photo highlight: Easter Egg Hunt
04.15.00 Paul Huston to chair Fairfield Awards Dinner
04.14.00 Course in Museum and Gallery Curating offered at Fairfield University
04.12.00 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at Quick Center
04.10.00 Earth Week Celebration at Fairfield University
04.10.00 Computers in the inner city: Bridging the gap of the digital divide
04.10.00 "Les Miserables" to be staged at Quick Center for the Arts
04.05.00 Danny Glover to headline Fairfield Awards Dinner
04.01.00 April is Counselor Awareness Month
March 2000
03.26.00 Environmentalist Winona LaDuke to speak at Open VISIONS Forum
03.23.00 Dar Williams Sun Tour concert at Fairfield University benefits Solar on Schools Programs
03.23.00 Indian Dancer Kay Poursine to perform at Fairfield University
03.20.00 "Festival 2000" is Theatre Fairfield's season finale
03.20.00 Fairfield University Glee Club celebrates Spring with concert
03.16.00 Irish women artists exhibit "Contemplative Myths" at Quick Center
03.15.00 Fairfield University's Judaic Studies program presents Celluloid Soldiers
03.15.00 Ballet Hispanico brings Latin Dances to Quick Center
03.15.00 New Science Adventure Camp at Fairfield University
03.15.00 Frank Noelker's photographs on view at Lukacs Gallery
03.15.00 "Mojo-Mickybo" is staged at Fairfield University's Irish Arts & Letters Festival
03.15.00 Dramatic reading of "The Prodigal" by Daniel Magee at Quick Center
03.15.00 Soviet Realist paintings on view at Fairfield University's Thomas J. Walsh Gallery
03.15.00 Dr. James Mullan discusses "The Irish Voice in American Literature"
03.12.00 Daniel Boorstin's Open VISIONS lecture cancelled
03.12.00 NPR Correspondent Nina Totenberg is next at Open VISIONS Forum
03.10.00 Fairfield University professor discusses "Blind Side of the Heart"
03.06.00 Hayes/Cahill on Fiddle/Guitar at Quick Center for the Arts
03.06.00 Quick Center's Outreach Program to stage "Ellis Island"
03.05.00 Junior/Senior Seminar Exhibition on view at Lukacs Gallery
03.05.00 United Nations' UNIFEM discusses women's issues at Fairfield University
03.05.00 Poet Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill to read at Quick Center
03.04.00 "Touch and Live" a Broadway-style musical staged at Fairfield University
03.04.00 "Anne of Green Gables" staged at Quick Center
03.02.00 Poet Margaret Lloyd at Fairfield University
03.02.00 Jazz Camp at Fairfield University
February 2000
02.15.00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in concert at Quick Center
02.15.00 Former NFL football player pens epic poem of African-American struggle
02.15.00 Three Irish Tenors and the Gaelic-American Glee Club to sing at Quick Center
02.15.00 Trinity Irish Dance Company defines cutting-edge dance performance at Fairfield University
02.15.00 Brian Friel's "Molly Sweeney" to be staged at Fairfield University's Quick Center
02.15.00 Irish Arts & Letters Festival presents a dramatic reading of "By the Bog of Cats"
02.15.00 Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams discusses the Peace Process at Fairfield University
02.15.00 Judaic Studies Program at Fairfield University presents Spring Lecture Series
02.15.00 Theatre Fairfield to stage "House of Blue Leaves" at Wien Experimental Theatre
02.15.00 Health Promotion Center awarded grant to offer mental health services
02.15.00 Film Festival launches Irish Arts & Letters Festival at Fairfield University
02.15.00 Starving Artists Gala celebrates the arts at Fairfield University
02.10.00 Fairfield University to host "Brain Bee"
02.06.00 Theologian Mary Daly to speak at Fairfield University
02.05.00 Dr. M. Debnam Chappell appointed Dean of Freshmen at Fairfield University
January 2000
01.23.00 Lyle Salmi's meditative works on view at Lukacs Gallery
01.16.00 Diane Schuur returns to jazz up Fairfield University's Quick Center
01.15.00 Restoration of early Italian paintings at Yale to be discussed at Fairfield University
01.15.00 Lyle Salmi's meditative works on view at Lukacs Gallery
01.15.00 The last founding Jesuit of Fairfield Prep dies
01.15.00 Swingtime! - A Jumpin', singin,' movin' & groovin' good time at Quick Center
01.15.00 Jerry Greenfield co-founder of Ben and Jerry's to speak at Fairfield
01.15.00 Terrance Simien brings Mardi Gras Party to Quick Center for the Arts
01.15.00 John Fumasoli & The Jones Factor perform at Quick Center for the Arts
01.15.00 "Amelia Bedelia and the Baby" staged at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts
01.15.00 Local theatre legend bequeaths gift to theatre department
01.15.00 Got the winter blues? You're not alone, say family therapists
01.15.00 David Denby, "New Yorker" film critic, to speak at next Open VISIONS Forum
01.15.00 Classical piano, cello music on tap at Quick Center
01.15.00 Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker, to speak at Open VISIONS forum
01.06.00 Fairfield University Professor discusses Immortality News
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