https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/ 2026-04-17T06:49:17+00:00 https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/ https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php/logo.png text/html 2025-01-14T14:50:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/a_capella_groups?rev=1736866216&do=diff organizations students A Capella Groups A capella groups at Trinity College originated in 1938 with the formation of The Trinity Pipes, then an all-male quartet which became co-ed in 1970, the year after the College first admitted women. In the 1960s, The Pipes were joined by The Trinidads, another all-male singing group. These were the only a capella groups on campus until 1987, when The Trinitones formed the first all-female group. The two groups were joined in 1993 by the all-male group, … text/html 2025-08-21T13:12:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/a?rev=1755781942&do=diff A A Capella Groups - Trinity's varied singing groups, which perform mainly without instrumental accompaniment. Accidentals - Trinity's all-male a capella group. Academic Clubs - Groups dedicated to a specific area of study which allow students to expand their knowledge and network with peers and professors. text/html 2025-01-14T16:37:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/academic_clubs?rev=1736872639&do=diff organizations students Academic Clubs Art Club Trinity's Art Club was officially formed in the early 1980s with the goal of promoting appreciation of the fine arts on campus. The club planned to hold lectures, invite artists to campus, hold workshops, and have student and staff art exhibits. text/html 2025-01-14T14:55:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/admissions_building?rev=1736866529&do=diff places Borges Admissions Center The Manuel and Maria Luisa Lopes Borges Admissions Center is located next to Trinity College Chapel and overlooks the athletics fields. The building includes the Career Services Center, where students may seek resources regarding future employment opportunities that align with their passions and skills. In addition, the building houses Financial Aid offices where students and their families may arrange need and merit based aid plans to facilitate their education… text/html 2024-08-29T20:18:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/aetna_quantitative_center?rev=1724962739&do=diff organizations academics students Aetna Quantitative Center The Aetna Quantitative Center, or Q-Center, was established in 1987 as the Aetna Mathematics Center with a grant from the Aetna Life and Casualty Foundation. The Center helps to implement Trinity’s Quantitative Literacy Requirement (formerly known as Math Proficiency) by assessing the quantitative literacy of each incoming student, providing full-semester quantitative literacy introductory courses, holding peer tutoring hours, and work… text/html 2025-01-14T14:57:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/albert_c._jacobs_life_sciences_center_lsc?rev=1736866647&do=diff places academics Albert C. Jacobs Life Sciences Center (LSC) Completed in 1968, the Life Sciences Center houses the biology, psychology, and neuroscience departments. The brutalist building, designed by Douglas Orr, DeCossy, Winder and Associates of New Haven, is located on the south side of campus, perpendicular to the text/html 2025-01-14T15:45:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/alma_mater?rev=1736869550&do=diff traditions Alma Mater Trinity's current alma mater is “’Neath the Elms,” sung to the tune of “On the Banks of the Old Tennessee,” written by Chapel organist, Augustus P. Burgwin, Class of 1882, M.A. 1885. Trinity's original alma mater (1823-1882) was “Auld Lang Syne. text/html 2025-01-14T15:48:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/alumni_association?rev=1736869693&do=diff organizations Alumni Association Organized in 1831, the Trinity College Alumni Association (TCAA) is a network of Trinity graduates working to preserve and maintain a strong relationship with the College. On August 3, 1831, the organization was formed under the name Associate Alumni, and Isaac Edwin Crary, Class of 1827, was elected president. text/html 2025-01-14T15:48:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/alumni_hall?rev=1736869715&do=diff places athletics Alumni Hall Trinity College Archives Completed in 1887 and designed in the “Spanish-Chateau” style by William Brocklesby Class of 1869, Alumni Hall gymnasium was located in the north end of the Summit campus, approximately where Borges Admissions Center stands in 2023. It was damaged by a fire on February 18, 1922 and was reconstructed. A subsequent fire destroyed the building in 1967. text/html 2025-01-14T15:52:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/anadama_dormitory?rev=1736869925&do=diff places students Anadama Dormitory Anadama was a student dormitory located at 111 Crescent Street. The College purchased a small apartment complex, known as “111 Crescent Apts” on February 1, 1974, which would later become Anadama. Student occupancy was scheduled to begin on September 1, 1974. For student use, the building contained 14 triple occupancy units, a four-person suite, and 28 double occupancy units. Entrance to housing units would also be via interior hallways. text/html 2025-01-14T15:53:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/ann_plato_fellowship?rev=1736870035&do=diff academics people Ann Plato Fellowship The Ann Plato Fellowship is an annual fellowship given to a pre- or post-doctoral applicant to promote racial and ethnic diversity at Trinity College. Ann Plato fellows are expected to teach one or two courses at Trinity over the year and deliver a formal lecture during the Fall semester, receiving a stipend of $50,000 (pre-doctoral) or $55,000 (post-doctoral), plus health benefits. The fellows are also expected to engage in the Trinity community through r… text/html 2024-05-30T16:38:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/arboretum?rev=1717087098&do=diff places Arboretum Long Walk Established in 2023 during Trinity’s Bicentennial year, the Trinity College Arboretum is a Level I Arboretum that encompasses the entire campus, consisting of over 100 acres. The arboretum includes over 1,500 trees, two of which are Connecticut state champion trees: an English Elm and a Temple’s Upright Sugar Maple. text/html 2025-02-05T19:44:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/asian-american_student_association_aasa_house?rev=1738784665&do=diff places students Asian-American