Despite pandemic, 2021 promises to be record year for local college admissions
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A view of UConn campus in Storrs, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 4, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Local colleges are seeing record applications despite a pandemic that threatened to fumble admissions.
Schools in and near the area, several of which are releasing admissions decisions this month, shared preliminary application figures with Hearst Connecticut Media for this unusual year, entrenched completely in the COVID-19 pandemic.
And in spite of concerns that the current public health crisis would hinder the admissions process, these universities have fared well, with some seeing applications balloon to the schools’ highest levels yet.
The author on his ordination day. Mary Stephen Healey, R.D.C., is pictured at right.
As we well know, the pandemic has upended the lives of us all and brought great suffering to many, especially those who lack resources or who were already living on the margins. Children have had to face their own particular challenges with almost all schools around the nation going fully remote for the final months of the last academic year and many remaining this way or offering only part-time in-person instruction since the fall. School administrators have had to be incredibly resourceful meeting these unprecedented challenges.
University of Bridgeport Names Jay Moran Vice President of Athletics
Highly respected leader in collegiate sports rejoins the Purple Knights, solidifying the university s commitment to athletics
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/
The University of Bridgeport today announced that Jay Moran will be rejoining the Purple Knights as vice president of Athletics. A highly respected member of the intercollegiate athletic community, Moran previously served as athletic director for the University of Bridgeport from 2004 until 2014. He will assist in an advisory capacity beginning immediately and officially begin his new role on July 1, 2021.
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Manchester Mayor Jay Moran, pictured at a restaurant opening, is returning the the University of Bridgeport to lead the athletic program. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)
MANCHESTER, CT The University of Bridgeport Thursday announced that Manchester s Jay Moran will be rejoining the Purple Knights as vice president of athletics.
Moran, who also hails as the mayor of Manchester, recently stepped down as the athletic director at Southern Connecticut State University. UB officials Thursday touted him as, a highly respected member of the intercollegiate athletic community.
Moran previously served as the AD at Bridgeport from 2004 until 2014. He will assist in an advisory capacity beginning immediately and officially begin his new role on July 1, university officials said.
For Cordal woman Kay Griffin, this past year has represented the longest continuous time that she s been away from home and her family ever since she first moved away over 23 years ago.
Kay, who now lives on the island of Jersey on the Channel Islands, is facing into her first Christmas away from home since 2010, and she admitted to The Kerryman that it will be a tough one to get through. It s been a bit of a strange year to say the least and so, yeah, it s annoying that I won t be able to get home, but there s nothing that anyone can do about that I guess, said Kay last Thursday.