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On July 22, Fairfield University celebrated its partnership with Brooklyn Jesuit Prep (BJP) on its scenic campus, with a kick-off walk for the school’s 10,000 Steps for BJP event.

The University community gathered at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Plaza, with visiting Brooklyn Jesuit Prep students. Administrators from Fairfield Prep and members of Fairfield University Men’s Basketball team were among those who participated. President Mark R. Nemec, PhD, Director of Campus Ministry and University Chaplain Fr. Keith Maczkiewicz, S.J., ’04, and Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Principal Russell Quiñones offered welcome remarks before the walk.

“This walk is the embodiment of Fairfield University’s and Brooklyn Jesuit Prep’s shared Jesuit mission; to accompany our youth on a hope filled future,” said President Nemec. “I offer my gratitude to the team at Brooklyn Jesuit Prep for their trust and faith in us and the formative impact of this program, and to BJP for their engagement.”

Students from Brooklyn Jesuit Prep were on campus for the month of July for a three-week Summer Leadership Academy annually hosted by the University. The leadership camp builds upon students’ academic work and offers enrichment, outdoor sports and activities, leadership skill development, community building across grade levels, and the opportunity to experience life on a college campus.

“We are called to generosity in the Jesuit tradition. Seeking to always live as citizens for others,” said Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Principal Russell Quiñones. “I am grateful for all of your generosity and your time to support our school community here at 10,000 steps for BJP.”

Brooklyn Jesuit Prep is a Catholic Jesuit middle school serving students of significant economic need, of diverse races, ethnicities and faiths in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Its mission is to develop young leaders who are intellectually competent, open to growth, loving, religious, and committed to doing justice. Brooklyn Jesuit Prep offers a rigorous academic program and a graduate support program offering academic and tuition support through high school.

Posted On: August 1, 2022

Volume: 54 Number: 4

Fairfield University is a modern, Jesuit Catholic University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions. More than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 36 states, 47 foreign countries, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are enrolled in the University’s five schools.  In the spirit of rigorous and sympathetic inquiry into all dimensions of human experience, Fairfield welcomes students from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and engage in open conversations. The University is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.