Economic Contributer

FAIRFIELD RECEIVES $1.6M IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANT FUNDING

The grant from the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program delivered financial support and specialized internship training in integrated, team-based care to students in four of Fairfield’s behavioral health master’s degree programs.

Fairfield University contributes over $1 billion to the state and local economy, according to a recent study by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges.

DEAN MEREDITH WALLACE KAZER APPOINTED TO HRSA NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON NURSE EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

Meredith Wallace Kazer, PhD, APRN, FAAN, professor and dean of the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, will serve as a special government employee on the HRSA council.

THE 7TH BIENNIAL JUHAN STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: HUMANITARIAN ACTION & CLIMATE CHANGE

Fairfield University hosted the “Humanitarian Action & Climate Change” conference last fall; a hybrid event that took place in person at Fairfield University and connected virtually with students and faculty at five collaborating Jesuit universities.