Beyond the Classroom

Join host, David Schonfeld every Thursday at 12 noon (repeated at 7:30 p.m.) for Beyond the Classroom, a new half-hour program produced locally by WWUH Radio. In this weekly series, David will talk with members of the faculty or staff of the University of Hartford about their wide-ranging research activities and about their work on behalf of the University and the community-at-large. This new WWUH series began on September 5, 2013. To hear any of these programs again, visit the University's Radio Show Podcasts page. Theme music for Beyond the Classroom is from the song “Arrogant Ignorance,” composed by jazz pianist and Hartt graduate, Paul Philippone. The piece is performed by a Hartt School ensemble of Mike Casey (alto sax), Taber Gable (electric piano), Mike Pallas (trombone), Paul Philippone (drums), Andrew Renfro (guitar), and Alex Tremblay (bass).

Here is the complete list of University of Hartford interviews already, or scheduled for, broadcast, alphabetized by last name:

Robert Black, professor of double bass at The Hartt School.

Mary Botticelli Christensen, assistant professor of education and director of the University's Educational Main Street program, EMS 2.0 (through which dozens of University students volunteer as classroom tutors and mentors to schoolchildren in Hartford and Bloomfield), on the value of bringing college age students into an elementary or middle school classroom in urban settings to help those students visualize a path to college. Details...

Susan Coleman, professor of finance, Barney School of Business and author of a new book on financing strategies for women-owned firms, on small business issues. Details...

Michael Crosbie, chair of the department of architecture in the College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture, on the statements that architects make in the buildings that they design for public (particularly religious) spaces. Details...

Roger Desmond, professor of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences, on the future of newspapers and journalism in the digital age.

Tom Filburn, professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture and director of the CT Space Grant Consortium, on nuclear power plant construction, operation, and safety issues. Details...

David Isgur, director of Media Relations on the University's structure and strengths and the need for a proactive media initiative. Details...

John Kniering, director of Career Services in the University's Office of Student Life, on trends in the job market for soon-to-be graduates. Details...

John Nordyke, professor of Visual Communication Design, on the Hartford Art School and his own work. Details...

Claudia Oakes, assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Nursing in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions. Oakes's research interests relate to senior housing. She is researching the effect of home modifications on older adults' perceptions of safety and on their ability to age in place.

Beth Parker, assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Nursing in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, on the benefits of running; and on recent studies to determine the effects of sustained endurance exercise on blood clot risk, markers of cardiovascular injury and stress, and the effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs on these biomarkers.

Avinoam Patt, assistant professor of modern Jewish history in the College of Arts and Sciences, on the University's new Holocaust and Genocide Education Initiative and the issues involved in how a society recovers from a genocide. Details...

Paul Siegel, professor of communication, and board member of the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, on communication law and gay rights issues.

Humphrey Tonkin, former president of the University of Hartford, world authority on the international language of Esperanto and linguistics, and expert on Shakespeare. Details...

Otto Wahl, professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, on the stigma that surrounds mental illness and how that hinders people in getting the treatments that they need. Details...

Donn Weinholtz, professor and head of the University's Educational Leadership program, on education reform issues, efforts to improve urban schools, and Quaker peace initiatives. Details...

Michael Wininger, assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions; and director of the Rehabilitation Computronics Laboratory in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, which focuses on bio-instrumentation, performance measures, and assistive devices.