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'{{short description|Private university in West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=April 2023}} {{Advert|date=April 2023}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox university | name = University of Hartford | image = University of Hartford coat of arms.svg | image_upright = 0.8 | motto = ''Ad humanitatem'' | motto_lang = Latin | mottoeng = To Humanity | established = {{start date and age|1957}} | type = [[Private university]] | academic_affiliations = [[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp|title=NAICU – Member Directory|website=naicu.edu|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109231238/http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp|archive-date=November 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]] | accreditation = [[New England Commission of Higher Education|NECHE]] | endowment = $175.9 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> | president = Lawrence P. Ward | administrative_staff = 718 | enrollment = 5,740<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url= https://www.hartford.edu/about/why-uhart/glance.aspx |title=At a Glance |website=hartford.edu |access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref> | undergrad = 3,977<ref name="auto"/> | postgrad = 1,763<ref name="auto"/> | city = [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]] | state = [[Connecticut]] | country = United States | campus = [[Suburban]] | campus_size = {{Convert|350|acre}} | sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division III]]{{efn|group=division|Scheduled to reclassify to [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] no later than September 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/2021/05/07/hartford-hawks-athletics-drop-division-iii-ncaa|title=University of Hartford Votes to Drop Athletic Department to Division III|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 6, 2021|accessdate=May 7, 2021}}</ref>}} [[Conference of New England]] | colors = {{college color list|team=Hartford Hawks}} <!-- automatic due to academics and athletics unified brand --> | nickname = [[Hartford Hawks|Hawks]] | mascot = Howie the Hawk | website = {{URL|www.hartford.edu}} | logo = University of Hartford wordmark.svg | logo_size = 250 }} The '''University of Hartford''' ('''UHart''') is a [[private university]] in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]]. Its {{convert|350|acre|km2|adj=on}} main campus extends into neighboring [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]. The university is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]].<ref>University of Hartford Accreditation http://admission.hartford.edu/studying/accreditation.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816081735/http://admission.hartford.edu/studying/accreditation.php |date=August 16, 2010 }}</ref> ==History== [[File:Original_Hllyer_Hall.jpg||thumb|left|277x277px]] The University of Hartford was chartered through the joining of the Hartford Art School, Hillyer College, and The Hartt School in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Hartford|url=http://www.hartford.edu/}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fox61.com/article/sports/uhart-student-athlete-managers-sue-over-decision-move-division-i-division-iii/520-500d6dfb-7007-4700-8ecc-5cb2db7f8018 | title=UHart student-athletes, managers sue over decision to move to DIII | date=July 20, 2021 }}</ref> ==Academics== {{Infobox US university ranking | Forbes = 542 | USNWR_NU = 304 | USNWR_W = | Wamo_NU = 434 | ARWU_W = | THE_WSJ = | THES_W = | QS_W = }} The University of Hartford has fewer 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. The student-faculty ratio is 9:1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.hartford.edu/academics/default.aspx |title=Academics &#124; University of Hartford |publisher=New.hartford.edu |access-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> The university's academics are organized into seven schools and colleges.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartford.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/default.aspx|title=University of Hartford Schools and Colleges|publisher=University of Hartford|accessdate=July 24, 2024}}</ref> ==Campus== ===Gengras Student Union=== [[File:Gengras Student Union, University of Hartford, 2009-08-31.jpg|thumb|Gengras Student Union|277x277px]] 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), 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.high-profile.com/slam-completes-multiple-projects-university-hartford/|title=SLAM Completes Multiple Projects at the University of Hartford|date=January 23, 2018|publisher=HIGH PROFILE|access-date= July 26, 2018}}</ref> ===The Harry Jack Gray Center=== Centrally located on campus, the Harry Jack Gray Center houses the Mortensen Library and the Allen Memorial Library.