NEW YORK, February 17, 2010 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned an A3 rating to Fairfield University's $85.0 million of fixed rate Series O and Series P bonds…. At this time, we have revised our outlook on the University's long-term debt rating to negative from stable as a result of increased leverage and a continued challenging student market position.
BondsOnline: Credit Ratings for Municipal and Corporate Bonds
From Moody’s Bond Rating Report, cont.
Continued challenging student market position, as reflected in the matriculation rate of admitted freshmen, which maintained a steady decline to a low 15.8% for the freshman class that entered in the fall of 2009….Similar to many private universities, Fairfield's selectivity rate for fall 2009 weakened to 64.6% compared to the best recent rate of 54.8% in fall 2007.
From Moody’s Bond Rating Report, cont.
… student demand indicators weakened further in fall 2009…. [J]ust 15.8% of those accepted chose to enroll, which continues a trend of weakening matriculation. As a Jesuit comprehensive university, Fairfield faces strong competition from other Catholic institutions in the Northeast, including Boston College (rated Aa3), College of the Holy Cross (Aa3), Villanova University (A1), Providence College (A2), and from the University of Connecticut in recent years.
Fairfield Personnel, 1972-2010
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Source: Fairfield Fact Book
PROVIDENCE COLLEGEPresident
Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P.
Executive VP/ Treasurer
Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P.
Mission & Ministry
Rev. Joseph Guido, O.P.
VP
Assoc. VP/Assoc. Treasurer
Rev. Kevin Robb, O.P.
Catholic & Dominican Studies
Rev. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P.
Director
Alumni Chaplain
Rev. John Peterson, O.P.
Chaplain’s Office
Rev. James Cuddy, O.P.
Chaplain
Alumni Chaplain
Rev. James Quigley, O.P.
Student Affairs Administration
Kristine Goodwin
VP
Dr. Steven Sears
Assoc. VP/Dean of Students
Career Services
Patricia Goff
Interim Director
Student Health
Catherine Kelleher, RN
Director
Safety & Security
John Leyden
Executive Director
Personal Counseling
John Hogan
Director
Legal Services
Marifrances McGinn
VP/General Counsel
Gail Dyer
Assoc. VP/Assoc. General Counsel
Human Resources
Kathleen M. Alvino
Assoc. VP
Athletics
Robert Driscoll
Assoc. VP
Institutional Diversity
Rafael Zapata
Assoc. VP/Chief Diversity Officer
Public Affairs & Community Relations
Steven Maurano
Asst. VP
Academic Affairs
Dr. Hugh Lena
Senior VP/Provost
Academic Affairs
Dr. Brian Bartolini
Assoc. VP
Academic Affairs
Charles Haberle
Asst. VP
Admissions & Financial Aid
Raul Fonts
Interim Dean
School of Continuing Education
Dr. Janet Castleman
Dean
School of Professional Studies
Dr. Brian McCadden
Dean
School of Business
Mary Jane Lenon
Interim Dean
School of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Sheila Adamus
Dean
Finance & Business
John Sweeney
Senior VP/CFO
Financial Services
Jacqueline White
Assoc. VP
Information Technology
Rebecca Ramos
Asst. VP
Business Services
Warren Gray
Asst. VP
Capital Projects/Facilities Planning
Mark Rapoza
Asst. VP
Institutional Advancement
David Wegrzn
Senior VP
Development & Marketing
Lisa Bousquet
Assoc. VP
Alumni Relations
Robert Ferreira
Asst. VP
Development Projects
Joseph Brum
Special Asst. to the President
Asst. to the President & Executive VP
Ann Manchester-Molak
Source: www.providence.edu/about/governance/pages/organizationalstructure.aspx
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSSPresident
Rev. Philip Boroughs, S.J.
