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Media Watch (Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2007)
Posted 11/6/2007
"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.
Joan Hurley, an elementary teacher at the University of Hartford Magnet School, was named the state’s teacher of the year. Hurley has been teaching for the past 18 years and is often described as a caring and creative teacher who is committed to making a difference in the lives of her children. In her acceptance speech, Hurley recognized all the people in her life who made a difference, especially her students. “You are the reason I come in every day. You are the reason I find magic in what I do because you are so wonderful,” she said. Read Monday's Hartford Courant editorial. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 31, Nov. 5; WTNH- TV Channel 8, Oct. 30; WFSB-TV Channel 3, Oct. 30)
The Nov. 4 opening of the Sherman Museum exhibition--"Our Greatest Generations: Untold Stories of Jewish War Veterans"---received prominent coverage by local media. Hartford Courant reporter Lynne Tuohy interviewed several of the veterans who are featured in the show and also covered the lecture by Museum Director and Professor of Modern Jewish History Avinoam Patt. The Jewish Ledger ran a cover story on the exhibit and also featured a Q&A with Patt. The exhibit tells the stories of local Jewish war veterans through photographs and artifacts. It will continue through February 2008. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 5; The Jewish Ledger, Oct. 30; FOX 61, Nov. 4; NBC30 Nov. 4, 5)
The NCAA wants to preserve the integrity of basketball by enforcing a strict bench decorum policy. This policy won’t allow coaches to use profanity or abusive language towards officials or players. “A lot of us are concerned with the general reputation of basketball as a sport,” said University of Hartford President Walter Harrison, chairman of the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Performance and former chairman of the association’s executive committee. “There’s a growing interest in the NCAA that the brand of basketball get protected.” (USA Today, Nov. 2)
Barney School Professor of Finance, Susan Coleman, who is also educational advisor to the Playbook for Life Program, was quoted in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. The article featured Ramit Sethi, a rising star in the world of personal finance writing who offers financial advice through his blog, “I Will Teach You to Be Rich.” Coleman speaks about the average college students taking their first post-college jobs. “They are in a state of shock,” she said. “They think they should be able to go to expensive concerts, go out to dinner with their friends, buy nice clothes and a new car. … But after rent, college loans and car payments, they don’t have a lot left over.” (San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 4)
Warren Goldstein, professor of history and chair of the department, A&S, was quoted in an article about the development of new sports and the competitiveness they sometimes lack. Some of these games include “Wiffle Hurling” and “Mojo Kickball”. “In the ‘60s and ‘70s, there was a movement to invent new games that were not competitive,” said Goldstein. “No one plays them anymore.” (Greatreporter.com, Nov. 2)
Michael Crosbie, professor of architecture and chair of the department, CETA, was quoted in a Hartford Courant article about the traditional and modern approaches to designing places of worship. “People have different attitudes about what they believe sacred space to be,” he says. “There had been more agreement on that 30 or 40 years ago.” Crosbie is editor of Faith & Form, a magazine dedicated to religious architecture. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 4)
Timothy Stewart, mayor of New Britain and a 2003 graduate of the University of Hartford, was featured in the New Britain Herald. The article highlighted Stewart’s political career as well as his attention to the concerns of the New Britain community. (New Britain Herald, Nov. 4)
An upcoming University event was mentioned in the Hartford Courant’s “Education Briefs.” The conference “Building Peace: Women Making a Difference,” which will be held at Gengras Student Union on Nov. 10, will focus on women’s leadership in peace and conflict resolution initiatives locally, regionally and internationally. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 30)
Former University of Hartford President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg wrote a piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education underlining the important lessons he learned while being a university president. Trachtenberg recently retired as president of The George Washington University and will begin teaching in January at GW's School of Public Policy and Public Administration. (The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 2)
Betsey Smith, assistant professor of occupational therapy, ENHP, was a guest on the TV show, "Prime Time Care," which recently aired on West Hartford cable access. “Prime Time Care” is a show for adult children whose parents need care. (West Hartford Cable Access, Oct. 11, Oct. 29)
Other News
Enrollment at Connecticut's colleges and universities broke records for the sixth year in a row. Public and private schools reached a historic high of 178,855 students enrolled this fall, with community college enrollment rising 4.2 percent overall. The steady increases are due to a growing pool of high school students reaching college age and a higher percentage of students opting to go to college, many in-state, according to state Higher Education Commissioner Valerie Lewis, who released the annual report. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 25)
A report by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. said the University of Connecticut's leadership has propelled it to new levels of excellence and given it a shared sense of momentum, positioning the university to rise even further in the decade ahead. To continue the trajectory, the university should develop a better academic plan, hire more faculty and pay more attention to the regional campuses and the UConn Health Center during the next 10 years, the report said. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 31)
The Central Connecticut State University campus continues to struggle with the issue of racism, after two black students found a derogatory term scribbled on a flier posted on a bulletin board announcing a rally to protest racism on campus. Many of those who showed up for the protest said the flier incident underscored the need for further dialogue and education among students and faculty. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 1)
