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Media Watch (July 16 – 23, 2007)
Posted 7/24/2007
“Media Watch” is a roundup 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 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz in Bushnell Park kicked off Friday night with performances by two bands led by performers who studied and teach at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School. Trombonist Steve Davis, who was the subject of a cover feature story in the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section, premiered selections from “The Hartford Suite,” a heartfelt composition he wrote as an ode to the city. Jimmy Greene and his quartet opened the weekend festival. Greene, 32, a globe-trotting saxophonist, spoke lovingly of his hometown and its people. (Hartford Courant, July 19 and July 22)
Ellen Carey, associate professor of photography at the Hartford Art School, was featured in the Hartford Courant’s “Java” column. Carey was attending the opening of a new exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
Alan Rust, director of The Hartt School’s theatre division, spends his summers as artistic director of the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Mass., and was featured in a story about the Monomoy Theatre celebrating its 50th anniversary of offering graduate and undergraduate students an intensive education in the basics of theater. Rust and his wife have been involved with the Monomoy Theatre program for more than 30 years. (Cape Cod Times, July 21)
Michael Susko, who started out as a singer and trumpet player but became a dancer when he came to The Hartt School, is now working as a choreographer for the New Bedford (Mass.) Festival Theatre’s production of 42nd Street. In 1988, one of Susko’s first professional jobs was dancing in 42nd Street, and since then he’s had a varied theatre career as a performer, choreographer, and director. (New Bedford Standard-Times, July 19)
Tenor Derrick Miller, who earned a graduate degree in voice at The Hartt School, was performing in concert at Acadia University in Nova Scotia with another vocalist and pianist. Miller has toured and performed all around the world in opera and musical theatre. He performs regularly with the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Ontario. (Kings County Register, Nova Scotia, July 17)
Christopher Galligan, who earned a master’s in education degree and worked in the Barney School of Business, has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Central Connecticut State University. Galligan had been serving as acting dean of Central’s School of Business. (New Britain Herald, July 17)
Pat Meiser, University of Hartford director of athletics, will be a co-chair of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 25. The theme of the event will be “Women in Sports: Celebrating Athletic Achievement and the 35th anniversary of Title IX.” In addition, Hartford Hawks women’s basketball coach Jen Rizzotti will be among the athletes honored as part of a Walk of Fame that night. (Hartford Courant, July 17)
Matt Govoni, who currently plays on Southington’s American Legion baseball team and who will be coming to the University of Hartford this fall to play baseball, was one of a number of local baseball fans asked to comment about their level of interest in Barry Bonds' pursuit of the Major League home run record. “You know, even with all the scandal around him, I still think it takes some skill to hit a 90 mph-plus fastball,” he said. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
Kristy Finlayson, who was captain of the Hartford Hawks women’s golf team as a junior and won three straight Northeast Women’s Intercollegiate Golfer-of-the-Year awards, was profiled following her debut in the CN Women’s Golf Tour. The 27-year-old Finlayson, who is also battling multiple sclerosis, recorded a 14th-place finish at the CN Tour stop in Ontario last month. (The Morning Star, Vernon, British Columbia, July 21)
Kenitra Johnson, a former star on the Hartford Hawks women’s basketball team, has been named an assistant coach for the Central Connecticut State University women’s basketball team. Johnson played on new Central head coach Beryl Piper’s first state title team at New Britain High School in 1998. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
University of Hartford senior golf co-captain A.J. Oleksak of Agawam, Mass., was named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar. An economics and finance major, Oleksak had a 3.68 grade point average. (Hartford Courant, July 20)
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Amherst College will replace all student loans in financial aid packages with scholarships in an effort to eliminate students’ debt from college costs. The school will start the program for all students in the 2008-09 academic year. Amherst joins Princeton and Davidson in removing loans and will count on increased donations by alumni to come up with the estimated $1.6 million. (Associated Press, July 23)
The Senate approved a major overhaul of federal student aid, cutting taxpayer subsidies to student lenders by more than $18 billion and funneling most of the money into increasing federal grants for low- and middle-income students and easing repayment terms on federal loans. The bill passed by a bipartisan majority of 78 to 18. The House passed its version of the legislation last week, and the differences must now be reconciled. (New York Times, July 23)
