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Media Watch (Aug. 1-8, 2005)
Posted 8/10/2005
President Walter Harrison, chairman of the NCAA’s Executive Committee, was quoted in dozens of articles in newspapers across the country after the NCAA announced a policy prohibiting “hostile or abusive” Native American mascots, nicknames and imagery, although the ban applies only to teams participating in NCAA championship events, effective Feb. 1, 2006. He also did an interview on the subject with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith of the WTIC-AM “Morning Show.”
(Hartford Courant, Aug. 6; Chicago Tribune, Aug. 6; USA Today, Aug. 5; Cincinnati Post, Aug. 6; Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug. 6; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6; Dallas Morning News, Aug. 6; WTIC-AM, Aug. 8)
President Harrison was also quoted in numerous news stories around the country in connection with his role as chairman of the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Performance, which set up a series of standards and penalties to make sure that colleges and universities are accountable for the graduation rates of their student-athletes. The committee recently adjusted the standards so that schools that lose non-seniors to professional leagues won’t be penalized as long as the athletes remain academically eligible. (Washington Post, Aug. 6; San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 6)
The University High School of Science and Engineering, which is entering its second year, was included in a Hartford Magazine listing of “high schools to watch.” The article, which listed some of the best schools in the region, featured comments from the university’s director of admission Rick Zeiser. (Hartford Magazine, August ’05 issue)
Margery Steinberg, associate professor of marketing at the university’s Barney School of Business, was photographed in her role as a member of the Bushnell Board of Overseers at the Bushnell’s 75th anniversary stage show. The photograph appeared in Hartford Magazine’s “Flash” section. (Hartford Magazine, August ’05 issue)
“Spirits, Suffrage and Struggle: A Triangle of Amendments,” an exhibit that opened on Aug. 2 at the National First Ladies’ Library, features a number of items from the University of Hartford’s Museum of American Political Life collection. In fact, the museum is one of three main collaborators on the project; the others are the President Benjamin Harrison Home in Indianapolis, Ind., and the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. (The Repository, Canton, Ohio)
In ae Hartford Courant golf column, it was noted that university alums and PGA Tour pros Jerry Kelly, Patrick Sheehan, and Tim Petrovic, have all committed to play in the Buick Championship golf tournament, being held Aug 25-28, at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell. In addition, the column also noted that University of Hartford women’s golf coach Donna Harris made a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Nicole Coffey and win her second Connecticut Women’s Tournament of Champions title at the Farmington Woods Country Club. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 5)
“Stawarz Making Most of his Potential” read the headline of an article about Jarrett Stawarz, a former pitcher on the Hartford Hawks baseball team, and his recent performance with the New Haven County Cutters of the Can-Am League. Stawarz, who had Tommy John surgery in 2003, is currently third in the league with a 2.61 ERA. He has allowed less than a hit per inning and has a 2-1 strikeout to walk ratio. (OurSportsCentral.com, Aug. 4)
Other News
The Connecticut First Coalition of contractors and union and business leaders held a protest at which they accused Trinity College of not using enough local and minority-owned businesses on a new $20 million sports complex. They also complained that the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance has supported Trinity throughout the development and construction process. The group had hoped to meet with President James F. “Jimmy” Jones Jr., but he was not on campus. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 2)
New York University formally notified the union representing its graduate students that it would no longer bargain with it. In June, the university said it was moving toward severing its relationship with the five-year-old union when its contract expires on Aug. 31. In a memorandum distributed to NYU students and faculty and in a letter to the union, university officials said they decided not to negotiate a new contract. (New York Times, Aug. 6)
The Herald of New Britain published a question-and-answer session with Central Connecticut State University’s 12th president, John W. Miller. The former chancellor and professor at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater discussed his plans for the university. (The Herald, New Britain, Aug. 8)
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, for the first time, criticized UConn officials for “disturbing management lapses” in the handling of the UConn 2000 program and said corrective action will be taken. Rell indicated she is waiting for recommendations from a commission she appointed to investigate the university’s handling of the $2.3 billion construction program. The governor also announced she is moving up the deadline by one month to Sept. 1, for the commission to submit its final report. (Associated Press, Aug. 4; Hartford Courant, Aug. 5)
High-ranking UConn administrators, including President Philip E. Austin and the board of trustees, came under fire for poor oversight of the UConn 2000 building project in a pair of reports. One of those reports also concluded that “it is hard to imagine” that Austin was unaware years ago of problems identified by independent auditors of the UConn 2000 project, despite his repeated claims to the contrary. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 3)
The Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University will begin offering a Master of Science degree program in taxation this fall, geared toward professionals seeking a specialized education in taxation. The part-time program will be the only Master of Science degree program in taxation in Fairfield County. (Fairfield County Business Journal, Aug. 8)
The East Hartford Board of Education unanimously agreed, in concept, to let Goodwin College use the high school science labs, while the college builds its own facilities along the Connecticut River in East Hartford. Goodwin College President Mark Scheinberg said that sharing facilities will pay dividends once the college’s new $8 million facilities are built. (Journal Inquirer, Aug. 2)
On average, public-college tuitions will increase 8 percent this year, estimates Travis Reindl, director of state policy analysis at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. That is well below increases of 10.5 percent and 13 percent in the two previous academic years – and the first time since then that increases would be in the single digits. (Providence Journal, Aug. 2)
