University of Hartford

University of Hartford
Motto	Ad humanitatem
Established	1957-Chartered (1877-Hartford Art School)
Type	Private
Endowment	$88.3 million
President	Walter Harrison
Admin. staff	718
Undergraduates	4842
Postgraduates	1671
Location	West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Scarlet and White
Athletics	NCAA Division I
Sports	18 varsity teams
Nickname	Hawks
Mascot	"Howie" the Hawk
Affiliations	AEC
Website	www.hartford.edu

The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE). The University attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. Its 350-acre (1.4 km²) main campus touches portions of three municipalities: Hartford, West Hartford, and Bloomfield. The mailing address is 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117.

Academics

The University of Hartford has more than 6,000 full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate students. The University offers 82 bachelor's degree programs, 10 associate's degrees, 28 graduate degrees, and 7 certificates or diplomas. The student-faculty ratio is nearly 14:1. The departments in each of the seven schools are listed below.

List of departments 

Barney School of Business Department of Accounting & Taxation Department of Economics, Finance & Insurance Department of Management & Marketing Business Application Center R.C. Knox Center for Insurance Studies College of Arts and Sciences Program of African American Studies Department of Art History Department of Biology Department of Chemistry Department of Cinema School of Communication Department of Computer Science Program of Drama Department of English Department of History Department of Mathematics Department of Modern Languages & Cultures Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies Department of Philosophy Department of Physics Department of Politics and Government Department of Psychology / Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology Department of Rhetoric and Professional Writing Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice Program College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Architecture

Hartford Art School Department of Ceramics Department of Illustration Department of Painting/Drawing Department of Photography Department of Printmaking Department of Sculpture Department of Media Arts Department of Visual Communication Design College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions Department of Education and Human Services Department of Educational Leadership Department of Nursing Department of Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy The Hartt School Instrumental Studies Division Vocal Studies Division Dance Division Theatre Division (Actor Training & Music Theatre) Music Education Division Academic Studies Division Community Division Hillyer College/College of Basic Studies American studies Business studies Education studies Environmental studies Global studies Science and health science studies Liberal Studies

History

The University of Hartford was chartered through the joining of the Hartford Art School, Hillyer College, and The Hartt School in 1957. Prior to the charter, the University of Hartford does not exist as an independent entity rather in the chronicles of Hillyer College, The Hartford Art School, and The Hartt School.

The Hartford Art School, which commenced operation in 1877, was founded by a group of women in Hartford, including Mark Twain's wife, Olivia Langdon Clemens, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, as the Hartford Society for Decorative Art. Its original location was at the Wadsworth Atheneum, the first public art museum in the United States. It is still associated with the museum today.

Hillyer College, which was named for the U.S. Civil War General Charles Hillyer, was created as a part of the Hartford YMCA in 1879. Originally, it provided instruction in automotive technology at a time when Hartford was a center for the infant automobile industry. In 1947, it was formally separated from the YMCA and the educational home to large numbers of World War II veterans who were afforded an education under the G.I. Bill. Since the 1957 merger of the three schools Hillyer College, is the major contributor to the body of the university, from the original Hillyer College, came the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, Barney School of Business, College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture, College of Arts and Sciences and the contemporary Hillyer College, formerly known as The college of Basic Studies.

The Hartt School, which was founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt and Moshe Paranov, is among the most recognized schools for music, dance, and theatre in the United States. The Miami String Quartet recently concluded a six-year teaching and performing residency at Hartt.

Howie the Hawk

In athletics, the university's athletic programs are the Hawks, and most teams play in the America East Conference. Following the 1983-1984 school year, the university elevated its athletics program to Division I status, the highest level of intercollegiate competition.

Since 1988, the University has been a lead institution for the Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium.

In the 1990s, pledging its commitment to women's education, the University bought the financially struggling Hartford College for Women (HCW). Since the University itself was in a difficult financial position, several years later HCW was closed.

Although a private institution, the University hosts two magnet schools that serve students from Hartford and its surrounding suburbs: University of Hartford Magnet School (serving grades K-5) and University High School of Science and Engineering (serving grades 9-12).

In the last decade, the University completed several ambitious building projects, including a new residence hall, Hawk Hall; the $34 million Integrated Science, Engineering, and Technology (ISET) complex; the Renée Samuels Center; the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center; and a new University High School building.

In the summer of 2008, the bridge over the Park River, connecting the academic and residential sides of campus, was rebuilt.