In Hartford Courant interviews, sources say they fear the University of Connecticut fire department is so short-staffed that it is only a matter of time before there is a real catastrophe and students or firefighters get killed. Since 1995, the number of students living on campus has grown by 40 percent. But since 1995, the number of firefighters has increased by only one person, from 23 to 24. One more will be added in August. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the House education committee, called for an investigation into whether nonprofit student loan companies are abusing their tax-exempt status. The Senate recently began debate on legislation to overhaul the federal student loan system and limit ties between lenders and student aid offices. (Washington Post, July 20)
In recent years, U.S. universities have been aggressively expanding, developing research campuses, town centers and more. There’s also a growing push by urban universities to spur economic development. But it also raises questions about whether universities should be playing the role of developer and to what degree they should be mixing campus and corporate space. (Wall Street Journal, July 19)
The families of some of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre are drawing up plans to ask the state to create a multimillion-dollar fund that would compensate them for their losses and pay for new programs to bolster campus safety across the nation modeled after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. (Washington Post, July 19)
Eastern Michigan University President Jim Fallon, along with the college's Department of Public Safety Chief Cindy Hall, and James Vick, vice president of student affairs, were fired months after top school officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student by publicly ruling out foul play, school officials said. (Freep.com, July 17)
Stephen Spinelli Jr., 52, vice provost for entrepreneurship and global management at Babson College and a co-founder of Jiffy Lube, was named president of Philadelphia University. He will take over on Sept. 1 and replaces James P. Gallagher, who has been president since 1984. (Philly.com, July 16)
Ave Maria University, the first new Catholic university in the United States in 40 years, will open next month. The university, located in a new Florida town near Naples, is the creation of Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza and former owner of the Detroit Tigers. (USA Today, July 16)
Upcoming
Articles about painter and former Hartford Art School director Alan Tompkins and his upcoming exhibition in the Art School’s Silpe Gallery are scheduled to appear in the Hartford Courant, Associated Press, and Hartford Magazine. The exhibition of new works will open on Sunday, July 29, in conjunction with the artist's 100th birthday, the University’s 50th anniversary, and the 130th anniversary of the Hartford Art School.
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science in Hillyer College, is one of the commentators on the “Politics, Burgers and Beer” segment that airs regularly on the “Faith Middleton Show” on WNPR-FM (Connecticut’s National Public Radio affiliate). The fast-paced opinion and analysis segments that focuses on the 2008 Presidential race are scheduled to air again on July 27 and Aug. 10, at 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz in Bushnell Park kicked off Friday night with performances by two bands led by performers who studied and teach at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School. Trombonist Steve Davis, who was the subject of a cover feature story in the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section, premiered selections from “The Hartford Suite,” a heartfelt composition he wrote as an ode to the city. Jimmy Greene and his quartet opened the weekend festival. Greene, 32, a globe-trotting saxophonist, spoke lovingly of his hometown and its people. (Hartford Courant, July 19 and July 22)
Ellen Carey, associate professor of photography at the Hartford Art School, was featured in the Hartford Courant’s “Java” column. Carey was attending the opening of a new exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
Alan Rust, director of The Hartt School’s theatre division, spends his summers as artistic director of the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Mass., and was featured in a story about the Monomoy Theatre celebrating its 50th anniversary of offering graduate and undergraduate students an intensive education in the basics of theater. Rust and his wife have been involved with the Monomoy Theatre program for more than 30 years. (Cape Cod Times, July 21)
Michael Susko, who started out as a singer and trumpet player but became a dancer when he came to The Hartt School, is now working as a choreographer for the New Bedford (Mass.) Festival Theatre’s production of 42nd Street. In 1988, one of Susko’s first professional jobs was dancing in 42nd Street, and since then he’s had a varied theatre career as a performer, choreographer, and director. (New Bedford Standard-Times, July 19)
Tenor Derrick Miller, who earned a graduate degree in voice at The Hartt School, was performing in concert at Acadia University in Nova Scotia with another vocalist and pianist. Miller has toured and performed all around the world in opera and musical theatre. He performs regularly with the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Ontario. (Kings County Register, Nova Scotia, July 17)
Christopher Galligan, who earned a master’s in education degree and worked in the Barney School of Business, has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Central Connecticut State University. Galligan had been serving as acting dean of Central’s School of Business. (New Britain Herald, July 17)
Pat Meiser, University of Hartford director of athletics, will be a co-chair of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 25. The theme of the event will be “Women in Sports: Celebrating Athletic Achievement and the 35th anniversary of Title IX.” In addition, Hartford Hawks women’s basketball coach Jen Rizzotti will be among the athletes honored as part of a Walk of Fame that night. (Hartford Courant, July 17)