Harvard University has agreed to pay $26.5 million to settle a civil complaint about investments that an economics professor and a former staff member made while working on a federal contract to help privatize Russia’s post-Soviet economy, prosecutors said. The agreement also calls for both the professor, Andrei Shleifer, and the former project manager, Jonathan Hay, to pay up to $2 million to settle claims that they used their influence over Russian officials to make money for themselves. (Associated Press, Aug. 3; New York Times, Aug. 3)
President Harrison was also quoted in numerous news stories around the country in connection with his role as chairman of the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Performance, which set up a series of standards and penalties to make sure that colleges and universities are accountable for the graduation rates of their student-athletes. The committee recently adjusted the standards so that schools that lose non-seniors to professional leagues won’t be penalized as long as the athletes remain academically eligible. (Washington Post, Aug. 6; San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 6)
The University High School of Science and Engineering, which is entering its second year, was included in a Hartford Magazine listing of “high schools to watch.” The article, which listed some of the best schools in the region, featured comments from the university’s director of admission Rick Zeiser. (Hartford Magazine, August ’05 issue)
Margery Steinberg, associate professor of marketing at the university’s Barney School of Business, was photographed in her role as a member of the Bushnell Board of Overseers at the Bushnell’s 75th anniversary stage show. The photograph appeared in Hartford Magazine’s “Flash” section. (Hartford Magazine, August ’05 issue)
“Spirits, Suffrage and Struggle: A Triangle of Amendments,” an exhibit that opened on Aug. 2 at the National First Ladies’ Library, features a number of items from the University of Hartford’s Museum of American Political Life collection. In fact, the museum is one of three main collaborators on the project; the others are the President Benjamin Harrison Home in Indianapolis, Ind., and the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. (The Repository, Canton, Ohio)
In ae Hartford Courant golf column, it was noted that university alums and PGA Tour pros Jerry Kelly, Patrick Sheehan, and Tim Petrovic, have all committed to play in the Buick Championship golf tournament, being held Aug 25-28, at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell. In addition, the column also noted that University of Hartford women’s golf coach Donna Harris made a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Nicole Coffey and win her second Connecticut Women’s Tournament of Champions title at the Farmington Woods Country Club. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 5)
“Stawarz Making Most of his Potential” read the headline of an article about Jarrett Stawarz, a former pitcher on the Hartford Hawks baseball team, and his recent performance with the New Haven County Cutters of the Can-Am League. Stawarz, who had Tommy John surgery in 2003, is currently third in the league with a 2.61 ERA. He has allowed less than a hit per inning and has a 2-1 strikeout to walk ratio. (OurSportsCentral.com, Aug. 4)
Other News
The Connecticut First Coalition of contractors and union and business leaders held a protest at which they accused Trinity College of not using enough local and minority-owned businesses on a new $20 million sports complex. They also complained that the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance has supported Trinity throughout the development and construction process. The group had hoped to meet with President James F. “Jimmy” Jones Jr., but he was not on campus. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 2)
New York University formally notified the union representing its graduate students that it would no longer bargain with it. In June, the university said it was moving toward severing its relationship with the five-year-old union when its contract expires on Aug. 31. In a memorandum distributed to NYU students and faculty and in a letter to the union, university officials said they decided not to negotiate a new contract. (New York Times, Aug. 6)
The Herald of New Britain published a question-and-answer session with Central Connecticut State University’s 12th president, John W. Miller. The former chancellor and professor at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater discussed his plans for the university. (The Herald, New Britain, Aug. 8)
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, for the first time, criticized UConn officials for “disturbing management lapses” in the handling of the UConn 2000 program and said corrective action will be taken. Rell indicated she is waiting for recommendations from a commission she appointed to investigate the university’s handling of the $2.3 billion construction program. The governor also announced she is moving up the deadline by one month to Sept. 1, for the commission to submit its final report. (Associated Press, Aug. 4; Hartford Courant, Aug. 5)
High-ranking UConn administrators, including President Philip E. Austin and the board of trustees, came under fire for poor oversight of the UConn 2000 building project in a pair of reports. One of those reports also concluded that “it is hard to imagine” that Austin was unaware years ago of problems identified by independent auditors of the UConn 2000 project, despite his repeated claims to the contrary. (Hartford Courant, Aug. 3)
The Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University will begin offering a Master of Science degree program in taxation this fall, geared toward professionals seeking a specialized education in taxation. The part-time program will be the only Master of Science degree program in taxation in Fairfield County. (Fairfield County Business Journal, Aug. 8)
The East Hartford Board of Education unanimously agreed, in concept, to let Goodwin College use the high school science labs, while the college builds its own facilities along the Connecticut River in East Hartford. Goodwin College President Mark Scheinberg said that sharing facilities will pay dividends once the college’s new $8 million facilities are built. (Journal Inquirer, Aug. 2)
On average, public-college tuitions will increase 8 percent this year, estimates Travis Reindl, director of state policy analysis at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. That is well below increases of 10.5 percent and 13 percent in the two previous academic years – and the first time since then that increases would be in the single digits. (Providence Journal, Aug. 2)
Harvard University has agreed to pay $26.5 million to settle a civil complaint about investments that an economics professor and a former staff member made while working on a federal contract to help privatize Russia’s post-Soviet economy, prosecutors said. The agreement also calls for both the professor, Andrei Shleifer, and the former project manager, Jonathan Hay, to pay up to $2 million to settle claims that they used their influence over Russian officials to make money for themselves. (Associated Press, Aug. 3; New York Times, Aug. 3)
