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Media Watch (April 24-May 1, 2006)
Posted 5/2/2006
"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.
Jeffrey Cohen, assistant professor of economics at the Barney School of Business, was quoted in an article on the investment value of small apartment houses in Hartford and West Hartford. Smaller multi-family homes are generally "an excellent investment opportunity for [homebuyers] who otherwise may not be able to afford to buy their own homes," he said, but he added that West Hartford, in particular, may be creeping out of reach for prospective multi-family homebuyers. (Hartford Business Journal, May 1)
University President Walter Harrison, in his role as chairman of the NCAA Executive Committee, was quoted in a number of news stories around the country after the committee rejected three appeals from schools to continue using their American Indian-themed nicknames and mascots for their sports teams in NCAA tournaments. (Associated Press, April 29; Washington Post, April 29; Chicago Sun-Times,April 29; Seattle Times, April 29; Sacramento Bee, April 28)
Michael Clancy, associate professor of politics and government in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a story about the impact of beach erosion on Cancun, Mexico as a tourist destination. "Cancun would be devastated if it lost the beach," he said "Mainly it would harm the regional economy in the south, but there would also be effects elsewhere." In April, workers wrapped up the first part of a gigantic project to restore Cancun’s beach after Hurricane Wilma blasted the resort in October. (Arizona Republic, April 29)
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics at the Barney School of Business and a state representative from Farmington, was quoted in a story in support of the state legislature’s approval of a major jobs bill that offers some of the best tax incentives in the nation to attract movie companies to film their productions in Connecticut. (Hartford Courant, April 26)
Ron Adrezin, an associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, was included in a story about a contest that NASA is sponsoring to encourage the development of a better design for the gloves worn by astronauts. Adrezin said he hoped to utilize a team approach to the competition, joining forces with counterparts at other Connecticut colleges to tackle the glove challenge. (Hartford Courant, April 25)
This past weekend’s fundraising event on campus by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity -- having people slide into an above-ground pool filled with gelatin to raise money for Habitat for Humanity -- was previewed in the "Scoop" column in the Hartford Advocate. (Hartford Advocate, April 27)
The MUSIC for a CHANGE concert by Canadian singer-songwriter James Keelaghan was previewed, with a write-up and a photograph, in the "Cal" section of the Hartford Courant. (Hartford Courant, April 27)
Video footage from the finals of the National College Bowl Championship, hosted by the University of Hartford, was shown on the April 24 morning news programs of NBC 30 and WFSB-TV Channel 3. (WFSB-TV, April 24; NBC 30, April 24)
The University’s new Integrated Science, Engineering and Technology complex was highlighted in the most recent issue of School Construction News, which is a trade newspaper for the school construction and maintenance industries. The article included interior and exterior photographs of the new building. (School Construction News, March/April 2006 issue)
Jo-Anna Krupa, a senior at the University of Hartford, will attend the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland next fall. "There, in the birthplace of golf, she will begin work on her master’s degree in golf course architecture," noted a feature about Krupa, who is also one of the top players on the Hartford Hawks women’s golf team. (Hartford Courant, April 27)
The University of Hartford men’s and women’s golf teams were honored when Dustin Wetherup and Julianna Carrillo were named "America East Golfers of the Week." Wetherup shot a trio of 77s at the Rutherford Invitational to finish tied for 35th against a top-notch field. Carrillo shot 82 to finish tied for third at the Jack Leaman Women’s Championship in Amherst. (Journal Inquirer, Manchester, April 26)
Tim Petrovic, University of Hartford alum, was profiled in a story in advance of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. Petrovic is the defending champion of the tournament, where he posted his first PGA Tour victory a year ago on the first hole of a sudden death playoff against James Driscoll at the TPC of Louisiana. (Times-Picayune, New Orleans, April 27)
Other News
It’s a buyer’s market for many college grads looking for their first jobs this spring. Job-market analysts and career counselors see hiring growth in many sectors of the economy. Nationwide, employers plan to hire 13.8 percent more new graduates than they did last year, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers in Bethlehem, Penn. (Christian Science Monitor, May 1)
Dismayed by shoddy workmanship, mismanagement and cost overruns in the UConn 2000 construction program, the House of Representatives voted unanimously for increased oversight in the massive building project that has reshaped the University of Connecticut. The new, seven-member oversight committee will monitor the work. (Hartford Courant, April 29)
Gilbert Bond, a former Yale Divinity School professor who is now a visiting professor at Agnes Scott College, is suing Stephanie Urie, a former student, for defamation, claiming the student wrongly accused him of coercing her into unwanted sexual intercourse. Bond said the allegations were false and that Urie made them knowing the devastation she would cause to his career. (Hartford Courant, April 28)
