Calendar - John Charles Meditz College of Arts & Scienceshttps://events.fairfield.edu/department/college_of_arts_sciences/calendarCalendar - John Charles Meditz College of Arts & SciencesMon, 12 Oct 2026 14:51:54 -040060en-usLocalistOct 14, 2026: Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Haley Nolan-Cody at Barone Campus CenterDepartment of Communication

Presents

Faculty Research Spotlight

Dr. Haley Nolan-Cody

“Asset or Liability? Communication in the Face of Family Health Crises”

~FYE Event~

The Department of Communication is hosting its fourth annual Faculty Research Spotlight on Wednesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm in the Dogwood Room. This is an exciting opportunity for the campus community to learn about the research done by Dr. Haley Nolan-Cody. Dr. Nolan-Cody is an Assistant Professor and new faculty member of the Department of Communication. Dr. Nolan-Cody joins us from Rutgers University where she earned her Doctorate. Specializing in Family and Health Communication, Dr. Nolan-Cody teaches and studies topics at the intersection of family and health communication. Her research appears in outlets such as the Journal of Family Communication, the Journal of Communication, and Patient Education and Counseling.

Dr. Nolan-Cody has been selected to discuss her research topic titled, “Asset or Liability? Communication in the Face of Family Health Crises.” Dr. Nolan-Cody’s research focuses on family health contexts, such as how families might be a site for communicative coping and resilience practices when navigating stigmatized health stressors that place pressure upon the family unit. Specifically, her work has explored behavioral health contexts, including substance use disorders and mental health crises.

FYE Event

Lite appetizers and desserts will be served.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53896446151503Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -04002026-10-14T18:00:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/faculty-research-spotlight-dr-haley-nolan-codyPresentationOct 15, 2026: Journalist, Director and Podcast Host Reshma Gopaldas at Egan School of Nursing & Health StudiesWe are thrilled to welcome Reshma Gopaldas, who is a journalist, director, host of Son of a Binge podcast, has been published in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, IndieWire, and is the former head of video for SheKnows. You can see clips to her writing work here. She is a director, writer, producer of online videos, branded content, and marketing campaigns and the creator of nationally-recognized videos that take complex health care politics and adapt them for pop culture. She has worked in content strategy inclusive of video direction, video production, script writing, marketing strategy, blogger outreach, talent casting, and talent management.

Her event, a conversation with Nalini Jones, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 pm in NHS 224 Eagan Nursing Auditorium, where she will talk about multimedia writing!

This event is part of the Editing and Publishing Week 2026 presented by the English Department and its Minor in Editing & Publishing with support from the Humanities Institute and the Digital Journalism Major.

FYE Career Event.

Contact details: Professor Sonya Huber, shuber@fairfield.edu, 203-254-4000 x2788

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5407404180982141.157599-73.255025Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 -04002026-10-15T19:00:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/novelist-and-literary-editor-jen-ackerLectures & SymposiumsInformation SessionPresentationOct 16, 2026: “No End in Sight: The Unwinding and Afterlife of the Cold War in Latin America” at DSB Event HallJoin us for an interdisciplinary discussion about the end of the Cold War, part of an international conference co-organized by Fairfield, Yale University, and the University of North Florida about the end of the Cold War in Latin America. Too often, this “end” is framed by global events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall or the collapse of the Soviet Union—or, in Latin America, limited transitions to democracy brokered by national elites. Instead of a single rupture marking the triumph of U.S.-led liberal democracy, No End in Sight explores how the Cold War’s conclusion was neither top-down nor uniform, and certainly not complete.

The conference will take place at Fairfield on Friday, October 16 and will conclude with a panel discussion moderated by Jennifer Adair featuring four leading historians: Mary Nolan (New York University), Barbara Weinstein (New York University), Priya Lal (Boston College), and Steve Hahn (New York University) who will discuss Cold War legacies in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the United States.

Refreshments will be served!

For the complete conference program see: https://macmillan.yale.edu/latam/no-end-sight-unwinding-and-afterlife-cold-war-latin-america

This event is made possible with generous funding from the Humanities Institute, the Meditz College of Arts and Science, History, and Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

For more information contact: Dr. Jennifer Adair at jadair@fairfield.edu

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54115679910315Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:30:00 -04002026-10-16T15:30:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/no-end-in-sight-the-unwinding-and-afterlife-of-the-cold-war-in-latin-americaMeetings & ConferencesPresentationOct 21, 2026: Welcome to The John Charles Meditz College of Arts & Sciences at Aloysius P. Kelley CenterWelcome to the John Charles Meditz College of Arts & Sciences! Join fellow first-year students for a special welcome designed to help you make the most of your Meditz College experience.

