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Media Watch (Jan. 24-31, 2005)
Posted 2/1/2005
"Media Watch" is a round-up of recent stories in the media about the University of Hartford, as well as significant stories about other local and peer institutions and news about trends and issues in higher education.
“Now & Then: Albany Avenue,” a photo exhibition of work done by Hartford Art School students to capture the transformations that have occurred over the past century on Hartford’s Albany Avenue, was the subject of a cover story in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. The exhibition opens on Feb. 6 at the Sherman Museum of Jewish Civilization in the University’s Mortensen Library. The exhibition is also being highlighted in the Manchester Journal Inquirer and the Hartford Advocate. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Jan. 28)
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell held a summit on jobs and the state’s economic competitiveness at the university’s Lincoln Theater that was attended by about 200 area business and education leaders. At the event, university President Walter Harrison welcomed the attendees and talked about the university’s efforts in science, engineering and technology education. (Associated Press, Jan. 31; Connecticut Radio Network, Jan. 31; Fox 61, Jan. 31; WTNH-TV Channel 8, Jan. 31; WNPR, Jan. 31; Connecticut Network, Jan. 31)
A photograph of university President Walter Harrison, Barney School of Business faculty and students who worked in the Micro Business Incubator program was published in two local business newspapers. The photograph was taken a Bank of America event, at which the Micro Business Incubator program was recognized and the Upper Albany Main Street organization was awarded a $200,000 grant. (Hartford Business Journal, Jan. 31; Business Times, January ’05)
Film Score Monthly, the online magazine of motion picture and television, wrote an item announcing the gift of memorabilia to The Hartt School that depicts the career of the late Harry Sukman, Oscar-winning composer, conductor, and concert pianist. The collection, including Sukman’s ebony Steinway grand piano, will be on permanent display in The Harry Sukman Foyer in the Fuller Music Center adjacent to Millard Auditorium. (Film Score Monthly, January ’05)
Hundreds of middle and high schools students from Connecticut were honored on Jan. 30 at the 15th annual Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards competition and exhibition at the University of Hartford. More than 470 works of art will be on display through Feb. 4 at the Hartford Art School’s Silpe Gallery. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 28)
In a story about a recent Holocaust remembrance event that featured student performances, it was noted that B’nai B’rith has teamed up with the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford on a program that annually awards scholarships to educators in New England for their innovative and effective approaches to teaching their students about the Holocaust. (Newington Town Crier)
President Walter Harrison’s letter to the university community outlining the results of an inquiry into the Oct. 31 incident involving University students, Public Safety officers and Hartford Police officers was highlighted in a Hartford Courant story. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 27)
Christopher Lizon, an adjunct professor of art at Holyoke Community College and a Hartford Art School graduate, was featured in a story about an upcoming exhibition at HCC’s Taber Art Gallery. (The Republican, Springfield, Mass., Jan. 26,
The Hartford Hawks women’s basketball team’s victory over Vermont was the lead item in the Boston Globe’s round-up of women’s college basketball scores. (Boston Globe, Jan. 30)
PGA golfer Jerry Kelly, a University alumnus, was highlighted in a story who would be participating in the upcoming annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Kelly, with entertainment executive Robert Halmi Jr., won the pro-am last year. (Oakland Tribune, Jan. 26)
President Walter Harrison continued to be featured in news stories about the NCAA’s new program of reforms aimed at improving student-athletes’ graduation rates. (St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Jan. 30; The East Carolinian, Jan. 27)
Former University of Hartford pitcher Jeff Joyce has been named the head baseball coach at Wheeler High School in North Stonington. (The Day, New London, Jan. 27)
Other News
Mayor John DeStefano Jr. is asking Yale University and some of the city’s largest nonprofit groups to help him balance this year’s $380 million budget. DeStefano expects to get $2.5 million in voluntary payments lifting some of the tax burden from homeowners this year and potentially striking a new tone of cooperation between New Haven and Yale. An agreement is expected in the coming weeks. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 30)
The University of Connecticut has completed a $1 million renovation and expansion of the president’s house. The board of trustees approved an estimated budget of $300,000 for the project in March. The awarded bid was $460,000, and several change orders inflated that amount to $620,000. The project was completed at a final cost of $1,002,866. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 30)
Police are investigating allegations that a pre-med student may have poisoned several people at the University of Connecticut infirmary this fall by handing them a tainted drink, causing an “unnatural reaction,” including nausea. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 27)
Prior to filing divorce papers, attorneys for University of Connecticut President Philip Austin and his now ex-wife convinced a Superior Court judge to hide the case from the public because of Austin’s high-profile position, an action later supported by the state’s top family court judge. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 28)
