West Haven, Conn., November 12, 2009 —New York City Fire Department Lieutenant and University of New Haven (UNH) alumnus Jeffrey Facinelli B.S ’99, has been selected as the 2010 Henry C. Lee Fellow.
The Henry C. Lee Fellow is selected by faculty members of the Henry C. Lee College, named for the world’s foremost forensic scientist and criminalist who began the forensics program in 1975. Recipients must have held at least a 3.2 GPA while a student at UNH and been heavily involved on the campus, and currently hold a successful post-graduate professional position. Facinelli has been a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department since 2000.
Facinelli, a Pomona, N.Y. resident, will receive his award on Friday, December 11, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., in the conference room at South Campus Hall, and will discuss how his experiences as a student at UNH prepared him for his professional life. A reception will follow the award ceremony.
A leader in experiential education, the University of New Haven is experiencing a historic and nationally recognized surge in enrollment. Founded in 1920, the University provides its students with a unique combination of solid liberal arts and real-world, hands-on professional training. UNH is a private university with an 80-acre main campus. The University has an enrollment of more than 5,200; approximately 1,700 graduate students and more than 3,500 undergraduates, 70 percent of whom reside in University housing. The University offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and more than 25 graduate degrees through its five colleges, in fields such as sports management, nutrition, forensic science, music and sound recording, engineering, computer science and criminal justice. University College at UNH develops programs and courses to meet the emerging educational and training needs of educators, businesses and public and social agencies, focusing on academic excellence, convenience and flexibility. University of New Haven students study abroad through a variety of distinctive programs.