During this 45-minute session, you’ll meet members of the Meditz College community and learn about the people, programs, and resources that will support you throughout your time at Fairfield. Hear from representatives in academics, career development, student success, and the Magis Core Curriculum, and discover the many opportunities available to you as a Meditz College student.

Come ready to learn, connect, and celebrate the start of your journey in the College of Arts & Sciences. Refreshments and Meditz College swag will be provided!

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
2:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Kelley Center Presentation Room

Attendance is required for all first-year Meditz College students.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54036915184366Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -04002026-10-21T00:00:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/welcome-to-the-john-charles-meditz-college-of-arts-sciencesInformation SessionPresentationOct 21, 2026: Qualitative Data Analysis with KanQual, workshop by Dr. Mehmet Cansoy at Fredrickson Innovation LabDiscover a new, flexible way to work with qualitative data in this hands-on introduction to KanQual, a free and open-source platform for organizing, exploring, analyzing, and presenting qualitative research. Designed for beginners as well as experienced researchers, KanQual brings your research materials together in one place without expensive subscriptions or restrictive workflows.

Participants will learn how KanQual can work with a wide range of research materials—including text, PDFs, interview transcripts, audio, video, and images—and help organize complex projects in ways that fit their own research questions. We will explore tools for coding and searching data, connecting materials and ideas, building timelines, and creating graphical representations that make relationships and patterns easier to see. KanQual can also help transform analysis into outputs, including visualizations and written reports.

The workshop will also introduce KanQual’s integration of artificial intelligence into qualitative research. Participants will see how both locally running AI models and cloud-based AI services can assist with exploring, summarizing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative materials while allowing researchers to decide how and when AI is used.

Whether you are beginning your first qualitative project or looking for a more flexible way to manage a large collection of research materials, this workshop will show how KanQual can support the research process from raw data to analysis, visualization, and presentation.

Hosted by the Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab and presented by Dr. Mehmet Cansoy, Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology,

RSVP at https://fairfield.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12838071

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54133845864641Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 -04002026-10-21T17:15:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/qualitative-data-analysis-with-kanqual-workshop-by-dr-mehmet-cansoyOct 22, 2026: MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Virtual Information SessionExplore how an MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Fairfield can launch your career in organizational development, talent management, HR, and more. Join faculty and the Graduate Admission team for a virtual information session covering program requirements, internships, curriculum, and the admissions process, followed by a live Q&A with the program director.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53727766100861Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -04002026-10-22T13:00:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/ms-in-industrialorganizational-psychology-virtual-info-session-Oct2026Information SessionOct 23, 2026: Documentary Film, Here We Are at NYS 101, Library AuditoriumA new generation is reshaping Dominican politics.

Through intimate, behind-the-scenes storytelling, Here We Are follows a fearless group of youth activists taking on the status quo in the Dominican Republic. Winning an impossible congressional seat with a fraction of their opponents' budget, these young leaders prove that collective action can defend democracy and spark universal change.

Q&A to follow screening with:

Alexandra Santana Padilla and Virginia Antares Rodríguez

Member of Minervas Producciones

For more information contact - Luis Rodriguez Cortes at lrodriguezcortes@fairfield.edu

Sponsored by the Humanities Institute and the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54169241466199Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -04002026-10-23T12:00:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/documentary-film-here-we-areFilm ScreeningOct 26, 2026: Time, Space and the Economies of the Roman Empire at Charles F. Dolan School of BusinessProfessor Greg Woolf, PhD, Director of the NYU Institute of the Ancient World, will present "Time, Space and the Economies of the Roman Empire"

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54126690974945Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:30:00 -04002026-10-26T17:30:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/time-space-and-the-economies-of-the-roman-empireLectures & SymposiumsOct 26, 2026: Time, Space and the Economies of the Roman Empire at Charles F. Dolan School of BusinessAncient Mediterrean Studies Program lecture presented by Greg Woolf, PhD, Director of NYU's institute for the Study of the Ancient World.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54159918474220Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:30:00 -04002026-10-26T17:30:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/time-space-and-the-economies-of-the-roman-empire-8199Lectures & SymposiumsNov 9, 2026: Puzzles in Provence: The Reception and Memory Culture of Edith Wharton at DiMenna-Nyselius LibraryDr. Joel Goldfield will present his research on Pulitzer Prize winner, Edith Wharton.

