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Frassinelli . “ We are focused on the future of Fairfield , where we ’ re going , and how we maintain sustainability financially with the challenges of the private education market . The plan includes growth and undergrad enrollment , which begs the question : where do they eat , sleep , park , and learn ? That informs our master plan to talk about the facilities needs we currently have and need .”
Hence taking on multiple construction projects at once . The Rafferty Stadium lacrosse and athletic field is the beneficiary of a major donor ; a project fitting the now nationally ranked teams . One of the goals of the Leslie C . Quick , Jr . Recreation Complex renovation was to promote the campus ’ health and fitness concentration , which extends their Jesuit education dedication to mind , body , and spirit .
“ One project that ’ s approaching completion is the $ 31mn Center for Nursing and Health Studies building , which has been a bright star on the horizon , and is not necessarily limited to nursing ,” Frassinelli says . “ It ’ s about health studies in general , and we see overlap with our Dolan School of Business and School of Engineering ,” says Frassinelli . “ For example , the Dolan School offers a Masters in Public Administration , so you can take some business classes and some health studies classes and come out with a multidimensional degree . Like most universities , we ’ re seeing a general increase in interest in the sciences , so we believe , in terms of academics , that we need to make an investment in those facilities .”
As part of the school ’ s strategic plan , Fairfield began working on some projects this year to align with its 75th anniversary ; it is important to Frassinelli that any additions are for the benefit of the student experience , as has been one of the main goals since the school ’ s founding in 1942 .
“ There is a large amount of construction , but we found that we often have our best enrollment years when we are doing major building programs because it really speaks of a university that is thriving and growing ,” he says . “ It ’ s rare you ’ ll see this level of capital investment that is not only aimed at taking on
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