College News and Events
MIT Club of Hartford Lecture
Exploring New Worlds: An Odyssey to Humanity 2.0
November 2018
The Departments of Math, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry are co-sponsoring a lecture along with the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. Read More
Knocking It out of the Park
July 2018
Summer course covering the Hartford Yard Goats hits a home run with future sports journalists. Read More
Rell Center Hosts Interviews With Candidates for Governor
June 2018
The Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service gave Connecticut voters a candid and first-of-its-kind glimpse of all qualifying Democratic and Republican candidates for Governor during a live program on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) before a live audience at Lincoln Theater. Read More
2018 Commencement Awards and Success Stories
May 2018
More than 260 students received their diplomas from the University’s College of Arts and Sciences on May 20. Awards also were presented to an exceptional student and two outstanding faculty members. Read More
Playing with Statistics
Winter 2017–2018
Kristina Olenick ’20 and Nicole Schaefer ’20 played high school basketball—on opposing small-town Connecticut teams—but never thought that their basketball knowledge would intertwine with their academic life at the University of Hartford. Read More
Math on an International Stage
October 2017
Two associate professors from Tokyo Tech met with students and faculty about their data driven approach to creating self-regulated learners. Read More
2017 Commencement Honors
May 2017
At commencement, our students saw the fruit of their labor; and three members of the College of Arts and Sciences received special university honors. Read More
First Annual Career Readiness Academy
April 2017
As a major initiative in the College, we developed a career preparation course. This event was a place where students met with alumni, faculty, and members of Career Services. Read More
English Minor Wins Major Spot in Poetry Circuit
February 2017
Kelia Ingraham ’17, an English minor was selected as the University’s winning entrant in the 2017 Connecticut Poetry Circuit, a reading tour held at colleges and universities across Connecticut. Read More
College Releases its First App
January 2017
The college launched a mobile app Archaeology Quest—Atlantis that gives users a sense of what it’s like to be a member of the University’s Atlantis archeology project. Read More
First Annual First-Year Seminar Symposium
December 2016
The symposium showcased diverse collaborative learning projects that students had been working on in teams in their first-year seminar courses throughout the fall semester. Read More
Students Gain Career Experience While Telling Stories of Holocaust Survivors
October 2016
Eight student docents helped create an interactive exhibit at the University of Hartford's Museum of Jewish Civilization. Read More
Hoping to Turn Semester at White House into Career in Politics
Spring 2016
Myeisha Boyd ’17 was thrilled to be a White House student-volunteer this past spring while attending American University through the University of Hartford Study Abroad Office’s Washington Semester. Read More
Student Selected for a Prestigious Fellowship with the EPA
Summer 2016
Lyla O’Brien ’17 was one of only 35 students selected for an undergraduate fellowship with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read More
Students’ Research Pushes Legislation Forward
June 2016
Students present marine debris research to State Senator Kennedy at Hammonasset Beach. Read More
Team Locates Escape Tunnel at Holocaust Burial Site
June 2016
An international team led by Richard Freund discovered an underground tunnel made by Jews who attempted a courageous escape from the extermination pits at Paneriai, Lithuania, in April 1944. Read More
Graduates Heading to Oxford University
May 2016
Alex Gannuscio and Emily Meachon, both double majors, are heading across "the pond" to study at University of Oxford. Read More
2016 Commencement Honors
May 2016
At commencement, our students saw the fruit of their labor; and seven members of the College of Arts and Sciences received special university honors. Read More
2016-2017 Ambassador Class
May 2016
Student Ambassadors work with the Director of Collegiate Admissions and Communication to personalize the campus visit experience for prospective students. Read More
Board of Advisors Alumni Awards
March 2016
The College of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Alumni Award was given to Dr. Barbara Bartlik ’77 and Babs Rangaiah ’89. Read More