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Media Watch (June 5 – 12, 2006)
Posted 6/13/2006
"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.
Stacey McCann '96, '00, principal of Henry C. Dwight Elementary School in Hartford and a former Hartford Scholar, wrote an opinion piece for the Hartford Courant titled "Showing City Kids the Way to College." McCann wrote that she had the opportunity to graduate from the University of Hartford thanks to mentors who believed in her, and thanks to the Hartford Scholars program, which enables qualified Hartford students to attend the University for half-tuition. Now, McCann is working to ensure that her students at Dwight Elementary School also have the determination and opportunity to attend college. "The Hartford Scholars Program invested in me, and now it's time to return that investment to Hartford's schoolchildren," McCann wrote. Read McCann's column. (Hartford Courant, June 7)
Associate Professor Albert DiChiara, director of the University’s criminal justice program, was interviewed for an Associated Press story about violence in Hartford and the prospects for young people in the city this summer. The article was carried by numerous media outlets around the country. “DiChiara, who is part of a federally-funded project that works to keep the peace in the two Hartford neighborhoods where most of the shootings have occurred, said this year’s violence is the worst since he arrived in the city 16 years ago,” noted the story. (Associated Press, June 8; Washington Post, June 8; FoxNews.com, June 8; CBSNews.com, June 8; Forbes.com, June 8; Los Angeles Times, June 8; Macleans of Canada, June 8; New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 8; Charlotte Observer, June 8; Newsday, June 8)
Richard Freund, director of the University of Hartford’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, announced the establishment of an endowed chair, the Philip D. Feltman Professorship in Modern Jewish History, which will cover the areas of American Judaism, Israel and the Holocaust. The announcement was made at the Greenberg Center’s 20th anniversary dinner which honored Philip Feltman, who was stepping down after more than a decade as chairman of the Greenberg Center’s board of visitors. The article also included quotes from University President Walter Harrison and University Regent Arnold C. Greenberg. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, June 9)
A story in the Hartford Courant that looked at why some high schools use outside venues for their graduation ceremonies noted that East Hartford High School has been holding its graduations at the Chase Arena in the University of Hartford’s Sports Center for nearly a decade. (Hartford Courant, June 12)
Humphrey Tonkin, president emeritus of the University of Hartford, was the Commencement speaker at The MacDuffie School’s graduation ceremony. “Learning to ask questions is more important than providing answers,” he told the graduating seniors at the private school’s 116th commencement. (The Republican, Springfield, Mass., June 5)
About 100 music teachers from throughout the Atlanta area spent the week training with John Feierabend, chair of the music education division at The Hartt School. Feierabend is internationally recognized for his innovative approach to teaching music to elementary school children. Last year, he taught Gwinnett teachers his “First Steps in Music” curriculum for kindergartners and first-graders. This year, he taught them “Conversational Solfege,” which is designed for children from second grade to fifth. (Gwinnett Daily Post, Gwinnett County, Ga., June 10)
An editorial in The Republican newspaper in Springfield, Mass., praised the accomplishments of the MassMutual Academic Achievement Program, including its annual “Picture Your Future” conference held at Western New England College and the University of Hartford. (The Republican, Springfield, Mass., June 6)
Sarah Laub, executive director of the University’s Hillel chapter, and her family were featured in a story about the transition for Israeli families living in Connecticut. The article was the cover story in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, June 9)
The middle school and high school teachers who were presented with the Joseph Korzenik Holocaust Award and the Joseph Zola Holocaust Award for teaching the lessons of the Holocaust were highlighted in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. The awards are given out annually by the University’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, June 9)
In a feature story about the issue of female envy and rivalry, Nicole MacNeil, 23 and a University of Hartford graduate, was one of the women interviewed. She talked about her competitive relationship with her older sister and relationships with female co-workers. “There’s the need to present this unified female front, yet … there’s judgment and envy, jealousy and competition,” she said. “I think even females still don’t recognize that this phenomenon still occurs.” (Hartford Courant, June 11)
The “Education Briefs” column in the Hartford Courant noted that a number of Connecticut college students have been selected to take part in an undergraduate research fellowship program sponsored by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association and Pfizer Global Research and Development. One of the students is Jessica Abrantes of Newington and the University of Hartford. (Hartford Courant, June 6)
Prudential Retirement’s $90,000 donation to the University's Educational Main Street (EMS) program was highlighted in the Business Times’ “Photo Ops” section with a photograph of University of Hartford and Prudential Retirement officials. The donation will help fund student bookstores within 11 Hartford-area elementary schools supported by the EMS program, as well as tutoring and other literacy-related programs. The EMS program serves more than 5,600 youth in Hartford public schools. (Connecticut Business Times, June ’06 issue)
University of Hartford men’s soccer coach Dan Gaspar was quoted in a preview story about the U.S. team’s first game in the World Cup tournament. “The expectations and the pressure [on the U.S. team] is increased,” Gaspar said. “They will have to be at the top of their game.” (Hartford Courant, June 12)
