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Media Watch (March 28-April 4, 2005)
Posted 4/5/2005
"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 of Hartford’s plans to officially break ground on April 20 on the first phase of its Home Field Advantage project, which includes construction of a new baseball field, a new soccer and lacrosse field, and a new softball field, was highlighted in the Hartford Courant. The article also included an architect’s rendering of the completed project. A follow-up article is expected, featuring interviews with university coaches and players. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Tom Condon, editor of the “Place” section in the Hartford Courant’s “Commentary,” suggested that the University of Hartford play the lead role in the redevelopment of the Westbrook Village housing project on Albany Avenue. In his column, titled “Why Not a College Town?,” he noted that “The opportunity is to turn the 71-acre site into a college-oriented community, with housing for people of varied incomes, bars, clubs, coffee houses, a movie theater, offices, shops and other amenities.” In addition, the “Cranes & Scaffold” feature in the “Commentary” section noted the university’s commitment to place students in the redeveloped Sage-Allen complex in downtown Hartford. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the university’s history department, was interviewed for a front-page article in the Hartford Courant about baseball returning to the nation’s capital at the same time Congress is investigating steroid use in baseball. University President Walter Harrison was interviewed for a story in the Courant’s Baseball preview section on the impact that the investigation into steroid use in baseball is having on the game’s image. “I think there’s a lot of cynicism now, at least among smart fans who follow the game closely,” he said. (Hartford Courant, April 4); Hartford Courant, April 3)
President Harrison was a guest on WTIC-AM’s “Morning Show with Ray and Diane” and WDRC-AM’s “Brad Davis Show” this past week. On both programs, he was promoting the Hartford Scholars program at the university, through which any eligible youngsters who graduates from a public high school in Hartford can attend the university at half-tuition. There was a fundraising dinner and auction for the Hartford Scholars program on Saturday, April 2. (WTIC-AM, March 30; WDRC-AM, April 1)
St. Francis of Assisi, written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and illustrated by Dennis Nolan, an illustration professor at the Hartford Art School, was featured on CNN on Easter Sunday and on “Good Morning America” on the ABC network earlier that week. (CNN, March 27; Good Morning America, ABC, week of March 21)
The Hartford Business Journal’s special “Women in Business” issue included a profile of the Office of Women’s Business Ownership, which is run through the University’s Entrepreneurial Center. The article included interviews with women who have gone through the program, as well as Entrepreneurial Center executive director Jean Blake-Jackson. In addition, Leslie Lindenauer, assistant professor of history and executive director of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame, was quoted in a story about how Governor M. Jodi Rell has been appointing more women into leadership positions in state government. (Hartford Business Journal, April 4)
A performance by Steve Davis and Nat Reeves, faculty members at the Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz, at Manchester’s Cheney Hall was reviewed by the Hartford Courant. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the university’s history department, wrote an opinion article comparing “The Gilded Age” of the late 1800s to today’s climate. Both eras, he says, are “marked by a growing gap between rich and poor, increasing insecurity for the middle and working classes, wholesale political corruption, daring corporate chicanery and an executive branch dedicated to helping the rich get richer.” (Miami Herald, April 2)
In a story about Middletown’s efforts to lure West Hartford’s Science Center of Connecticut to Middletown, it was noted that Science Center officials have had discussions with the University of Hartford and officials from local communities about keeping the Science Center in this area. (Hartford Courant, March 31)
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics in the Barney School of Business and a state representative for Farmington, was commenting on the U.S. Attorney’s decision to seek a lien on former Gov. John Rowland’s property to ensure payment of his court-imposed fine. (NBC 30, March 31)
Mari A. Firkatian, assistant professor of history in Hillyer College, was interviewed live on Bulgarian National Radio about her research on the Armenian community in Bulgaria. Her work has focused on how successive generations of a Diaspora population transfer cultural fluency. (Bulgarian National Radio, Feb. 27)
The late Peter Harvey, professor of music at the university, was profiled in Hartford magazine for his performances, his teaching and his battle against cancer. This issue of the magazine also featured a preview of the America East women’s basketball tournament that was being hosted by the university. (Hartford Magazine, March ’03 issue)
Other News
University of Connecticut Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway and his wife are receiving free cars from Monaco Ford of Glastonbury under an arrangement that could violate state ethics laws and university policy. Hathaway acknowledged that he has not performed any endorsement services for the dealership, as called for in a contract under which he receives the cars. (Hartford Courant, April 4)
Resurrecting a controversial bill that had been rejected by another legislative committee, the government administration and elections committee in the General Assembly approved a public audit of $54 million in taxpayers’ funds under the control of the private University of Connecticut Foundation Inc. (Hartford Courant, April 1)
