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Media Watch (July 17-24, 2006)
Posted 7/25/2006
"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.
The University’s new Clean Energy Institute, and its director, Subhash Chandra, were featured in a Hartford Business Journal story. The institute, launched by the Engineering Applications Center (EAC) within the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, will work to develop a broad array of solutions to the energy challenges that Connecticut faces. These include using renewable energy technologies, implementing clean energy solutions, and providing solutions to manage high electricity prices. (Hartford Business Journal, July 24)
Matthew Silver, who will be returning to the University as a visiting professor of Judaic studies this fall, wrote an opinion column about the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in northern Israel, where he lives and works. Silver was also interviewed by Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith on their morning talk show on WTIC-AM. (Hartford Courant, July 20; WTIC-AM, July 21)
Donald Ellis, professor of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the Dan Lovallo Show on WDRC-AM. Ellis, an expert in the area of ethno-political conflict, was in Israel in late May and early June as a 2006–07 Academic Fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He talked about the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the potential for resolving the conflict. (WDRC-AM, July 21)
Richard Freund, director of the University’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, was interviewed by the Connecticut Jewish Ledger for a story about how he and his students, staff and his family were faring while working on archeological excavations in Israel while that country is at war. “[We’ve seen] rockets overhead,” Freund said. “The great virtue is, we are not in a major city and are located in a very isolated area. We are north of Tiberias; we are not on the Golan Heights. We are not really a target. But if we hear the sirens go off, we head right to the bomb shelters.” (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, July 20)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the history department in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote a review of $40 Million Slaves. The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete, by New York Times sports columnist William C. Rhoden. The review appeared in both the New York Times, on July 23, and the International Herald Tribune, on July 21.
In its cover story on the progress of equalization and integration since the landmark Sheff v. O’Neill court decision, the Hartford Courant’s NE magazine highlighted the University High School of Science and Engineering and student Jacob Komar,13, of Burlington, Conn. “To see this underage, skinny white kid from the sticks comfortable attending school with older African-American and Latino students speaks to the mission of Sheff and the writings of Frederick Douglass,” Courant reporter Stan Simpson wrote. “Jacob told me that race didn’t matter to him. What did matter was that the other kids also shared his interest in math and science.” (Hartford Courant, July 23)
In a column, Simpson also wrote about the “Youth Investment Club” program that helps teach youngsters from Hartford Housing Authority developments about leadership, character and money management. The students in the program meet twice a week at the University of Hartford. (Hartford Courant, July 19)
Elizabeth Ivey, provost emerita of the University of Hartford and past president of the Association for Women in Science, was quoted in a story in Inside Higher Ed about obstacles that young and/or female faculty face. The article concerned a particular case at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where it was reported that a prominent neuroscientist discouraged a rising star in the field from accepting a position there, compelling President Susan Hockfield to create a committee to address the problem. “It is the responsibility of administrators and faculty members to prevent young scholars from being treated unfairly at any stage of the search process,” Ivey said. “It is incumbent on administrations to be sure, before they authorize a search, that there is agreement among all parties about how this is going to work.” (Inside Higher Ed.com, July 20)
The groundbreaking for the new Arts and Technology Center at the Hartford Art School was highlighted in Business Times. The article included comments from Hartford Art School Dean Power Boothe and University President Walter Harrison. (Business Times, July 2006 issue)
Robert Murray, a recent Hartt School graduate, and Shane McMahon, a senior-to-be at Hartt, were highlighted in the “Buzz” section of the current issue of Hartford Magazine for winning an award in the “College Engineered Studio Recording” category of DownBeat Magazine’s 29th annual Student Music Awards. The two were honored for their studio recording of Hartt faculty member Steve Davis’s Advanced Ensemble. (Hartford Magazine, July 2006 issue)
A review of the finale of the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz in Bushnell Park highlighted the work of Hartt School faculty members Steve Davis and Nat Reeves. “Davis, a veteran of several Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz concerts, has developed into one of the most renowned trombonists in jazz since he first arrived in Connecticut to study with Jackie McLean at The Hartt School during the 1980s,” noted the review. “Reeves, Davis’s colleague at the University of Hartford for almost two decades, provided his usual unflinching support on bass,” the review noted. (Hartford Courant, July 18)
Jill Rensing, 21, a senior at The Hartt School, was interviewed for a story about the Timbers Dinner Theatre in Mt. Gretna, Penn. “Your job is to entertain and make it all about the audience,” said the Jamesport, N.Y., resident, who last year performed summer stock in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. (Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pa., July 22)
Tracy Dyson of Danbury, Conn., a University of Hartford student majoring in early childhood education, portrayed Clifford the Big Red Dog for a group of more than 80 youngsters at the Derby (Conn.) Public Library. Dyson played with the children, giving them hugs and shaking paws, and helped the Derby librarian spread the word about the importance of reading. (Connecticut Post, July 20)