Student Association (AASA) House The Asian-American Student Association (AASA) House, one of three cultural houses on the Trinity College campus, primarily supports students of Asian descent, but also serves as a welcoming space for the entire student body to enjoy intellectually stimulating and educational gatherings and discussions. text/html 2023-05-12T18:56:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/assaiante_paul_d._tennis_center?rev=1683917799&do=diff places athletics Paul D. Assaiante Tennis Center Raether LibraryCrescent housing The Tennis Center was built in 2010 and provides space for both the women's and the men's tennis teams at Trinity. It contains eight tennis courts and a raised area for spectators, all surrounded by large lights. The center was named after Paul D. Assaiante, coach of the men's text/html 2025-04-29T19:30:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/athenaeum?rev=1745955030&do=diff organizations students Athenaeum Society The Ivy The Athenaeum was one of Trinity College's first literary societies, a way for students to debate and study outside of the regular curriculum. In the early days of Trinity College (initially known as Washington College), these societies were an essential part of American campus culture. text/html 2024-08-28T14:49:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/athletes_of_color_coalition?rev=1724856599&do=diff athletics students Athletes of Color Coalition The Athletes of Color Coalition (ACC) was formed in the spring of 2019 as a way to enhance the athletic experience of Trinity's student-athletes of color by building a safe and more diverse environment where their voices could be heard. The five students who founded the group did so after noting that Trinity did not have the same support or resources for student-athletes of color as other NESCAC schools had. They wanted to ensure that student-at… text/html 2023-07-12T15:01:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/athletic_association?rev=1689174062&do=diff organizations athletics Athletic Association The Athletic Association existed in some form on Trinity's campus from 1873 until the early 1970s. The group consisted of students, faculty, and alumni that worked together to govern athletics and the use of athletic spaces on Trinity's campus. In addition to allocating funds, the group recognized sports teams and reserved seats for students during games. They officially formed in 1873 as a way to prevent misuse of the College gymnasium and to gathe… text/html 2025-01-14T16:39:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/athletic_clubs?rev=1736872742&do=diff athletics students organizations Athletic Clubs Bowling From 1890 to 1891, a group of sophomores participated in a bowling club. Later, the club expanded into a multi-class team, which lasted into the 1970s. Coaching Club Ivy Based on the competitive sport popular throughout the 19th century in England, Trinity's Coaching Club was a student organization in which students raced stage coaches. One student would control the team of horses (four-in-hand or six-in-hand). Introduced in… text/html 2025-02-10T17:23:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/athletics?rev=1739208186&do=diff athletics Athletics at Trinity “” From the founding of the College, Trinity students enjoyed outdoor recreation and individual sports such as swimming, boxing, fencing, and horseback riding. Gradually sports became more organized, with the first teams and team sports appearing in the 1850s. Rowing led the way as the first competitive intercollegiate sport, followed by baseball and football. In the nineteenth century, Trinity men competed with students at schools like Yale, Harvard, and Brown, t… text/html 2024-08-13T15:18:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/austin_arts_center?rev=1723562332&do=diff places Austin Arts Center The Austin Arts Center houses many of Trinity's performance-based departments and spaces, namely the Music Department, the Theater and Dance departments, Goodwin Theater, Garmany Hall (a blackbox theater), and the Widener Gallery (a space for rotating exhibits and art performances). The Center also houses recording studios, classrooms, studio arts rooms, music labs, and a costume shop. It is located adjacent to the College text/html 2024-10-29T17:46:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/b?rev=1730223995&do=diff B Bantam - The rooster mascot of Trinity College. Bantam Network - Mentoring program of faculty and peers to welcome first-year students. Baseball - First organized as a club sport in the 1860s and has remained popular since. Basketball - Trinity's first basketball team was organized in 1894 and played against the Hartford YMCA. text/html 2023-07-11T16:14:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/bantam_network?rev=1689092060&do=diff academics organizations students Bantam Network The Bantam Network is a mentorship program that creates a support system for first-year students, connecting them to faculty and their fellow peers. This network of support and relationships then follows students for the rest of their years at Trinity. text/html 2025-02-10T15:51:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/bantam?rev=1739202685&do=diff traditions athletics Bantam “”1950 Tripod.“”State Capitol The mascot of Trinity College is the bantam, “Banty.” In the animal world, a bantam can be a smaller version of a chicken breed, or a “true bantam,” which has no larger counterpart. The origin of Trinity’s mascot can be traced to a spirited speech that an alumnus and judge, the Honorable Joseph Buffington, Class of 1875, gave at an 1899 Princeton Alumni Association dinner. The full speech is transcribed in the May 1899 text/html 2024-10-29T17:48:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/baseball?rev=1730224087&do=diff athletics Baseball Trinity College Archives Baseball was first introduced to the Trinity community through a Baseball Club in the early 1860s. Though the city of Hartford had a baseball club called the Charter Oaks, the sport took some time to gain popularity on campus. At the end of the Civil War, baseball became the College's most popular sport. Students who had fought in the war brought the game back with them. By the spring of 1866, Trinity had its own varsity team and on June 10, the base… text/html 2025-02-05T17:26:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/basketball?rev=1738776383&do=diff athletics Basketball Trinity Ivy Basketball was first introduced to Trinity in 1894 when the men