The University of Massachusetts’ second attempt in four years to create a public law school failed when the board of higher education rejected the proposal on the grounds that its financial plan was shaky. The board voted 8-3 against UMass’ proposed acquisition of the Southern New England School of Law. (Hartford Courant, April 4)
John H. Motley, formerly president of the St. Paul Travelers Connecticut Foundation, resigned after 16 years at Travelers, to become executive director of external affairs for the Hartford Public Schools. He will join the district after the board of education formally acts on his hiring April 5. (Hartford Courant, March 31)
Two Bennington College students were seriously injured after falling about 20 feet onto a brick patio outside a campus building. The students, a freshman and a junior, were rehearsing a dance performance in the school’s arts center. (Hartford Courant, March 31)
University of Connecticut President Philip E. Austin sent an email to more than 30,000 students, faculty and staff members disputing the Hartford Courant’s criticism of the way the university has run the $1 billion UConn 2000 construction program. (Hartford Courant, March 30)
An aggressive push to abolish underage drinking among students at Central Connecticut State University has more than halved the number of on-campus liquor violations. Campus administrators attribute the decline to innovative programs that include students looking out for others who might have a drinking problem. (Hartford Courant, March 28)
Fairfield University’s plan for a new administrative building now faces a vote by the Town Plan and Zoning Commission. The 25,000-square-foot building would house admissions offices and other administrative personnel. (Connecticut Post, April 4)
In an article about the need to create a highly skilled workforce for the insurance industry, to fight the prospect of layoffs in the MetLife-Travelers merger, Hartford Courant columnist Dan Haar noted that “graduate and undergraduate programs in risk management and insurance at UConn, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford were launched or improved” in the past two years. He also said that a cluster of companies in this region is seeking $3 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to create an Insurance and Financial Services University by combining programs at campuses around the state. (Hartford Courant, March 30)
If the computer age is continually testing how well institutions protect personal information, the nation’s colleges and universities may be earning a failing grade, suggested an article in the New York Times. “At a time of rising concerns over breaches at commercial data warehouses like ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, these incidents seem to highlight the particular vulnerabilities of modern universities, which are heavily networked, widely accessible and brimming with sensitive data on millions of people.” (New York Times, April 4)
The University of Hartford’s plans to officially break ground on April 20 on the first phase of its Home Field Advantage project, which includes construction of a new baseball field, a new soccer and lacrosse field, and a new softball field, was highlighted in the Hartford Courant. The article also included an architect’s rendering of the completed project. A follow-up article is expected, featuring interviews with university coaches and players. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Tom Condon, editor of the “Place” section in the Hartford Courant’s “Commentary,” suggested that the University of Hartford play the lead role in the redevelopment of the Westbrook Village housing project on Albany Avenue. In his column, titled “Why Not a College Town?,” he noted that “The opportunity is to turn the 71-acre site into a college-oriented community, with housing for people of varied incomes, bars, clubs, coffee houses, a movie theater, offices, shops and other amenities.” In addition, the “Cranes & Scaffold” feature in the “Commentary” section noted the university’s commitment to place students in the redeveloped Sage-Allen complex in downtown Hartford. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the university’s history department, was interviewed for a front-page article in the Hartford Courant about baseball returning to the nation’s capital at the same time Congress is investigating steroid use in baseball. University President Walter Harrison was interviewed for a story in the Courant’s Baseball preview section on the impact that the investigation into steroid use in baseball is having on the game’s image. “I think there’s a lot of cynicism now, at least among smart fans who follow the game closely,” he said. (Hartford Courant, April 4); Hartford Courant, April 3)
President Harrison was a guest on WTIC-AM’s “Morning Show with Ray and Diane” and WDRC-AM’s “Brad Davis Show” this past week. On both programs, he was promoting the Hartford Scholars program at the university, through which any eligible youngsters who graduates from a public high school in Hartford can attend the university at half-tuition. There was a fundraising dinner and auction for the Hartford Scholars program on Saturday, April 2. (WTIC-AM, March 30; WDRC-AM, April 1)
St. Francis of Assisi, written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and illustrated by Dennis Nolan, an illustration professor at the Hartford Art School, was featured on CNN on Easter Sunday and on “Good Morning America” on the ABC network earlier that week. (CNN, March 27; Good Morning America, ABC, week of March 21)