The suspension of the Tutorial College at Trinity College, which brings together some of Trinity College’s brightest sophomores for seminars and discussion groups, symbolizes the effort to keep the school’s budget out of the red. It was among the budget cuts announced last week in an austerity drive at the college. (Hartford Courant, April 26)
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings summoned executives from testing companies and the College Board to a meeting in Washington, D.C. that focused on industry practices in the wake of a high-profile scoring error on the SAT college entrance exam. The meeting discussed the SAT error and tried to evaluate whether the testing industry can accurately handle the growing number of high-stakes, state-level tests under the No Child Left Behind law. (Associated Press, April 27)
Universities across the country have divested themselves of endowment assets in companies doing business in Sudan, reacting to pressure from a national student-led group, Sudan Divestment Task Force, to take a financial stand against the violence in the Darfur region. At least seven universities have gotten rid of some of their assets, including the 10-campus University of California system, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Brown. (New York Times, April 26)
College students protesting high textbook prices are have allies in state and federal lawmakers and are getting some relief. Virginia and Washington have enacted laws designed to make textbooks more affordable, and lawmakers have introduced similar bills in 10 other states. A 2005 Government Accountability Office investigation found that, on average, students at two-year and four-year colleges spent $900 on books and supplies in 2003-04. (Wall Street Journal, April 26)
Salaries of full-time college faculty posted modest increases this year, though the gap between pay at private and public colleges continues to widen, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors. Across all ranks and types of institutions, average salaries of full-time faculty rose 3.1 percent for the 2005-06 academic year, but fell 0.3 percent when inflation is factored in. (Associated Press, April 25)
Students are transferring to get a more agreeable major, take classes at a college back home during the summer, or take an online class. College officials call it "swirling," "mix and match," "cut and paste," or "grab and go." As with other commodities, students in the millennial generation are looking for that magic combination of quality, affordability and convenience. (New York Times, April 24)
Upcoming
Imprint newspapers will be doing a story about President Harrison’s recent meeting with community residents to update them on the University’s ongoing and planned construction projects.
Jeffrey Cohen, assistant professor of economics at the Barney School of Business, was quoted in an article on the investment value of small apartment houses in Hartford and West Hartford. Smaller multi-family homes are generally "an excellent investment opportunity for [homebuyers] who otherwise may not be able to afford to buy their own homes," he said, but he added that West Hartford, in particular, may be creeping out of reach for prospective multi-family homebuyers. (Hartford Business Journal, May 1)
University President Walter Harrison, in his role as chairman of the NCAA Executive Committee, was quoted in a number of news stories around the country after the committee rejected three appeals from schools to continue using their American Indian-themed nicknames and mascots for their sports teams in NCAA tournaments. (Associated Press, April 29; Washington Post, April 29; Chicago Sun-Times,April 29; Seattle Times, April 29; Sacramento Bee, April 28)
Michael Clancy, associate professor of politics and government in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a story about the impact of beach erosion on Cancun, Mexico as a tourist destination. "Cancun would be devastated if it lost the beach," he said "Mainly it would harm the regional economy in the south, but there would also be effects elsewhere." In April, workers wrapped up the first part of a gigantic project to restore Cancun’s beach after Hurricane Wilma blasted the resort in October. (Arizona Republic, April 29)
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics at the Barney School of Business and a state representative from Farmington, was quoted in a story in support of the state legislature’s approval of a major jobs bill that offers some of the best tax incentives in the nation to attract movie companies to film their productions in Connecticut. (Hartford Courant, April 26)
Ron Adrezin, an associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, was included in a story about a contest that NASA is sponsoring to encourage the development of a better design for the gloves worn by astronauts. Adrezin said he hoped to utilize a team approach to the competition, joining forces with counterparts at other Connecticut colleges to tackle the glove challenge. (Hartford Courant, April 25)
This past weekend’s fundraising event on campus by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity -- having people slide into an above-ground pool filled with gelatin to raise money for Habitat for Humanity -- was previewed in the "Scoop" column in the Hartford Advocate. (Hartford Advocate, April 27)
The MUSIC for a CHANGE concert by Canadian singer-songwriter James Keelaghan was previewed, with a write-up and a photograph, in the "Cal" section of the Hartford Courant. (Hartford Courant, April 27)
