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Media Watch (July 29 – Aug. 6, 2007)
Posted 8/7/2007
“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.
On a broadcast of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” there was an interview with Jacob Komar, a junior at both University High School of Science and Engineering and the University of Hartford. Komar talked about his company, Computers for Communities, which in six years has taken more than 1,500 computers that were being thrown away and refurbished them and given them to families in need. View a video clip from the show. (ABC News, July 29)
Irwin Nussbaum, associate vice president for student life and director of the MUSIC for a CHANGE benefit concert series, was a guest on “The Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith” on WTIC-AM, where he talked about the series and how it helps nonprofit organizations in the community. The Hartford Courant profiled Alison Krauss & Union Station, the opening performers in this year’s concert series. The show was also previewed in the West Hartford News and other papers in the Imprint chain. (WTIC-AM, Aug. 6; Hartford Courant, Aug. 6; West Hartford News, Aug. 2)
University President Walter Harrison was quoted in a story about the racial overtones in the public’s reaction to Barry Bonds’ pursuit of the Major League home run record. “Sports has always been a canvas on which the racial scenery of America has been painted, whether it’s Cap Anson running blacks out of baseball in the 19th century, or Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947, or Roberto Clemente breaking the unspoken color line for Latino players in the mid-’50s,” said Harrison. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 4)
Brian Froehlich, a student at the University of Hartford, has spent a second summer working as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. “It’s a good cause in paradise,” he said in an article about the opening of a development of six Kauai Habitat for Humanity homes. (The Garden Island, Lihue, Hawaii, Aug. 4)
A performance by the Steve Davis Quintet at Cecil’s Jazz Club in West Orange, N.J., earlier this summer was reviewed by All About Jazz.com. Playing in the quintet were a number of Hartt School alums – alto and soprano saxophonist Mike DiRubbo, bassist Dezron Douglas, and drummer Eric McPherson, along with pianist David Bryant. Davis is a faculty member and alumnus of The Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz. The quintet performed selections from Davis’ “The Hartford Suite.” (All About Jazz.com, Aug. 2)
Robert Carl, chair of the composition department and director of the computer music studio at The Hartt School, was featured recently on New Music Reblog for his work, “Music of Ascendance.” Carl has been a director of the Extension Works new music ensemble in Boston. (New Music reBlog, July 29)
Julianne Culhane was a sophomore at the University of Hartford when she was diagnosed with lupus, and lost her kidneys to the disease, but not her fighting spirit. With transplanted kidneys, Culhane graduated from the University and is about to begin her third year at Pace Law School. Later this month, she will represent the United States at the 16th World Transplant Games in Bangkok, swimming in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle, the 50-meter backstroke and the 50-meter butterfly. (The Journal News, Westchester, N.Y., Aug. 1)
Debra Petke, a former adjunct professor of art history at the University of Hartford, is stepping down as executive director of the Mark Twain House and Museum after two years to become president of the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 4)
A story in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger about Connecticut residents relocating to Israel included Shayna Rudolph, 25, of West Hartford, who is moving there after spending time in Israel on an archaeological dig and taking conversational Hebrew courses, both through the University of Hartford. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Aug. 2)
Other News
Michael J. Hogan, the vice president and provost of the University of Iowa, was selected as the 14th president of the University of Connecticut. Hogan, who has been Iowa’s top academic officer since 2004, will replace outgoing Uconn president Philip E. Austin. Austin was president of Uconn for more than 10 years before retiring in September. The university’s 33-member search committee selected Hogan as its unanimous choice after a nationwide search, and Uconn’s Board of Trustees named him to the post at its Wednesday meeting. (Associated Press, Aug. 1; Hartford Courant, Aug. 1)
About 40 percent of students newly admitted to Yale University are from minority ethnic and racial groups, up from 31 percent last year and a record for a freshman class. The Yale College class of 2011 also has the highest proportion in recent years of students who intend to pursue science and engineering, with about 37 percent of the entering class indicating one of those areas as a primary interest. (Associated Press, Aug. 1)
