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Media Watch (Nov. 21 – 28, 2005)
Posted 11/29/2005
"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.
Nels Highberg, assistant professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Language, and Culture in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a story about blogging on the Internet. Highberg, who has had a blog since 2001, has presented a workshop at the university on ways to incorporate blogging into teaching and has written a report about the role that bloggers played at the 2005 Conference on College Composition and Communication. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 24)
Susan Coleman, professor of finance in the Barney School of Business, was quoted in a Hartford Courant story on the growth in condominium development in Greater Hartford. Versions of this story were carried in newspapers around the region. (Associated Press, Nov. 27; Hartford Courant, Nov. 27; Boston Globe, Nov. 27)
Hartford Hawks women’s basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti was the subject of a major feature story in Connecticut Magazine. The story, which talked about her success in building up the women’s basketball program at the University of Hartford, also featured interviews with Director of Athletics Pat Meiser-McKnett and Hawks players Courtney Gomez and Erica Beverly. Rizzotti and the Hawks women’s basketball team were also the subject of a feature story after beating the University of Massachusetts to open the season with three consecutive wins. (Connecticut Magazine, December 2005 issue; The Republican, Springfield, Mass., Nov. 27)
Toebee Parkhurst, 28, of Springfield, a professional skateboarder who graduated from the University of Hartford with degrees in criminal justice and political science, was featured extensively in the Hartford Courant’s NE magazine about the skateboarding mecca that Hartford has become. “I chose a college in Hartford solely because of the opportunity to ride in Heaven every day,” he said. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 27)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the “Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith” on Nov. 22, at 9:20 a.m. They discussed the legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the 42nd anniversary of his assassination. (WTIC-AM, Nov. 22)
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science at Hillyer College, was quoted in a story about U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and his changing position on the war in Iraq. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 22)
University President Walter Harrison was quoted in a USA Today lead story about the issue of selling alcohol at college sporting events. “I would personally wonder how one justifies the sale of alcohol in an on-campus venue,” said Harrison, who chairs the NCAA Executive Committee, although he notes that the NCAA will not be dictating policy to its schools on this issue. (USA Today, Nov. 18)
President Harrison, in his position as head of the NCAA Executive Committee, was also quoted in a story on academic reform affecting two-year transfers. (Wall Street Journal, Nov. 19)
Fred Jenoure, University of Hartford ombudsman, was recently appointed to the board of directors of The Village in Hartford. A notice of the appointment and a photograph was posted in the “Movers & Shakers” column of the Hartford Business Journal. (Hartford Business Journal, Nov. 21)
University student Janine Romano, along with Jacob Lowenthal, a student at neighboring Watkinson School and a member of Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford, were the big winners in the second annual “Greater Hartford Superstars” contest, which was presented by Hartford Hillel Foundation at Lincoln Theater. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Nov. 25)
Members of St. Patrick’s Church in Farmington donated funds to pay for Hartt freshman Michelle Schultz’s plane fare for Thanksgiving and Christmas trips to New Orleans. Her family’s home was significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina, which hit at the same time her parents were in Connecticut to bring Michelle – an aspiring opera singer – to the university to start her freshman year. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 24)
University of Hartford freshman Dean Robarge, 18, of Norwich, was quoted in a story about the first official meeting of 2005 graduates from Norwich Free Academy. The NFA Alumni Association hosted the annual yearbook signing and brunch. (Norwich Bulletin, Nov. 26)
Other News
Despite the University of Connecticut’s role in causing a section of the Fenton River to dry up this fall and other environmental issues that have dogged the university in recent years, the school has made a concerted effort to recycle and preserve natural resources, part of a national trend on campuses. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 25)
Central Connecticut State University’s School of Technology will add a bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering in fall 2006. The plan must still be reviewed by accrediting bodies and approved by the state Department of Higher Education, but is unlikely to meet resistance. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 23)
Police seized materials with labels indicating that they belonged to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with an array of illegal substances including ecstasy, LSD, and marijuana, inside a South Boston apartment, according to court papers filed on Nov. 21. Authorities had suggested that the apartment where Kevin McCormick, a 29-year-old MIT graduate, was found dead on Nov.13 contained one of the largest crystal methamphetamine labs found in New England. It now appears, however, that the operation may instead have focused on making designer drugs, according to two law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation, who spoke on condition of anonymity. (Boston Globe, Nov. 22)
A handful of relatively obscure vocational schools have long taught basic game programming. But, in the last few years, a small but growing cadre of well-known universities, from the University of Southern California to the University of Central Florida, has started formal programs in game design and the academic study of video games as a slice of contemporary culture. (New York Times, Nov. 22)
