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Media Watch (Sept. 17 – 24, 2007)
Posted 9/25/2007
"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.
Timothy Chambers, who teaches philosophy in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences and has lectured on the aesthetics of humor, had an article published in the “Commentary” section of the Sunday Hartford Courant that looked at the controversial cartoon that was published in the Central Connecticut State University student newspaper. “CCSU’s The Recorder published a cartoon that gratuitously demeaned and abused ethnic minorities. The paper’s editor seems to think that it qualifies for the Comedy Central network. That’s the only joke in this sorry story — and an unfunny one at that,” he wrote. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 23)
John Schmaltz, a former Hartford police lieutenant and now a lieutenant for the University of Hartford’s Public Safety Department, was profiled for his 10 years of volunteer work maintaining Cromwell’s football and Little League fields. “Being a policeman is a very rewarding job,” said Schmaltz, “But when you're out here, there's nothing that has to do with law enforcement. It’s totally different. It takes you out of that mindset and relieves some of the tension.” (Hartford Courant, Sept. 22)
Robert Hannon Davis, professor of theatre at The Hartt School, was called on to assume the role of Stage Manager for some of Hartford Stage’s performances of Our Town as actor Hal Holbrook recovers from a virus. Davis has performed at Hartford Stage in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Christmas Carol, 365 Days 365 Plays and in a number of Brand:NEW readings. He had been part of the Our Town ensemble in the role of Constable Warren. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 18; Playbill, Sept. 18)
Hartford Art School Dean Power Boothe served as the judge for a sidewalk chalk art competition for young artists in grades 4 through 12. The art competition was part of the annual ArtWalk exhibition in West Hartford. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 20)
The University of Hartford is one of the institutions that have submitted a grant proposal for research funds from Connecticut’s stem cell research program. There will be $10 million available in the latest round of funding, said officials from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. (Associated Press, Sept. 18; Hartford Business Journal, Sept. 24)
Kathleen Behrens, a University alumna who is currently senior vice president of Community & Player Programs for the National Basketball Association (NBA), has been elected to the National Board of Trustees of the March of Dimes Foundation. Prior to joining the NBA in 2001, Behrens served six years as executive director of New York Cares, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes volunteers to help New York City’s neediest residents. (Earth Times, Sept. 20)
Rene McLean, son of Dollie McLean and the late Jackie McLean, along with members of J. Mac’s Dynasty performed on Sept. 21 and 22 at Cecil’s, a jazz club in West Orange, N.J., to pay homage to his father, a jazz legend and founder of the McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School. Members of J.Mac’s Dynasty include trombonist Steve Davis and bassist Nat Reeves, both Hartt faculty members, and drummer Eric McPherson, a Hartt alum. (Newark Star-Ledger, Sept. 21)
The “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant focused on classical music in the latest installment of its Fall Arts Guide. That article included a photograph of the Miami String Quartet, the quarter-in-residence at The Hartt School, and write-up on the quartet’s scheduled Oct. 4 performance. It also noted the schedule for the quartet’s other performances at the University in the 2007–08 season. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 20)
Robert Hoyle, a graduate of The Hartt School, performed in the 2007 Music at the Russell House Series at Wesleyan University. Hoyle is principal horn with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, and has performed at the Festival Casals in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as appearing as a soloist with the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet. (Waterbury Republican-American, Sept. 20)
A profile of Trinity College student-athlete Nile Lundgren included a significant mention of his work in the collaborative project between Trinity and University of Hartford students on a book that profiled residents of the Avery Heights retirement facility in Hartford, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. University students took photos and did the design and layout of the book, and Trinity students wrote the profiles for the 50 Lives For 50 Years commemorative book. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 21)
Other News
President Bush is poised to sign legislation overhauling the nation’s college student loan program, and University of Connecticut senior Trea McPherson can claim some credit for the success. McPherson, a political science major, made waves in 2006 after his effort to register student voters drew six times the number that went to the polls in 2002. His success caught the eye of a public interest group in Washington that was looking for “real people” to help push student loan reform. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 24)
A subcontractor working on a new residence hall at Quinnipiac University broke a gas line, forcing the evacuation of 200 students from nearby dorms. South Connecticut Gas Co. and Hamden firefighters were called to the scene. No injuries were reported. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 24)
Dozens of students and faculty at Central Connecticut State University vowed to continue putting pressure on the campus newspaper, saying they would hold regular protests and boycott the paper's advertisers until its editor steps down. More than 100 students gathered to protest a comic strip that was in The Recorder, CCSU’s student run newspaper. (Hartford Courant, Sept.18)
The University of Connecticut’s new president, Michael J. Hogan, had a reputation for being popular with students in previous campus jobs, but no one thought he would accompany students on a field trip to the Newport, R.I., mansions. Hogan, 63, took over the post from Philip E. Austin without much fanfare on Sept. 14, in what he called a “quiet opening.” (Hartford Courant, Sept. 23)