Campus

The main campus, located on Bloomfield Avenue, is 350 acres (140 ha). Some of the most prominent features and buildings of the main campus include:

University of Hartford Mortensen Library

Hog River Bridge

• The Village Lawn

Situated between the residential apartments. It plays host to university-sponsored spring fling events including food and entertainment. Past entertainment has included: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Vanilla Ice, Gym Class Heroes, T-Pain, The Black Eyed Peas, Ying Yang Twins, Method Man, Common, and Cypress Hill.

Gengras Student Union

• Gengras Student Union

Houses the student government; the university post office; student organizations, including the student newspaper The Informer and the Student Television Network (STN); Bank of America; a cafeteria; a convenience store; and the Gengras food court, featuring Einstein Bros. Bagels and Extreme Pita.

The Harry Jack Gray Center

• The Harry Jack Gray Center

Centrally located on campus, the Harry Jack Gray Center houses the Mortensen Library and the Allen Memorial Library. Also located within the building are the Joseloff Gallery, the university bookstore, the School of Communications, the Visual Communication Design Department, the Department of Architecture, WWUH (91.3 MHz FM) radio station, the Gray Conference Center, and the 1877 Club restaurant. It was the former home of the Museum of American Political Life, which housed the second largest collection of political memorabilia in the United States after the Smithsonian. The museum was closed in 2003 and the space now houses the Department of Architecture.

• Alfred C. Fuller Music Center

The main Hartt School Complex, the center is composed of Millard Auditorium, Paranov Hall- a four story building, and O'Connell Hall- a one story extension of to the first floor of Paronov Hall. Originally Abrahms hall was included in the Fuller Complex

• Beatrice Fox Auerbach Hall

One of the largest academic buildings, it is home to the Barney School of Business as well as the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies.

• Hillyer Hall

Houses Hillyer College, the Auerbach Auditorium, the Esphyr Slobodkina Urquhart Children's Reading Room, and most classes in the College of Arts and Sciences.

ISET Complex

• Integrated Science, Engineering, and Technology Complex (ISET)

This complex houses the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, also known as CETA. It consists of three buildings, including United Technologies Hall, Charles A. Dana Hall, which is the largest building of the complex, and a 37,000 sq ft (3,400 m²) building housing biology and chemistry facilities.

• The University of Hartford Magnet School

Public magnet elementary school located on the University of Hartford campus. Many education majors complete fieldwork/practicum/student teaching at this school.

• The University High School of Science and Engineering

Public magnet high school, formerly located on the University's Albany Avenue campus, is now located on east side of campus. The University High School was established in 2004 as a partnership of the Hartford Public Schools, the University of Hartford, and the Capitol Region Education Council. It is based on the early college initiative mode: University High School students will be able to earn college credits while they attend high school. The high school enrolls two hundred students, seventy percent of whom are from Hartford. The other thirty percent come from towns in central Connecticut. Students are selected through a lottery from a pool of applicants, as required by the state of Connecticut.

• Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center

Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center

The performing arts center is located at the corner of Albany Avenue and Westbourne Parkway in Hartford. The 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m²) state-of-the-art facility is the instructional home for collegiate and Community Division students at The Hartt School. The center was completed and dedicated in 2008. It contains five dance studios, four theatre rehearsal studios, three vocal studios, and two black box theatres as well as faculty offices, a community room, bank, and cafe.

The Hartford Art School's Visual Arts Complex

• University Commons

A residential dining hall, it is in the center of the freshmen living area. Located in the ground floor is the Hawk's Nest, which offers food as well as pool, and several large-screen TVs. The Hawk's Nest hosts Friday-night music performances, which include local and national acts, as well as student performances.

• The University Residences

There are four different styles of on-campus housing. All provide students with access to the university's T-3 Broadband Internet network, cable television, and telephones.

• Six residential suite-style complexes, each capable of housing 312 students. All complexes feature study lounges, laundry facilities, and activity rooms.

• Regent's Park consists of suite-style independent living for sophomores and juniors. It is a large building of four wings containing suites typically outfitted with a living room and partial kitchen. There are four wings: north, south, east, and west.

• The Village Apartments, consisting of seven quads (four grouping of apartments forming a rectangular area), are an independent-living apartment area for upperclassmen. Each apartment has a kitchen and can house two to six students.

• Park River Apartments consist of apartment-style independent living for third- or fourth-year students. Each unit is a full apartment complete with a full-size bathroom and a kitchen (including a full-size refrigerator, dishwasher, sink, cabinets, etc).

