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Media Watch (April 17-24, 2006)
Posted 4/25/2006
"Media Watch" is a round-up of recent stories in the media about the University of Hartford, as well as significant stories about other local and peer institutions and news about trends and issues in higher education.
"College leaders, led by the University of Hartford’s Walter Harrison, are exerting more influence over sports programs and explaining why that is necessary," begins a feature story in the April 24 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article, which focuses on presidential leadership of intercollegiate athletics, includes a photograph of President Harrison taken at the recent NCAA men’s basketball Final Four in Indianapolis. To read the article, go to www.chronicle.com/athletics. Please note, you must be a Chronicle subscriber to access the article. (Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24)
The National College Bowl Championship, hosted by the University of Hartford, received significant media attention. Joseph Comeau, director of student centers and activities at the University, gave a preview of what would be taking place at the tournament on WDRC-AM’s Dan Lovallo show. The tournament was the subject of a story on the front page of the "Connecticut" section of the Hartford Courant, and video clips of the semi-finals and finals were shown on NBC 30 and WFSB-TV Channel 3. (WFSB-TV, April 23; NBC 30, April 23; Hartford Courant, April 22; WDRC-AM, April 21)
Lou Manzione, dean of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA), was quoted in a Hartford Courant story about the availability of trained engineers in the state following an announcement by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. that it was looking to hire 300 engineers in the coming months. "We need that kind of news to encourage people to go into engineering," Manzione said. (Hartford Courant, April 19)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the history department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was cited in an editorial in The Nation following the recent death of The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, 81, whose activism in the causes of peace and social justice led some to call him the conscience of a nation. Goldstein, who wrote a biography of Coffin and his times, also had a commentary about Coffin published in the Miami Herald and other national newspapers. (The Nation, April 20; Miami Herald, April 19; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 14)
Michael Clancy, associate professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the Dan Lovallo Show on WDRC-AM. He was invited on to speak about possible United States government responses to the situation with Iran and its nuclear ambitions. (The interview was rescheduled from an earlier date.) (WDRC-AM, April 20)
The cover story in the "Cal" section of the Hartford Courant about the opening of the musical Li’l Abner at the Goodspeed featured Glenn Lawrence, a 2003 graduate of The Hartt School, who is playing the lead role. "After saving his money from living at home with his parents in Bloomfield and a stint of bartending in Oid Lyme, he moved to New York in 2004. Li'l Abner is his first leading role," noted the article. (Hartford Courant, April 20)
The "Cal" section of the Hartford Courant highlighted the April 26 talk to be given by Melinda Miceli, an assistant professor of sociology at Hillyer College, about the growing phenomenon of gay-straight alliances among high school youths. Miceli is the author of the 2005 book, Standing Out, Standing Together: the Social and Political Impact of Gay-Straight Alliances. (Hartford Courant, April 20)
A photograph of the University's Students in Free Enterprise chapter members, who worked with University of Hartford Magnet School youngsters to create an Alex’s Lemonade Stand to raise funds for the fight against children's cancer, was featured in the "Accolades" section of the Hartford Business Journal. (Hartford Business Journal, April 24)
The Hartford Courant previewed President Walter Harrison's April 20 meeting with area residents to update them about the University’s current and future construction projects. (Hartford Courant, April 17)
Other News
Chinese President Hu Jintao spoke at Yale University on April 21, becoming only the second Chinese president to address an American college campus. Hundreds of demonstrators participated in a peaceful confrontation. Harold Koh, dean of the Yale Law School, called China’s respect for individual rights "abysmal" at an academic panel held later at Battell Chapel. (Hartford Courant, April 20 and 22)
Dispersing crowds and booking the dozens of people who were arrested kept police busy during Spring Weekend at the University of Connecticut. Despite on estimated 5,000 partiers who had gathered at X-lot, no major incidents were reported. (Hartford Courant, April 23)
The University of Connecticut posted 80 nursing students in dormitories this past weekend to screen for signs of alcohol poisoning among partiers during the Spring Weekend bash that started Thursday night. In addition, state police used a device called a verifier to check for fake driver’s licenses. (Hartford Courant, April 19)
More than 1.5 million students are enrolled in university graduate programs in the United States, and enrollment in graduate schools has been growing at an annual rate of between 2 and 3 percent for the past 30 years. But Debra Stewart, head of the Council of Graduate Schools, says the increase still doesn’t make up for the decline in the past decade. (Associated Press, April 22; Hartford Courant, April 22)
As president of Texas Southern University, Priscilla Slade nearly doubled enrollment, constructed new academic buildings and overhauled the financial aid system. Slade was fired last week and faces a criminal investigation into her use of state money. She’s accused of improperly spending $87,000 to furnish her home, $138,000 on landscaping and exterior improvements, and $56,000 on security related equipment and labor. (Associated Press, April 24)
University of Colorado interim president Hank Brown wants the board of regents to relinquish some of its power so he and the chancellors of CU’s three campuses can better manage the university. Brown is seeking the authority to hire, fire and set salaries for vice presidents and chancellors. He wants chancellors to hire and fire their deans, represent their campuses in the media and take control of more managerial responsibilities. (Denver Post, April 24)
Upcoming
Imprint Newspapers will be doing a story about President Harrison’s April 20 meeting with community residents to update them on the University’s ongoing and planned construction projects.
