Support, Sobriety, Personal accountability, Friendship
Collegiate Recovery Program (CPR) at Fairfield University offers a nurturing, affirming, and substance-free environment for students in recovery. Together, students learn how to balance their education with their recovery and pursue their academic, personal, and professional goals.
The program is overseen by an Advisory Board that promotes healthier choices and substance-free living.
For more information about the Collegiate Recovery Program, please contact recovery@fairfield.edu or contact C&PS
For more information about resources related to the Collegiate Recovery Program, please visit Resources
For more information about the Collegiate Recovery Program, please look below:
Recovery Houses
Testimonials and Staff
Our Goals
- Provide our students with a structured and supportive program to promote sustained recovery
- Attend a variety of self help groups regularly, including 12 Step meetings, smart recovery, refuge recovery, and engage in wellness-based programming (yoga, meditation, acupuncture)
- Meet academic goals through individualized academic advising and support
- Be of service to others at the campus and local levels
- Engage in Ignatian spirituality, based in an understanding of the “whole person”—body, mind and spirit
- Model for others a full University experience without the use of alcohol or drugs
Our Services
- Recovery housing
- Recovery Lounge on campus
- Group counseling
- Academic success support
- AA 12-step meetings on campus and transportation to meetings off campus
- Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) meetings
- Family orientation (support services)
- Career counseling
- Community resources
- Recreational activities (golf, rock climbing, movies, athletic events, bowling)
- Community service opportunities
- Intramural basketball team
- Sober wellness programming focused on mind, body and spirit
To find more information about our Substance Abuse Resources, please visit our Substance Abuse page