Mirror - Vol. 32, No. 05 - October 05, 2006

              WEEK OF OCTOBER 5,2006
Vol. 32, Iss. 5-24 pages
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Show us the money von Arx appoints Yale administrator
to top development post
BY JESS MITCHELL
Rounding out a string of high-level
appointments made over the
past year, University President Fr.
Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., announced
Tuesday that long-time Yale fund-raiser
Stephanie Frost will assume
the position of Vice President for
University Advancement.
Frost is the first female vice
president, in the history of Fair-field's
administration.
Frost will begin work in No-vember,
overseeing the Universi-ty's
advancement programs that
include areas of Development,
Alumni Relations and Corporate
Relations. She fills the post previ-ously
held by George Diffley, who
retired in July after 30 years at the
University.
This announcement comes
on the heels of the appointment
of William Weitzer, a former
Wesleyan administrator, to the
position of Senior Vice President.
In this role, conceived by von Arx,
Weitzer will serve as a principal
advisor and chief of staff to the
president. Last November, von
Arx appointed Mark Reed to the
position of vice president for stu-dent
affairs.
Administrators at the VP
level who remain from the ad-ministration
of former University
President Fr. Aloysius Kelley in-clude
Academic VP Orin Gross-man,
VP of Finance Bill Lucas
and VP for Information Services
James Estrada.
Frost had been given increas-ing
responsibilities from assistant
director in the development office
at Yale in 1990 until her 2004
promotion to lead the major gifts
team, a staff of 21 major gift
officers responsible for closing
capital gifts of $100,000 to $5
million from Yale alumni, parents
SHOWER SLIPPERS, CALCULATORS, AND PETRI DISHES
Jim Scholl/The
She blinded me with science: Tara Kalberer '08 (lower right), the RA on the Women of Math & Science
living and learning floor in Campion Hall, poses with her residents. All the residents are either math or sci-ence
majors and specifically chose to live in the special living community. See story on p. 5
New beach policy now in effect
Police will arrest for alcohol without warning
and friends.
Fr. von Arx feels that Frost,
who has more than 20 years of
experience in fundraising at Yale,
will take Fairfield fundraising to
the next level.
"In order for the institution
to achieve the goals that are now
in place, we must build on the
University's strengths and sig-nificantly
increase philanthropic
revenues. With her outstanding
background and successful fund-raising
record, I am confident
that [Frost] will bring energy,
new ideas and new perspectives
to our fundraising strategies and
FROM STAFF REPORTS
While many Fairfield stu-dents
are aware of the recent
policy changes targeting students at
Fairfield Beach, few seem to fully
grasp how exactly they, and their
social lives, could be effected.
Now, loud parties, trespassing,
alcohol in public and other simi-larinfractions
will result with the
immediate arrest of the offending
parties. Previously, officers could
choose to issue a verbal or written
warning rather than taking more
serious action, such as making
an arrest, if they saw fit. In other
words, this policy establishes ar-rests
as the only means of dealing
with any prohibited behavior.
The new policy is not a change
of a law or a new injunction.
Rather, it is a directive ordered by
the newly-appointed police chief
processes," von Arx said.
George Diffley said he is con-fident
that his former responsibili-ties
now "reside in her [Frost's]
capable hands.V
"From all that I know about
her superb background, it is clear
that she has the experience and
creativity to identify many new
ways to build upon what the
advancement staff has been able
to accomplish for Fairfield," said
Diffley.
Frost, who will begin work at
Fairfield in November, "will need
SEE "NEW VP" ON P. 8
David J.Peck as an attempt to re-inforce
the "zero tolerance" policy
that wasrecently put into effect at
the Fairfield Beach area.
The new directive only targets
the beach area, where students
are known to reside. In contrast,
if these same offenses were to be
committed anywhere in Fairfield
other than the beach area, police
officers could still issue warnings
before making any arrest.
FU Fulbright lead
a faux finish?
University touts number of awards, but
Dther colleges leave Fairfield in the dust
-BY KATIE BARRY
Fairfield uses its high number
of students receiving Fulbright
Scholarships to laud its academic
success, but are we really as ac-complished
as we think?
Pitzer College, a small school
of approximately 800 students
founded in 1968, had a record-breaking
18 Fulbright Scholarships
awarded for the 2006-2007 year.
Fairfield had only five students
receiving the award.
Nigel Boyle, a professor of
political science and Pitzer's Ful-bright
advisor said that word
of mouth has contributed to the
"Fulbright mania" taking over the
college. Though there is no "dedi-cated
administrative support for
fellowships," Boyle teaches a class
in which applying for a Fulbright
is a requirement, leading to a large
amount of "peer review by appli-cants
and past Fulbrighters."
Boyle added that there are 70
students applying for the scholar-ship
this year, most of who have
studied abroad in cultural immer-sion
programs that usually focus
on "unusual iauguages."
Unlike Pitzer College,
Fairfield has no Fulbright class.
Instead, it depends on a team
of faculty members to aid and
refine prospective students' Ful-bright
applications. Academic Vice
President Orin Grossman said that
. faculty support plays an important
role in students' success.
"Fairfield's extraordinary
success in post-baccalaureate
Fulbrights is a great tribute both
to our wonderful students and to
a great team of administrators and
faculty members who guide their
efforts," he said.
Fairfield's large study abroad
program is also a key in the univer-sity's
Fulbright accomplishments.
Like Pitzer, the five recipients all
studied abroad in various locations,
including Jordan and Beijing.
The Fulbright Scholarship is
a grant offered by the U.S. State
Department to exceptionalcollege
graduates who wish to undertake
graduate study or employment in
a foreign country. It is among the
SEE "FULBRIGHTS" ON P. 8
CU LBRIGHT