"College leaders, led by the University of Hartford’s Walter Harrison, are exerting more influence over sports programs and explaining why that is necessary," begins a feature story in the April 24 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article, which focuses on presidential leadership of intercollegiate athletics, includes a photograph of President Harrison taken at the recent NCAA men’s basketball Final Four in Indianapolis. To read the article, go to www.chronicle.com/athletics. Please note, you must be a Chronicle subscriber to access the article. (Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24)
The National College Bowl Championship, hosted by the University of Hartford, received significant media attention. Joseph Comeau, director of student centers and activities at the University, gave a preview of what would be taking place at the tournament on WDRC-AM’s Dan Lovallo show. The tournament was the subject of a story on the front page of the "Connecticut" section of the Hartford Courant, and video clips of the semi-finals and finals were shown on NBC 30 and WFSB-TV Channel 3. (WFSB-TV, April 23; NBC 30, April 23; Hartford Courant, April 22; WDRC-AM, April 21)
Lou Manzione, dean of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA), was quoted in a Hartford Courant story about the availability of trained engineers in the state following an announcement by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. that it was looking to hire 300 engineers in the coming months. "We need that kind of news to encourage people to go into engineering," Manzione said. (Hartford Courant, April 19)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the history department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was cited in an editorial in The Nation following the recent death of The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, 81, whose activism in the causes of peace and social justice led some to call him the conscience of a nation. Goldstein, who wrote a biography of Coffin and his times, also had a commentary about Coffin published in the Miami Herald and other national newspapers. (The Nation, April 20; Miami Herald, April 19; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 14)
Michael Clancy, associate professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the Dan Lovallo Show on WDRC-AM. He was invited on to speak about possible United States government responses to the situation with Iran and its nuclear ambitions. (The interview was rescheduled from an earlier date.) (WDRC-AM, April 20)
The cover story in the "Cal" section of the Hartford Courant about the opening of the musical Li’l Abner at the Goodspeed featured Glenn Lawrence, a 2003 graduate of The Hartt School, who is playing the lead role. "After saving his money from living at home with his parents in Bloomfield and a stint of bartending in Oid Lyme, he moved to New York in 2004. Li'l Abner is his first leading role," noted the article. (Hartford Courant, April 20)
The "Cal" section of the Hartford Courant highlighted the April 26 talk to be given by Melinda Miceli, an assistant professor of sociology at Hillyer College, about the growing phenomenon of gay-straight alliances among high school youths. Miceli is the author of the 2005 book, Standing Out, Standing Together: the Social and Political Impact of Gay-Straight Alliances. (Hartford Courant, April 20)
A photograph of the University's Students in Free Enterprise chapter members, who worked with University of Hartford Magnet School youngsters to create an Alex’s Lemonade Stand to raise funds for the fight against children's cancer, was featured in the "Accolades" section of the Hartford Business Journal. (Hartford Business Journal, April 24)
The Hartford Courant previewed President Walter Harrison's April 20 meeting with area residents to update them about the University’s current and future construction projects. (Hartford Courant, April 17)
Other News
Chinese President Hu Jintao spoke at Yale University on April 21, becoming only the second Chinese president to address an American college campus. Hundreds of demonstrators participated in a peaceful confrontation. Harold Koh, dean of the Yale Law School, called China’s respect for individual rights "abysmal" at an academic panel held later at Battell Chapel. (Hartford Courant, April 20 and 22)
Dispersing crowds and booking the dozens of people who were arrested kept police busy during Spring Weekend at the University of Connecticut. Despite on estimated 5,000 partiers who had gathered at X-lot, no major incidents were reported. (Hartford Courant, April 23)
The University of Connecticut posted 80 nursing students in dormitories this past weekend to screen for signs of alcohol poisoning among partiers during the Spring Weekend bash that started Thursday night. In addition, state police used a device called a verifier to check for fake driver’s licenses. (Hartford Courant, April 19)
More than 1.5 million students are enrolled in university graduate programs in the United States, and enrollment in graduate schools has been growing at an annual rate of between 2 and 3 percent for the past 30 years. But Debra Stewart, head of the Council of Graduate Schools, says the increase still doesn’t make up for the decline in the past decade. (Associated Press, April 22; Hartford Courant, April 22)
As president of Texas Southern University, Priscilla Slade nearly doubled enrollment, constructed new academic buildings and overhauled the financial aid system. Slade was fired last week and faces a criminal investigation into her use of state money. She’s accused of improperly spending $87,000 to furnish her home, $138,000 on landscaping and exterior improvements, and $56,000 on security related equipment and labor. (Associated Press, April 24)
University of Colorado interim president Hank Brown wants the board of regents to relinquish some of its power so he and the chancellors of CU’s three campuses can better manage the university. Brown is seeking the authority to hire, fire and set salaries for vice presidents and chancellors. He wants chancellors to hire and fire their deans, represent their campuses in the media and take control of more managerial responsibilities. (Denver Post, April 24)
Upcoming
Imprint Newspapers will be doing a story about President Harrison’s April 20 meeting with community residents to update them on the University’s ongoing and planned construction projects.
