The Observer Online - Fall 2009
On the cover: Fans look on as Jerry Kelly '89 tees off in June at Pro-Am Day of the 2009 Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn. Kelly playfully wears the red doctoral hood he donned during the ceremony the previous day in which he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hartford.
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President Walter Harrison reminisces about Harry Jack Gray, retired CEO of United Technologies Corp., who, as a generous benefactor and advisor to University presidents, played a pivotal role in shaping the modern-day University of Hartford. Gray died on July 8, 2009.
On Campus - PDF
New University High School of Science and Engineering building opens, Handel Center receives multiple design awards, van Rooy Center for Complexity and Conflict Analysis opens, University welcomes veterans to campus, and more!
Student Spotlight - PDF
Meet scholarship recipients Rebekah McMahon '11, who sold her car to finance a trip to work in a Ugandan orphanage, and Nicole Suissa '12, who was hit hard by the economy's downturn but remains determined to go to law school.
Draw Me a Picture - PDF
For two weeks this summer, professional illustrators from across the country came to campus for intensive study in the limitedresidency MFA in illustration program.
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