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20160613/PRINTEDITION/306089944/uhart-begins-106m-mortensen-library-redo|title=UHart begins $10.6M Mortensen Library redo|publisher=Hartford Business.com|access-date= July 22, 2018}}</ref> 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&nbsp;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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-dewitt-collection-0429-20160428-story.html|title=More Doubts, Opposition To Sale Of Unique, Hartford Collection Of Political History|date=April 28, 2016 |publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date= August 12, 2018}}</ref> ===Alfred C. Fuller Music Center=== {{main|University of Hartford Hartt School}} [[File:Millard Auditorium.jpg|thumb|Millard Auditorium|277x277px]] 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=== {{main|Barney School of Business}} [[File:Auerbach Hall 2019.jpg|thumb|left|Auerbach Hall|277x277px]] Auerbach Hall is named after businesswoman [[Beatrice Fox Auerbach]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20170306/PRINTEDITION/303029963/uhart-biz-school-eyes-52m-expansion |title= UHart biz school eyes $5.2M expansion|publisher=Hartford Business.com|access-date= June 3, 2018}}</ref> ===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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20120913/NEWS01/120919893/uharts-hillyer-college-debuts-new-shaw-center|title=UHart's Hillyer College debuts new Shaw Center|publisher=Hartford Business.com|access-date=January 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slamcoll.com/portfolio/university-of-hartford-shaw-center-at-hillier-college.htm|title= The SLAM Collaborative|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/2011/06/06/cornerstones-university-of-hartford-making-4-million-addition-to-hillyer-hall/|title=Cornerstones: University of Hartford Making $4 Million Addition To Hillyer Hall|publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> ===University High School of Science and Engineering=== {{main|University High School of Science and Engineering}} This public [[Magnet School|magnet]] 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=== [[File:MortHandelHall.jpg|thumb|right|Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center|278x278px]] Dedicated in 2008, the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center is a {{convert|55000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/2007/12/16/ex-dealership-nearly-ready-for-close-up/|title=Ex-dealership Nearly Ready For Close-up|publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> ===The University Residences=== There are four different styles of on-campus housing. All provide students with access to the university's [[T-carrier|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hartford.edu/daily/news.asp?id=3206 |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 19, 2007 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808140505/http://www.hartford.edu/daily/news.asp?id=3206 |url-status=dead }}</ref><!-- From "The five-story residence hall has lounges"..."and a kitchen." taken from http://www.hartford.edu/daily/news.asp?id=3206 Please help site! --> ===Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion=== {{main|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-david-chase-hartford-legacy-20160603-story.html|title=David T. Chase Remembered For Shaping Hartford Skyline, Co-Founding Holocaust Memorial Museum|date=June 4, 2016 |publisher=Hartford Courant |access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> 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 (musician)|Girl Talk]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], and [[Ludacris]]. Past visiting politicians include Governor [[Dan Malloy|Dannel P. Malloy]], former President [[Bill Clinton]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Clinton-stumps-for-Malloy-in-governor-s-race-12105499.php|title=Clinton stumps for Malloy in governor's race|date=November 2010|publisher=THE REGISTER CITIZEN|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> and President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2013/04/08/at-university-of-hartford-president-calls-for-congressional-vote-on-gun-control/|title=At University Of Hartford, President Calls For Congressional Vote On Gun Control|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> ===Asylum Avenue Campus=== {{main|Hartford College for Women}} Located {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-uconn-hartford-conn--law-school-apartments-20140904-story.html|title=Former College Campus In Hartford's West End May Be Converted To Student Apartments|publisher=Hartford Courant |access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> ===Hursey Center=== The Francis X. and Nancy Hursey Center for Advanced Engineering and Health Professions, inaugurated in the fall of 2021, serves as a key addition to the campus of the University of Hartford. The center, named after alumnus Francis "Frank" Hursey, who is a pioneer in pressure swing adsorption oxygen technology with contributions to NASA's Apollo Program, and his wife, Nancy, a retired registered nurse, spans 60,000 square feet and aims to merge the couple's passions for nursing and engineering. The Hursey Center is designed to support the expanding programs within the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, as well as the College of Education, Nursing, and Health Professions. The building's design incorporates gathering spaces around its vicinity and throughout the academic quad, featuring a green roof that integrates the structure with its environmental surroundings, in line with sustainable building practices. The center is home to a range of laboratories and classrooms tailored to specific fields of study. This includes a health simulation suite and labs dedicated to motion analysis, human performance, strength and conditioning, health and physical assessment, functional and physical rehabilitation, robotics, 3D-printing, mechanical engineering, and cybersecurity, among others. The facility also houses an immersive simulation suite, outpatient exam skills suite, occupational therapy skills/integration lab, makerspace, and labs dedicated to aerospace, turbomachinery, concrete and surveying, and CNC machining. ==Organization and administration== {| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022 |- ! