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President Harrison Quoted in Media Outlets Around the Country
Posted 11/19/2009
Submitted by
Meagan Fazio
University President Walter Harrison was quoted in media outlets across the country on Nov. 18 and 19. Harrison, who chairs the NCAA Committee on Academic Performance, spoke about the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rate report that was released on Nov. 18.
Harrison told USA Today "I think there is a lot of evidence now that there's a sea change going on culturally in college athletics and that academics is a far more important focus for our coaches, our athletics staff and our athletes than ever before. Read the story on usatoday.com.
Harrison was quoted in an Associated Press story that was picked up by several media outlets, including espn.com and the Today Show. He said "next year's rate I think will show progress but even so, I think this year's numbers show we have made real success. I want to congratulate our student-athletes for proving the critics wrong." Read more here.
Harrison was also quoted in Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education, and several regional newspapers.
Nenad Cudic, a student in the Barney School and the goalie for the men's soccer team, was profiled in the Hartford Courant on Nov. 19. A video showing Cudic doing cartwheels on the goal line during a game has gone viral around the world, getting nearly 1 million hits on YouTube. Explaining why he did the cartwheels, Cudic said "We train penalty kicks before important games. For fun, I did cartwheels a couple of times in practice. It definitely had an impact. My goalie coach [Ryan Carr], we did it a couple of times on the side. He suggested I try it some time." Read the rest of the story, and watch the video, on courant.com.
The women's basketball team's win over Louisville was featured on espn.com on Nov. 17. Graham Hays wrote about the win on his blog, saying "Hartford didn't steal away the win or conjure any magic. It beat -- and beat up -- Louisville almost from the opening tip" Read the rest of the blog on espn.com.
Harrison told USA Today "I think there is a lot of evidence now that there's a sea change going on culturally in college athletics and that academics is a far more important focus for our coaches, our athletics staff and our athletes than ever before. Read the story on usatoday.com.
Harrison was quoted in an Associated Press story that was picked up by several media outlets, including espn.com and the Today Show. He said "next year's rate I think will show progress but even so, I think this year's numbers show we have made real success. I want to congratulate our student-athletes for proving the critics wrong." Read more here.
Harrison was also quoted in Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education, and several regional newspapers.
Nenad Cudic, a student in the Barney School and the goalie for the men's soccer team, was profiled in the Hartford Courant on Nov. 19. A video showing Cudic doing cartwheels on the goal line during a game has gone viral around the world, getting nearly 1 million hits on YouTube. Explaining why he did the cartwheels, Cudic said "We train penalty kicks before important games. For fun, I did cartwheels a couple of times in practice. It definitely had an impact. My goalie coach [Ryan Carr], we did it a couple of times on the side. He suggested I try it some time." Read the rest of the story, and watch the video, on courant.com.
The women's basketball team's win over Louisville was featured on espn.com on Nov. 17. Graham Hays wrote about the win on his blog, saying "Hartford didn't steal away the win or conjure any magic. It beat -- and beat up -- Louisville almost from the opening tip" Read the rest of the blog on espn.com.