Solving issues of mistaken identities and explaining intercultural decisions has motivated much of Dr. Goldfield’s recent research on Edith Wharton, the first female Pulitzer Prize winner (Novel) and Yale University honorary doctorate recipient, who spent over a third of her life in France. Discovering Wharton’s memory culture on site from a U.S. perspective has led to possible explanations of puzzles within Wharton criticism. Support from Fairfield University has enabled photographic documentation of her French residences and related archival materials along with critical analysis using digital humanities tools.

FYE Credit

Refreshments will be served

Sponsored by the Humanities Institute and the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54196129713670Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -05002026-11-09T17:00:00-05:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/puzzles-in-provence-the-reception-and-memory-culture-of-edith-whartonPresentationNov 10, 2026: History Department Lecture: David W. Blight, PhD, Yale University, "Sanctioned Ignorance: The Crisis of History, Democracy, and Civic Life in America” at Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Kelley TheatreDavid W. Blight, PhD, Yale University is a Sterling Professor of History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University. Dr. Blight will give a lecture entitled, "Sanctioned Ignorance: The Crisis of History, Democracy, and Civic Life in America.”

He is the author and editor of a dozen books, including Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, and has received the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Abraham Lincoln Prize, among others, for his work in relation to Douglass. Presented by the Fairfield University History Department.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54072230691950Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:30:00 -05002026-11-10T19:30:00-05:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/history-department-lecture-david-w-blight-phd-yale-universityArts & MindsNov 12, 2026: The Fifth Column Podcast Live at Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Kelley TheatreRecognized as one of Substack’s leading podcasts, The Fifth Column has become a weekly ritual for those who want sharp analysis, fearless conversations, and a willingness to challenge every orthodoxy from every side. Experience a live recording of this podcast, hosted by journalists Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch. Presented as a part of the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences Enduring Question Series.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_54072183753231Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:30:00 -05002026-11-12T19:30:00-05:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/the-fifth-column-podcast-liveArts & MindsDec 3, 2026: Fairfield University Jazz Ensemble at Gonzaga Hall AuditoriumJoin the Fairfeld University Jazz Ensemble for festive classics. Led by professor of visual and performing arts Brian Q. Torff and featuring guest artists. $5 General Admission at the door.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5407195647705541.15905-73.260266Thu, 03 Dec 2026 19:30:00 -05002026-12-03T19:30:00-05:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/fairfield-university-jazz-ensemble-185Arts & MindsDec 17, 2026: Retirement Party for Jean Daniele at Barone Campus CenterPlease join us on Thursday, December 17th, as we celebrate Jean Daniele's retirement after many remarkable years of service and commitment to Fairfield University.

Together, we'll recognize Jean's many contributions, reflect on cherished memories, and send our best wishes as she begins this new chapter.

Date: Thursday, Devember 17thTime: 3:00-5:00Location: BCC Dogwood RoomPlease RSVP by December 1

If you have any questions, please contact Kerry Smith at ksmith4@fairfield.edu

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53567971164917Thu, 17 Dec 2026 15:00:00 -05002026-12-17T15:00:00-05:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/retirement-party-for-jean-danieleReceptionApr 13, 2027: Celebrating Yael Eliasoph's 50 Years at Fairfield University at Bellarmine HallHosted by Dean Richard Greenwald, PhD

Please join us in celebrating Yael Eliasoph's 50 Years at Fairfield University

Tuesday, April 13

4:00 - 5:30 pm

Bellarmine Great Hall

Kindly RSVP by May 30.

Please email ksmith4@fairfield.edu with any questions.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53744427002854Tue, 13 Apr 2027 16:00:00 -04002027-04-13T16:00:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/celebrating-yael-eliasophs-50-years-at-fairfield-universityReceptionApr 20, 2027: Meditz Arts & Sciences Student Award Ceremony at Barone Campus CenterMeditz Arts & Sciences Student Award Ceremony

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52808164098293Tue, 20 Apr 2027 18:00:00 -04002027-04-20T18:00:00-04:00https://events.fairfield.edu/event/meditz-arts-sciences-student-award-ceremonyAwards & Ceremonies