Senior VP
Frank VellaccioAcademic Affairs
VP for Academic Affairs & Dean of the College
Timothy R. Austin
Student Affairs
VP for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Jacqueline D. Peterson
Assoc. Dean of Students
Kristine Cyr-Goodwin
Assoc. Dean of Student Development
Neal Lipsitz
Asst. Dean/Director of Student Involvement
Brenda Sullivan
Director of Student Conduct & Community
St&ards
Director of Public Safety Robert Hart
Administration & Finance
VP for Administration & Finance
Michael J. Lochhead
Director of Finance & Asst. Treasurer
Dorothy A. Hauver
Development
President Emeritus
Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J.
VP Emeritus/Asst. to the Director of Planned
Giving, Development
Rev. Charles J. Dunn, S.J.
VP for Development & Alumni Relations
Vacant
Admissions
VP Emeritus/Assoc. Director for Jesuit
Relations
Rev. Earle Markey, S.J.
Chief Investment Officer
Timothy M. Jarry
General Counsel
Timothy F. MinesOffice of the Deans
Assoc. Dean of the College Margaret Freije
Assoc. Dean for Faculty Amy Wolfson
Asst. Dean & Director of Multicultural Education
Mable Millner
Asst. Dean & Director of Resident Life & Housing
Ewdwin Coolbaugh
Class Dean, Class of 2012
Ronald Jarret
Class Dean, Class of 2013
Nancy R. Baldiga
Class Dean, Class of 2014
Esther Levine
Class Dean, Class of 2015
John &erson
Executive Asst., President’s Office
Ruth Ann Elias
VP Mission, President’s Office
Rev. Paul F. Harman, S.J.
Source: www.holycross.edu/administration/index.html
FORDHAM UNIVERSITYPresident
Joseph McShane, S.J.
Senior VP & CFO John Lordan
VP for Lincoln Center
Brian Byrne
Office of the Provost
ProvostStephen Freedman
Interim Assoc. VPJonathan Crystal
Asst. VP & Chief of Staff Ellen Fahey-
Smith
VP for Development &
University Relations Roger Milici
Asst. VP for Communications & Faculty Operations
Eileen Burchell
VP for Administration Thomas Dunne
VP for Student Affairs Jeffrey Gray
Assoc. VP for Student Affairs Michele Burris
Rose Hill Dean of Students
Christopher Rodgers
Lincoln Center Dean of Students
Keith Eldredge
VP for University Mission & Ministry
Joseph Quinn
VP for Finance Frank Simio
Academic Financial Planning & Analysis
Assoc. VPSalvador Aceves
Asst. VP for Budgets/LogisticsKevin Munnelly
VP for Technology & CIO Frank
Skirianni
VP for Enrollment Peter Stace
VP for Facilities Management Marco Valera
General Counsel Thomas DeJulio
Deans
Gabelli School of Business Dean
Donna Rapaccioli
Fordham College at Lincoln Center
DeanRobert R. Grimes
Fordham College at Rose Hill
DeanMichael Latham
School of Professional &
Continuing StudiesDean
Isabelle Frank
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
DeanNancy Busch
Graduate School of Business
David A. Gautschi
Graduate School of Education
James Hennessy
School of LawMichael Martin
School of Religious Education
John P. Harrington
Graduate School of Social Service
Peter B. Vaughan
VPs
Continuing Education & Professional
DevelopmentAssoc. VP
Ron Jacobson
Faculty PersonnelAssoc. VP
Benjamin Crooker
Assoc. VP/Chief Research OfficerNancy A. Busch
Asst. VP of International
ProgramsJennifer Latham
Asst. VPJerome A. Contee
Secretary of the University
Margaret Ball
Source: www.fordham.edu/academics/office_of_the_provos
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYPresident
Michael Engh, S.J.
