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Media Watch (May 21 – 29, 2007)
Posted 5/30/2007
“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.
Warren Goldstein, chair of the history department in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences, had an opinion article on Giants slugger Barry Bonds's pursuit of the Major League home-run record published in the “Commentary” section of the Hartford Courant. In the piece, Goldstein traces the “tangled history of African Americans in professional sports” and suggests that racism may play more of a factor in public perception of Bonds than we may realize. “We don’t get exceptional achievement in anything, not concert piano or theoretical physics or medicine or ministry or baseball, wrapped up in spun gold. Barry Bonds may not be your cup of tea. He is, however, one hell of a baseball player, and I’m going to enjoy him making yet more baseball history,” Goldstein wrote. Read Goldstein’s essay. (Hartford Courant, May 27)
A special supplement in the Hartford Courant that highlighted positive activities on Albany Avenue in Hartford’s North End included an article on the University of Hartford Performing Arts Center, which will be built on the corner of Albany Ave. and Westbourne Parkway. A “Construction Kickoff” for the project will be celebrated on Monday, June 18. (Hartford Courant, May 23)
James Fairfield-Sonn, dean of the Barney School of Business, was one of the executives interviewed for a Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) special, “work.learn.live. (Connecticut),” a new 12-part, monthly television series that examines the realities of the employment landscape in the state. Fairfield-Sonn talked about what institutions such as the Barney School are doing to meet the workforce demands of the insurance and financial services sector of the state’s economy. (CPTV, May 24 and 26)
Students in the Hartford Art School’s Civic Design program designed a series of panels full of personal photographs, letters and quotes, musical scores, recordings and mementoes of Sophie Tucker for the exhibition, “Hartford Remembers Sophie Tucker: The Last Red Hot Mama.” The exhibition, which will be presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford from June 3 to Nov. 30, is partially funded by the University of Hartford’s Women’s Education and Leadership Fund (WELFund). (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, May 24)
Susan Coleman, professor of finance in the Barney School of Business, was quoted in a Connecticut Post story about how the high cost of housing is driving young professionals out of Connecticut. Coleman cited the debt burden that recent college graduates are carrying . She also noted that most young people who lived on their own during college are not thrilled about having to move back in with Mom and Dad. (Connecticut Post, May 21)
Ben Young, a senior engineering student at the University, was honored recently as the 250,000th visitor to the Automotive Hall of Fame. Young was in Detroit with three classmates — Caitlin Rega, Bobby Wright, and Steve Osuch—who were all teammates in the Formula SAE finals competition, in which students design, build, and test-drive a small formula-style race car. (AutoChannel.com, May 21)
Pat Meiser, University director of athletics, was quoted in a Hartford Courant story about the WNBA’s email campaign to newspaper sports editors to increase press coverage of the WNBA. She said she understands the rationale for the WNBA campaign because she knows how difficult it is to get media coverage for her teams in a state that embraces UConn men’s and women’s basketball. (Hartford Courant, May 25)
The Bristol Press noted that Bob Tanguay, a Bristol native, was among those inducted into the University of Hartford’s Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame. A walk-on in basketball, Tanguay was a three-year starter at the shooting guard position where he amassed 1,221 career points, 12th all-time for the school's men's program. He was also a three-time team MVP. (Bristol Press, May 25)
In a story previewing the opening of The Greater Hartford Twilight League baseball season, it was noted that “the Hartford Rising Stars return for their second season and will play home games at the University of Hartford.” (Hartford Courant, March 27)
The trolley was covered with a huge picture of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, the longtime president of George Washington University, who was cruising around campus on a farewell tour. Inside, school officials waved paper fans with photos of his grinning, bespectacled face; outside, at one of the dorms, students were screaming and holding out glossy black-and-white photos of him. It was still a perfect send-off for Trachtenberg, who in his 19 years as president has driven GW to greater national prominence, built it up and forged its identity, often through sheer force of personality.” He's a storyteller, a jokester, a bundle of energy and ideas, blunt, gregarious and innovative.” Trachtenberg was president of the University of Hartford from 1978 to 1989. (Washington Post, May 22)
Other News
Officials from the University of New Haven, and the municipalities of New Haven and West Haven announced plans to create a public magnet school to focus on science and engineering for grades six through 12. The school, to be known as the University of New Haven Science and Engineering Magnet School, will begin operations in the fall of 2008 in a temporary location. Total enrollment is expected to be about 620 students. (Hartford Courant, May 29)
A shirt factory worker who rose to become South Africa’s top judge, an author who has written about endangered places and vanishing cultures, and a philanthropist who has given generously to Yale were awarded honorary degrees during Yale University's May 28th commencement ceremony. Yale President Richard Levin told the graduates that he hoped the awards would inspire them toward excellence, creativity and social justice on their journeys ahead. (Hartford Courant, May 29)