• Hawk Hall houses 204 freshmen and eight resident assistants. Hawk Hall features Residential Learning Communities (RLC), which are grouped by wings on each floors. Some RLC themes (past and present) include Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (WISET), Wellness, Leadership, Destinations, Environmental Awareness, the Adult Journey, Honors: Making a Difference in The World, Community Service and Hawk Spirit. The five-story residence hall has lounges with floor-to-ceiling windows. The first floor includes a spacious lounge that has a flat-screen TV, two SMART classrooms, and a kitchen.

• Konover Campus Center

Includes a market, coffee shop, and an indoor eating area.

• The Sports Center

This large, modern structure contains the Chase Family Arena, the Reich Family Pavilion, Hawk Cafe, the Student Health Center, the campus gym, and the Mary Baker Stanley Pool. The Hartford University Department of Athletics sponsors men's intercollegiate baseball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, golf, tennis, and track & field along with women's intercollegiate softball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, lacrosse, track & field, and volleyball.

• Asylum Avenue Campus

Located 2 miles (3 km) west of downtown Hartford. Once home to the Hartford College for Women, it now includes academic classrooms and graduate student campus housing in fourteen townhouses and Johnson House. It also contains its own cafeteria, computer lab, and studio space.

Notable organizations

A Cappella Groups

Such groups at the University of Hartford are governed by the A Cappella Coalition and hold joint auditions at the beginning of each year for new members.

• L'shir
• Hawkapella
• Uharmonies
• HartAttack
• Coalition

Campus Publications

• Aerie Literary Journal
• Icon Yearbook
• The Informer, Student Newspaper

Music for a Change

Launched in the spring of 2000, The MUSIC for a CHANGE benefit concert series raises money for Greater Hartford charities and nonprofit organizations. Headliners have included Arlo Guthrie, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Art Garfunkel, Aztec Two-Step, Citizen Cope, Dionne Warwick, George Winston, Jonathan Edwards, Kris Kristofferson, Marc Cohn, Pat Metheny, Richie Havens, Shawn Colvin, Susan Tedeschi, Tom Paxton, Tom Rush, The Wailers, and Wynton Marsalis.

Greek Organizations

• Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (Eta Upsilon Chapter) (1985-1998) (2006)
• Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity (Epsilon Lambda Chapter) (2002)
• Alpha Xi Delta Sorority(Epsilon Nu Chapter) (1968 - 1972) (1985)
• Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity (Theta Theta Chapter) (1991)
• Delta Gamma Sorority (Eta Beta Chapter) (1996)
• Delta Zeta Sorority (Pi Beta Chapter) (2003)
• Phi Mu Sorority (Psi Beta Chapter) (1991)
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (Connecticut Lambda Chapter) (1969-Unknown) (1998)
• Sigma Delta Tau Sorority (Gamma Iota Chapter) (1989)
• Sigma Kappa Sorority (Theta Sigma Chapter) (1990)
• Sigma Nu Fraternity (Mu Iota Chapter) (1994)
• Theta Chi Fraternity (Zeta Upsilon Chapter) (1967-1973) (1982)
• Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity (Gamma Lambda Chapter) (1965-1972) (1987-2003) (2007)

Multi-Cultural Organizations

• Alpha Kappa Alpha (Lambda Tau) (City of Hartford Chapter)
• Alpha Phi Alpha (Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter)
• Iota Phi Theta (Beta Zeta Chapter)
• Omega Psi Phi (Tau Iota Chapter) (City of Hartford Chapter)
• Delta Sigma Theta (Epsilon Upsilon Chapter)
• Phi Beta Sigma (Zeta Lambda Chapter)
• Sigma Gamma Rho (Theta Alpha Sigma) (Regional Chapter)
• Kappa Alpha Psi (Nu Psi Chapter) (Regional Chapter)
• Zeta Phi Beta (Iota Rho Zeta Chapter)
• Phi Iota Alpha (University of Hartford colony) (2008)
• Sigma Iota Alpha (University of Hartford Colony) (2012)
• Lambda Theta Alpha (Beta Alpha)

Former Greek Organizations

• Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority (Phi Iota Chapter) (1985-2008)
• Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority (Delta Psi Chapter) (1968-1977)(1989-1990)
• Phi Delta Theta Fraternity (Connecticut Beta Chapter) (2005-2011)
• Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity (Upsilon Pentaton Chapter) (1969-1972)
• Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity (CT Alpha Chi Chapter) (1966-1969)
• Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity (Beta Xi Chapter) (1967-1971) (1987-2003)
• Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (Connecticut Beta Chapter) (1989-1996)
• Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (Kappa Iota Chapter) (1966-197x) (1984-2003)
• Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity (Phi Mu Chapter) (1967-1978) (1988-2009)
• Zeta Tau Alpha Women's Fraternity (Iota Epsilon Chapter) (1984-1992)

Athletics

University of Hartford Hawks Logo

Main article: Hartford Hawks

The university's athletic teams are known as the Hawks. Hartford participates in NCAA at the Division I level as a member of the America East Conference, men's golf competes in the America Sky Men's Golf Conference and women's golf in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The university fields 18 varsity sports, nine men's sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, as well as indoor and outdoor track & field; and nine women's sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field, and volleyball.

