Campaign Results
These important projects are shaping the university's future.
These important projects are shaping the university's future.
The stunning Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center opened in September 2008. The 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, which bears the names of the project's largest individual donors, is home to The Hartt School's dance and theatre programs. It has five dance studios, four theatre rehearsal studios, three vocal studios, and two black-box theatres. In addition, a community room, a bank, and a café are housed in the building. Located at one of the key gateways to the city of Hartford at Albany Avenue and Westbourne Parkway, the performing arts center is just five minutes from the University of Hartford's main campus. |
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Digital technology is having a dramatic impact on the world of art and design. Hartford Art School Dean Power Boothe describes the impact: "The new media are breaking down barriers among disciplines because it's so easy to collaborate. Sculptors still make three-dimensional art, but they're also doing installations that involve video or projection. Printmakers are printing with lithography, but they're also using digital printers." Dedicated in 2007, the Renée Samuels Center allows art school students to fully explore the new medium of digital technology in a space that promotes interaction among a variety of artistic disciplines. The center encompasses a 15,000-square-foot, two-story addition that provides a new facade for Taub Hall, where 6,000 square feet of existing space was renovated. Studios, classrooms, and galleries surround common space shared by all HAS departments. The central, two-story atrium, Koopman Commons, is a gathering space with expansive walls for hanging art or projecting images. Renée Samuels Center places Hartford Art School students and faculty at the doorstep of the future. |
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The University has raised the profile of its NCAA Division I athletics program with the renovation of the Al-Marzook Field for soccer and lacrosse, the relocation and construction of the softball field, and the construction of a baseball field and a running track. More than 800 donors gave to the Home Field Advantage campaign, with the majority of gifts coming from alumni. Thirty-six donors joined the circle of commitment (gifts of $25,000 or more), led by Tom and Suzy Reich of West Hartford, who gave $2 million. |
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The new $34 million ISET complex includes a renovated Dana Hall, parts of the United Technologies building, and a new wing for the biology and chemistry departments. By bringing together students from engineering and technology, math and science, and the health professions, the ISET complex offers an accessible, interdisciplinary approach to learning. The University's expanded research capabilities will further strengthen its role as an effective partner for Connecticut-based industry. |
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Established in 2008 through a generous $2 million gift from University of Hartford regent Jean-Pierre van Rooy and his wife, Marie-Claire, the center supports a wide range of activities related to the fields of complexity and conflict analysis. These include curricular initiatives and research, on both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and organizing conferences and seminars on complexity and conflict analysis. The center provides support for students and faculty from a wide range of disciplines across the University as they investigate problems and issues through the lens of complexity theory. For more information, contact Don Rizzo, at 860.768.2403 or drizzo@hartford.edu |
