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June
15, 2005
Deal gives HCC students a smooth move to UConnLINDA CONNER LAMBECK lclambeck@ctpost.comFour years out of high school, Adam Kindilien of Milford is wasting no time. Aiming for a business degree, perhaps in marketing or management, he is taking classes year round at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport in hopes of transferring by January to the University of Connecticut in Stamford or Waterbury. Now, thanks to a transfer deal sealed today between Housatonic and the business and technology programs at UConn's Stamford and Waterbury branches, Kindilien can do so seamlessly. The pact will be signed at 9:45 a.m. by Housatonic President Janis Hadley and Jeffrey Rummel, an associate dean of undergraduate programs and admission at UConn. It will enable Housatonic graduates who maintain a 3.0 grade-point average and complete required courses to be automatically admitted to UConn's business administration program. "It takes the guesswork out of it," said Joan F. Gallagher, a professor of business and computer science and chairman of Housatonic's business administration program. "As long as they keep their grades up and follow the road map, it's a seamless entry into the UConn business program." Gallagher just finished a similar transfer agreement with the University of New Haven accounting department and also has arrangements with the four Connecticut State University campuses, Sacred Heart University in Fairfield and the University of Bridgeport. The latter two have existed for awhile and Gallagher is in the process of updating them. With today's deal, Housatonic now has articulation agreements with 20 public and private 4-year colleges, both in and out of state, for various programs. The deal with UConn Stamford and Waterbury comes just in time for Kindilien, who wants a business degree that will be recognized, but he didn't want to go to school at Storrs. "Once you kind of get out of the whole party atmosphere and get older, you'd rather just focus on the classes," he said. Housatonic was affordable and allowed him to see how he would do. He ended up performing quite well, said Gallagher, who called him an excellent student. Kindilien would like to transfer to UConn's Waterbury branch once he's done with Housatonic so he can complete his bachelor's degree. Linda Conner Lambeck, who covers regional education issues, can be reached at 330-6218. Anson C. Smith |
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