Valerie F. Lewis, an outspoken advocate of opening college doors to more of Connecticut's young people, announced her retirement as the state’s higher education commissioner. "It's time. I'm 65," said Lewis, who plans to step down in February after a 38-year career in education, including the past seven years as commissioner. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 19)
Democratic leaders formally signed a $20 billion college aid bill that will boost federal grants for low-income students and lower interest rates for student loans. Supporters say the bill, which President Bush is expected to sign within 10 days, is the largest investment in college education since the 1944 GI bill. (USA Today, Sept. 21)
Some colleges and universities are actively recruiting students instead of waiting for students to apply. The “speedy app” arrives unbidden in the mailboxes of students who meet the schools' criteria for grades and SAT scores. Various schools send the free applications partially filled in with the student's name, address and other data, and the student needs only to reply with a transcript and writing sample, which can be a graded school assignment. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 20)
Since it began in April, the ACE program, which offers college counseling, tutoring advice, and mentoring, has helped 50 wounded vets enroll in college and provided similar academic help to 100 more. The program, funded through more than $300,000 in private donations, could ease the transition into higher education for veterans. (US News and World Report, Sept. 20)
Higher education officials hoping to keep students on campus and compete with off-campus housing are trying new room designs and all manner of amenities, including maid service and microwaves, to appeal to the millennial generation, especially those seeking the comforts of home while in school. (Washington Post, Sept. 20)
Colleges and universities are intensifying their efforts to reduce the growing problem of textbook thefts by marking books with invisible ink, requiring used bookstores to keep logs of sellers and banning the resale of the expensive volumes by non-students. (USA Today, Sept. 19)
Harvard University has committed to cap greenhouse gas emissions at its Allston science complex, but the plan sparked criticism from some environmental groups because it would exempt the school from an environmental-impact review. The 500,000-square-foot science complex is expected to be completed by 2011, and is the first phase of Harvard’s Allston initiative, a 50-year plan to expand the campus on 200 acres across the Charles River from the main campus. (Boston Globe, Sept. 20)
Upcoming
President Walter Harrison will be a guest on the “Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith” on WTIC-AM on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7:50 a.m. to discuss the annual Hartford Scholars Program and Dinner that evening.
Humphrey Tonkin, University professor of the humanities and president emeritus, will appear on “The Leonard Lopate Show” on WNYC Radio, New York’s public radio station, on Thursday, Sept. 27. Tonkin will discuss issues involving the international language, Esperanto.
Timothy Chambers, who teaches philosophy in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences and has lectured on the aesthetics of humor, had an article published in the “Commentary” section of the Sunday Hartford Courant that looked at the controversial cartoon that was published in the Central Connecticut State University student newspaper. “CCSU’s The Recorder published a cartoon that gratuitously demeaned and abused ethnic minorities. The paper’s editor seems to think that it qualifies for the Comedy Central network. That’s the only joke in this sorry story — and an unfunny one at that,” he wrote. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 23)
John Schmaltz, a former Hartford police lieutenant and now a lieutenant for the University of Hartford’s Public Safety Department, was profiled for his 10 years of volunteer work maintaining Cromwell’s football and Little League fields. “Being a policeman is a very rewarding job,” said Schmaltz, “But when you're out here, there's nothing that has to do with law enforcement. It’s totally different. It takes you out of that mindset and relieves some of the tension.” (Hartford Courant, Sept. 22)
Robert Hannon Davis, professor of theatre at The Hartt School, was called on to assume the role of Stage Manager for some of Hartford Stage’s performances of Our Town as actor Hal Holbrook recovers from a virus. Davis has performed at Hartford Stage in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Christmas Carol, 365 Days 365 Plays and in a number of Brand:NEW readings. He had been part of the Our Town ensemble in the role of Constable Warren. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 18; Playbill, Sept. 18)
Hartford Art School Dean Power Boothe served as the judge for a sidewalk chalk art competition for young artists in grades 4 through 12. The art competition was part of the annual ArtWalk exhibition in West Hartford. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 20)
The University of Hartford is one of the institutions that have submitted a grant proposal for research funds from Connecticut’s stem cell research program. There will be $10 million available in the latest round of funding, said officials from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. (Associated Press, Sept. 18; Hartford Business Journal, Sept. 24)
Kathleen Behrens, a University alumna who is currently senior vice president of Community & Player Programs for the National Basketball Association (NBA), has been elected to the National Board of Trustees of the March of Dimes Foundation. Prior to joining the NBA in 2001, Behrens served six years as executive director of New York Cares, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes volunteers to help New York City’s neediest residents. (Earth Times, Sept. 20)
Rene McLean, son of Dollie McLean and the late Jackie McLean, along with members of J. Mac’s Dynasty performed on Sept. 21 and 22 at Cecil’s, a jazz club in West Orange, N.J., to pay homage to his father, a jazz legend and founder of the McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School. Members of J.Mac’s Dynasty include trombonist Steve Davis and bassist Nat Reeves, both Hartt faculty members, and drummer Eric McPherson, a Hartt alum. (Newark Star-Ledger, Sept. 21)
