Harrison Opinion Piece in the Courant, Gort and Steen on CPTV, Thomson in the Courant

In an opinion piece in the Hartford Courant’s “Commentary” section on March 28, University President Walter Harrison talked about the need for college presidents, athletics directors, coaches and the media to commit the energy and resources to help women's basketball reach the heights that men's basketball has. Echoing comments made by UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma, Harrison wrote,"If we invest wisely in women's basketball, and the media does the same, we can make women's basketball a revenue sport, too." Read the full article on courant.com.

The Courant’s iTowns section on March 28 featured several stories about the University of Hartford, including the $15,000 grant awarded to the University’s Best Buddies chapter and the upcoming Ellsworth Lecture, featuring TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie. The section also included items about the Veru Symposium, an event featuring composer Barbara Strozzi, and a calendar created by the Women for Change campus group.

Gene Gort, associate professor of media arts in the Hartford Art School, and Ken Steen, associate professor of theory and composition in The Hartt School, will be featured on CPTV’s “All Things Connecticut” on Thursday, April 8, at 8 p.m. Producer Ed Wierzbicki explores Gort and Steen’s collaborative projects. The segment discusses their collaborative process, the significance of art and technology, the Reliquary of Labor project for the New Britain Museum of American Art, and their new work, Each to Each, a media chamber opera.

Bill Thomson, associate professor of illustration in the Hartford Art School, was mentioned in the Courant’s “Write Stuff” column on March 25. An exhibition of Thomson’s original works runs now through April 25 at Tunxis Community College in Farmington. Thomson, winner of the 2009 Connecticut Book Award for Children's Illustrator, will sign copies of his latest book, Chalk (Cavendish, $15.99), at a reception on March 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the college's Wallace Barnes and Barbara Hackman Franklin Gallery. For more details, visit courant.com.