won their first game in December against Hartford Public High School at the local YMCA. Trinity's team continued to play teams from the YMCA until 1897 when they began to compete with Yale and Wesleyan. Official intercollegiate play began in 1905. During World War I, competition halted, but resumed in 1919; the Bantam men saw their first winning season in 1920-21. text/html 2024-02-29T15:02:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/bell?rev=1709218974&do=diff traditions Bell The target of mischief and loathing, the chapel bell was rung throughout the day to keep time and order on Trinity's campus. When there was no longer a bell on campus, students quickly realized the loss of a boon. Old Campus Bell The old campus bell was cast in text/html 2026-03-24T15:18:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/berger-sweeney_joanne?rev=1774365523&do=diff people presidents Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney Joanne Berger-Sweeney was the 22nd president of Trinity College. She is the first woman as well as person of color to serve as College President, and was inaugurated on October 26, 2014. Berger-Sweeney received her undergraduate degree in psychobiology from Wellesley College and her M.P.H. in environmental health sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. While working on her Ph.D. in neurotoxicology from the Johns Hopkins School of Public… text/html 2023-05-15T13:13:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/berkeley_divinity_school?rev=1684156433&do=diff organizations academics Berkeley Divinity School Berkeley Divinity School is an Episcopal Church seminary located at Yale Divinity School. Founded in 1854 by Trinity College president, Bishop John Williams of Connecticut, and named for the Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley, it is the only Episcopal seminary to be affiliated with a major research institution (Yale University). text/html 2023-07-11T17:37:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/bliss_boathouse?rev=1689097056&do=diff athletics places Friends of Trinity Rowing Boathouse The Friends of Trinity Rowing Boathouse in East Hartford is the home of the Trinity crew team's boats, docks, and equipment. Trinity's rowing team experienced a revival in the early 1960s and began to compete against other small New England Schools after being mostly inactive since the 1870s following the drowning of a crew member. Trinity's rowing team, with the support of several students and President text/html 2023-05-15T13:21:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/board_of_fellows?rev=1684156881&do=diff organizations Board of Fellows The Board of Fellows serves to overlook “study and discipline” at Trinity College. Today, it is one of the longest-running boards at the College. On August 1, 1837, Bishop Brownell reminded the College Trustees that the College's charter permitted the Trustees to increase their number and to create a Board of Fellows, which text/html 2024-08-30T17:38:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/board_of_visitors?rev=1725039532&do=diff organizations Board of Visitors The Board of Visitors was a governing body that served alongside the Chancellor to oversee the internal functions of the College from 1853 until 1906. The term “Visitor” with regard to the Board is considered an overseer of an entity. This oversight was a function of the Chancellor, who was also the Bishop of Connecticut for some time, and a board was formed to assist in the College's internal administration. Early members included text/html 2025-02-05T16:18:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/boardman_hall?rev=1738772284&do=diff places academics Boardman Hall Trinity College Archives The Boardman Hall of Natural History housed Trinity's Museum of Natural History, and the laboratories and classrooms of the Biology and Natural Sciences departments. Later, it housed Education, Fine Arts, Geology, Mathematics, Psychology, Community Affairs, and even (for a short time) the Connecticut Educational Television station WEDH Channel 24. Boardman stood behind text/html 2025-01-21T16:21:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/boardwalk_hall?rev=1737476500&do=diff places students Boardwalk Hall Boardwalk Hall is a student dormitory located at 183-185 Allen Place in the North Campus area. The dormitory, which is a converted apartment building, was formerly known as Allen East. The College purchased the property along with the adjacent building, which was later named text/html 2023-06-13T18:01:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/boardwalk?rev=1686679288&do=diff places Boardwalk President's HouseEnglish Department BuildingSmith HouseTrinity College Archives Some of Trinity's earliest campus walkways were actually boardwalks. During the late 19th century, wooden elevated sidewalks called “boardwalks” were a common feature in cities and towns. As roads were unpaved, they enabled people to keep their shoes clean and elevated from the dirt or mud roads. text/html 2024-02-20T19:56:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/botanical_garden_and_greenhouse?rev=1708458996&do=diff places Botanical Garden and Greenhouse Trinity College Archives Located on the old campus, the garden and greenhouse were an important educational tool at Washington College, now Trinity College. The garden was planted in 1825 and the greenhouse was built in 1828, following the garden's great success. In the early days of the College, an important emphasis was placed on the physical activity of students. The creation of the garden was motivated by the hope that students would work actively in … text/html 2023-07-13T18:59:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/brocklesby_john?rev=1689274796&do=diff people presidents John Brocklesby John Brocklesby was a professor at Trinity College and served as acting president on four different occasions in the nineteenth century. Brocklesby, born near Birmingham, England in 1811, arrived in the United States with his father in 1820. He received his B.A. from text/html 2025-01-21T17:53:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/brotherhood_of_st._andrew?rev=1737482016&do=diff organizations students Brotherhood of St. Andrew The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is a Episcopal lay organization whose mission is to help men and boys within the Church and the larger Anglican Communion grow in their relationships with Christ through prayer, study, and service. Founded in 1883 at St. James’ Episcopal Church in