Renovations made to nine dorm complexes that house more than 6,000 University of Connecticut students have never been inspected by a building official. The complexes, which comprise 60 buildings on campus, underwent $96 million worth of renovations under the UConn 2000 construction program. UConn officials say each building was inspected by the state fire marshal, but admits that none was checked by a building inspector. (Hartford Courant, May 26)
Posing as a Yale University law professor with an expertise in immigration law, Ralph Cucciniello scammed hundreds of undocumented workers from Ireland into thinking he could secure them a green card - for a $5,000 fee, according to law enforcement officials in New York and Connecticut. Investigators are still looking into how this scam artist secured office space in one of the most prestigious law schools in the country, as well as a school identification card and e-mail address. (Hartford Courant, May 26)
Frank W. Ridley of Meriden has been elected chairman of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, and Brian J. Flaherty of Watertown has been elected its vice chairman. Ridley, who heads his own management consulting firm, replaces Harry H. Penner Jr., who has led the board since 2003. Flaherty, a former state representative, is director of public affairs for Nestlé Waters North America of Greenwich. (Hartford Courant, May 22)
Anne R. Bavier, dean of the School of Nursing at St. Xavier University in Chicago, will become the next dean of the University of Connecticut's School of Nursing, officials announced. Bavier previously served as assistant dean for development, alumni and external relations at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, one of the leading schools of nursing in the country, and as the deputy director of the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Women’s Health. (Hartford Courant, May 22)
There is growing dissension in the ranks of the ranked. A group of college presidents, fed up with the annual U.S. News & World Report list of top colleges, has begun pressuring colleagues to limit the information they provide to the magazine and eliminate any mention of the list when promoting their schools. Letters began circulating among college administrators several months ago, urging them to stop cooperating with the magazine. Some presidents have ratcheted up the pressure, writing magazine articles, posting on blogs and gaining supporters along the way. (Washington Post, May 21)
Upcoming
President Walter Harrison will be featured in the “My First Dollar” column in the June 4 issue of the Hartford Business Journal. The column asks successful executives to talk about their first paying jobs.
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science, Hillyer College, will be a guest on WNPR’s “Faith Middleton Show” as it debuts a new segment called, "Politics, Burgers and Beer," a fast-paced opinion, analysis, and debate about the 2008 Presidential race.. The dates for the next airings of "Politics, Burgers and Beer" are June 1, July 13, July 27, and Aug. 10, all at 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Warren Goldstein, chair of the history department in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences, had an opinion article on Giants slugger Barry Bonds's pursuit of the Major League home-run record published in the “Commentary” section of the Hartford Courant. In the piece, Goldstein traces the “tangled history of African Americans in professional sports” and suggests that racism may play more of a factor in public perception of Bonds than we may realize. “We don’t get exceptional achievement in anything, not concert piano or theoretical physics or medicine or ministry or baseball, wrapped up in spun gold. Barry Bonds may not be your cup of tea. He is, however, one hell of a baseball player, and I’m going to enjoy him making yet more baseball history,” Goldstein wrote. Read Goldstein’s essay. (Hartford Courant, May 27)
A special supplement in the Hartford Courant that highlighted positive activities on Albany Avenue in Hartford’s North End included an article on the University of Hartford Performing Arts Center, which will be built on the corner of Albany Ave. and Westbourne Parkway. A “Construction Kickoff” for the project will be celebrated on Monday, June 18. (Hartford Courant, May 23)
James Fairfield-Sonn, dean of the Barney School of Business, was one of the executives interviewed for a Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) special, “work.learn.live. (Connecticut),” a new 12-part, monthly television series that examines the realities of the employment landscape in the state. Fairfield-Sonn talked about what institutions such as the Barney School are doing to meet the workforce demands of the insurance and financial services sector of the state’s economy. (CPTV, May 24 and 26)
Students in the Hartford Art School’s Civic Design program designed a series of panels full of personal photographs, letters and quotes, musical scores, recordings and mementoes of Sophie Tucker for the exhibition, “Hartford Remembers Sophie Tucker: The Last Red Hot Mama.” The exhibition, which will be presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford from June 3 to Nov. 30, is partially funded by the University of Hartford’s Women’s Education and Leadership Fund (WELFund). (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, May 24)
Susan Coleman, professor of finance in the Barney School of Business, was quoted in a Connecticut Post story about how the high cost of housing is driving young professionals out of Connecticut. Coleman cited the debt burden that recent college graduates are carrying . She also noted that most young people who lived on their own during college are not thrilled about having to move back in with Mom and Dad. (Connecticut Post, May 21)
Ben Young, a senior engineering student at the University, was honored recently as the 250,000th visitor to the Automotive Hall of Fame. Young was in Detroit with three classmates — Caitlin Rega, Bobby Wright, and Steve Osuch—who were all teammates in the Formula SAE finals competition, in which students design, build, and test-drive a small formula-style race car. (AutoChannel.com, May 21)