Campus media

• WWUH 91.3 FM and webcast at wwuh.org

WWUH operates as a community service of the University of Hartford with an all-volunteer staff of University alumni, faculty, and staff as well as members of the community. Operating live 24/7 for the last 30 years, WWUH came on the air on July 15, 1968, as the first stereo public station in the state. WWUH, also known as "UH-FM" offers both music and spoken-word programming that is an alternative to what is heard on other area stations. The station has won the Best Radio Station and Best College Station category in a local newspaper readers poll numerous times in the last 20 years. WWUH welcomes student volunteers and offers a comprehensive on-air and leadership training program. WWUH's programming can also be heard on WAPJ, 89.9 in Torrington, Connecticut; WDJW, 89.7 in Somers, Connecticut; and WWEB, 89.9 in Wallingford, Connecticut and on the web at wwuh.org.

• WSAM Radio (Sam105) 105.3FM

Founded on February 2, 1974, WSAM is the University's student-run radio station that operates year-round. The station is found online at the WSAM Website, on the air on-campus only at 105.3FM, or on the campus' TV channel 5.

• The Informer - Student Newspaper

With a legacy from The Hillyer Callboard, the student newspaper of Hillyer College, dating from the 1920s, The Informer is the official student newspaper of the University of Hartford. The Informer became the student newspaper during a constitutional debate with the prior Since 1976, The Student-run Informer publishes 24 times every academic year, coming out every Thursday. Circulation is 3,000 and the paper is distributed all over campus.

• Student Television Network (STN2)

The Student Television Network is a TV station that is completely student run. It is broadcast on the university's cable system on channel 2. STN started its weekly news program broadcast, "STN Channel 2 News", on February 9, 1993. Currently, new broadcasts are live every Friday at 5 p.m. and recorded to then be played throughout the week at 5, 11, and 12 AM and PM. STN is also a host of other student created programs, such as The Afterparty (an entertainment news show) and The Red Zone (a sports show).

Notable people

Faculty Glen Adsit Walter Bishop, Jr., former Miguel Campaneria, former Robert Carl Rabbi David G. Dalin, former Steve Davis Eddie Henderson Hotep Idris Galeta Randy Johnston Andy LaVerne Jackie McLean, former René McLean Ralph Nader, former Lynn Pasquerella, former Provost Nat Reeves Jonathan Rosenbaum, former Sandy Skoglund, former Humphrey Tonkin Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, former

Alumni Jeff Bagwell, former MLB player for the Houston Astros Vin Baker, former NBA All-Star Amy Bennett, artist Alex Briley, 'G.I./Military Man' from the band Village People Leo Brouwer, musician Javier Colon, (Hartt School) winner of TV series The Voice David Cordani, Chairman and CEO of Cigna Steve Davis, jazz trombonist Mark Dion, artist Christine Dwyer, actress, Rent touring company Jim Ford, actor and stuntman Joxel García, US Assistant Secretary for Health, four-star admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps A. J. Hammer, television host of Showbiz Tonight on CNN, radio personality Liane Hansen, National Public Radio host of Weekend Edition Sunday Jack Hardy, singer and songwriter John Harris, historian, author, former President and CEO of Quality Time Video, Inc. Jay Hollinsworth famed music video director- Graduate of Hartford Art School Marin Ireland, actress, winner of the Theatre World Award and Tony Award-nominee for reasons to be pretty Seymour Itzkoff, professor, researcher in intelligence Johnathan Lee Iverson, first black ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Mia Love, politician, mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah Jerry Kelly, professional golfer, PGA Tour Erik Mariñelarena, filmmaker William J. Murphy, former Speaker of the House of the State of Rhode Island Richard Neal, U.S. House of Representatives (D-MA) Peter Niedmann, composer Chuck Pagano, chief technology officer of ESPN Tim Petrovic, professional golfer, PGA Tour Pedro Segarra, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut Jack Swigert, Apollo 13 astronaut Dionne Warwick, singer

External links

• Official website

• Hartford Hawks
• Hartt Community Division
• The Informer Student Newspaper
• STN 2, The University of Hartford's Student Television Network
• WWUH Public Radio

• University of Hartford on U.S. News and World Report