The Hartford Rising Stars, the first baseball team made up of city players since the 1960s to play in the Greater Hartford Twilight League, opened its home season on June 6 against the Bristol Merchants at the University of Hartford baseball field. The Hartford Rising Stars will play 12 homes games this summer at the new field. “It is a gift that the University of Hartford has opened its doors to the Rising Stars and given this team a home,” said David Kaplan, a team backer. “Many of our players have never been on the campus of a major university. It is inspiring.” (Windsor Locks Journal, June 8)
Newington senior Maki Kobayashi, who will be attending the University of Hartford this fall, shot a 3-under par 68 to win the individual title in the Connecticut state Division I boys golf championship. (Hartford Courant, June 6)
Other News
In trying to come up with something new, many commencement speakers do considerable research on what to say, and what it is permissible to say, before they address graduating students. This year, commencement speakers spoke out against what they consider a growing belligerence in American foreign policy. Others condemned war, racism and poverty. (New York Times, June 12)
Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly unveiled an economic development proposal that calls for investing $500 million in the University of Massachusetts system, with the aim of bringing it into the top 25 nationwide in terms of research and development spending. The money—$400 million in state funds and $100 million to be raised privately—would be spent over five years under the direction of a panel of private and public sector advisers. The funds could be used to hire faculty and research teams, to support research labs and equipment, and to bring products using new technologies to market. (Hartford Courant, June 9)
Paying for college is particularly thorny for middle-income families because higher-income parents can better afford it and lower-income students can get much more financial aid. Housing values, which have soared in recent years, boosted home equity for many middle-income parents. This paper wealth puts them in a bind when their children choose private schools, which can count home equity as an asset the parents can tap to pay for college. (Hartford Courant, June 9)
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed legislation to increase oversight of the University of Connecticut’s $2.3 billion massive construction program. UConn must hire independent auditors and form an independent committee to review its policies and procedures and compliance. The law also requires the university to follow building construction requirements of the state departments of Public Works and Administrative Services. (Hartford Courant, June 9)
Upcoming
Hartford Courant columnist Stan Simpson plans to include Hartford Scholar and University of Hartford junior Elizabeth Rodriguez in his June 14 (Wednesday) column about celebrating the achievements of some of Hartford’s young people.
Stacey McCann '96, '00, principal of Henry C. Dwight Elementary School in Hartford and a former Hartford Scholar, wrote an opinion piece for the Hartford Courant titled "Showing City Kids the Way to College." McCann wrote that she had the opportunity to graduate from the University of Hartford thanks to mentors who believed in her, and thanks to the Hartford Scholars program, which enables qualified Hartford students to attend the University for half-tuition. Now, McCann is working to ensure that her students at Dwight Elementary School also have the determination and opportunity to attend college. "The Hartford Scholars Program invested in me, and now it's time to return that investment to Hartford's schoolchildren," McCann wrote. Read McCann's column. (Hartford Courant, June 7)
Associate Professor Albert DiChiara, director of the University’s criminal justice program, was interviewed for an Associated Press story about violence in Hartford and the prospects for young people in the city this summer. The article was carried by numerous media outlets around the country. “DiChiara, who is part of a federally-funded project that works to keep the peace in the two Hartford neighborhoods where most of the shootings have occurred, said this year’s violence is the worst since he arrived in the city 16 years ago,” noted the story. (Associated Press, June 8; Washington Post, June 8; FoxNews.com, June 8; CBSNews.com, June 8; Forbes.com, June 8; Los Angeles Times, June 8; Macleans of Canada, June 8; New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 8; Charlotte Observer, June 8; Newsday, June 8)
Richard Freund, director of the University of Hartford’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, announced the establishment of an endowed chair, the Philip D. Feltman Professorship in Modern Jewish History, which will cover the areas of American Judaism, Israel and the Holocaust. The announcement was made at the Greenberg Center’s 20th anniversary dinner which honored Philip Feltman, who was stepping down after more than a decade as chairman of the Greenberg Center’s board of visitors. The article also included quotes from University President Walter Harrison and University Regent Arnold C. Greenberg. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, June 9)
A story in the Hartford Courant that looked at why some high schools use outside venues for their graduation ceremonies noted that East Hartford High School has been holding its graduations at the Chase Arena in the University of Hartford’s Sports Center for nearly a decade. (Hartford Courant, June 12)
Humphrey Tonkin, president emeritus of the University of Hartford, was the Commencement speaker at The MacDuffie School’s graduation ceremony. “Learning to ask questions is more important than providing answers,” he told the graduating seniors at the private school’s 116th commencement. (The Republican, Springfield, Mass., June 5)
