The University of Hartford (UHart) is a

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West Hartford, Connecticut West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, west of downtown Hartford. The population was 64,083 at the 2020 census. The town's popular downtown area is colloquially known as "West Hartford Center," or simply "The ...

. Its main campus extends into neighboring

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and Bloomfield. The university attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. The university and its degree programs are accredited by 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 Commission of Higher Education.

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 did not exist as an independent entity. The Hartford Art School, which commenced operation in 1877, was founded by a group of women in

, including

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and

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's wife,

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, as the Hartford Society for Decorative Art. Its original location was at the

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, 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

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in 1879. In the early 20th century, it provided instruction in automotive technology at a time when Hartford was a center for the budding automobile industry. In 1947, it was formally separated from the YMCA and saw an influx of World War II veterans seeking a college education under the G.I. Bill. In the three school merger, Hillyer brought its College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions; the Barney School of Business; the College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture; the College of Arts and Sciences; and the contemporary Hillyer College, formerly known as the College of Basic Studies. The Hartt School was founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt and Moshe Paranov. It remains today as the University of Hartford's comprehensive performing arts conservatory, and is regarded among the most recognized schools for music, dance, and theatre in the United States. 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). In 2003 the university announced that it would close the Hartford College for Women and transition all of its degree programs into the College of Arts and Sciences. Although it is 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

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(serving grades 9–12). Under President Walter Harrison, 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. In 2021, University of Hartford announced it will begin the process to move all of its 17 athletic programs from Division I to Division III. Students and alumni from the University of Hartford attempted to sue the university, claiming that the university "reneged on its commitment" to the student-athletes. The university filed its intent to move to Division III in January 2022 and is expected to become a member of DIII no later than September 1, 2025, unless the move is halted in the courts.

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 degrees, 28 graduate degrees, and 7 certificates or diplomas. Starting with the 2019–2020 academic year, the university will launch a bachelor's degree program in nursing. The student-faculty ratio is nearly 9:1. The departments in each of the seven schools are listed below. *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 **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 & Contemporary Studies Division **Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz **Community Division *Hillyer College **American studies **Business studies **Education studies **Environmental studies **Global studies **Science and health science studies **Liberal Studies

Faculty

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* Walter Bishop, Jr., former *

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, former * Robert Carl * Rabbi David G. Dalin, former * Steve Davis * Benjamin Grossberg * Eddie Henderson * Hotep Idris Galeta * Randy Johnston * Andy LaVerne * Jacob Lissek * Jackie McLean, former * René McLean *

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, former *

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, former provost * Nat Reeves *

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, former * Sandy Skoglund, former * Humphrey Tonkin

Campus

The Village Lawn

Situated between the residential apartments, it hosts university-sponsored spring fling events. Past entertainment has included:

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, Vanilla Ice,

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, T-Pain,

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, Ying Yang Twins,

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, French Montana, Waka Flocka Flame, PnB Rock,

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, Studio 205, New Found Glory, and

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Public transit

Connecticut Transitbr>Bus 56
connects the university to Bloomfield and Hartford.

Gengras Student Union

This houses the student government, the university post office, student organizations including the student newspaper ''The Informer'' and the Student Television Network (STN), a cafeteria, a convenience store, and the Gengras food court, featuring Einstein Bros. Bagels, Burger Studio, and Moe's. A major renovation of the Gengras Student Union began in early 2017.

The Harry Jack Gray Center

Centrally located on campus, the Harry Jack Gray Center houses the Mortensen Library and the Allen Memorial Library. After the renovation of the library in 2016, the university announced the library would be renamed Harrison University Libraries in honor of University President Walter Harrison. Also located here 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 Wilde Auditorium, the Kent McCray Television Studio, the Gray Conference Center, the Museum of Jewish Civilization, 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 that 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, and O'Connell Hall, a one-story extension of Paronov Hall. Originally, Abrahms Hall was included in the Fuller Complex. A renovation of Millard Auditorium was completed in 2017.

Beatrice Fox Auerbach Hall

Auerbach Hall is named after businesswoman

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. It is one of the largest academic buildings on campus and is home to the Barney School of Business. During the 2018–19 academic year, Auerbach Hall underwent a major renovation which included a 10,000-square-foot addition for the Barney School including additional classrooms and a trading room.

Hillyer Hall

Built in 1962, Hillyer Hall was the first classroom building on campus. Hillyer Hall is home to the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and Hillyer College. In 2012, the Shaw Center was completed to provide additional classrooms and offices for Hillyer College. The building is named after John C. "Jay" Shaw (Class of '74) and wife Debi of Greenwich, who donated $1.5 million to the project.

Dana Hall-Integrated Science, Engineering, and Technology Complex (ISET)

Dana Hall houses the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA). It consists of three buildings: United Technologies Hall, Charles A. Dana Hall (the largest building of the complex), and a building housing biology and chemistry facilities.

University of Hartford Magnet School

The University of Hartford is the first private university in the country to have a public

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located on campus. Many education majors complete fieldwork, practicum, and student teaching here. Students attending the school are bused in from the greater Hartford area.

