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Charles F. Dolan School of Business

Fairfield U’s StartUp Showcase Brings ‘Shark Tank’ Intensity, Possibility To Student Startups Fairfield U’s StartUp Showcase Brings ‘Shark Tank’ Intensity, Possibility To Student Startups
Fairfield U’s StartUp Showcase Brings ‘Shark Tank’ Intensity, Possibility To Student Startups Think of it as "Shark Tank" but on a smaller scale.  Five Fairfield University student teams pitched their business ideas to a panel of five business experts before a live audience at Fairfield University’s annual StartUp Showcase on Tuesday, April 18. The celebration of student entrepreneurship and innovation was held at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield and hosted by the Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University. “This year we had a great mix of products and big ideas,” said StartUp Program Director Chris Huntley, Ph.D. Several teams spent last seme…
Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23
Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Family and friends are mourning the death of a former standout hockey goalie from the region. Fairfield County native Charlie Capalbo, age 23, of the town of Fairfield, died Sunday, April 24, following a five-year battle with cancer, according to a GoFundMe page established for his family. “After five years and 745 nights spent in hospitals, let’s just say that one got by Charlie in the 4th overtime today,” reads a post from GoFundMe organizer John McCormick. Those years included a successful battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that began toward the end of Capalbo’s varsity season as goalte…