About 100 music teachers from throughout the Atlanta area spent the week training with John Feierabend, chair of the music education division at The Hartt School. Feierabend is internationally recognized for his innovative approach to teaching music to elementary school children. Last year, he taught Gwinnett teachers his “First Steps in Music” curriculum for kindergartners and first-graders. This year, he taught them “Conversational Solfege,” which is designed for children from second grade to fifth. (Gwinnett Daily Post, Gwinnett County, Ga., June 10)
An editorial in The Republican newspaper in Springfield, Mass., praised the accomplishments of the MassMutual Academic Achievement Program, including its annual “Picture Your Future” conference held at Western New England College and the University of Hartford. (The Republican, Springfield, Mass., June 6)
Sarah Laub, executive director of the University’s Hillel chapter, and her family were featured in a story about the transition for Israeli families living in Connecticut. The article was the cover story in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, June 9)
The middle school and high school teachers who were presented with the Joseph Korzenik Holocaust Award and the Joseph Zola Holocaust Award for teaching the lessons of the Holocaust were highlighted in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. The awards are given out annually by the University’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, June 9)
In a feature story about the issue of female envy and rivalry, Nicole MacNeil, 23 and a University of Hartford graduate, was one of the women interviewed. She talked about her competitive relationship with her older sister and relationships with female co-workers. “There’s the need to present this unified female front, yet … there’s judgment and envy, jealousy and competition,” she said. “I think even females still don’t recognize that this phenomenon still occurs.” (Hartford Courant, June 11)
The “Education Briefs” column in the Hartford Courant noted that a number of Connecticut college students have been selected to take part in an undergraduate research fellowship program sponsored by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association and Pfizer Global Research and Development. One of the students is Jessica Abrantes of Newington and the University of Hartford. (Hartford Courant, June 6)
Prudential Retirement’s $90,000 donation to the University's Educational Main Street (EMS) program was highlighted in the Business Times’ “Photo Ops” section with a photograph of University of Hartford and Prudential Retirement officials. The donation will help fund student bookstores within 11 Hartford-area elementary schools supported by the EMS program, as well as tutoring and other literacy-related programs. The EMS program serves more than 5,600 youth in Hartford public schools. (Connecticut Business Times, June ’06 issue)
University of Hartford men’s soccer coach Dan Gaspar was quoted in a preview story about the U.S. team’s first game in the World Cup tournament. “The expectations and the pressure [on the U.S. team] is increased,” Gaspar said. “They will have to be at the top of their game.” (Hartford Courant, June 12)
The Hartford Rising Stars, the first baseball team made up of city players since the 1960s to play in the Greater Hartford Twilight League, opened its home season on June 6 against the Bristol Merchants at the University of Hartford baseball field. The Hartford Rising Stars will play 12 homes games this summer at the new field. “It is a gift that the University of Hartford has opened its doors to the Rising Stars and given this team a home,” said David Kaplan, a team backer. “Many of our players have never been on the campus of a major university. It is inspiring.” (Windsor Locks Journal, June 8)
Newington senior Maki Kobayashi, who will be attending the University of Hartford this fall, shot a 3-under par 68 to win the individual title in the Connecticut state Division I boys golf championship. (Hartford Courant, June 6)
Other News
In trying to come up with something new, many commencement speakers do considerable research on what to say, and what it is permissible to say, before they address graduating students. This year, commencement speakers spoke out against what they consider a growing belligerence in American foreign policy. Others condemned war, racism and poverty. (New York Times, June 12)
Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly unveiled an economic development proposal that calls for investing $500 million in the University of Massachusetts system, with the aim of bringing it into the top 25 nationwide in terms of research and development spending. The money—$400 million in state funds and $100 million to be raised privately—would be spent over five years under the direction of a panel of private and public sector advisers. The funds could be used to hire faculty and research teams, to support research labs and equipment, and to bring products using new technologies to market. (Hartford Courant, June 9)
Paying for college is particularly thorny for middle-income families because higher-income parents can better afford it and lower-income students can get much more financial aid. Housing values, which have soared in recent years, boosted home equity for many middle-income parents. This paper wealth puts them in a bind when their children choose private schools, which can count home equity as an asset the parents can tap to pay for college. (Hartford Courant, June 9)
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed legislation to increase oversight of the University of Connecticut’s $2.3 billion massive construction program. UConn must hire independent auditors and form an independent committee to review its policies and procedures and compliance. The law also requires the university to follow building construction requirements of the state departments of Public Works and Administrative Services. (Hartford Courant, June 9)
Upcoming
Hartford Courant columnist Stan Simpson plans to include Hartford Scholar and University of Hartford junior Elizabeth Rodriguez in his June 14 (Wednesday) column about celebrating the achievements of some of Hartford’s young people.