University High School of Science and Engineering

This public

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high school, formerly located on the university's Albany Avenue campus, is now located on the east side of the 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 are 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

Dedicated in 2008, the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center is a facility that is the instructional home for collegiate and Community Division students studying Theatre, Musical Theater and Dance at the Hartt School. 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, and a cafe. The facility is located on the Westbourne Parkway in Hartford, on the old site of the Thomas Cadillac dealership. The building is named after

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and his wife Irma.

Hartford Art School-Renee Samuels Center

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Dedicated in 2007, The Renee Samuels Center provides a home for the photography and media arts programs.

University Commons

A residential dining hall, it is in the center of the freshmen living area. Located on the ground floor is the Hawk's Nest, which offers food, 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. A $10 million renovation of The Commons commenced in May 2014 and completed that following September. The new facility includes a sushi station, salad and soup bar, stir fry station, and a sandwich section.

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 - A through F - are each capable of housing 312 students. All complexes feature study lounges, laundry facilities, and activity rooms. :*Regents Park consists of suite-style independent living for sophomores and juniors. It is a large building of four wings of suites typically outfitted with a living room and partial kitchen. It has north, south, east, and west wings. :*The Village Apartments, consisting of seven quads (four groupings 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 provides 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, and cabinets). :*Hawk Hall houses 204 freshmen and eight resident assistants. Hawk Hall features Residential Learning Communities (RLC), 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 with a flat-screen TV, two SMART classrooms, and a kitchen.

Konover Campus Center

This includes a market, Subway, and an indoor eating area.

Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion is home to the men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball team. Opened in 1990, the arena is named in honor of the Chase Family in West Hartford. Included in the building is the Mary Baker Stanley Pool and the university's athletic administration offices. Entertainment at the arena has included Girl Talk,

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, and

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. Past visiting politicians include Governor Dannel P. Malloy, former President

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, and President

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Asylum Avenue Campus

Located west of downtown Hartford, and 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 contains a cafeteria, computer lab, and studio space.

Organization and administration

Student government

The university's student government association (SGA) promotes student awareness and involvement, and represents the voice of the students. The elected representatives of the SGA are the president, five vice presidents, two student regents, and senators. The senators represent each of the colleges, classes, and residence halls.

List of university presidents

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(1977–1998) # Humphrey Tonkin (1989–1998) # Walter Harrison (1998–2017) # Gregory S. Woodward (2017–)

A cappella groups

Such groups at the University of Hartford are governed by the A Cappella Coalition and hold auditions at the beginning of each year for new members. * L'shir * Hawkapella * Uharmonies * HartAttack

Campus publications

*'' Aerie'', literary journal *''

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'', yearbook *'' The Informer'', student newspaper

Faith organizations

* Chabad on Campus International Foundation * Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life * Intervarsity Christian Fellowship - ICF * The Newman Club * Muslim Students Association

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,

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, George Winston,

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, Marc Cohn,

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, Richie Havens, Shawn Colvin, Susan Tedeschi,

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Greek life

Athletics

The Hartford Hawks participate in the

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Division I level as an

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; men's golf competes in the Big Sky Men's Golf Conference, women's golf in the

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(MAAC). The university fields 18 varsity sports, nine men's sports:

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, cross country,

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, soccer, and indoor and outdoor

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; and nine women's sports:

, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer,

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, indoor and outdoor track & field, and

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. The university plans to transition to Division III in 2022.

Club sports

The university sponsors athletics at the club level, including soccer and rugby. The soccer teams are a part of NIRSA League, in the Eastern Connecticut Division. The school's rugby men's team won their collegiate cup in 2017, defeating the Coast Guard academy.

Student media

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. The station also streams on the web at wwuh.org.

WSAM student-run radio

Founded on February 2, 1974, WSAM is the university's only student-run radio station. It streams its radio shows online through Mixlr. It hosts annual concerts such as Live from the Lawn every opening weekend and a Halloween show every Halloween weekend. It also annually puts out a

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''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. Since 1976, the student-run ''Informer'' has published 24 times every academic year, coming out every Thursday. Circulation is 3,000 and the paper is distributed all over campus.

Student Television Network – STN Channel 2

The Student Television Network is a completely student-run station that broadcasts on channel 2 of the university's cable system. Founded by then-graduate student Chuck King and a group of interested students in 1993, STN became a popular student organization. Though separate from the School of Communication, it provides relevant experience for students pursuing careers in television. STN started its weekly news program broadcast, "STN Channel 2 News," on February 9, 1993. Currently, new broadcasts are live once a week and then played throughout the week. In addition to weekly news broadcasts, STN produces and broadcasts several live Hartford Hawks sports productions throughout the year, and hosts a number of other student-created programs.

Notable alumni

Currently the university has over 85,000 alumni worldwide. * Kenny Adeleke (born 1983), basketball player *

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, playwright * David Cordani, CEO of

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* Steve Davis, jazz trombonist * Mark Dion, artist * Jim Ford, actor and stuntman * A. J. Hammer, television host of Showbiz Tonight on CNN, radio personality * Liane Hansen,

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host of Weekend Edition Sunday * Jack Hardy, singer and songwriter * Seymour Itzkoff, professor, researcher in intelligence * Johnathan Lee Iverson, first black ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus *

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* Erik Mariñelarena, filmmaker * William J. Murphy, former Speaker of the House of the State of Rhode Island * Peter Niedmann, composer * Chuck Pagano, chief technology officer of

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* Tim Petrovic, professional golfer,

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Hartford Athletics website
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