Mirror - Vol. 34, No. 01 - June 01, 2008

              JUNE 2008 Orientation
Vol. 34, Iss. 1-12 pages
FREE - Take One MThe IRROR www.FAIRFlELDMIRROR.coM
The independent student newspaper
of Fairfield University
Mirror me Knows
Get involved: There's plenty to do on campus once you arrive in the fall. Clockwise from top left: Stu-dents
enjoy a bonfire before a men's soccer game. Students participate in Relay for Life, a cancer benefit.
Graduations on their final day at Fairfield. "A Class Act," a theater performance. Former FUSA President
Hutch Williams '08 rallies the fans before the rivalry game against Sacred Heart. Students take in a perfor-mance
by Ludacris in Alumni Hall. Volunteers helping to clean up Bridgeport during Hunger Cleanup.
Who's who at Fairfield:
A guide to whom you need
to know in the administration
BY MEGHAN SCHELZI
With people pointing you in many directions,
your first month at Fairfield University can be trying.
People may tell you to see the dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences if you want to switch your major or
talk to the director of Residence Life if your roommate
is intolerable. That may be all well and good, but just
who are these people?
Here is a guide that can help to clue you in
Name: Fr. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J.
Title: University President
Location: President's Office: Bellarmine Hall
123, ext. 2217
E-mail: president@mail.fairfield.edu
Bio: Fr. von Arx started his academic career in
1982 at Georgetown University as a faculty member
in the history department, where he served as chair
from 1991 to 1997. During
his time at Georgetown, he
was a founding director of the
Center for Australian and New
Zealand Studies in the School
of Foreign Service.
At Fordham, von Arx had
direct responsibility for the
operation of the college at Rose
Hill, which is the original un-
VON ARX dergraduate division of Fordham
University.
He has served or is currently on the boards of
trustees of Boston College, Canisius College, Loyola
Marymount University and Xavier University. In 2002,
von Arx joined Fairfield's board. He is also a member
of the boards of Fordham Prep, Regis High School and
St. Barnabus Hospital, both in the Bronx.
In 1969, von Arx received his undergraduate
degree in history from Princeton University, which
was also the year he entered the Society of Jesus. He
received a master's degree in history and philosophy
and a doctorate in history from Yale University. As a
1981 graduate of the Weston School of Theology, von
Arx was ordained in 1981.
In 2004, von Arx succeeded Rev. Aloysius P.
Kelley, S.J., to become Fairfield University's eighth
president.
Name: Fr. Charles Allen, S.J.
Title: Executive Assis-tant
Location: President's
Office: Bellarmine 123, ext.
2256
E-mail: executive@mail.
fairfield.edu
Bio: Fr. Allen joined the
Jesuits at the age of 17. He
has traveled to Mexico, Italy,
Egypt, France, Spain, England, ALLEN
Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philip-pines
and a multitude of other countries.
He earned his B.A. and M.A. in philosophy from
SEE "PEOPLE" ON P. 3
From the desk of
Jeffrey Seiser:
A message from
the FUSA President
Dear Class of 2012,
On behalf of the entire Fairfield University Student Community, I
would like to welcome you to Fairfield University. It is an honor and a
privilege that you have decided to join us on your college journey, as
we look forward to facing all of the University's unique experiences
with you.
I am sure that you are currently feeling many
different emotions and may even be questioning
whether you made the right college choice. I
can assure you, however, that the opportunities
awaiting you over the next four years at Fairfield
University are endless. You are here because you
earned it and for that reason, you bring something
fresh and exciting to our campus community.
The Fairfield University Student Association
(FUSA) is committed to ■ IN'SIDF* ':
helping you make the i ,-, ' , i
£ „. K_ 6 : . . ■. most of the opportunities that await and is com- : GREETINGS FRESHMEN! ::
mitted to making your college experience the i .'. •
very best it can be. Through providing active and accountable student
representatives, creative programming opportunities and consistently
communicating with students on their needs and desires, FUSA works
to build greater school pride and spirit.
I strongly encourage you to get involved in FUSA this coming
fall; it is a great way to meet new people and make a difference here at
Fairfield. Please look at the FUSA pamphlet in your orientation packet
for more information.
I would like to close this letter by offering some simple advice as
you begin your Fairfield experience. I would like to start by encouraging
you to get involved and share your skills and talents with others. I ask
you to challenge yourself and try something new. But most importantly,
I ask you to value each moment you have here and make the most of
your college career. Be sure that the next four years are filled with fun,
countless memories and a wealth of accomplishments of which you are
proud.
I look forward to meeting you and sharing a part of my college
experience with you.
Best of Luck!
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Seiser'10
FUSA President
SEISER
By the
numbers:
1130-1300
The middle 50 percent of admit-ted
students scored in this range
on the SATs. Students were gen-erally
ranked in the top 16 percent
BY CHRIS SIMMONS of their high school class.
119
8,732 Enrolled Merit Scholars along
Record number of applications with 10 Community Partner
received by Fairfield for the Scholars (full scholarship) and 19
Class of 2012. students with partial Community
Partner Scholarships.
5,148
Number of students admitted. 52
Student who graduated from a
3,953 Jesuit high school.
Students enrolled as of June 3.
It is expected that by Septem- 52
ber, normal attrition will reduce States represented in Class of
the number to approximately 2012, as well as Washington DC
875. and Puerto Rico.
176
iNumDer or /\n/\iN/\
(African-American, His- INSIDE...
panic, Asian and Native •
American) students in the Did you I The Stag
Class of 2012, making up know...? 1 Seven
just of 16 percent of the p.5 : p. 11
class population. mmmmmmm
•