Nels Highberg, assistant professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Language, and Culture in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a story about blogging on the Internet. Highberg, who has had a blog since 2001, has presented a workshop at the university on ways to incorporate blogging into teaching and has written a report about the role that bloggers played at the 2005 Conference on College Composition and Communication. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 24)
Susan Coleman, professor of finance in the Barney School of Business, was quoted in a Hartford Courant story on the growth in condominium development in Greater Hartford. Versions of this story were carried in newspapers around the region. (Associated Press, Nov. 27; Hartford Courant, Nov. 27; Boston Globe, Nov. 27)
Hartford Hawks women’s basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti was the subject of a major feature story in Connecticut Magazine. The story, which talked about her success in building up the women’s basketball program at the University of Hartford, also featured interviews with Director of Athletics Pat Meiser-McKnett and Hawks players Courtney Gomez and Erica Beverly. Rizzotti and the Hawks women’s basketball team were also the subject of a feature story after beating the University of Massachusetts to open the season with three consecutive wins. (Connecticut Magazine, December 2005 issue; The Republican, Springfield, Mass., Nov. 27)
Toebee Parkhurst, 28, of Springfield, a professional skateboarder who graduated from the University of Hartford with degrees in criminal justice and political science, was featured extensively in the Hartford Courant’s NE magazine about the skateboarding mecca that Hartford has become. “I chose a college in Hartford solely because of the opportunity to ride in Heaven every day,” he said. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 27)
Warren Goldstein, chair of the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the “Morning Show with Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith” on Nov. 22, at 9:20 a.m. They discussed the legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the 42nd anniversary of his assassination. (WTIC-AM, Nov. 22)
Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science at Hillyer College, was quoted in a story about U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and his changing position on the war in Iraq. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 22)
University President Walter Harrison was quoted in a USA Today lead story about the issue of selling alcohol at college sporting events. “I would personally wonder how one justifies the sale of alcohol in an on-campus venue,” said Harrison, who chairs the NCAA Executive Committee, although he notes that the NCAA will not be dictating policy to its schools on this issue. (USA Today, Nov. 18)
President Harrison, in his position as head of the NCAA Executive Committee, was also quoted in a story on academic reform affecting two-year transfers. (Wall Street Journal, Nov. 19)
Fred Jenoure, University of Hartford ombudsman, was recently appointed to the board of directors of The Village in Hartford. A notice of the appointment and a photograph was posted in the “Movers & Shakers” column of the Hartford Business Journal. (Hartford Business Journal, Nov. 21)
University student Janine Romano, along with Jacob Lowenthal, a student at neighboring Watkinson School and a member of Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford, were the big winners in the second annual “Greater Hartford Superstars” contest, which was presented by Hartford Hillel Foundation at Lincoln Theater. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Nov. 25)
Members of St. Patrick’s Church in Farmington donated funds to pay for Hartt freshman Michelle Schultz’s plane fare for Thanksgiving and Christmas trips to New Orleans. Her family’s home was significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina, which hit at the same time her parents were in Connecticut to bring Michelle – an aspiring opera singer – to the university to start her freshman year. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 24)
University of Hartford freshman Dean Robarge, 18, of Norwich, was quoted in a story about the first official meeting of 2005 graduates from Norwich Free Academy. The NFA Alumni Association hosted the annual yearbook signing and brunch. (Norwich Bulletin, Nov. 26)
Other News
Despite the University of Connecticut’s role in causing a section of the Fenton River to dry up this fall and other environmental issues that have dogged the university in recent years, the school has made a concerted effort to recycle and preserve natural resources, part of a national trend on campuses. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 25)
Central Connecticut State University’s School of Technology will add a bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering in fall 2006. The plan must still be reviewed by accrediting bodies and approved by the state Department of Higher Education, but is unlikely to meet resistance. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 23)
Police seized materials with labels indicating that they belonged to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with an array of illegal substances including ecstasy, LSD, and marijuana, inside a South Boston apartment, according to court papers filed on Nov. 21. Authorities had suggested that the apartment where Kevin McCormick, a 29-year-old MIT graduate, was found dead on Nov.13 contained one of the largest crystal methamphetamine labs found in New England. It now appears, however, that the operation may instead have focused on making designer drugs, according to two law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation, who spoke on condition of anonymity. (Boston Globe, Nov. 22)
A handful of relatively obscure vocational schools have long taught basic game programming. But, in the last few years, a small but growing cadre of well-known universities, from the University of Southern California to the University of Central Florida, has started formal programs in game design and the academic study of video games as a slice of contemporary culture. (New York Times, Nov. 22)