Trinity College was 30th among liberal arts colleges nationwide in last year’s U.S. News & World Report’s rankings. But Trinity is one of more than 40 colleges in the Annapolis Group, an association of top liberal arts schools that is refusing to participate in the U.S. News & World Report's college rankings. (Waterbury Republican-American, Aug. 3)
The University of Connecticut has named Mun Young Choi, 43, an associate dean at Drexel University, as the new dean of UConn’s School of Engineering. He will begin in January, replacing Amir Faghri, who was removed as dean last summer in a divisive, publicized flap. (Hartford Courant, July 31)
Columbia University is seeking to expand into Harlem against a backdrop of protests from residents who say the school’s ambitious project would destroy their working-class, minority neighborhood. Columbia's $7 billion plan calls for the construction of new buildings for the arts, business and science, and a public high school. (Associated Press, Aug. 3)
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More public universities, confronting rising costs and lagging state support, have decided certain degrees should cost more. Juniors and seniors pursuing an undergraduate major in the business school at the University of Wisconsin will pay $500 more each semester than classmates in other degree programs. The University of Nebraska last year began charging engineering students a $40 premium for each hour of class credit. (New York Times, July 31)
A free concert organized to lift the spirits of the shaken Virginia Tech community is angering some parents of the victims, who say the decision to feature Nas, a New York rapper known for his violent lyrics, shows a blatant lack of respect for the people killed in the April 16 shooting rampage. (Washington Post, Aug. 6)
Safety experts say that while school officials across the nation re-evaluate campus safety in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy, many are overlooking a simple solution: putting locks on the inside of classroom doors. (USA Today, July 31)
Upcoming
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science in Hillyer College, is one of the commentators on “Politics, Burgers and Beer,” which airs regularly on the “Faith Middleton Show” on WNPR-FM (Connecticut’s National Public Radio affiliate). The fast-paced opinion and analysis segments focus on the 2008 Presidential race, and the next segment is scheduled to air on Aug. 10.
On a broadcast of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” there was an interview with Jacob Komar, a junior at both University High School of Science and Engineering and the University of Hartford. Komar talked about his company, Computers for Communities, which in six years has taken more than 1,500 computers that were being thrown away and refurbished them and given them to families in need. View a video clip from the show. (ABC News, July 29)
Irwin Nussbaum, associate vice president for student life and director of the MUSIC for a CHANGE benefit concert series, was a guest on “The Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith” on WTIC-AM, where he talked about the series and how it helps nonprofit organizations in the community. The Hartford Courant profiled Alison Krauss & Union Station, the opening performers in this year’s concert series. The show was also previewed in the West Hartford News and other papers in the Imprint chain. (WTIC-AM, Aug. 6; Hartford Courant, Aug. 6; West Hartford News, Aug. 2)
University President Walter Harrison was quoted in a story about the racial overtones in the public’s reaction to Barry Bonds’ pursuit of the Major League home run record. “Sports has always been a canvas on which the racial scenery of America has been painted, whether it’s Cap Anson running blacks out of baseball in the 19th century, or Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947, or Roberto Clemente breaking the unspoken color line for Latino players in the mid-’50s,” said Harrison. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 4)
Brian Froehlich, a student at the University of Hartford, has spent a second summer working as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. “It’s a good cause in paradise,” he said in an article about the opening of a development of six Kauai Habitat for Humanity homes. (The Garden Island, Lihue, Hawaii, Aug. 4)
A performance by the Steve Davis Quintet at Cecil’s Jazz Club in West Orange, N.J., earlier this summer was reviewed by All About Jazz.com. Playing in the quintet were a number of Hartt School alums – alto and soprano saxophonist Mike DiRubbo, bassist Dezron Douglas, and drummer Eric McPherson, along with pianist David Bryant. Davis is a faculty member and alumnus of The Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz. The quintet performed selections from Davis’ “The Hartford Suite.” (All About Jazz.com, Aug. 2)
Robert Carl, chair of the composition department and director of the computer music studio at The Hartt School, was featured recently on New Music Reblog for his work, “Music of Ascendance.” Carl has been a director of the Extension Works new music ensemble in Boston. (New Music reBlog, July 29)
