Rizzotti in WTIC Commentary, Alum & Amazing Race Contestant in the Courant, Carson in the New Britain Herald

Women's Basketball Coach Jen Rizzotti was the subject of Scott Gray's "Comment from the Sports World" on WTIC-AM on Feb. 26. Gray said "today success is no longer a first time thing for Rizzotti, whose Hawks are a consensus top twenty five team for the first time ever, with sights set on a perfect league record and a fifth NCAA tournament berth.  Her program is clearly the perennial class of the America East." Read the rest of the commentary, or listen to it, on wtic.com.

Dan Pious, a 2007 graduate of the Barney School, was featured in the Hartford Courant on Feb. 26. Pious is a contestant on this season of "The Amazing Race" on CBS. Read about Pious on courant.com.

John Carson, vice president of University relations, was profiled in the New Britain Herald on Feb. 25. Carson was recently appointed to the board of directors of First Connecticut Bancorp and Farmington Bank. Bank Chairman John J. Patrick, Jr. said "John Carson's more than 43 years of business, development and economics expertise both in the private and public sectors make him an invaluable addition to our Board." Read more on newbritainherald.com.