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| [{{ :screen_shot_2022-06-24_at_2.59.22_pm.png?450|Trinity Hall. Photo credit: Trinity College}}] | [{{ :screen_shot_2022-06-24_at_2.59.22_pm.png?450|Trinity Hall. Photo credit: Trinity College}}] |
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| Trinity Hall is located in the "South Campus Neighborhood," which also includes [[elton_hall|Elton]], [[funston_hall|Funston]], [[jackson_hall|Jackson]], [[jones_hall|Jones]], [[smith_hall|Smith]], [[summit_suites_east?s[]=summit&s[]=east|Summit East]], and [[summit_suites_north_and_south|Summit North, Summit South]]. Trinity Hall is the temporary name of a dormitory for first-year students. It was formerly named Wheaton Hall for [[wheaton_nathaniel_s|Nathaniel Wheaton]], Trinity's second president (1831-1837). | Trinity Hall is located in the "South Campus Neighborhood," which also includes [[elton_hall|Elton]], [[funston_hall|Funston]], [[jackson_hall|Jackson]], [[jones_hall|Jones]], [[smith_hall|Smith]], [[summit_suites_east|Summit East]], and [[summit_suites_north_and_south|Summit North and South]]. Trinity Hall is the temporary name of a dormitory for first-year students. It was formerly named Wheaton Hall for [[wheaton_nathaniel_s|Nathaniel Wheaton]], Trinity's second [[presidents|president]] (1831-1837). |
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| Trinity (originally Wheaton) Hall was constructed after a decision by the [[trustees|Trustees]] in January 1964 to increase the College's enrollment. Financed through the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency, Trinity Hall was one of three dorms built at the same time, all named after former Trinity College presidents (Wheaton, [[jackson_abner|Jackson]], and [[smith_george_williamson|Smith]]). The buildings were finished in 1966 and were known as a unit as "South Campus dormitory." The outdoor area enclosed by these buildings has also called the "[[concrete_jungle|Concrete Jungle]]" by students. Each has single rooms as well as multi-room suites. | Trinity Hall was constructed after a decision by the [[trustees|Trustees]] in January 1964 to increase the College's enrollment. Financed through the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency, Trinity Hall was one of three dorms built at the same time, all named after former Trinity College presidents (Wheaton, [[jackson_abner|Jackson]], and [[smith_george_williamson|Smith]]). The buildings were finished in 1966 and were known as a unit as "South Campus dormitory." The outdoor area enclosed by these buildings has also been called the "[[concrete_jungle|concrete jungle]]" by students. Each building has single rooms as well as multi-room suites. |
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| The dormitory also houses the College's Health Center and shares a common space with the neighboring Jackson Hall dormitory. Floors are separated by gender, with three Residential Advisors and two P.R.I.D.E. leaders also living in the dormitory. | The dormitory also houses the College's Health Center and shares a common space with the neighboring Jackson Hall dormitory. Floors are separated by gender, with three Residential Advisors and two leaders from the Promoting Respect for Inclusive Diversity in Education (P.R.I.D.E.) peer mentor program also living in the dormitory. |
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| In the wake of national outcry over the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, a number of Trinity's student groups under the Umoja Coalition called for the renaming of (Nathaniel) Wheaton Hall and (Bishop Samuel) [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]]. In their June 2020 list of demands, Umoja Coalition claimed that "both figures, while deeply revered in Trinity’s history, were outright racists and defended slavery on a number of instances." With the unanimous support of the Board of Trustees, President Joanne Berger-Sweeney stated on July 7, 2020, in response to the Umoja Coalition's demands, that "members of the Trinity community this fall [should] consider naming issues more broadly—to look at not only who’s honored and whether that’s appropriate, but also who isn’t honored and how we might address it. These community members will help us figure out whose names and stories could or should be celebrated and what names should adorn our campus buildings and spaces." | In the wake of national outcry over the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, a number of Trinity's student groups under the Umoja Coalition called for the renaming of (Nathaniel) Wheaton Hall and (Bishop Samuel) [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]]. In their June 2020 list of demands, Umoja Coalition claimed that "both figures, while deeply revered in Trinity’s history, were outright racists and defended slavery on a number of instances." With the unanimous support of the Board of Trustees, President [[berger-sweeney_joanne|Joanne Berger-Sweeney]] stated on July 7, 2020, in response to the Umoja Coalition's demands, that "members of the Trinity community this fall [should] consider naming issues more broadly—to look at not only who’s honored and whether that’s appropriate, but also who isn’t honored and how we might address it. These community members will help us figure out whose names and stories could or should be celebrated and what names should adorn our [[summit_campus|campus]] buildings and spaces." |
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| At a meeting on April 28, 2021, the Board of Trustees "voted unanimously in support of a recommendation to remove the name from Wheaton Hall, named for Nathaniel Wheaton, and to rename it temporarily as Trinity Hall." The decision was made in tandem with the re-initiation of a college-wide Committee on Named Facilities and Commemoratives to make the Trinity campus more equitable in its naming practices. According to President Berger-Sweeney, "the Committee on Named Facilities and Commemoratives will propose a new name for the building in due course." | At a meeting on April 28, 2021, the Board of Trustees "voted unanimously in support of a recommendation to remove the name from Wheaton Hall, named for Nathaniel Wheaton, and to rename it temporarily as Trinity Hall." The decision was made in tandem with the re-initiation of a college-wide Committee on Named Facilities and Commemoratives to make the Trinity campus more equitable in its naming practices. According to President Berger-Sweeney, "the Committee on Named Facilities and Commemoratives will propose a new name for the building in due course." |
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| [[https://books.google.com/books?id=ICpdAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=A+Discourse+on+St.+Paul%27s+Epistle+to+Philemon&source=bl&ots=PBGLzASfYZ&sig=ACfU3U2OF-PbsKWSsXZjoMrfYffcBL6YuA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0xJnV6qv9AhUBj4kEHZRnDAo4KBDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=A%20Discourse%20on%20St.%20Paul's%20Epistle%20to%20Philemon&f=false|A Discourse on St. Paul's Epistle to Philemon]] | [[https://books.google.com/books?id=ICpdAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=A+Discourse+on+St.+Paul%27s+Epistle+to+Philemon&source=bl&ots=PBGLzASfYZ&sig=ACfU3U2OF-PbsKWSsXZjoMrfYffcBL6YuA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0xJnV6qv9AhUBj4kEHZRnDAo4KBDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=A%20Discourse%20on%20St.%20Paul's%20Epistle%20to%20Philemon&f=false|A Discourse on St. Paul's Epistle to Philemon]] (1851) by N. S. Wheaton. |
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