An opinion piece in the Hartford Courant said that the University of Connecticut and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership have a long-term challenge in trying to develop a town center in Storrs. The plan calls for Storrs Center be built in three phases on about 15 acres, preserving an adjacent 30 acres as woodlands, wetlands and a vernal pool. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 30)
Naugatuck Valley Community College has become one of the first community colleges in Connecticut to offer a course that satisfies the new state training requirements for security officers. The new law requires all security officers who carry a firearm to go through firearms training and re-qualify annually. (Town Times, Jan. 27)
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. said Central Connecticut State University’s Police Department has gained re-accreditation for another three years. CCSU is believed to be the state’s first university law enforcement agency to attain international professional accreditation. (The Herald, New Britain, Jan. 29)
More than 100 years ago Dr. Wilbur Olin Atwater began calculating caloric values for food in a secluded basement at Wesleyan University. The numbers we use today to calculate the amount of calories in proteins, fats and carbohydrates are the very ones Atwater determined in the late 1800s. (Associated Press, Jan. 29)
Seeking to reward colleges that graduate students “on time,” New York Gov. George E. Pataki has proposed giving the state colleges $500 for each student who earns a bachelor’s degree in four years and $250 for each student who earns an associate’s degree in two years. The incentive plan, called the Partnership to Accelerate Completion Time, is aimed at reducing the money students and taxpayers spend on higher education. New York Times, Jan. 26)
Upcoming
Susan McCray will be interviewed on Feb. 1 (Tuesday) on the WTIC-AM Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. McCray will talk about the Harry Sukman Foyer that will be dedicated April 17 at 3 p.m. The Harry Sukman Foyer is the new name for the lobby outside of Millard Auditorium.
University High School of Science and Engineering student Jacob Komar and his family will be featured on “CBS Sunday Morning” in a story on Jan and Bob Davidson’s work with highly gifted children. The show is scheduled to air Sunday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m.
The Micro Business Incubator program, in which Barney School of Business students work with small business owners in Upper Albany, will be featured in a story in the Feb. 9 issue of Small Biz, a national, quarterly publication of BusinessWeek magazine.
President Harrison was interviewed by Hartford Magazine, along with the presidents of the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, Trinity College, St. Joseph’s College and Central Connecticut State University, for the cover story in the magazine’s April issue.
John Carson, special assistant to the president for corporate and community affairs, was interviewed by the Hartford Business Journal on how college and universities impact the economy in Hartford and New Haven.
“Now & Then: Albany Avenue,” a photo exhibition of work done by Hartford Art School students to capture the transformations that have occurred over the past century on Hartford’s Albany Avenue, was the subject of a cover story in the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. The exhibition opens on Feb. 6 at the Sherman Museum of Jewish Civilization in the University’s Mortensen Library. The exhibition is also being highlighted in the Manchester Journal Inquirer and the Hartford Advocate. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Jan. 28)
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell held a summit on jobs and the state’s economic competitiveness at the university’s Lincoln Theater that was attended by about 200 area business and education leaders. At the event, university President Walter Harrison welcomed the attendees and talked about the university’s efforts in science, engineering and technology education. (Associated Press, Jan. 31; Connecticut Radio Network, Jan. 31; Fox 61, Jan. 31; WTNH-TV Channel 8, Jan. 31; WNPR, Jan. 31; Connecticut Network, Jan. 31)
A photograph of university President Walter Harrison, Barney School of Business faculty and students who worked in the Micro Business Incubator program was published in two local business newspapers. The photograph was taken a Bank of America event, at which the Micro Business Incubator program was recognized and the Upper Albany Main Street organization was awarded a $200,000 grant. (Hartford Business Journal, Jan. 31; Business Times, January ’05)
Film Score Monthly, the online magazine of motion picture and television, wrote an item announcing the gift of memorabilia to The Hartt School that depicts the career of the late Harry Sukman, Oscar-winning composer, conductor, and concert pianist. The collection, including Sukman’s ebony Steinway grand piano, will be on permanent display in The Harry Sukman Foyer in the Fuller Music Center adjacent to Millard Auditorium. (Film Score Monthly, January ’05)
Hundreds of middle and high schools students from Connecticut were honored on Jan. 30 at the 15th annual Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards competition and exhibition at the University of Hartford. More than 470 works of art will be on display through Feb. 4 at the Hartford Art School’s Silpe Gallery. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 28)
In a story about a recent Holocaust remembrance event that featured student performances, it was noted that B’nai B’rith has teamed up with the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford on a program that annually awards scholarships to educators in New England for their innovative and effective approaches to teaching their students about the Holocaust. (Newington Town Crier)