Julianne Culhane was a sophomore at the University of Hartford when she was diagnosed with lupus, and lost her kidneys to the disease, but not her fighting spirit. With transplanted kidneys, Culhane graduated from the University and is about to begin her third year at Pace Law School. Later this month, she will represent the United States at the 16th World Transplant Games in Bangkok, swimming in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle, the 50-meter backstroke and the 50-meter butterfly. (The Journal News, Westchester, N.Y., Aug. 1)
Debra Petke, a former adjunct professor of art history at the University of Hartford, is stepping down as executive director of the Mark Twain House and Museum after two years to become president of the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 4)
A story in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger about Connecticut residents relocating to Israel included Shayna Rudolph, 25, of West Hartford, who is moving there after spending time in Israel on an archaeological dig and taking conversational Hebrew courses, both through the University of Hartford. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Aug. 2)
Other News
Michael J. Hogan, the vice president and provost of the University of Iowa, was selected as the 14th president of the University of Connecticut. Hogan, who has been Iowa’s top academic officer since 2004, will replace outgoing Uconn president Philip E. Austin. Austin was president of Uconn for more than 10 years before retiring in September. The university’s 33-member search committee selected Hogan as its unanimous choice after a nationwide search, and Uconn’s Board of Trustees named him to the post at its Wednesday meeting. (Associated Press, Aug. 1; Hartford Courant, Aug. 1)
About 40 percent of students newly admitted to Yale University are from minority ethnic and racial groups, up from 31 percent last year and a record for a freshman class. The Yale College class of 2011 also has the highest proportion in recent years of students who intend to pursue science and engineering, with about 37 percent of the entering class indicating one of those areas as a primary interest. (Associated Press, Aug. 1)
Trinity College was 30th among liberal arts colleges nationwide in last year’s U.S. News & World Report’s rankings. But Trinity is one of more than 40 colleges in the Annapolis Group, an association of top liberal arts schools that is refusing to participate in the U.S. News & World Report's college rankings. (Waterbury Republican-American, Aug. 3)
The University of Connecticut has named Mun Young Choi, 43, an associate dean at Drexel University, as the new dean of UConn’s School of Engineering. He will begin in January, replacing Amir Faghri, who was removed as dean last summer in a divisive, publicized flap. (Hartford Courant, July 31)
Columbia University is seeking to expand into Harlem against a backdrop of protests from residents who say the school’s ambitious project would destroy their working-class, minority neighborhood. Columbia's $7 billion plan calls for the construction of new buildings for the arts, business and science, and a public high school. (Associated Press, Aug. 3)
<>< new="" york="" attorney="" general="" andrew="" m.="" cuomo="" is="" investigating="" whether="" dozens="" of="" college="" athletic="" programs,="" including="" those="" at="" georgetown,="" howard="" and="" virginia="" tech,="" steered="" athletes="" to="" a="" student="" loan="" lender="" in="" return="" for="" perks="" and="" other="" financial="" incentives.="" student="" financial="" services="" inc.,="" which="" does="" business="" under="" the="" name="" university="" financial="" services,="" was="" subpoenaed="" as="" part="" of="" the="" investigation="">Washington Post, Aug. 2)
More public universities, confronting rising costs and lagging state support, have decided certain degrees should cost more. Juniors and seniors pursuing an undergraduate major in the business school at the University of Wisconsin will pay $500 more each semester than classmates in other degree programs. The University of Nebraska last year began charging engineering students a $40 premium for each hour of class credit. (New York Times, July 31)
A free concert organized to lift the spirits of the shaken Virginia Tech community is angering some parents of the victims, who say the decision to feature Nas, a New York rapper known for his violent lyrics, shows a blatant lack of respect for the people killed in the April 16 shooting rampage. (Washington Post, Aug. 6)
Safety experts say that while school officials across the nation re-evaluate campus safety in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy, many are overlooking a simple solution: putting locks on the inside of classroom doors. (USA Today, July 31)
Upcoming
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science in Hillyer College, is one of the commentators on “Politics, Burgers and Beer,” which airs regularly on the “Faith Middleton Show” on WNPR-FM (Connecticut’s National Public Radio affiliate). The fast-paced opinion and analysis segments focus on the 2008 Presidential race, and the next segment is scheduled to air on Aug. 10.