Joan Hurley, an elementary teacher at the University of Hartford Magnet School, was named the state’s teacher of the year. Hurley has been teaching for the past 18 years and is often described as a caring and creative teacher who is committed to making a difference in the lives of her children. In her acceptance speech, Hurley recognized all the people in her life who made a difference, especially her students. “You are the reason I come in every day. You are the reason I find magic in what I do because you are so wonderful,” she said. Read Monday's Hartford Courant editorial. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 31, Nov. 5; WTNH- TV Channel 8, Oct. 30; WFSB-TV Channel 3, Oct. 30)
The Nov. 4 opening of the Sherman Museum exhibition--"Our Greatest Generations: Untold Stories of Jewish War Veterans"---received prominent coverage by local media. Hartford Courant reporter Lynne Tuohy interviewed several of the veterans who are featured in the show and also covered the lecture by Museum Director and Professor of Modern Jewish History Avinoam Patt. The Jewish Ledger ran a cover story on the exhibit and also featured a Q&A with Patt. The exhibit tells the stories of local Jewish war veterans through photographs and artifacts. It will continue through February 2008. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 5; The Jewish Ledger, Oct. 30; FOX 61, Nov. 4; NBC30 Nov. 4, 5)
The NCAA wants to preserve the integrity of basketball by enforcing a strict bench decorum policy. This policy won’t allow coaches to use profanity or abusive language towards officials or players. “A lot of us are concerned with the general reputation of basketball as a sport,” said University of Hartford President Walter Harrison, chairman of the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Performance and former chairman of the association’s executive committee. “There’s a growing interest in the NCAA that the brand of basketball get protected.” (USA Today, Nov. 2)
Barney School Professor of Finance, Susan Coleman, who is also educational advisor to the Playbook for Life Program, was quoted in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. The article featured Ramit Sethi, a rising star in the world of personal finance writing who offers financial advice through his blog, “I Will Teach You to Be Rich.” Coleman speaks about the average college students taking their first post-college jobs. “They are in a state of shock,” she said. “They think they should be able to go to expensive concerts, go out to dinner with their friends, buy nice clothes and a new car. … But after rent, college loans and car payments, they don’t have a lot left over.” (San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 4)
Warren Goldstein, professor of history and chair of the department, A&S, was quoted in an article about the development of new sports and the competitiveness they sometimes lack. Some of these games include “Wiffle Hurling” and “Mojo Kickball”. “In the ‘60s and ‘70s, there was a movement to invent new games that were not competitive,” said Goldstein. “No one plays them anymore.” (Greatreporter.com, Nov. 2)
Michael Crosbie, professor of architecture and chair of the department, CETA, was quoted in a Hartford Courant article about the traditional and modern approaches to designing places of worship. “People have different attitudes about what they believe sacred space to be,” he says. “There had been more agreement on that 30 or 40 years ago.” Crosbie is editor of Faith & Form, a magazine dedicated to religious architecture. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 4)
Timothy Stewart, mayor of New Britain and a 2003 graduate of the University of Hartford, was featured in the New Britain Herald. The article highlighted Stewart’s political career as well as his attention to the concerns of the New Britain community. (New Britain Herald, Nov. 4)
An upcoming University event was mentioned in the Hartford Courant’s “Education Briefs.” The conference “Building Peace: Women Making a Difference,” which will be held at Gengras Student Union on Nov. 10, will focus on women’s leadership in peace and conflict resolution initiatives locally, regionally and internationally. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 30)
Former University of Hartford President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg wrote a piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education underlining the important lessons he learned while being a university president. Trachtenberg recently retired as president of The George Washington University and will begin teaching in January at GW's School of Public Policy and Public Administration. (The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 2)
Betsey Smith, assistant professor of occupational therapy, ENHP, was a guest on the TV show, "Prime Time Care," which recently aired on West Hartford cable access. “Prime Time Care” is a show for adult children whose parents need care. (West Hartford Cable Access, Oct. 11, Oct. 29)
Other News
Enrollment at Connecticut's colleges and universities broke records for the sixth year in a row. Public and private schools reached a historic high of 178,855 students enrolled this fall, with community college enrollment rising 4.2 percent overall. The steady increases are due to a growing pool of high school students reaching college age and a higher percentage of students opting to go to college, many in-state, according to state Higher Education Commissioner Valerie Lewis, who released the annual report. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 25)
A report by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. said the University of Connecticut's leadership has propelled it to new levels of excellence and given it a shared sense of momentum, positioning the university to rise even further in the decade ahead. To continue the trajectory, the university should develop a better academic plan, hire more faculty and pay more attention to the regional campuses and the UConn Health Center during the next 10 years, the report said. (Hartford Courant, Oct. 31)
The Central Connecticut State University campus continues to struggle with the issue of racism, after two black students found a derogatory term scribbled on a flier posted on a bulletin board announcing a rally to protest racism on campus. Many of those who showed up for the protest said the flier incident underscored the need for further dialogue and education among students and faculty. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 1)
