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Norwalk Community College Named To President's Community Service Honor Roll Norwalk Community College Named To President's Community Service Honor Roll
Norwalk Community College Named To President's Community Service Honor Roll NORWALK, CONN. — Norwalk Community College was named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. It's the highest honor a college or university can receive for volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. The program is managed by the CNCS, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the American Council on Education and Campus Compact. The Honor Roll was launched in 2006 and highlights the role colleges and universities play in civic engagement by reco…

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by Jim Barg
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'College For Every Student' Announces Help For Low-Income Students 'College For Every Student' Announces Help For Low-Income Students
'College For Every Student' Announces Help For Low-Income Students FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A national nonprofit, College For Every Student (CFES), ­­is looking for five schools to participate in a high-impact program that will help low-income students become college and career ready.  The five schools will receive Closing the Gap awards through support from private donors. “Over the last 30 years, the gap in college going and degree attainment between youth from low-income households and their higher income peers has widened steadily,” said Rick Dalton, CFES president and chief executive officer. “Today, wealthy students are ten times more likely to…

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by Cassandra Huerta
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Sacred Heart University MBA Students Serve Fairfield In Capstone Project Sacred Heart University MBA Students Serve Fairfield In Capstone Project
Sacred Heart University MBA Students Serve Fairfield In Capstone Project FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Four MBA students from Sacred Heart University recently presented their capstone project to the Fairfield Museum and History Center. Their project was a proposal to improve the museum and history center’s facilities, along with a marketing plan for the town’s Burr Mansion. The MBA students -- John Hoey, Lindsay Michaels, Melissa Rossi, and Anna Zawadzki -- met for two hours with the museum’s leadership, Valerie Christian, assistant professor of management at Sacred Heart University, said in a press release. “The presentation was excellent and gave an effective over…

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by Stephanie Mojica
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Fairfield Prep Announces Spanish Teacher Will Take Over As New President Fairfield Prep Announces Spanish Teacher Will Take Over As New President
Fairfield Prep Announces Spanish Teacher Will Take Over As New President FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Rev. Thomas M. Simisky, S.J., has been appointed president-elect at Fairfield Prep after a national search. The announcement was made by the Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., president of Fairfield University, a Jesuit four-year college. Fairfield Prep is a division of Fairfield University. Simisky will assume leadership of the school on July 1, succeeding current president, the Rev. John J. Hanwell, S.J., who has been named socius for the Jesuit USA Northeast Province.  “I am pleased to appoint Father Simisky to lead Fairfield Prep,'' von Arx said. "In his short…

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by Tom Renner
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Fairfield Schools On 2-Hour Delay Due To Approaching Snow, Ice Fairfield Schools On 2-Hour Delay Due To Approaching Snow, Ice
Fairfield Schools On 2-Hour Delay Due To Approaching Snow, Ice FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield Schools will have a two-hour delayed opening Monday, Jan. 12, due to a winter weather storm expected to leave snow and freezing rain, making for an icy commute. Notre Dame Catholic High School will also be on a delayed opening until 10 a.m. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. in the area. 

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by Salvatore Trifilio
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Fairfield Resident Studies Abroad In Czech Republic Fairfield Resident Studies Abroad In Czech Republic
Fairfield Resident Studies Abroad In Czech Republic FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield resident Erin Montanez recently returned from the Czech Republic as part of a study abroad program at Bates College.  Montanez, who graduated from Our Lady of Mercy in 2012, is majoring in art and visual culture at the college in Lewison, Maine.

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by Joe Jenkins
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Fairfield's Sacred Heart University Launches Freshman Fall In Rome Program Fairfield's Sacred Heart University Launches Freshman Fall In Rome Program
Fairfield's Sacred Heart University Launches Freshman Fall In Rome Program FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Sacred Heart Univeristy in Fairfield has launched a new program that will allow freshman to spend their first semester studying abroad at John Cabot University in Rome. The Freshman Fall In Rome program began in August with a successful launch that included onsite orientation, combined activities for group bonding, city familiarization and cultural exploration. “The FFR program gives students an international foundation early on in their academic experience,” Carrie Wojenski, director of Global Affairs at Sacred Hearbt said in a statement. “It’s an exciting and stimu…

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by Joe Jenkins
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90-Minute Delayed Opening For Notre Dame Catholic Due To Frigid Temps 90-Minute Delayed Opening For Notre Dame Catholic Due To Frigid Temps
90-Minute Delayed Opening For Notre Dame Catholic Due To Frigid Temps FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield will see a 90-minute delayed opening Thursday, Jan. 8, due to freezing temperatures in the single digits, with wind chills dipping below zero.

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by Salvatore Trifilio
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Sacred Heart’s Heartfelt Designs In Fairfield Helps Fund Mission Trips Sacred Heart’s Heartfelt Designs In Fairfield Helps Fund Mission Trips
Sacred Heart’s Heartfelt Designs In Fairfield Helps Fund Mission Trips FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Heartfelt Designs, a T-shirt design business run by Sacred Heart University students to support charitable efforts at the school, announced that it has written its first check to the University’s Office of Volunteer Programs and Service Learning. The check is in the amount of $1,000 and helps fund student mission trips to El Salvador. The business was established in spring 2012 at the suggestion of university President John J. Petillo, and the group has added sweatpants to its line. Other new products are in development. The first series of Heartfelt-produce…

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by Cassandra Huerta
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Fairfield Residents Accepted Into Eastern Connecticut's Honors Program Fairfield Residents Accepted Into Eastern Connecticut's Honors Program
Fairfield Residents Accepted Into Eastern Connecticut's Honors Program FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two Fairfield residents were accepted into Eastern Connecticut University's selective honors program. Freshmen William Jeffries, a pre-secondary education major, and Thomas Luckner, a mathematics major, both were accepted into the program that is intended to demonstrate excellence in areas characteristic of liberal arts students. The University's Honors Program requirements and curriculum are intended to be intellectually challenging, while improving qualities that prepare graduates to become leaders in their communities.  

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by Joe Jenkins
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NCC President Discusses Pathways In Technology Program NCC President Discusses Pathways In Technology Program
NCC President Discusses Pathways In Technology Program NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Community College President David Levinson discusses the Pathways in Technology Early College High School program, which is under way at the college to prepare students in grades 9 to 14 for careers in technology: To the editor: Connecticut’s diversity and long history of innovative industry have much to offer global employers. But our state is caught in a skills gap — the gulf between what employers are looking for in employees, and what high school graduates can deliver. A high school diploma is no longer enough in today’s or tomorrow’s competitive economy.…

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by David Levinson
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Fairfield's Sacred Heart University Names 5 Members To Board Of Trustees Fairfield's Sacred Heart University Names 5 Members To Board Of Trustees
Fairfield's Sacred Heart University Names 5 Members To Board Of Trustees FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Sacred Heart University in Fairfield recently named five new members to its board of trustees.  The new trustees are:  Susan L. Davis, chief executive officer of Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla. She previously served as CEO of St. Vincent’s Health Services in Bridgeport for 10 years. Charles (Chuck) V. Firlotte, president and CEO of Aquarion Water Co. Under his leadership, Aquarion has earned awards and acknowledgments including the Connecticut Improvement Quality Award, and the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Award for reduction of carbon footprint. …

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by Joe Jenkins