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: University of Hartford|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?129525-University-of-Hartford |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref> ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] |align=right| {{bartable|50|%|2||background:gray}} |- | [[African Americans|Black]] |align=right| {{bartable|17|%|2||background:mediumblue}} |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] |align=right| {{bartable|15|%|2||background:green}} |- | [[Foreign national]] |align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:orange}} |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] |align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:purple}} |- | Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}} |align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:brown}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]] |- | [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}} |align=right| {{bartable|29|%|2||background:red}} |- | [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}} |align=right| {{bartable|71|%|2||background:black}} |} ===List of university presidents=== #Vincent B. Coffin (1959–1967) #Archibald M. Woodruff (1967–1977) #[[Stephen Joel Trachtenberg]] (1977–1988) #[[Humphrey Tonkin]] (1989–1998) #[[Walter Harrison (university administrator)|Walter Harrison]] (1998–2017) #[[Gregory S. Woodward]] (2017–2023) #Stephen Mulready (2023–2024) #Lawrence P. Ward (2024–present) ===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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lshir.com/|title=L'News|website=www.lshir.com|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> * Hawkapella<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkapella.com|title=Welcome to Hawkapella.com!|website=Hawkapella|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331040647/http://www.hawkapella.com/|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Uharmonies * HartAttack<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/camendola/HartAttack/Home.html/|title=HartAttack|website=hartford.edu|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> ===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 (musician)|Jonathan Edwards]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Marc Cohn]], [[Pat Metheny]], [[Richie Havens]], [[Shawn Colvin]], [[Susan Tedeschi]], [[Tom Paxton]], [[Tom Rush]], [[The Wailers (1963-1974 band)|The Wailers]], and [[Wynton Marsalis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MUSIC for a CHANGE|url=http://www.hartford.edu/mfac/index.asp|publisher=University of Hartford|access-date=May 27, 2010}}</ref> ===Greek life=== {| class="wikitable" !colspan=1|Fraternities <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartford.edu/student-life/clubs-activities/greek-life/fraternities.aspx |title=FRATERNITIES |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=University of Hartford |publisher=University of Hartford |access-date=May 5, 2021 |quote=}}</ref> !colspan=1|Sororities <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartford.edu/student-life/clubs-activities/greek-life/sororities.aspx |title=SORORITIES|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=University of Hartford |publisher=University of Hartford |access-date=May 5, 2021 |quote=}}</ref> !colspan=2|Former Organizations |- | style="vertical-align:top; font-size:smaller;"| * [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] * [[Alpha Sigma Phi]] * [[Delta Sigma Phi]] * [[Lambda Theta Phi]] * [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] * [[Sigma Nu]] * [[Theta Chi]] | style="vertical-align:top; font-size:smaller;"| * [[Alpha Xi Delta]] * [[Delta Gamma]] * [[Delta Zeta]] * [[Phi Mu]] * [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi]] * [[Sigma Delta Tau]] | style="vertical-align:top; font-size:smaller;"| * [[Alpha Epsilon Phi]] * [[Delta Phi Epsilon (social)|Delta Phi Epsilon]] * [[Phi Delta Theta]] * [[Phi Iota Alpha]] * [[Phi Kappa Sigma]] * [[Phi Sigma Kappa]] * [[Pi Lambda Phi]] | style="vertical-align:top; font-size:smaller;"| * [[Sigma Alpha Mu]] * [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] * [[Sigma Kappa]] * [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] * [[Tau Epsilon Phi]] * [[Zeta Beta Tau]] * [[Sigma Kappa]] |} ==Athletics== {{Main|Hartford Hawks}} The Hartford Hawks participate in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] in the [[Conference of New England]]. The university fields 20 varsity sports. ===men's sports=== baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, and indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis. ===women's sports=== basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-hartford-women-lacrosse-added-1030-20151029-story.html |title=University of Hartford Athletics Adds Women's Lacrosse, Discontinues Men's and Women's Tennis |date=October 29, 2015 |publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=June 17, 2018 }}</ref> soccer, softball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis and volleyball.