downtown Chicago, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew established a student chapter at Trinity College around 1904. Popular with some of the undergraduates, the Brotherhood enga… text/html 2025-02-10T14:52:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/brownell_book?rev=1739199142&do=diff traditions Brownell Book Brownell Book, p. 62 Also called the Commencement Book, the Brownell Book is an early 19th-century leather-bound record book. Inside the Book, there are details of Commencement exercises and degrees, graduation prayers in Latin, and signatures from more recent Trinity College presidential inaugurations. The Book, along with a text/html 2024-04-10T18:33:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/brownell_club?rev=1712774014&do=diff organizations students Brownell Club The Brownell Club was a social club on campus formed in 1949 by five members of the sophomore class. The club served as a place for “independents,” or students not interested in fraternities, to partake in social activities. The club most likely was named after Trinity's first text/html 2024-02-05T19:24:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/brownell_hall?rev=1707161064&do=diff places Brownell Hall Trinity College Archives Brownell Hall was the final building added to the Trinity College original campus in 1845 and was named for Thomas Church Brownell, Trinity's first president and the third Episcopal Bishop in Connecticut. Though it was not constructed until 20 years after the first college building had been erected, images of Trinity with three buildings appeared as early as 1824, including in a survey of text/html 2024-03-11T19:42:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/brownell_statue?rev=1710186162&do=diff places Brownell Statue Thomas Church Brownell is a bronze statue of founding Trinity President Thomas Church Brownell, located on the Main Quad and designed by Chauncey Ives. The statue stands 10 feet 6 inches tall and shows Brownell dressed in clerical vestments with his left hand holding a prayer book and his right arm outstretched as if pronouncing a blessing. text/html 2024-08-30T17:41:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/brownell_thomas_church?rev=1725039694&do=diff people presidents Thomas Church Brownell Thomas Church Brownell was the first president of Trinity College (then known as Washington College) from 1824 to 1831. Born in 1779 in Westport, Massachusetts, Brownell taught Latin, Greek, Belles Lettres, Moral Philosophy, Chemistry, and Mineralogy at Union College in Schenectady, New York between 1805 and 1811. At some time before 1815, he left the Congregational Church. After becoming a priest in the text/html 2023-08-07T18:44:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/burges_william?rev=1691433850&do=diff people William Burges William Burges (1827-1881) was an English architect best known for designing Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch, both in Wales. Burges, along with Francis H. Kimball, helped design Trinity College's “new campus” in 1875 that included the Long Walk and its buildings, designed in the form of quadrangles. While today Burges is considered one of England’s most distinguished architects and a practitioner of the High Victorian Gothic style, he was relatively unknown in the early 1… text/html 2025-08-12T13:19:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/c?rev=1755004773&do=diff C Cabinet (Museum) - A room that housed Trinity's collection of natural history specimens. President's Cabinet - An advisory group to the College President consisting of deans and division leaders. Josiah Cleaveland Cady - Trinity alumnus regarded as one of the most prolific and eminent architects of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. text/html 2023-08-17T17:27:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cabinet_president_s?rev=1692293226&do=diff organizations people President's Cabinet The President’s Cabinet consists of deans and division leaders that function as a senior administrative team to govern the College and advise the president. They are often hand selected by the president. Roles found within the cabinet include: text/html 2025-01-21T17:40:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cady_josiah_cleaveland?rev=1737481254&do=diff people Josiah Cleaveland Cady Josiah Cleaveland Cady was a Trinity alumnus who was regarded as one of the most prolific and eminent architects of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Cady was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1837. Cady only attended Trinity College as a student for a year in 1857 before venturing on his own to get an education in architectural design. There is not much known about his time as a Trinity student, but records indicate that he was a member of th… text/html 2025-11-07T16:57:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/calithumpian_band?rev=1762534630&do=diff organizations students Calithumpian Band The Calithumpian band was an informal student musical group that was popular during 1869-1870, utilizing an unusual assortment of noisy instruments. Other “calithumpian bands” existed during the 19th century; the term “callithump text/html 2023-05-05T17:29:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/camp_trinity?rev=1683307791&do=diff organizations students Camp Trinity “” Camp Trinity was an athletic and social camp for students and alumni held from June 28 through July 6 in the summer of 1890. Alumni and Board of Trustees member Robert H. Coleman, Class of 1877, invited the whole College to attend an outing at Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania. The original intent was for Coleman to give the current text/html 2024-08-29T19:53:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/campus_safety?rev=1724961227&do=diff organizations Campus Safety The Department of Campus Safety at Trinity College is charged with coordinating and implementing safety measures that protect all students, faculty, and staff on campus in order to foster a secure and orderly community. The department’s responsibilities include enforcing Trinity’s alcohol policy per state law, as well as enforcing the prohibition of weapons, sexual misconduct, and drug use and possession. The Campus Safety Department consists of Campus Safety Office… text/html 2025-02-10T15:18:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cannons?rev=1739200701&do=diff places USS Hartford Cannon Trinity College Archives.USS Hartford Trinity College President G. Keith Funston '32 acquired two cannon from the 1858 Union steamship USS Hartford for the Trinity campus in 1950. History When the Memorial Field House was dedicated on February 12, 1949, it commemorated 70 Trinity men who sacrificed their lives during World War II. The same year, President G. Keith Funston learned that two of the four text/html 2023-07-13T18:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cave?rev=1689274160&do=diff places The Cave The Trinity Ivy The Cave, a dining facility on campus, is located in the basement of Mather Hall. Food is available to order and eat there, as well as a convenience store-esque space where students may buy snacks, fresh produce, and beverages. Payments for meals and snacks are made through credit cards, Bantam Bucks, or meal swipes. Originally located in the basement of text/html 2024-04-10T18:54:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cedar_hill_cemetery?rev=1712775289&do=diff places Cedar Hill Cemetery Established in 1864 and comprising 270 acres, Cedar Hill Cemetery is a prominent rural cemetery on Fairfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut, only a mile from the Trinity College Summit Campus. It was designed by American landscape architect Jacob Weidenmann, who also designed Bushnell Park in Hartford. Cedar Hill is known for the prominent residents who have been laid to rest there, as well as its early American rural design. The cemetery is nonsectarian and private… text/html 2024-12-11T18:14:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/centennial_celebration?rev=1733940888&do=diff events Centennial Celebration Trinity College celebrated its 100th year of existence in May 1923 with a variety of events and activities which took place over the course of several days. Students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, friends of Trinity, and residents of the greater text/html 2024-12-11T18:28:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/centennial_fund?rev=1733941714&do=diff events Centennial Fund In preparation for the celebration of its 100th anniversary, Trinity College launched a fundraising effort known as the Centennial Fund to support Trinity into its second century of existence. May 14, 1921 marked Trinity College’s 98th “ text/html 2024-08-30T18:13:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/center_for_caribbean_studies?rev=1725041598&do=diff organizations academics Center for Caribbean Studies The Center for Caribbean Studies opened in 2016 to showcase Caribbean culture both abroad and in local communities. The Center provides grants in order to develop undergraduate and faculty research of the Caribbean region, promotes classes that focus on Caribbean studies, and holds events that allow people to learn more about the broader Caribbean. This includes involvement in International Week and the text/html 2024-09-25T15:55:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/center_for_hartford_engagement_and_research_cher?rev=1727279720&do=diff organizations Center for Hartford Engagement and Research Trinity's Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER), located at 70 Vernon Street, is dedicated to generating and strengthening lasting academic and co-curricular relationships between the Trinity community and communities in the surrounding text/html 2023-06-13T18:08:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/center_for_urban_and_global_studies?rev=1686679702&do=diff organizations academics Center for Urban and Global Studies The Center for Urban and Global Studies (CUGS) aims to connect and integrate Trinity's campus with greater Hartford and the world. The Center was developed mainly to combat the “relatively little engagement with the outside world text/html 2024-07-09T16:24:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cesare_barbieri_endowment_for_italian_culture?rev=1720542277&do=diff organizations Cesare Barbieri Endowment for Italian Culture “”Trinity College Alumni Magazine Originally called the Cesare Barbieri Center of Italian Studies, the Cesare Barbieri Endowment for Italian Culture funds lectures, events, courses, and the publishing of books by and for Trinity's Italian Department. The Endowment also awards an annual grant to a United States citizen for research in Italy. text/html 2024-08-29T20:10:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/chancellor_of_the_college?rev=1724962258&do=diff people Chancellor of the College The Chancellor of the College is an administrative position originally conceived to oversee religious and moral compliance with the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, and was a role completely separate from that of College President. Today, it is a symbolic role absorbed by the president of the College that does not directly affiliate with any religious institution. text/html 2024-10-28T18:03:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/chapel_builders_alumni_association?rev=1730138638&do=diff organizations people traditions Chapel Builders Alumni Association The Chapel Builders Alumni Association was formed after the completion of the Chapel in December 1932, and consisted of all the men involved in the four-year period of its construction. The Association met yearly on or around December 19, the day that the final capstone was laid at the top of the Chapel. During these reunions, the builders would meet in the Chapel in the late afternoon to spend time among their achievements and… text/html 2024-08-28T20:32:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/chapel_organ?rev=1724877148&do=diff places Chapel Organ The first College organ was installed in 1850 in Seabury Hall, a building constructed on the original campus of Washington College (now Trinity College). This organ was located in the Chapel room on the ground floor of the building. After Trinity moved to its current campus and the Trinity Chapel was constructed in 1932, Boston-based organ company Aeolian-Skinner constructed the first organ for the Chapel. This organ was designed by G. Donald Harrison, the leading organ arc… text/html 2024-10-31T13:46:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/chapel_singers?rev=1730382362&do=diff organizations students Chapel Singers Founded in 1825 as the chapel choir, the Chapel Singers is the oldest student organization in continuous existence at Trinity College; during the College's early years, it was the only musical group on campus. The choir's first public appearance was in 1860, when text/html 2025-02-10T15:23:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/chapel?rev=1739201005&do=diff