Vasquez in Crain's Business Detroit, Harrison on WNYT-TV, UHSSE Student in the Courant

The hiring of Sharon Vasquez as University provost was featured in Crain’s Detroit Business on June 10. In the article, Vasquez says, “As I look forward to new set of responsibilities at the University of Hartford, I remain appreciative of the relationships built at Wayne State University and the collective accomplishments of this fine institution.” Read the rest of the story on crainsdetroit.com.

The Hartford Courant also included an item about Vasquez in its June 15 edition.

Jennifer Ky, a senior at the University High School of Science and Engineering, was profiled in the Courant on June 15. Ky, who was accepted to Harvard, MIT and Yale, will attend Yale in the fall. Jennifer said "her years at the high school, created as a partnership between the Hartford school system and the University of Hartford, helped prepare her for college, in part because she could take college courses at UHart." To read the rest of the story, and see a photo of Ky, go to courant.com. That page will also take you to a link of an interview with Ky that appeared on Fox CT.

University President Walter Harrison and Director of Athletics Patricia Meiser were quoted on the website of News Channel 13 in Albany. Harrison and Meiser expressed excitement over the announcement that the University of Hartford will host the America East 2011 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. Read the story on wnyt.com.

An interview with Philip Lamar Boykin, a 1995 graduate of The Hartt School, was featured in the Hartford Courant on June 4. Boykin is part of a touring production of “Porgy and Bess” that recently played at the Bushnell Center. Boykin said, “I would not be where I am in my musical career if I had not gone to Hartt.” Read the rest of the interview on courant.com.