The “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant focused on classical music in the latest installment of its Fall Arts Guide. That article included a photograph of the Miami String Quartet, the quarter-in-residence at The Hartt School, and write-up on the quartet’s scheduled Oct. 4 performance. It also noted the schedule for the quartet’s other performances at the University in the 2007–08 season. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 20)
Robert Hoyle, a graduate of The Hartt School, performed in the 2007 Music at the Russell House Series at Wesleyan University. Hoyle is principal horn with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, and has performed at the Festival Casals in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as appearing as a soloist with the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet. (Waterbury Republican-American, Sept. 20)
A profile of Trinity College student-athlete Nile Lundgren included a significant mention of his work in the collaborative project between Trinity and University of Hartford students on a book that profiled residents of the Avery Heights retirement facility in Hartford, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. University students took photos and did the design and layout of the book, and Trinity students wrote the profiles for the 50 Lives For 50 Years commemorative book. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 21)
Other News
President Bush is poised to sign legislation overhauling the nation’s college student loan program, and University of Connecticut senior Trea McPherson can claim some credit for the success. McPherson, a political science major, made waves in 2006 after his effort to register student voters drew six times the number that went to the polls in 2002. His success caught the eye of a public interest group in Washington that was looking for “real people” to help push student loan reform. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 24)
A subcontractor working on a new residence hall at Quinnipiac University broke a gas line, forcing the evacuation of 200 students from nearby dorms. South Connecticut Gas Co. and Hamden firefighters were called to the scene. No injuries were reported. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 24)
Dozens of students and faculty at Central Connecticut State University vowed to continue putting pressure on the campus newspaper, saying they would hold regular protests and boycott the paper's advertisers until its editor steps down. More than 100 students gathered to protest a comic strip that was in The Recorder, CCSU’s student run newspaper. (Hartford Courant, Sept.18)
The University of Connecticut’s new president, Michael J. Hogan, had a reputation for being popular with students in previous campus jobs, but no one thought he would accompany students on a field trip to the Newport, R.I., mansions. Hogan, 63, took over the post from Philip E. Austin without much fanfare on Sept. 14, in what he called a “quiet opening.” (Hartford Courant, Sept. 23)
Valerie F. Lewis, an outspoken advocate of opening college doors to more of Connecticut's young people, announced her retirement as the state’s higher education commissioner. "It's time. I'm 65," said Lewis, who plans to step down in February after a 38-year career in education, including the past seven years as commissioner. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 19)
Democratic leaders formally signed a $20 billion college aid bill that will boost federal grants for low-income students and lower interest rates for student loans. Supporters say the bill, which President Bush is expected to sign within 10 days, is the largest investment in college education since the 1944 GI bill. (USA Today, Sept. 21)
Some colleges and universities are actively recruiting students instead of waiting for students to apply. The “speedy app” arrives unbidden in the mailboxes of students who meet the schools' criteria for grades and SAT scores. Various schools send the free applications partially filled in with the student's name, address and other data, and the student needs only to reply with a transcript and writing sample, which can be a graded school assignment. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 20)
Since it began in April, the ACE program, which offers college counseling, tutoring advice, and mentoring, has helped 50 wounded vets enroll in college and provided similar academic help to 100 more. The program, funded through more than $300,000 in private donations, could ease the transition into higher education for veterans. (US News and World Report, Sept. 20)
Higher education officials hoping to keep students on campus and compete with off-campus housing are trying new room designs and all manner of amenities, including maid service and microwaves, to appeal to the millennial generation, especially those seeking the comforts of home while in school. (Washington Post, Sept. 20)
Colleges and universities are intensifying their efforts to reduce the growing problem of textbook thefts by marking books with invisible ink, requiring used bookstores to keep logs of sellers and banning the resale of the expensive volumes by non-students. (USA Today, Sept. 19)
Harvard University has committed to cap greenhouse gas emissions at its Allston science complex, but the plan sparked criticism from some environmental groups because it would exempt the school from an environmental-impact review. The 500,000-square-foot science complex is expected to be completed by 2011, and is the first phase of Harvard’s Allston initiative, a 50-year plan to expand the campus on 200 acres across the Charles River from the main campus. (Boston Globe, Sept. 20)
Upcoming
President Walter Harrison will be a guest on the “Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith” on WTIC-AM on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7:50 a.m. to discuss the annual Hartford Scholars Program and Dinner that evening.
Humphrey Tonkin, University professor of the humanities and president emeritus, will appear on “The Leonard Lopate Show” on WNYC Radio, New York’s public radio station, on Thursday, Sept. 27. Tonkin will discuss issues involving the international language, Esperanto.