places Trinity College Chapel An imposing gothic structure on the main quad of the Summit Street campus, the Trinity College Chapel can be seen for miles from Hartford. First Chapels Trinity's first Chapel was in Seabury Hall, the central building on the original campus. The first Chapel at the new Summit Street Campus was located in text/html 2023-05-10T20:50:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/charleston_house_of_interfaith_cooperation?rev=1683751847&do=diff organizations places students Charleston House of Interfaith Cooperation The Charleston House of Interfaith Cooperation, originally named the Interfaith House, opened in 1999 as a space for students, faculty, and staff of all religions and beliefs to gather in order to have discussions about interfaith cooperation. The house is located at 115 Allen Place and was previously used to house college Chaplains and their families during their tenure. The house itself is two stories and contains a kit… text/html 2024-02-15T16:56:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/charter_day?rev=1708016189&do=diff traditions Charter Day Charter Day is a celebration on May 16, the generally accepted date in which the State of Connecticut General Assembly granted the charter to establish Washington College (now Trinity College) in 1823. According to legend, the entire City of Hartford celebrated that evening. Trinity's early Charter Day celebrations were unofficial affairs organized by students, as it was not endorsed by the College, and later years seemed to only acknowledge Charter Day or celebrate it … text/html 2025-02-06T16:55:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/charter?rev=1738860951&do=diff traditions Charter The Charter is the document that allowed Trinity College to be officially established, and was approved by the Connecticut General Assembly in May 1823. At the time, the name of the institution was Washington College. May 16, the date generally accepted as the day the charter was granted, is celebrated as text/html 2023-11-02T14:47:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/chemical_museum?rev=1698936450&do=diff places Chemical Museum A 1929 Hartford Courant article notes that Trinity College had a “chemical museum.” The article details Trinity's receipt of “a specimen of mauve, which is the first dye ever manufactured from coal tar.” Mauveine, a vivid purple synthetic dye, was created accidentally by Sir William Henry Perkin in 1856 and a sample was prepared for the 1862 London Exhibition. In 1929, Trinity received the sample from Dr. Francis P. Webb, who in turn had received it from Frederick Mollw… text/html 2025-01-21T15:22:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/church_scholarship_society?rev=1737472931&do=diff organizations Church Scholarship Society The Church Scholarship Society was formed in 1827 out of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut at the request of Bishop Brownell. The Society’s purpose at the time was to help young male members of the Episcopal Church in attaining a college education at text/html 2023-07-12T15:33:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cinestudio?rev=1689176021&do=diff places students Cinestudio Cinestudio is an on-campus, student-run independent movie theater that is open to the public. It began as an offshoot of the Trinity Film Society, which in 1969 commenced showing movies in the Krieble Auditorium, an unused laboratory space in the Clement Chemistry Building. The first student organizers used their own money to transform the space into a functional theater. The first public showing was in February 1970 and featured text/html 2025-03-27T13:49:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/civil_war?rev=1743083354&do=diff events The Civil War Cedar Hill CemeterySummit Campus With the number of lives lost, The American Civil War (April 12, 1861--May 26, 1865) was the costliest conflict in American history. Approximately three million men served in the Union and Confederate armies combined, and current estimates indicate that over 750,000 gave their lives, the result of battlefield casualties or disease. There were also many civilian deaths attributable to the war. text/html 2024-02-27T22:04:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/class_day?rev=1709071484&do=diff events traditions Class Day Class Day exercises were established by Samuel Eliot in 1858 to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class and to emphasize the lasting bonds of friendship. The ceremonies were “a similar fashion to the present custom at Harvard” and originally took place on the text/html 2024-05-30T16:05:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/class_ivy?rev=1717085148&do=diff traditions students Class Ivy Trinity College Archives As part of the annual Class Day celebration which began in 1855, Trinity seniors planted ivy on the College buildings. Ivy planting remained a tradition for decades and is thought to be the inspiration for the undergraduate yearbook, the Trinity Ivy, which first appeared in 1873. text/html 2025-01-21T16:24:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/clemens_hall?rev=1737476687&do=diff places students Clemens Hall Clemens Hall is a student dormitory located at 216 New Britain Avenue. Along with Stowe Hall and Crescent Street Townhouses, Clemens comprises the “Crescent Street Neighborhood.” Housing units in Clemens are apartment-style suites with private bathrooms and bedrooms and fully furnished kitchens. text/html 2023-06-13T15:44:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/clement_chemistry_building?rev=1686671060&do=diff places academics Clement Chemistry Building Clement Chemistry Building is located at the south end of the Long Walk and houses the Chemistry Department and Cinestudio, a movie theater. In the 1930s, efforts to construct a building for the Chemistry Department accelerated as the existing facilities were deemed makeshift and unsuitable, as they were located in the basement of the text/html 2025-11-07T16:02:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/club_of_the_incogniti?rev=1762531350&do=diff organizations students Club of the Incogniti The Hermethenean The Club of the Incogniti was one of Trinity’s first secret societies, formed in the early 1830s. Although the exact date of its founding is unknown, the society emerged during a time when Trinity, then known as Washington College, was actively fostering literary excellence among its students. As such, the Club is believed to have