Sacred Heart University is a Roman Catholic university located in suburban Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Sacred Heart was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart University was the first Catholic university in the United States to be staffed by the laity. Dr. John J. Petillo is the current President of the University. Sacred Heart is included in The Princeton Review's Best 371 Colleges 2010[1], the Best 301 Business Schools 2010[2], as well as U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges.[3]