Spring Break
Mansfield Meets The Hogans
Timothy Bleasdale
Issue date: 11/5/07 Section: News
When asked about how any negative feelings Mansfield residents have towards the university might be eased by the change over from the Austin administration to the Hogan administration, Paterson said she had nothing but good things to say about former president Austin.
"I see the changeover as different, not better or worse," Paterson said. "They are different presidents for different times."
Paterson explained that Austin was the president to get the UCONN2000 program underway and successful. Hogan says he is interested in fostering greater student involvement in the community.
"Students these days come to the university with a history of volunteerism and we want to give them an opportunity to give back to the community," Hogan said. "That's what they want too - students want the opportunity to give back."
Hogan mentioned the idea of creating a service-learning project to allow students to receive course credit for community outreach projects.
At the conclusion of the formal welcoming, Hart and Paterson presented the Hogans with gifts from the town - a Town of Mansfield vase and sweat shirts to "keep warm on morning walks as the weather starts to get colder."
"The outreach from the town [to the Hogans] has been wonderful," said Lisa Troyer, special assistant to the president. "[President Hogan] takes very seriously the community he lives in. He plans to be very visible in the community."
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of outreach from a university president," said Jeff Cryan, principle of Mansfield Middle School. "We just won the Connecticut Middle School of the Year award and he [Hogan] sent a very nice letter congratulating us."
Contact Timothy Bleasdale at Timothy.Bleasdale@UConn.edu.
"I see the changeover as different, not better or worse," Paterson said. "They are different presidents for different times."
Paterson explained that Austin was the president to get the UCONN2000 program underway and successful. Hogan says he is interested in fostering greater student involvement in the community.
"Students these days come to the university with a history of volunteerism and we want to give them an opportunity to give back to the community," Hogan said. "That's what they want too - students want the opportunity to give back."
Hogan mentioned the idea of creating a service-learning project to allow students to receive course credit for community outreach projects.
At the conclusion of the formal welcoming, Hart and Paterson presented the Hogans with gifts from the town - a Town of Mansfield vase and sweat shirts to "keep warm on morning walks as the weather starts to get colder."
"The outreach from the town [to the Hogans] has been wonderful," said Lisa Troyer, special assistant to the president. "[President Hogan] takes very seriously the community he lives in. He plans to be very visible in the community."
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of outreach from a university president," said Jeff Cryan, principle of Mansfield Middle School. "We just won the Connecticut Middle School of the Year award and he [Hogan] sent a very nice letter congratulating us."
Contact Timothy Bleasdale at Timothy.Bleasdale@UConn.edu.
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