The Hartford Business Journal’s special “Women in Business” issue included a profile of the Office of Women’s Business Ownership, which is run through the University’s Entrepreneurial Center. The article included interviews with women who have gone through the program, as well as Entrepreneurial Center executive director Jean Blake-Jackson. In addition, Leslie Lindenauer, assistant professor of history and executive director of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame, was quoted in a story about how Governor M. Jodi Rell has been appointing more women into leadership positions in state government. (Hartford Business Journal, April 4)
A performance by Steve Davis and Nat Reeves, faculty members at the Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz, at Manchester’s Cheney Hall was reviewed by the Hartford Courant. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the university’s history department, wrote an opinion article comparing “The Gilded Age” of the late 1800s to today’s climate. Both eras, he says, are “marked by a growing gap between rich and poor, increasing insecurity for the middle and working classes, wholesale political corruption, daring corporate chicanery and an executive branch dedicated to helping the rich get richer.” (Miami Herald, April 2)
In a story about Middletown’s efforts to lure West Hartford’s Science Center of Connecticut to Middletown, it was noted that Science Center officials have had discussions with the University of Hartford and officials from local communities about keeping the Science Center in this area. (Hartford Courant, March 31)
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics in the Barney School of Business and a state representative for Farmington, was commenting on the U.S. Attorney’s decision to seek a lien on former Gov. John Rowland’s property to ensure payment of his court-imposed fine. (NBC 30, March 31)
Mari A. Firkatian, assistant professor of history in Hillyer College, was interviewed live on Bulgarian National Radio about her research on the Armenian community in Bulgaria. Her work has focused on how successive generations of a Diaspora population transfer cultural fluency. (Bulgarian National Radio, Feb. 27)
The late Peter Harvey, professor of music at the university, was profiled in Hartford magazine for his performances, his teaching and his battle against cancer. This issue of the magazine also featured a preview of the America East women’s basketball tournament that was being hosted by the university. (Hartford Magazine, March ’03 issue)
Other News
University of Connecticut Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway and his wife are receiving free cars from Monaco Ford of Glastonbury under an arrangement that could violate state ethics laws and university policy. Hathaway acknowledged that he has not performed any endorsement services for the dealership, as called for in a contract under which he receives the cars. (Hartford Courant, April 4)
Resurrecting a controversial bill that had been rejected by another legislative committee, the government administration and elections committee in the General Assembly approved a public audit of $54 million in taxpayers’ funds under the control of the private University of Connecticut Foundation Inc. (Hartford Courant, April 1)
The University of Massachusetts’ second attempt in four years to create a public law school failed when the board of higher education rejected the proposal on the grounds that its financial plan was shaky. The board voted 8-3 against UMass’ proposed acquisition of the Southern New England School of Law. (Hartford Courant, April 4)
John H. Motley, formerly president of the St. Paul Travelers Connecticut Foundation, resigned after 16 years at Travelers, to become executive director of external affairs for the Hartford Public Schools. He will join the district after the board of education formally acts on his hiring April 5. (Hartford Courant, March 31)
Two Bennington College students were seriously injured after falling about 20 feet onto a brick patio outside a campus building. The students, a freshman and a junior, were rehearsing a dance performance in the school’s arts center. (Hartford Courant, March 31)
University of Connecticut President Philip E. Austin sent an email to more than 30,000 students, faculty and staff members disputing the Hartford Courant’s criticism of the way the university has run the $1 billion UConn 2000 construction program. (Hartford Courant, March 30)
An aggressive push to abolish underage drinking among students at Central Connecticut State University has more than halved the number of on-campus liquor violations. Campus administrators attribute the decline to innovative programs that include students looking out for others who might have a drinking problem. (Hartford Courant, March 28)
Fairfield University’s plan for a new administrative building now faces a vote by the Town Plan and Zoning Commission. The 25,000-square-foot building would house admissions offices and other administrative personnel. (Connecticut Post, April 4)
In an article about the need to create a highly skilled workforce for the insurance industry, to fight the prospect of layoffs in the MetLife-Travelers merger, Hartford Courant columnist Dan Haar noted that “graduate and undergraduate programs in risk management and insurance at UConn, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford were launched or improved” in the past two years. He also said that a cluster of companies in this region is seeking $3 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to create an Insurance and Financial Services University by combining programs at campuses around the state. (Hartford Courant, March 30)
If the computer age is continually testing how well institutions protect personal information, the nation’s colleges and universities may be earning a failing grade, suggested an article in the New York Times. “At a time of rising concerns over breaches at commercial data warehouses like ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, these incidents seem to highlight the particular vulnerabilities of modern universities, which are heavily networked, widely accessible and brimming with sensitive data on millions of people.” (New York Times, April 4)