Video footage from the finals of the National College Bowl Championship, hosted by the University of Hartford, was shown on the April 24 morning news programs of NBC 30 and WFSB-TV Channel 3. (WFSB-TV, April 24; NBC 30, April 24)
The University’s new Integrated Science, Engineering and Technology complex was highlighted in the most recent issue of School Construction News, which is a trade newspaper for the school construction and maintenance industries. The article included interior and exterior photographs of the new building. (School Construction News, March/April 2006 issue)
Jo-Anna Krupa, a senior at the University of Hartford, will attend the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland next fall. "There, in the birthplace of golf, she will begin work on her master’s degree in golf course architecture," noted a feature about Krupa, who is also one of the top players on the Hartford Hawks women’s golf team. (Hartford Courant, April 27)
The University of Hartford men’s and women’s golf teams were honored when Dustin Wetherup and Julianna Carrillo were named "America East Golfers of the Week." Wetherup shot a trio of 77s at the Rutherford Invitational to finish tied for 35th against a top-notch field. Carrillo shot 82 to finish tied for third at the Jack Leaman Women’s Championship in Amherst. (Journal Inquirer, Manchester, April 26)
Tim Petrovic, University of Hartford alum, was profiled in a story in advance of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. Petrovic is the defending champion of the tournament, where he posted his first PGA Tour victory a year ago on the first hole of a sudden death playoff against James Driscoll at the TPC of Louisiana. (Times-Picayune, New Orleans, April 27)
Other News
It’s a buyer’s market for many college grads looking for their first jobs this spring. Job-market analysts and career counselors see hiring growth in many sectors of the economy. Nationwide, employers plan to hire 13.8 percent more new graduates than they did last year, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers in Bethlehem, Penn. (Christian Science Monitor, May 1)
Dismayed by shoddy workmanship, mismanagement and cost overruns in the UConn 2000 construction program, the House of Representatives voted unanimously for increased oversight in the massive building project that has reshaped the University of Connecticut. The new, seven-member oversight committee will monitor the work. (Hartford Courant, April 29)
Gilbert Bond, a former Yale Divinity School professor who is now a visiting professor at Agnes Scott College, is suing Stephanie Urie, a former student, for defamation, claiming the student wrongly accused him of coercing her into unwanted sexual intercourse. Bond said the allegations were false and that Urie made them knowing the devastation she would cause to his career. (Hartford Courant, April 28)
The suspension of the Tutorial College at Trinity College, which brings together some of Trinity College’s brightest sophomores for seminars and discussion groups, symbolizes the effort to keep the school’s budget out of the red. It was among the budget cuts announced last week in an austerity drive at the college. (Hartford Courant, April 26)
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings summoned executives from testing companies and the College Board to a meeting in Washington, D.C. that focused on industry practices in the wake of a high-profile scoring error on the SAT college entrance exam. The meeting discussed the SAT error and tried to evaluate whether the testing industry can accurately handle the growing number of high-stakes, state-level tests under the No Child Left Behind law. (Associated Press, April 27)
Universities across the country have divested themselves of endowment assets in companies doing business in Sudan, reacting to pressure from a national student-led group, Sudan Divestment Task Force, to take a financial stand against the violence in the Darfur region. At least seven universities have gotten rid of some of their assets, including the 10-campus University of California system, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Brown. (New York Times, April 26)
College students protesting high textbook prices are have allies in state and federal lawmakers and are getting some relief. Virginia and Washington have enacted laws designed to make textbooks more affordable, and lawmakers have introduced similar bills in 10 other states. A 2005 Government Accountability Office investigation found that, on average, students at two-year and four-year colleges spent $900 on books and supplies in 2003-04. (Wall Street Journal, April 26)
Salaries of full-time college faculty posted modest increases this year, though the gap between pay at private and public colleges continues to widen, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors. Across all ranks and types of institutions, average salaries of full-time faculty rose 3.1 percent for the 2005-06 academic year, but fell 0.3 percent when inflation is factored in. (Associated Press, April 25)
Students are transferring to get a more agreeable major, take classes at a college back home during the summer, or take an online class. College officials call it "swirling," "mix and match," "cut and paste," or "grab and go." As with other commodities, students in the millennial generation are looking for that magic combination of quality, affordability and convenience. (New York Times, April 24)
Upcoming
Imprint newspapers will be doing a story about President Harrison’s recent meeting with community residents to update them on the University’s ongoing and planned construction projects.
