Mirror - Vol. 13, No. 01 - September 15, 1988

              The
Fairfield MIRROR
Volume 13, No. 1 Our Second Decade Thursday, September 15, 1988 The Image of Fairfield
Orientation '88 Welcomes
Freshmen
"Gold" Shines Through Soggy Weather
Lynn Ann Casey
News Editor
Yet another freshman class has
entered the front gates of Fairfield
University amid torrents of rain
and red and white umbrellas.
An Orientation team led by
Jeanne DiMuzio, Fairfield's
Judicial Officer, and Co-chairs
Rob Tockarshewsky and Beth
Jenkins and composed of 250
juniors welcomed the Class of
1992 on Sunday, September 4 by
greeting the .students and'
unloading their cars.TheTheme of
Orientation '88 was "Going for the
Gold."
Freshman and their families
began arriving on campus before
8:30 and the last freshman was
unloaded by 4:10, over an hour
earlier than last year despite
constant rain and cool weather. On
Sunday evening, the freshman had
their initial meeting with their
Student Advisors.
Orientation activities
continued throughout Monday
and Tuesday during which
freshman attended workshops on
student life, Student Services, the
health center and fire safety. The
final event was a mandatory
library orintation tour on Tuesday
afternoon.
During the three days,
entertainment included a return
appearance of Hypnotist James
Mapes on Sunday night and an
appearance by "Full House" for
the 50's Sock Hop on Monday
night.
Over all, said Jeanne DiMuzio,
Orientation was "a success despite
the rain on Sunday." Arrival was
delayed but "there were always
plenty of guides and drivers in the
tent, something I have not seen
before in my past 7 years working
on Orientation." All the juniors as
well as the cheerleaders and peer
counselors stuck with their
committments throughout the day.
Of all the additions to the
Orientation program this year,
Mrs. DiMuzio was very pleased
with the new concept of the
organization of Student Advisor
group by major and the direct
pairing with the faculty advisors.
The concept, which Mrs. DiMuzio
feels "is excellent" will be
continued and expanded -lor next
year's orientation. "The new
approaches to the academics and
the student service workshops
were also successful.
Feedback from parents was
again overwhelming this year.
One mother of a freshman
appreciated "the herculean labors
and the time, effort, and energy
given by the volunteers." Yet
another said "I came away feeling
that Fairfield University was the
place for my daughter."
Jeanne DiMuzio said that
Orientation turned out to be "much
more than I expected." She
summed up her feelings saying "I
am forever indebted to the junior
class for their dedication over the
past 9 months as well as the
culmination of those efforts on
Sunday."
Fr. Kelley Announces
$35M Campaign
Lynn Ann Casey
News Editor
The Rev. Aloyisius P. Kelley,
S.J., University President,
announced a $35 million capital
campaign for Fairfield University
called "Fulfilling the Jesuit Ideal:
The Campaign for Fairfield" at a
press conference on Monday,
September 12 at 10 am.
The campaign, according to Fr.
Kelley, "is the most far-reaching
plan for Fairfield University since
its founding in 1942." Its goals
include raising funds to build a fine
arts center, a centrally-located
campus chapel, and to expand the
financial aid available to students
and begin other programs to
benefit the university. The
campaign will run until 1992.
Two years ago, Fr. Kelley
organized a committee of students,
faculty, and administrators to
study the university and its long
range plans. They considered
academic life, the Jesuit and
Catholic aspect of Fairfield, the
Quality of Student life, and the
Institutional Resources of the
University. The campaign stems
from the findings of this
committee.
The administration feels that
their goal of S35 million is
"reasonable and attainable." The
university has already received
private gifts and pledges in excess
of $22 million. Fairfield is
optimistic that it will receive the
extra $13 million by 1992.
Among the major construction
that will take place over the next
four years is the fine arts center
which will include a 750-seat
theatre, a smaller rehearsal theatre,
and an art gallery. A Chapel/
Campus Ministry Center is to be
built in the center of the campus as
"Fulfilling the Jesuit Ideal"
The Campaign for Fairfield
$7,500,000
$3,400,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,750,000
Curriculum
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$ 750,000
$1,600,000
Center for the Arts
Chapel/Campus Center
Student Financial Aid
Unrestricted Funds
Renovations
Faculty Research,
School of Business
Library Development
Humanities Education
Visiting Jesuit Professorship
Athletic Field, Locker Facility
a visible symbol of the
University's Jesuit and Catholic
heritage. The structure will seat
500 and will replace the chapel
presently located in Loyola
basement.
Fairfield is seeking to increase
its scholarship endowment by S7
million. It is also seeking S6
million in unrestricted funds to
meet the current needs of the
University such as salary
increases, operation of the
university plant, and students
services. Through contributions to
the annual appeal for unrestricted
gifts, the University has achieved a
balanced budget for the past 18
consecutive years.
Father Kelley feels that the
launching of this campaign is "an
historic moment for Fairfield
University." He commented, "The
goal is certainly a challenge for the
university but I am optimistic that
alumni and friends across the
country as well as the corporations
and foundations understand
Fairfield's mission and our
exciting plans."
FUSA
Prepares For
'88-'89
Suzanne Smith
Staff Writer _______
The Fairfield University
Student Association is well on its
way to welcoming in the new
school year. Under the command
of President Frank Carroll, we can
expect to see many new events
introduced as well as traditional
ones continued. FUSA's
philosophy this year is "to sponsor
less events of better quality and to
set up sensible alternatives."
On Saturday, September 10,
FUSA, in conjunction with
Seilers, sponsored the "Welcome
Back Picnic" which featured the
Reggae band One World. Sunday,
after the Mass of the Holy Spirit,
the Ice Cream Social was well
attended.
The first FUSA sponsored
lecture will be held on September
20 when Dr. Wilson Bryan Key
will speak at 8 p.m. in the Oak
Room. Humanities, Ethics and
Black Scholar lectures arc already
scheduled along with guest
speakers Michael Farrcl and
Cynthia Ozick. The FUSA movie
committee has taken a new
approach this semester. This
Sunday September 18 at 9 p.m. the
box office hit Good Morning
Vietnam will be shown outside on
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