Mufu Santo Allison, 51, of Windsor, who earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business from the University of Hartford, was profiled in the Hartford Courant following his recent death. Over the years in Connecticut, Allison became one of the leaders of the expatriate Nigerian community. (Hartford Courant, July 23)
Hartford Hawks women’s basketball coach Jen Rizzotti was featured in a photograph in Hartford Magazine’s “Flash” section from the recent 2006 Working Women’s Weekend hosted by Westfarms Mall. The event celebrated women who excel in their field, community, and family life. (Hartford Magazine, July 2006 issue)
University of Hartford graduate Julie Turner-Peluso finished in a four-way tie for third place, three shots behind the winner, in the Alliance Bank Futures Classic in East Syracuse, N.Y. Also in the group at third place was Liz Janangelo of West Hartford. (Hartford Courant, July 24)
Other News
The scoring process for the SAT college entrance examination has 16 risk areas that the College Board should correct, said a study by the Pearson Educational Measurement Center. The study was ordered by the College Board after more than 4,400 students received lower scores because wet weather caused moisture on the answer sheets. The study said risk areas include “bubble alignment errors” caused by paper manufacturing, test score sheet scanner variations, and partially wet scoring sheets. (Bloomberg, July 21)
The University of Detroit Mercy will be among the first universities in the nation to offer a master’s degree in analysis of counter terrorism intelligence data. This program will complement a master’s degree program in information assurance, the protecting of the country’s computer information infrastructure. The programs are approved by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. (The Detroit News, July 21)
Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have received a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center for the development of robotics and computer science technologies that will help the elderly and disabled live more independently. (Associated Press, July 21)
A group of top Harvard University professors issued a critique of the university’s approach to scientific research saying its antiquated organizational structure based on powerful, insular fiefdoms has become so dysfunctional that it threatens Harvard's leadership in science. The group calls for changes that would encourage collaborations in emerging fields and push science teaching away from staid lecture formats to more hands-on approaches. (The Boston Globe, July 20)
Given the average $18,000 debt that college students in the state face when they graduate, the higher interest rates on federal Stafford loans mean that students will pay roughly $2,000 more in interest over the life of the loan, said the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group. On July 1, the interest rates on Stafford loans rose from 5.3 percent to 7.14 percent on existing, variable loans and a fixed 6.8 percent on newly issued loans. (Hartford Courant, July 20)
An early map of Boston that highlighted the military positions of the colonists during the Revolutionary War is one of the rare maps that Yale University discovered missing from its map collection in a recently released inventory. Yale began to inventory its map collection last summer after E. Forbes Smiley III, a map dealer from Martha’s Vineyard, was caught on a security camera tearing a world map from an atlas in Yale’s rare books library. The inventory was finished in February, but Yale withheld the results, waiting for the FBI to finish investigating. (Hartford Courant, July 20)
Yale University Art Gallery’s venerated Louis Kahn wing is undergoing a renovation that commences a significant makeover of the university’s arts campus. A $500 million overhaul of several arts buildings also includes renovation of the architecture school, the construction of a new art history building next door to it, and the replacement of the Yale Repertory Theatre’s Gothic church. (Hartford Courant, July 19)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference are awaiting the findings of Auburn University’s investigation into allegations of academic fraud before determining what action, if any, to take. It was reported that Auburn athletes took advantage of directed-readings courses to help boost their grades and remain eligible for their sports. (New York Times, July 18)
University of Texas System regents gave Chancellor Mark Yudof permission to seek grants from the state and industry leaders to help create the South West Academy for Nanoelectronics. The research center would be part of a $30 million initiative that also would include recruiting eight top faculty members to UT campuses in Austin, Dallas and Arlington. (Associated Press, July 19)
Internships have displaced casual hourly jobs as the more typical summer experience for college students. But as many as half of all internships are unpaid or low-paid, so college administrators nationwide have become concerned about access to internships at all socioeconomic levels. The solution, they say, is to provide financial assistance. (New York Times, July 19)
The carbon monoxide that killed an elderly man and sickened more than 100 teens and adults staying in a Roanoke College dormitory last week had leaked from a natural gas-powered water heating system, investigators said. Pressure built up in a basement mechanical room of the dormitory over about a 24-hour period, forcing the carbon monoxide into the rest of the building through cracks and crevices. (Forbes.com, July 20)
After nearly a year of negotiations, Arizona State University finally took possession of a Phoenix hotel, and is now beginning to renovate it for use as a student-housing center for the new downtown campus. About 20 students toured the property shortly after enrolling in classes. Most had already signed up to live there. (The Arizona Republic, July 20)
Upcoming
Al DiChiara, head of the criminal justice program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report magazine for a story about increasing violence among young people in the nation’s urban areas.