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NCAA|title=University of Hartford Athletics |url=https://www.ncaa.com/schools/hartford|access-date=January 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-sp-university-of-hartford-goes-div-iii-20210507-jva2n5pi5nfvvnt2wyr2cz3jde-story.html |title=University of Hartford Board of Regents votes to move from Division I to Division III in athletics |first1=Lori |last1=Riley |first2=Alex |last2=Putterman |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |date=May 6, 2021 |accessdate=May 10, 2021}}</ref> ==Student media== {{main|WWUH}} ===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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixlr.com/wsam-radio/|title = WSAM Radio on Mixlr}}</ref> It hosts annual concerts such as Live from the Lawn every opening weekend and a Halloween show every Halloween weekend.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/wsamradio/ | title=WSAM Alternative Radio (@wsamradio) • Instagram photos and videos }}</ref> ===''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 stn2.tv and their YouTube page. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Student Television Network at the University of Hartford |url=http://stn2.tv/}}</ref> ==Notable alumni== Currently the university has over 94,000 alumni worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hartford.edu/alumni/alumni-network/default.aspx|title=ALUMNI NETWORK|access-date= December 30, 2018}}</ref> *[[Kenny Adeleke]] (born 1983), basketball player *[[Robert Black (bassist)]] *[[William Bridgeo]], state representative<ref>{{Cite web |title=William Bridgeo |url=https://ballotpedia.org/William_Bridgeo |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> *[[Leo Brouwer]], musician *[[Kathleen Clark]], playwright *[[David Cordani]], CEO of [[Cigna]] *[[Steve Davis (trombonist)|Steve Davis]], jazz trombonist *[[Mark Dion]], artist *[[Jim Ford (actor)|Jim Ford]], actor and stuntman *[[Henry Genga]], Connecticut State Representative *[[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-songwriter)|Jack Hardy]], singer and songwriter *[[Seymour Itzkoff]], professor, researcher in intelligence *[[Johnathan Lee Iverson]], first black ringmaster of [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus]] *[[Wilfred X. Johnson]], first black Connecticut state legislator *Rishi Karani, business *[[Jerry Kelly]], professional golfer, [[PGA Tour]] *[[Erik Mariñelarena]], filmmaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Erik Mariñelarena – Filmography by year|website=[[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2468884/filmoyear|access-date=October 3, 2011}}</ref> *[[William J. Murphy (Rhode Island politician)|William J. Murphy]], former Speaker of the House of the [[State of Rhode Island]] *[[Peter Niedmann]], [[composer]] *[[Chuck Pagano (ESPN)|Chuck Pagano]], [[chief technology officer]] of [[ESPN]] *[[Tim Petrovic]], professional golfer, [[PGA Tour]] *[[Pierre Sow]] (born 1998), basketball player<ref name="y876">{{cite web | last=Tien-Dana | first=Jack | title=Pierre Sow Player Profile, Hartford | website=RealGM | date=September 11, 2024 | url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Pierre-Sow/Summary/121880 | access-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref> *[[Joseph M. Suggs Jr.]] (B.S. 1978), mayor of [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]] and [[Connecticut State Treasurer]] (1993–1995) <gallery perrow="10" class="center"> File:Jeff Bagwell 2009 (cropped).jpg|[[Jeff Bagwell]] File:Lipofsky-Vin Baker.jpg|[[Vin Baker]] File:Matt Bessette.jpg|[[Matt Bessette]] File:Alex Briley (cropped).jpg|[[Alex Briley]] File:JavierColon197px2011-11-15.jpg|[[Javier Colon]] File:Cordani Cropped.jpg|[[David Cordani]] File:SignGuyDudley2000.png|[[Lou D'Angeli]] File:ADM Joxel Garcia.jpg|[[Joxel Garcia]] File:Marin Ireland 2014.jpg|[[Marin Ireland]] File:JRL with Paltrow.JPG|Justin Ross Lee File:Tony Leone with Ollabelle.jpg|[[Tony Leone (musician)|Tony Leone]] File:Mia Love Congressional Photo.jpg|[[Mia Love]] File:Richard Neal official photo (cropped).jpg|[[Richard Neal]] (D-MA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://neal.house.gov/about/|title=Biography|publisher=house.gov |accessdate=September 22, 2023}}</ref> File:Sean Newcomb, Sept 18 2018.jpg|[[Sean Newcomb]] Pedro Segarra (61399).jpg|[[Pedro Segarra]] Kimora Lee in Kouture (1) (cropped).jpg|[[Kimora Lee Simmons]] Jack Swigert.jpg|[[Jack Swigert]] Dionne Warwick- Don't Make Me Over (10-23-21) NEG 2900 (51624647349) (cropped).jpg|[[Dionne Warwick]] </gallery> ==Notes== {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.hartford.edu/}} *[http://www.hartfordhawks.com/ Hartford Athletics website] {{University of Hartford}} {{The Conference of New England navbox}} {{Colleges and universities in Connecticut}} {{Colleges and universities in Hartford County}} {{coord|41.800911|N|72.714021|W|source:dewiki_region:US-CT_type:landmark|format=dms|display=title}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartford, University Of}} [[Category:University of Hartford| ]] [[Category:West Hartford, Connecticut|University of Hartford]] [[Category:Private universities and colleges in Connecticut|University of Hartford]] [[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1877]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Hartford County, Connecticut]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Hartford, Connecticut]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in West Hartford, Connecticut]] [[Category:1877 establishments in Connecticut]]'