Provost & VP for Academic Affairs
Dennis C. Jacobs
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Diane Jonte-Pace
Vice Provost, Student Life, &
Dean of Students
Jeanne Rosenberger
Vice Provost, Planning &
Administration
Charles Erekson
Vice Provost, Information
Services, & Chief Information Officer
Ron Danielson
University Financial Aid Services
Richard Toomey
Undergraduate Admission
S&ra Hayes
Dean
College of Arts & Sciences
W. Atom Yee
DeanSchool of Education
& Counseling Psychology
W. Atom Yee
Interim DeanLeavey School of
Business
S. &rew Starbird
Dean
School of Engineering
Godfrey Mungal
Dean
School of Law
Donald Polden
Dean
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
Kevin Burke, S.J.
VP for University Relations
Robert Gunsalus
Assoc. VP, Marketing &
Communications
Richard Giacchetti
Asst. VP, Development
Nancy Trish Calderon
Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Kathryn Kale
VP for Administration &
Finance
Robert Warren
Assoc. VP, Finance
Harry Fong
Interim Asst. VP, Human Resources
Charlie Ambelang
Asst. VP, Auxiliary Services
Jane Barrantes
VP for Enrollment Management
Michael Sexton
University General Counsel
John Ottoboni
Chancellor
William Rewak, S.J
Chief Investment Officer
John KerriganDirectors
University Registrar Monica Augustin
University Librarian Vacant
Athletic Director Daniel Coonan
Executive Director of Markkula Center for Applied Ethics,
Kirk O. Hanson
Center for Science, Technology &
Society
Thane Kreiner, Executive DirectorIgnatian Center for Jesuit Education,
Michael C. McCarthy
Executive DirectorDrahmann Advising
& Learning Resources Center
Elaine BorrelliDirector
Campus Ministry
John R. Treacy, S.J.
Director
Executive Asst. to the President
Molly McDonald
Source: www.scu.edu/about/administration/index.cfm
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLANDPresident
Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J.
Office of the Executive VP
Executive VP
Susan Donovan
Academic Affairs
VP for Academic Affairs
Timothy Law Snyder
Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs
Jenny Lowry
Assoc. VP for Graduate Studies
Am&a Thomas
Asst. VP for Academic Affairs & Diversity
Martha Wharton
Director of Budgets & Data Management
Lorie Holtgrave
Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, Director:Nancy Dufau
Asst. Director: Julie Ryder
Administration
VP
Terrence Sawyer
Asst. VP
Joan Flynn
Asst. VP of Human Resources
Kathleen Parnell
Environmental Health & Safety Director
Thomas Hettleman
Director of Public Safety/Campus Police
Timothy Fox
Advancement
VP
Megan Gillick
Assoc. VP for Advancement & Assoc.
Campaign Director
Jeffrey Dubnow
Director of Development
Dena Ebert
Director of Planned Giving
Christopher Vaughan
Director of Alumni Relations
Eric Eckenrode
Director of Annual Giving
Jane Curley Hogge
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Ilene Briskin
Director of Advancement Services
Ian Webster
Business & Finance
VP for Finance & Treasurer
R&all Gentzler
Assoc. VP for Facilities & Campus Services
Helen Schneider
Asst. VP for Financial Services
David Beaupre
Asst. VP/CIO for Technology Services
Louise Finn
Controller
Kelly Nelson
Asst. Controller
Am&a Huffman
Enrollment Management &
Communications
VP
Marc Camille
Institutional Research
Asst. VP for Institutional Research &
Effectiveness
Terra Schehr
Assoc. Director & Coordinator of First-
Year & Retention Studies
Shannon Tinney
Deans
Interim Dean of Education
Mickey Fenzel
First Year Students & Academic Services Dean
Ilona McGuiness
International Programs Dean
&re Colombat
Loyola College of Arts & Sciences Dean
Rev. James J. MirackyJr., S.J.
