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The Alumni of Color Network is an official affiliate group of the Office of Alumni Relations

09/24/2026

🦌✨ IT’S OFFICIAL - REGISTRATION IS OPEN! ✨🦌

Join the Fairfield University Alumni of Color Network (AOCN) and the Office of Student Diversity & Multicultural Affairs (SDMA) during Alumni Family Weekend for a special morning of reconnecting, reflecting, and celebrating as we honor 40 years of SDMA!

Whether you’re a longtime Fairfield alum, current student, family or friend, we invite you to come reconnect with familiar faces, meet new ones, and celebrate the connections that make Fairfield feel like home.

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026 ⏰ 10am-12pm 📍 Kelley Center | Fairfield University North Benson Campus

And yes… we have some fun planned 👀🎉

🎟️ Registration is officially OPEN! 🔗 Register through the link in our bio.

We can’t wait to see you soon! ❤️☕️

09/08/2026

🎙️✨ 40 Years of Leadership, Community & Transformation ✨

Join the Office of Student Diversity & Multicultural Affairs (SDMA) for a special LIVE podcast celebrating 40 years of impact at Fairfield University! ❤️🦌

Moderated by Yolehema Felican, the conversation will bring together SDMA leaders past and present — Larri Mazon, Will Johnson, and Pejay Lucky — to reflect on SDMA’s history, memorable moments, and lasting impact on the Fairfield community.

A Q&A moderated by Don Sawyer, Vice President for Access, Belonging & Community Engagement, will follow.

📅 Monday, September 14th
🚪 Doors Open: 5:00pm
🎙️ Podcast: 5:30-7:00pm
🥂 Reception immediately following
📍 Quick Center for the Arts

Near or far, you can be part of the celebration - attend in person or tune in online! 🌎💻

🔗 Register through the link in our bio!

08/05/2026

📣🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨📣

This Alumni Family Weekend, the Fairfield University Alumni of Color Network is gathering to celebrate 40 years of the Office of Student Diversity & Multicultural Affairs and the community that has shaped generations of Stags ❤️

Join us for a special brunch celebrating connection, legacy, and the relationships that make Fairfield feel like home for many!

🗓️ Saturday, October 24, 2026 ⏰ 10am-12pm 📍 Kelley Center
🎟️ Details and registration coming soon

We can’t wait to welcome alumni, students, families, and friends together for a meaningful morning 🦌✨

04/11/2026

Today and every day, we remember, honor, and celebrate the life of none of than Carolyn Vermont 🤍🕊️

A proud Fairfield alumna, University trustee, and unwavering champion for community, Carolyn showed up for us consistently, intentionally, and with so much heart. Her presence, support, and belief in students and in Fairfield meant more than words can express.

Through her leadership, compassion, and commitment to uplifting others, she leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire our network and the broader Fairfield community.

We are deeply grateful for her life, her service, and the way she always showed up for AOCN. She will be dearly missed and forever remembered.

With love and gratitude, The Fairfield University Alumni of Color Network

04/07/2026

Meet your current AOCN Leadership Team! 👶🏽🍼✨

From baby pics to big impact, these are the faces behind the love, leadership, and legacy in our community 🤍🦌

They may have grown up, but the mission stayed the same — showing up, giving back, and building what’s next. Swipe through to meet the team 💫

P.S. a couple of our MVPs are playing a little game of peek-a-boo 👀🫣 Sending love to: Claudele Pierre ‘14, MS ‘16 — Programming Representative  Janet Canepa ‘82 — Advisor

03/26/2026

🩷 3rd Annual Feminine Hygiene Drive = SUCCESS 🩷

We are still feeling so full after an incredible night ✨ This year, we packed 575 kits alongside students, staff, alumni, and community members — all going to support 🫶🏽

Each year this event grows bigger, stronger, and more impactful — and this one was no exception 🔥 From the energy in the room to the hands-on service, it reminded us what community care really looks like and the transformative power it holds.

Thank you so much to all who donated this year & to everyone who showed up and showed out to the sorting event! We are so grateful for our partnership with , , and . HUGE shoutout to our amazing Service Rep Luckario for leading and bringing this vision to life for the THIRD year in a row 👏🏽💫

We’re just getting started… can’t wait to see how this continues to grow! Stay tuned for what’s next. Happy Women’s History Month & GO STAGS!!!🤘🏽

02/04/2026

March is Women’s History Month, a time to uplift, honor, and care for those identifying as women past, present, and future 💐

Help us do just that by donating to our Feminine Hygiene Drive because access to hygiene products is a necessity, not a luxury💗

🌸 3rd Annual Feminine Hygiene Sorting Drive
🗓️ Tuesday, March 24 | 5:30 PM
📍 Fairfield Bellarmine Campus - St. Ambrose Hall

Can’t make the sorting event? No problem! The link in our bio includes a wishlist of suggested products that you can send over directly to us✨

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