Matt Govoni, who currently plays on Southington’s American Legion baseball team and who will be coming to the University of Hartford this fall to play baseball, was one of a number of local baseball fans asked to comment about their level of interest in Barry Bonds' pursuit of the Major League home run record. “You know, even with all the scandal around him, I still think it takes some skill to hit a 90 mph-plus fastball,” he said. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
Kristy Finlayson, who was captain of the Hartford Hawks women’s golf team as a junior and won three straight Northeast Women’s Intercollegiate Golfer-of-the-Year awards, was profiled following her debut in the CN Women’s Golf Tour. The 27-year-old Finlayson, who is also battling multiple sclerosis, recorded a 14th-place finish at the CN Tour stop in Ontario last month. (The Morning Star, Vernon, British Columbia, July 21)
Kenitra Johnson, a former star on the Hartford Hawks women’s basketball team, has been named an assistant coach for the Central Connecticut State University women’s basketball team. Johnson played on new Central head coach Beryl Piper’s first state title team at New Britain High School in 1998. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
University of Hartford senior golf co-captain A.J. Oleksak of Agawam, Mass., was named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar. An economics and finance major, Oleksak had a 3.68 grade point average. (Hartford Courant, July 20)
Other News
Amherst College will replace all student loans in financial aid packages with scholarships in an effort to eliminate students’ debt from college costs. The school will start the program for all students in the 2008-09 academic year. Amherst joins Princeton and Davidson in removing loans and will count on increased donations by alumni to come up with the estimated $1.6 million. (Associated Press, July 23)
The Senate approved a major overhaul of federal student aid, cutting taxpayer subsidies to student lenders by more than $18 billion and funneling most of the money into increasing federal grants for low- and middle-income students and easing repayment terms on federal loans. The bill passed by a bipartisan majority of 78 to 18. The House passed its version of the legislation last week, and the differences must now be reconciled. (New York Times, July 23)
In Hartford Courant interviews, sources say they fear the University of Connecticut fire department is so short-staffed that it is only a matter of time before there is a real catastrophe and students or firefighters get killed. Since 1995, the number of students living on campus has grown by 40 percent. But since 1995, the number of firefighters has increased by only one person, from 23 to 24. One more will be added in August. (Hartford Courant, July 21)
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the House education committee, called for an investigation into whether nonprofit student loan companies are abusing their tax-exempt status. The Senate recently began debate on legislation to overhaul the federal student loan system and limit ties between lenders and student aid offices. (Washington Post, July 20)
In recent years, U.S. universities have been aggressively expanding, developing research campuses, town centers and more. There’s also a growing push by urban universities to spur economic development. But it also raises questions about whether universities should be playing the role of developer and to what degree they should be mixing campus and corporate space. (Wall Street Journal, July 19)
The families of some of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre are drawing up plans to ask the state to create a multimillion-dollar fund that would compensate them for their losses and pay for new programs to bolster campus safety across the nation modeled after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. (Washington Post, July 19)
Eastern Michigan University President Jim Fallon, along with the college's Department of Public Safety Chief Cindy Hall, and James Vick, vice president of student affairs, were fired months after top school officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student by publicly ruling out foul play, school officials said. (Freep.com, July 17)
Stephen Spinelli Jr., 52, vice provost for entrepreneurship and global management at Babson College and a co-founder of Jiffy Lube, was named president of Philadelphia University. He will take over on Sept. 1 and replaces James P. Gallagher, who has been president since 1984. (Philly.com, July 16)
Ave Maria University, the first new Catholic university in the United States in 40 years, will open next month. The university, located in a new Florida town near Naples, is the creation of Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza and former owner of the Detroit Tigers. (USA Today, July 16)
Upcoming
Articles about painter and former Hartford Art School director Alan Tompkins and his upcoming exhibition in the Art School’s Silpe Gallery are scheduled to appear in the Hartford Courant, Associated Press, and Hartford Magazine. The exhibition of new works will open on Sunday, July 29, in conjunction with the artist's 100th birthday, the University’s 50th anniversary, and the 130th anniversary of the Hartford Art School.
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science in Hillyer College, is one of the commentators on the “Politics, Burgers and Beer” segment that airs regularly on the “Faith Middleton Show” on WNPR-FM (Connecticut’s National Public Radio affiliate). The fast-paced opinion and analysis segments that focuses on the 2008 Presidential race are scheduled to air again on July 27 and Aug. 10, at 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
