Office of Alumni Relations
Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Poet Lewis Hyde to Speak at Commencement
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and poet and cultural critic Lewis Hyde will be the keynote speakers at the University of Hartford’s Commencement Weekend, May 19-20. Blumenthal will address students at the undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20, and Hyde will address students at the graduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 19. FULL STORY
Vigeant Receives Highly Competitive NSF CAREER Award
Michelle Vigeant, assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and Acoustics Program in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA), has been awarded a highly competitive Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). She is the first University of Hartford faculty member to receive an NSF CAREER Award. FULL STORY
An Update on the University's Sustainability Efforts
President Walter Harrison provides a detailed update on the University's sustainability initiatives, and announces a significant investment in energy-efficient infrastructure. FULL STORY