The University’s new Clean Energy Institute, and its director, Subhash Chandra, were featured in a Hartford Business Journal story. The institute, launched by the Engineering Applications Center (EAC) within the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, will work to develop a broad array of solutions to the energy challenges that Connecticut faces. These include using renewable energy technologies, implementing clean energy solutions, and providing solutions to manage high electricity prices. (Hartford Business Journal, July 24)
Matthew Silver, who will be returning to the University as a visiting professor of Judaic studies this fall, wrote an opinion column about the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in northern Israel, where he lives and works. Silver was also interviewed by Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith on their morning talk show on WTIC-AM. (Hartford Courant, July 20; WTIC-AM, July 21)
Donald Ellis, professor of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the Dan Lovallo Show on WDRC-AM. Ellis, an expert in the area of ethno-political conflict, was in Israel in late May and early June as a 2006–07 Academic Fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He talked about the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the potential for resolving the conflict. (WDRC-AM, July 21)
Richard Freund, director of the University’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, was interviewed by the Connecticut Jewish Ledger for a story about how he and his students, staff and his family were faring while working on archeological excavations in Israel while that country is at war. “[We’ve seen] rockets overhead,” Freund said. “The great virtue is, we are not in a major city and are located in a very isolated area. We are north of Tiberias; we are not on the Golan Heights. We are not really a target. But if we hear the sirens go off, we head right to the bomb shelters.” (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, July 20)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the history department in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote a review of $40 Million Slaves. The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete, by New York Times sports columnist William C. Rhoden. The review appeared in both the New York Times, on July 23, and the International Herald Tribune, on July 21.
In its cover story on the progress of equalization and integration since the landmark Sheff v. O’Neill court decision, the Hartford Courant’s NE magazine highlighted the University High School of Science and Engineering and student Jacob Komar,13, of Burlington, Conn. “To see this underage, skinny white kid from the sticks comfortable attending school with older African-American and Latino students speaks to the mission of Sheff and the writings of Frederick Douglass,” Courant reporter Stan Simpson wrote. “Jacob told me that race didn’t matter to him. What did matter was that the other kids also shared his interest in math and science.” (Hartford Courant, July 23)
In a column, Simpson also wrote about the “Youth Investment Club” program that helps teach youngsters from Hartford Housing Authority developments about leadership, character and money management. The students in the program meet twice a week at the University of Hartford. (Hartford Courant, July 19)
Elizabeth Ivey, provost emerita of the University of Hartford and past president of the Association for Women in Science, was quoted in a story in Inside Higher Ed about obstacles that young and/or female faculty face. The article concerned a particular case at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where it was reported that a prominent neuroscientist discouraged a rising star in the field from accepting a position there, compelling President Susan Hockfield to create a committee to address the problem. “It is the responsibility of administrators and faculty members to prevent young scholars from being treated unfairly at any stage of the search process,” Ivey said. “It is incumbent on administrations to be sure, before they authorize a search, that there is agreement among all parties about how this is going to work.” (Inside Higher Ed.com, July 20)
The groundbreaking for the new Arts and Technology Center at the Hartford Art School was highlighted in Business Times. The article included comments from Hartford Art School Dean Power Boothe and University President Walter Harrison. (Business Times, July 2006 issue)
Robert Murray, a recent Hartt School graduate, and Shane McMahon, a senior-to-be at Hartt, were highlighted in the “Buzz” section of the current issue of Hartford Magazine for winning an award in the “College Engineered Studio Recording” category of DownBeat Magazine’s 29th annual Student Music Awards. The two were honored for their studio recording of Hartt faculty member Steve Davis’s Advanced Ensemble. (Hartford Magazine, July 2006 issue)
A review of the finale of the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz in Bushnell Park highlighted the work of Hartt School faculty members Steve Davis and Nat Reeves. “Davis, a veteran of several Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz concerts, has developed into one of the most renowned trombonists in jazz since he first arrived in Connecticut to study with Jackie McLean at The Hartt School during the 1980s,” noted the review. “Reeves, Davis’s colleague at the University of Hartford for almost two decades, provided his usual unflinching support on bass,” the review noted. (Hartford Courant, July 18)
Jill Rensing, 21, a senior at The Hartt School, was interviewed for a story about the Timbers Dinner Theatre in Mt. Gretna, Penn. “Your job is to entertain and make it all about the audience,” said the Jamesport, N.Y., resident, who last year performed summer stock in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. (Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pa., July 22)
Tracy Dyson of Danbury, Conn., a University of Hartford student majoring in early childhood education, portrayed Clifford the Big Red Dog for a group of more than 80 youngsters at the Derby (Conn.) Public Library. Dyson played with the children, giving them hugs and shaking paws, and helped the Derby librarian spread the word about the importance of reading. (Connecticut Post, July 20)