Pat Meiser, University director of athletics, was quoted in a Hartford Courant story about the WNBA’s email campaign to newspaper sports editors to increase press coverage of the WNBA. She said she understands the rationale for the WNBA campaign because she knows how difficult it is to get media coverage for her teams in a state that embraces UConn men’s and women’s basketball. (Hartford Courant, May 25)
The Bristol Press noted that Bob Tanguay, a Bristol native, was among those inducted into the University of Hartford’s Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame. A walk-on in basketball, Tanguay was a three-year starter at the shooting guard position where he amassed 1,221 career points, 12th all-time for the school's men's program. He was also a three-time team MVP. (Bristol Press, May 25)
In a story previewing the opening of The Greater Hartford Twilight League baseball season, it was noted that “the Hartford Rising Stars return for their second season and will play home games at the University of Hartford.” (Hartford Courant, March 27)
The trolley was covered with a huge picture of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, the longtime president of George Washington University, who was cruising around campus on a farewell tour. Inside, school officials waved paper fans with photos of his grinning, bespectacled face; outside, at one of the dorms, students were screaming and holding out glossy black-and-white photos of him. It was still a perfect send-off for Trachtenberg, who in his 19 years as president has driven GW to greater national prominence, built it up and forged its identity, often through sheer force of personality.” He's a storyteller, a jokester, a bundle of energy and ideas, blunt, gregarious and innovative.” Trachtenberg was president of the University of Hartford from 1978 to 1989. (Washington Post, May 22)
Other News
Officials from the University of New Haven, and the municipalities of New Haven and West Haven announced plans to create a public magnet school to focus on science and engineering for grades six through 12. The school, to be known as the University of New Haven Science and Engineering Magnet School, will begin operations in the fall of 2008 in a temporary location. Total enrollment is expected to be about 620 students. (Hartford Courant, May 29)
A shirt factory worker who rose to become South Africa’s top judge, an author who has written about endangered places and vanishing cultures, and a philanthropist who has given generously to Yale were awarded honorary degrees during Yale University's May 28th commencement ceremony. Yale President Richard Levin told the graduates that he hoped the awards would inspire them toward excellence, creativity and social justice on their journeys ahead. (Hartford Courant, May 29)
Renovations made to nine dorm complexes that house more than 6,000 University of Connecticut students have never been inspected by a building official. The complexes, which comprise 60 buildings on campus, underwent $96 million worth of renovations under the UConn 2000 construction program. UConn officials say each building was inspected by the state fire marshal, but admits that none was checked by a building inspector. (Hartford Courant, May 26)
Posing as a Yale University law professor with an expertise in immigration law, Ralph Cucciniello scammed hundreds of undocumented workers from Ireland into thinking he could secure them a green card - for a $5,000 fee, according to law enforcement officials in New York and Connecticut. Investigators are still looking into how this scam artist secured office space in one of the most prestigious law schools in the country, as well as a school identification card and e-mail address. (Hartford Courant, May 26)
Frank W. Ridley of Meriden has been elected chairman of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, and Brian J. Flaherty of Watertown has been elected its vice chairman. Ridley, who heads his own management consulting firm, replaces Harry H. Penner Jr., who has led the board since 2003. Flaherty, a former state representative, is director of public affairs for Nestlé Waters North America of Greenwich. (Hartford Courant, May 22)
Anne R. Bavier, dean of the School of Nursing at St. Xavier University in Chicago, will become the next dean of the University of Connecticut's School of Nursing, officials announced. Bavier previously served as assistant dean for development, alumni and external relations at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, one of the leading schools of nursing in the country, and as the deputy director of the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Women’s Health. (Hartford Courant, May 22)
There is growing dissension in the ranks of the ranked. A group of college presidents, fed up with the annual U.S. News & World Report list of top colleges, has begun pressuring colleagues to limit the information they provide to the magazine and eliminate any mention of the list when promoting their schools. Letters began circulating among college administrators several months ago, urging them to stop cooperating with the magazine. Some presidents have ratcheted up the pressure, writing magazine articles, posting on blogs and gaining supporters along the way. (Washington Post, May 21)
Upcoming
President Walter Harrison will be featured in the “My First Dollar” column in the June 4 issue of the Hartford Business Journal. The column asks successful executives to talk about their first paying jobs.
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science, Hillyer College, will be a guest on WNPR’s “Faith Middleton Show” as it debuts a new segment called, "Politics, Burgers and Beer," a fast-paced opinion, analysis, and debate about the 2008 Presidential race.. The dates for the next airings of "Politics, Burgers and Beer" are June 1, July 13, July 27, and Aug. 10, all at 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
