Part of the Bantam Network, Nests (so-called based on the college's mascot) are “networks of care” and support systems for students, encouraging community, providing mentorship and resources, and are named after historically significant Trinity people, objects, and places.

Students are placed into a Nest upon entering the College and discover which during their Convocation ceremony; each Nest is comprised of about 40-70 students and has its own Dean as well as faculty advisor (which is the student's first-year seminar professor).

Minty - named for President Joanne Berger-Sweeney's yellow laborador dog

Roosevelt - named for President Theodore Roosevelt, who visited the College in 1918, and for whom a plaque was installed on the Long Walk.

Book - named for Bishop Brownell's book, which is traditionally touched during Commencement.

Brownell - named for Bishop Thomas Church Brownell, Trinity's first President.

Cannon - named for the cannons from the U.S.S. Hartford, located on the Long Walk.

Lockwood - named for President Theodore Lockwood, who led the College during times of unprecedented change

Lemon - named for the Trinity tradition of making punch with a lemon squeezer

Washington - named for Trinity's original name

Elms - named for the trees that once lined the Long Walk

Olmsted - named for the architect who designed parts of Trinity's campus

In Fall 2022, the Watkinson library housed an exhibit detailing the objects and images relating to the Trinity Nests' names.

About the Nests