President Walter Harrison’s letter to the university community outlining the results of an inquiry into the Oct. 31 incident involving University students, Public Safety officers and Hartford Police officers was highlighted in a Hartford Courant story. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 27)
Christopher Lizon, an adjunct professor of art at Holyoke Community College and a Hartford Art School graduate, was featured in a story about an upcoming exhibition at HCC’s Taber Art Gallery. (The Republican, Springfield, Mass., Jan. 26,
The Hartford Hawks women’s basketball team’s victory over Vermont was the lead item in the Boston Globe’s round-up of women’s college basketball scores. (Boston Globe, Jan. 30)
PGA golfer Jerry Kelly, a University alumnus, was highlighted in a story who would be participating in the upcoming annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Kelly, with entertainment executive Robert Halmi Jr., won the pro-am last year. (Oakland Tribune, Jan. 26)
President Walter Harrison continued to be featured in news stories about the NCAA’s new program of reforms aimed at improving student-athletes’ graduation rates. (St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Jan. 30; The East Carolinian, Jan. 27)
Former University of Hartford pitcher Jeff Joyce has been named the head baseball coach at Wheeler High School in North Stonington. (The Day, New London, Jan. 27)
Other News
Mayor John DeStefano Jr. is asking Yale University and some of the city’s largest nonprofit groups to help him balance this year’s $380 million budget. DeStefano expects to get $2.5 million in voluntary payments lifting some of the tax burden from homeowners this year and potentially striking a new tone of cooperation between New Haven and Yale. An agreement is expected in the coming weeks. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 30)
The University of Connecticut has completed a $1 million renovation and expansion of the president’s house. The board of trustees approved an estimated budget of $300,000 for the project in March. The awarded bid was $460,000, and several change orders inflated that amount to $620,000. The project was completed at a final cost of $1,002,866. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 30)
Police are investigating allegations that a pre-med student may have poisoned several people at the University of Connecticut infirmary this fall by handing them a tainted drink, causing an “unnatural reaction,” including nausea. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 27)
Prior to filing divorce papers, attorneys for University of Connecticut President Philip Austin and his now ex-wife convinced a Superior Court judge to hide the case from the public because of Austin’s high-profile position, an action later supported by the state’s top family court judge. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 28)
An opinion piece in the Hartford Courant said that the University of Connecticut and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership have a long-term challenge in trying to develop a town center in Storrs. The plan calls for Storrs Center be built in three phases on about 15 acres, preserving an adjacent 30 acres as woodlands, wetlands and a vernal pool. (Hartford Courant, Jan. 30)
Naugatuck Valley Community College has become one of the first community colleges in Connecticut to offer a course that satisfies the new state training requirements for security officers. The new law requires all security officers who carry a firearm to go through firearms training and re-qualify annually. (Town Times, Jan. 27)
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. said Central Connecticut State University’s Police Department has gained re-accreditation for another three years. CCSU is believed to be the state’s first university law enforcement agency to attain international professional accreditation. (The Herald, New Britain, Jan. 29)
More than 100 years ago Dr. Wilbur Olin Atwater began calculating caloric values for food in a secluded basement at Wesleyan University. The numbers we use today to calculate the amount of calories in proteins, fats and carbohydrates are the very ones Atwater determined in the late 1800s. (Associated Press, Jan. 29)
Seeking to reward colleges that graduate students “on time,” New York Gov. George E. Pataki has proposed giving the state colleges $500 for each student who earns a bachelor’s degree in four years and $250 for each student who earns an associate’s degree in two years. The incentive plan, called the Partnership to Accelerate Completion Time, is aimed at reducing the money students and taxpayers spend on higher education. New York Times, Jan. 26)
Upcoming
Susan McCray will be interviewed on Feb. 1 (Tuesday) on the WTIC-AM Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. McCray will talk about the Harry Sukman Foyer that will be dedicated April 17 at 3 p.m. The Harry Sukman Foyer is the new name for the lobby outside of Millard Auditorium.
University High School of Science and Engineering student Jacob Komar and his family will be featured on “CBS Sunday Morning” in a story on Jan and Bob Davidson’s work with highly gifted children. The show is scheduled to air Sunday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m.
The Micro Business Incubator program, in which Barney School of Business students work with small business owners in Upper Albany, will be featured in a story in the Feb. 9 issue of Small Biz, a national, quarterly publication of BusinessWeek magazine.
President Harrison was interviewed by Hartford Magazine, along with the presidents of the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, Trinity College, St. Joseph’s College and Central Connecticut State University, for the cover story in the magazine’s April issue.
John Carson, special assistant to the president for corporate and community affairs, was interviewed by the Hartford Business Journal on how college and universities impact the economy in Hartford and New Haven.