Sellinger School of Business &
Management
Karyl B. Leggio
Dean of Students
Sheilah Horton
Student Development
VP for Student Development/Dean of
Students
Sheliah Horton
Assoc. VP for Student Development/Director of Counseling Center
Donelda Cook
Asst. VP for Student Development
Xavier Cole
Assoc. Dean of Students
Michelle Cheatem
Director of Student Support Services Mary
Beth Mudric
Director of Technology & Graduate Student Services Mark Lee
Technology Services
CIO, Asst. VP
Louise Finn
Asst. to the President
Vicki Weller
Executive Asst.
Darryl Coward
Special Asst. to the President for Mission
Integration
Rev. Timothy Brown, S.J.
Source: directory.loyola.edu/results.asp
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITYPresident
Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx S.J.
Academics Division
Senior VP for Academic Affairs
Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J.
Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs
Mary Frances A. H. Malone
Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs,
Office of Academic Engagement
Elizabeth Boquet
Assoc. Academic VP for Enrollment Management
Judith Dobai
Director of Library Services
Joan Overfield
Director of the Media Center
Jim Mayzik, S.J.
College of Arts & Sciences
Dean RobbinCrabtree
Charles F. Dolan School of Business
Dean Donald E. Gibson
School of Nursing
Dean Suzanne Campbell
School of Engineering
Dean Jack Beal
Graduate School of Education & Allied
Professions
Dean Susan Franzosa
University College
Administration & Chief of Staff
VP for Administration &
Chief of Staff
Dr. Mark C. Reed
Assoc. VP for Facilities
Management
David Frassinelli
Director of Athletics
Eugene Doris
Director of Public Safety
Todd Pelazza
Legal Affairs
Trustee Affairs
Office of Human Resources
Auxiliary Services
Advancement Division
VP for University Advancement
Stephanie Frost
Office of Corporate Relations, Asst. VP
of Development
Robert Cottle
Office of Foundation
Relations, Asst. VP for Development
Noel Appel
Director of Alumni Career Services
Julie Tuozzoli
Director of Reunions
Maria Bolis
Director of Alumni Relations
Janet Canepa
Director of Annual Giving & Special
Gifts
Debra Reich
Director of Major Gifts
Geri Derbyshire
Finance Division
VP of Finance & Treasurer
Julie L. Dolan
Controller
Kenneth R. Fontaine
Director of Human Resources
Mark Guglielmoni
Account Executive of Administrative
Computing
Kevin Clancy
Director of Computing &
Network Services
Michael Graham-Cornell
University Bursar
Raymond Bourdeau
Student Accounts
Kathleen Allen
Valerie Barnard
Director of Purchasing
Nicholas Papillo
Marketing & Communications
VP of Marketing & Communications
Rama Sudhakar
Asst. VP for Br& Management & Public Relations
Martha MilcarekDirector of
Marketing for Academic & Admission
Catherine O’DonnellDirector of
Communications for Advancement &
Student Affairs
Alistair Highet
Director of Web Communications
Scott Barnett
Director of Design & Digital Print
Services
Curtis Ebdon
Director of Quick Center for the Arts
Gary Wood
Student Affairs
VP for Student Affairs
Thomas Pellegrino
Dean of Students
Karen Donoghue
Assoc. Dean of Students
Kimberly Nickolenko
Residence Life
Career Planning Center
Student Diversity Programs
University Activities
Health Center
Counseling Services
Office of Student Support Services
Special Asst. to the President
Rev. Charles H. Allen, S.J.
Source: www.fairfield.edu/about/about_admin.html
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Villanova
Boston College
Providence
Scranton
Holy Cross
Santa Clara
Fordham
Loyola MD
Fairfield
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Research
Source: IPEDS
Admit and Yield Trends2001-2010
Admit Rates, Comparison Schools, 2010
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Source: IPEDS
Admit Rates, Fairfield, 2001-2011
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Source: IPEDS
Percent Change in Admit Rates, 2001-2010
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Yield Rates, Comparison Schools, 2010
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Source: IPEDS
Yield Rates, Fairfield, 2001-2011
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Source: IPEDS
Percent Change in Yield Rates, 2001-2010
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Source: IPEDS