Centers & Facilities

About Fairfield Dolan

As part of Fairfield University’s mission and Jesuit tradition, Fairfield Dolan is committed to the development of mind, body, and spirit, and to lifelong learning, for all of our community members. The Fairfield Dolan Centers house our Career Development Center, the Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics, and the Entrepreneurship Center.

The joint mission of the Centers is to support the development of principled and innovative business leaders for lifelong success. This space engages our thriving community of local alumni and business leaders who are committed to giving back to Fairfield Dolan students in the form of advising, mentoring, and coaching.

Charles F. Dolan School of Business

Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics

The Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics advances learning, research, and practical programs about the leading ethics issues of our time. The Waide Center works with Fairfield University students and faculty, and regional leaders in a wide variety of fields, to develop strategies for managing serious ethical challenges. Standing in the Jesuit tradition of preparing men and women for others, the Waide Center seeks to develop and strengthen the capacities of persons to engage ethics issues in a reflective and pragmatic way.

The Waide Center pursues three strategic directions:

Curriculum. The Center offers courses across the University on ethics issues in various professions and fields, including business, nursing and health studies, engineering, communication, and the environment.

Research. The Center supports studies conducted by students, faculty, and practitioners, primarily through competitively-awarded stipends.

Outreach. The Center develops and facilitates a variety of programs – speakers’ series, panel discussions, workshops, and mentored relationships – to serve constituents beyond the University campus.

Welcome to Fairfield Dolan

The Charles F. Dolan School of Business is committed to the Jesuit Catholic tradition of educating the whole person (cura personalis) by fostering an engaging and diverse learning community of educational excellence and relevance. We do this with nationally recognized programs and innovative curricula, informed by the balanced teaching, research, and service contributions of outstanding faculty and staff, and supported by local and global partnerships. Fairfield Dolan strives to develop socially responsible, intellectually curious, ethical, compassionate global business leaders who excel in their careers and lead meaningful lives.

Charles F. Dolan School of Business - Fairfield University

80,500

Square Feet

36

Classrooms

10

New Innovation Labs and Centers

Student working together on a project in one of the Dolan School of Business meeting rooms.

State-of-the-Art Labs

Fairfield Dolan features a Simulated Financial Trading Room, Big Data Analytics Lab, Entrepreneurship Center with Ideation Lab, Visualization and Simulation Lab, Finance Lab, and a Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Lab.

A professors stands in front of a large rounded classroom full of students teaching a class.

Interactive Learning Environments

The facility includes 60-seat active learning and case-based classrooms, a one-button studio, a 250-seat event space, a behavioral research lab, and the Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics.

Student studying in the hallways of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business.

Additional Features

Students have access to various resources and areas, including the Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics, Starbucks, a mother's room for nursing, charging stations, patio seating, and plenty of comfortable spaces for doing homework and more.