New Barney Dean Turns Management Theory into Practice
	James W. Fairfield-Sonn, interim dean of the Barney School of Business for the past year, and a Barney faculty member since 1982, has been named permanent dean by President Walter Harrison and Provost Donna Randall.

Community Day Brings 1,800 to Campus
	The university’s third annual Community Day on April 16 drew an estimated 1,800 visitors to campus from as far away as Stamford, Conn., and Florence, Mass. The spectacular spring weather was a perfect backdrop for the dozens of activities that took place all over campus, including games and rides for children, music, dance, story hours, TV studio tours, and the second annual rubber duck race down the Hog River.

Readying Entrepreneurs for Opportunity's Knock
	When it comes to learning how to start a business, reading case studies can take you only so far. That's why Associate Professor Susan Coleman of the Barney School of Business brings successful business people into her Entrepreneurial Finance course to tell their stories. This spring, students heard from Gualberto Ruaño, a physician and geneticist who has started two successful businesses and is working on a third.

University Helps Host Special Olympics Connecticut
	About 1,200 Special Olympics athletes enjoyed a terrific day at the University of Hartford, Weaver High School, and the Watkinson School on Saturday, May 21, competing in aquatics, soccer,track and field, tennis, wheelchair, and adaptive sports, as part of the Special Olympics Connecticut 2005 Eastern Regional games. Also taking in the games were approximately 400 volunteers and hundreds of the athletes' family members, friends, and coaches.

Frisbees, Films, Poetry, Aerodynamics
	Undergraduate Colloquium Inspires Vigorous Debate When the lights came up after a showing of the thought-provoking short music video Eclipse by Dan Dabek '07, there was a moment of silence. Then the comments and queries started flying.

Ten-year-old Violinist Raises $12,500 for Scholarship Program
	On March 12 in The Bushnell's Belding Theater, a diminutive, 10-year-old violinist stepped onto the stage to perform a concert to a full house. Sirena Huang's performance helped raise $12,500 for the Hartt Community Division's Fund for Access, a program that provides scholarships to students who demonstrate financial need. The Fund for Access enables 75 students from 20 different towns to study in the Hartt Community Division. Nearly half of the recipients are from Hartford. The fund allows the Community Division to award $40,000 in financial aid annually. Huang is a former student of the Hartt Community Division and currently studies in Juilliard's Pre-College Division.

Life of the Mind Displayed

Standing before graduate students and guests gathered in The 1877 Club one evening in May, University of Hartford President Walter Harrison seemed almost wistful. "I am irrationally in love with the thought of what it was to be a grad student," he remarked with a laugh. "My life was organized around the life of the mind, and I miss that."

Record Proceeds from Hartt Celebrates 2005

More than 130 guests attended Hartt Celebrates 2005 at The Bushnell in Hartford this past April. The annual event, which recognizes the accomplishments of Hartt students and faculty, this year raised more than $33,000, a record thus far. Proceeds will go towards funding the educational programs of The Hartt School.

It's Never Too Late
	Nontraditional Students Inducted into New Adult Honor Society For Tony Melo, the road to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering has been long and circuitous. Eleven years ago, when he was 18, Melo could not afford to go to school full time, so he got a job and started taking classes at Central Connecticut State University. Over the years, he moved forward in his career as a structural designer, got married, and became a father, all the while continuing to work toward his bachelor's degree. With each new job and each relocation, he transferred to a different institution, often losing credits in the process.

Sukman Foyer Unveiled
	Nearly 500 people celebrated the dedication of the The Harry Sukman Foyer on Sunday, April 17, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and concert honoring the Oscar-winning composer, conductor, and pianist.