A Message from Dean Norman A. Solomon, Ph.D.

Image:Dr. Norm SolomonExcellence is what the business community demands of its leaders and this is what drives the activities of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University. Our high quality was recognized in 1997 when AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredited our undergraduate (B.S.) and graduate degree (M.B.A., M.S.) programs. Only 25% of all business schools are so recognized.

We have achieved this recognition because of the success that we have had in educating students to be successful and responsible business leaders dedicated to pursuing excellence. In doing so we focus on being a worldwide leader in business curriculum innovation. In our undergraduate programs, we focus on teaching current best practices for solutions to business problems within the context of a rigorous conceptual framework. This approach enables us to create a seamless learning environment that builds on our faculty's excellence in their respective academic disciplines and which also builds on the average of ten years of business experience each faculty member has in his or her field. Students graduating from the Charles F. Dolan School of Business are thus equipped with state-of-the-art knowledge in current business concepts and practices. Our top-notch programs and faculty are appropriately housed in a building dedicated to the Charles F. Dolan School of Business. The educational facilities available to students in this building and on the entire campus are second to none!

This exciting business learning environment is enhanced by our key geographic location which puts us in close contact with the more than forty Fortune 500 headquarters located within fifty miles of Fairfield and the close to one-hundred Fortune 500 headquarters located in New York City and lower Westchester County. We also benefit from Fairfield County's hosting the largest concentration of U.S. headquarters of foreign multinational corporations.

Because we are so highly regarded by the business community each year the School plays host to numerous high level executives-many of them alumni-who visit our classes and share their expertise with our students. Our business degree can be a passport to success in the job market. Our students are widely sought after by top firms upon graduation.

We believe that The Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University offers you a tremendous opportunity to do your business education in a unique academic and professional environment We look forward to welcoming you!


Norman A. Solomon, Ph.D
Dean, Dolan School of Business