Mufu Santo Allison, 51, of Windsor, who earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business from the University of Hartford, was profiled in the Hartford Courant following his recent death. Over the years in Connecticut, Allison became one of the leaders of the expatriate Nigerian community. (Hartford Courant, July 23)
Hartford Hawks women’s basketball coach Jen Rizzotti was featured in a photograph in Hartford Magazine’s “Flash” section from the recent 2006 Working Women’s Weekend hosted by Westfarms Mall. The event celebrated women who excel in their field, community, and family life. (Hartford Magazine, July 2006 issue)
University of Hartford graduate Julie Turner-Peluso finished in a four-way tie for third place, three shots behind the winner, in the Alliance Bank Futures Classic in East Syracuse, N.Y. Also in the group at third place was Liz Janangelo of West Hartford. (Hartford Courant, July 24)
Other News
The scoring process for the SAT college entrance examination has 16 risk areas that the College Board should correct, said a study by the Pearson Educational Measurement Center. The study was ordered by the College Board after more than 4,400 students received lower scores because wet weather caused moisture on the answer sheets. The study said risk areas include “bubble alignment errors” caused by paper manufacturing, test score sheet scanner variations, and partially wet scoring sheets. (Bloomberg, July 21)
The University of Detroit Mercy will be among the first universities in the nation to offer a master’s degree in analysis of counter terrorism intelligence data. This program will complement a master’s degree program in information assurance, the protecting of the country’s computer information infrastructure. The programs are approved by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. (The Detroit News, July 21)
Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have received a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center for the development of robotics and computer science technologies that will help the elderly and disabled live more independently. (Associated Press, July 21)
A group of top Harvard University professors issued a critique of the university’s approach to scientific research saying its antiquated organizational structure based on powerful, insular fiefdoms has become so dysfunctional that it threatens Harvard's leadership in science. The group calls for changes that would encourage collaborations in emerging fields and push science teaching away from staid lecture formats to more hands-on approaches. (The Boston Globe, July 20)
Given the average $18,000 debt that college students in the state face when they graduate, the higher interest rates on federal Stafford loans mean that students will pay roughly $2,000 more in interest over the life of the loan, said the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group. On July 1, the interest rates on Stafford loans rose from 5.3 percent to 7.14 percent on existing, variable loans and a fixed 6.8 percent on newly issued loans. (Hartford Courant, July 20)
An early map of Boston that highlighted the military positions of the colonists during the Revolutionary War is one of the rare maps that Yale University discovered missing from its map collection in a recently released inventory. Yale began to inventory its map collection last summer after E. Forbes Smiley III, a map dealer from Martha’s Vineyard, was caught on a security camera tearing a world map from an atlas in Yale’s rare books library. The inventory was finished in February, but Yale withheld the results, waiting for the FBI to finish investigating. (Hartford Courant, July 20)
Yale University Art Gallery’s venerated Louis Kahn wing is undergoing a renovation that commences a significant makeover of the university’s arts campus. A $500 million overhaul of several arts buildings also includes renovation of the architecture school, the construction of a new art history building next door to it, and the replacement of the Yale Repertory Theatre’s Gothic church. (Hartford Courant, July 19)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference are awaiting the findings of Auburn University’s investigation into allegations of academic fraud before determining what action, if any, to take. It was reported that Auburn athletes took advantage of directed-readings courses to help boost their grades and remain eligible for their sports. (New York Times, July 18)
University of Texas System regents gave Chancellor Mark Yudof permission to seek grants from the state and industry leaders to help create the South West Academy for Nanoelectronics. The research center would be part of a $30 million initiative that also would include recruiting eight top faculty members to UT campuses in Austin, Dallas and Arlington. (Associated Press, July 19)
Internships have displaced casual hourly jobs as the more typical summer experience for college students. But as many as half of all internships are unpaid or low-paid, so college administrators nationwide have become concerned about access to internships at all socioeconomic levels. The solution, they say, is to provide financial assistance. (New York Times, July 19)
The carbon monoxide that killed an elderly man and sickened more than 100 teens and adults staying in a Roanoke College dormitory last week had leaked from a natural gas-powered water heating system, investigators said. Pressure built up in a basement mechanical room of the dormitory over about a 24-hour period, forcing the carbon monoxide into the rest of the building through cracks and crevices. (Forbes.com, July 20)
After nearly a year of negotiations, Arizona State University finally took possession of a Phoenix hotel, and is now beginning to renovate it for use as a student-housing center for the new downtown campus. About 20 students toured the property shortly after enrolling in classes. Most had already signed up to live there. (The Arizona Republic, July 20)
Upcoming
Al DiChiara, head of the criminal justice program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report magazine for a story about increasing violence among young people in the nation’s urban areas.