been a literary society. text/html 2024-11-22T19:50:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/club_sports?rev=1732305047&do=diff athletics Club Sports Trinity College Club sports are an opportunity for students to participate in a sport they love that is not represented in Trinity's Athletics teams, but with more rigorous training and structure than an intramural team. Organized and run by students, Club Sports work with the recreation office to hire coaches, plan and schedule practices, schedule contests, and work with an operating budget. Each club sport, like all student clubs on campus, must have a constitution and … text/html 2025-01-14T16:52:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/clubs?rev=1736873529&do=diff organizations students Clubs Student clubs are groups organized and run by students based around a shared interest or activity. Trinity has had and still has many clubs, which fall into a variety of categories: * Academic Clubs * Athletic Clubs * Dramatic/Theatric Clubs * Eating Clubs * Game Clubs * Political Party Clubs * Telegraph Clubs ---------- text/html 2023-05-11T21:34:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/colors?rev=1683840897&do=diff traditions Colors The colors of Trinity College are Old Gold and Dark Blue, but the first colors of the College, originally known as Washington College, were dark green and white. The first recorded use of the “old Washington College Colors,” was by the Washington College Archers (formerly the text/html 2024-10-23T16:07:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/commencement_speakers?rev=1729699646&do=diff people traditions Commencement Speakers Over its long history, Trinity College’s commencement ceremonies have been highlighted by powerful speeches from a diverse array of speakers, each bringing unique perspectives and life experiences to the podium. Whether alumni, renowned educators, or distinguished figures from Connecticut’s public and civic life and beyond, these speakers have imparted words of resilience, leadership, and social responsibility, acting as shining examples for the gradua… text/html 2025-02-04T21:02:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/commencement?rev=1738702978&do=diff events traditions students Commencement Commencement is the ceremony at the end of each academic year when graduating students receive their diplomas. Typically occurring mid- to late-May on Trinity's Main Quad, the ceremony features speeches and awards given by and to a variety of students, faculty, and staff. These awards include text/html 2025-09-08T14:05:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/compensation_day?rev=1757340301&do=diff traditions Compensation Day Compensation Day was an annual College holiday in early November. The holiday began to be observed annually on November 1 as “All Saints' Day,” “Founders Day,” and “Benefactors Day” in the 20th century. In the mid-20th century, Founders Day was moved occasionally to October 19 and later, May 16 to coincide with text/html 2024-02-29T15:10:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/computing_center_in_mcec?rev=1709219412&do=diff places Computing Center in MCEC In 1990, the Computing Center moved from the Hallden Engineering Laboratory to the newly-constructed Nutt Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Center (MECC), then known as the Mathematics, Computing, and Engineering Center (MCEC). It remained there until it was combined with the library in 2002. The new building had facilities purpose-built for the needs of the Computing Center. These included two large rooms on the first floor with several dozen perso… text/html 2025-01-21T17:45:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/concrete_jungle?rev=1737481539&do=diff places traditions Concrete Jungle “” The term “Concrete Jungle” refers to the first-year courtyards that include the first-year residence halls Elton, Funston, Jones, Jackson, Trinity, and Smith. The term may have been first used in print in the Trinity Tripod in 2005, but use of the colloquialism probably dated from well before. text/html 2025-02-06T17:09:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/conic_sections?rev=1738861769&do=diff traditions students Burial of the Conic Sections “” The “Burial of the Conic Sections” was a tradition which celebrated the completion of a particularly difficult mathematics class that covered the geometric concept of “conic sections,” or sections of cones. The class marked the end of the mathematics curriculum, but text/html 2023-07-11T15:52:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/constitution_plaza?rev=1689090727&do=diff places academics Constitution Plaza Constitution Plaza is the location of two Trinity programs: the Liberal Arts Action Lab and the Trinity Innovation Center in downtown Hartford. Trinity’s facilities occupy space in parts of two buildings at One and 10 Constitution Plaza. The establishment of this location was carried out under the leadership of President text/html 2023-08-23T16:40:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/convocation?rev=1692808809&do=diff events traditions Convocation Convocation is an event which introduces and welcomes incoming first-year students to the College, held on the same day as Matriculation. The ceremony entails first-year students gathering together during their Orientation Week, often on the main quad, to listen to speeches about their upcoming four years at Trinity. Although there are sometimes multiple speakers, the text/html 2025-01-14T21:52:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cook_hall?rev=1736891538&do=diff places students Cook Hall Completed in 1931, Cook Hall is a student dormitory on the south end of the Long Walk on Summit Campus. Cook Hall is adjacent to Goodwin-Woodward Hall. Cook was named for A.D. Cook and Sons, a firm in Hartford which donated $500 in 1827 to the founding and development of the College on the site of the text/html 2023-07-12T19:54:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/coop?rev=1689191680&do=diff places students Coop The Coop is an on-campus thrift store located in the lower level of Jackson Hall. Established in 2011 by Green Campus, the Coop sells used clothing, shoes, furniture, appliances, books, décor, and more to the Trinity community. The store takes donations from students year-round, and also participates in and helps facilitate the annual Dump and Run, which occurs during move-out week each May. During the Dump and Run, sites are set up around dorms where students can “dump”… text/html 2023-12-19T16:36:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cornelia_center?rev=1703003808&do=diff places women students Cornelia Center The Cornelia Parsons '80 Center is a community gathering building located on Vernon Street which houses the Career and Life Design Center. Named for Cornelia Parsons (Thornburgh) '80, who served on the Board of Trustees for 17 years and was its first female chair in 2014, the Cornelia Center is among the first College buildings named for a woman and the first for a woman who was alive at the time of dedication. It was known as Vernon Social until 2021. text/html 2024-09-12T16:02:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/crescent_center_for_arts_and_neuroscience_ccan?rev=1726156947&do=diff academics places Crescent Center for Arts and Neuroscience Officially dedicated on October 19, 2018, the Center for Arts and Neuroscience, or CCAN, is an 11,000-square-foot space on the south end of campus that opened in Fall 2017. Originally intended to be a bookstore and cafe, CCAN was redesigned and repurposed to become an academic building. The building hosts classes, research, collaboration, and the exhibition of creative works. text/html 2025-01-21T17:21:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/crescent_street_townhouses?rev=1737480085&do=diff places students Crescent Street Townhouses The Crescent Street Townhouses are student apartment-style housing located along Crescent Street in the southern end of campus. Along with Stowe and Clemens Halls, the townhouses comprise the “Crescent Street Neighborhood.” The project, first proposed in January 2013, cost $25 million. The construction of the townhouses was seen by some people as a positive step to improve the southern end of campus and provide new housing and student foot traffic on… text/html 2024-02-14T15:04:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/crescent_village?rev=1707923060&do=diff places Crescent Village Tripod Crescent Village was an area of student housing on Crescent Street which included: * Wiggins Dormitory (76 Crescent) * Frohman-Robb Dormitory (78-84 Crescent) * Little Dormitory (94-100 Crescent) These buildings, which faced the Life Sciences Center, remained unnamed until 1982. Between 1986 and 1988, Little and Frohman-Robb received significant renovations by Tai Soo Kim Associates of text/html 2025-02-10T15:47:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cross_country?rev=1739202478&do=diff athletics Cross Country The first inter-collegiate men's cross country team at Trinity was formed in 1915. The first-ever meet was a loss against Springfield. The men's team has held two NESCAC champions and one NCAA National champion, Ryan Bak '03. The women's cross country team began competition in 1982. text/html 2025-02-06T19:50:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/cultural_houses?rev=1738871440&do=diff places organizations students Cultural Houses The cultural houses on Trinity's campus are comprised of the Asian American Student Association (AASA) House, La Eracra, and the Umoja House. These houses are located on Vernon Street and have served the students of the College for over 20 years. These houses were created to support and celebrate the multicultural communities on campus. These houses have various uses, including serving as the meeting place for student organizations, hosting campus … text/html 2025-08-21T13:15:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/d?rev=1755782113&do=diff D DiBenedetto Stadium/Murren Family Field - Trinity's baseball stadium and playing field, completed in 2017. Dining at Trinity - History of different dining options and locations at Trinity. Dischords - Co-ed a capella group founded in 2005. Evan S. Dobelle - 18th President of Trinity College, from 1995 to 2001. Do-It Day - Annual community service day dedicated to giving back to Hartford. text/html 2023-05-12T18:52:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/dibenedetto_stadium_murren_family_field?rev=1683917531&do=diff places athletics DiBenedetto Stadium/Murren Family Field Trinity's baseball stadium and playing field, Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium is a synthetic field turf with an accompanying 750 seat grandstand, press box, dugouts and a scoreboard named in honor of William J. Goralski. The stadium is the home field of the Trinity text/html 2024-08-30T19:33:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/dining_at_trinity?rev=1725046380&do=diff places Dining at Trinity Early Dining at Trinity For a substantial period of time during the early years of Trinity College (at that time known as Washington College), there were no dining facilities onsite. During the College's first year, students were required to find room and board in nearby houses that were approved by the school. Students slept and ate in these boarding houses and were then expected to go to text/html 2024-10-28T17:21:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/do-it_day?rev=1730136111&do=diff events students Do-It Day Since its inception in 1999, Do-It Day, Trinity College’s annual community service event, has been a cornerstone of the College’s efforts to give back to the Hartford community. Founded and organized by Joe Barber of the Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement under the text/html 2025-01-14T17:26:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/dobelle_evan_s?rev=1736875598&do=diff people presidents Evan S. Dobelle Trinity College Archives On December 10, 1995, Evan S. Dobelle was chosen by Trinity's Board of Trustees to be the College's next president after a nine-month nationwide search. Dobelle was then inaugurated as Trinity's 18th president on October 1, 1996, and served the College until 2001. During his tenure as president, he implemented many programs to connect the community and the College, the most notable being the text/html 2025-01-21T16:11:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/doonesbury_hall?rev=1737475885&do=diff places students Doonesbury Hall Doonesbury is a student dormitory located in the “Vernon Street Neighborhood,” at 90-92 Vernon Street. Doonesbury was selected as the name for the dormitory in 1982 by Trinity Vice-President Thomas Smith. In addition to student residences, Doonesbury once was the home of the French and Spanish programs, which had relocated from text/html 2025-10-02T16:23:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/downes_clock_tower?rev=1759422223&do=diff places Downes Clock Tower Downes Clock Tower, also called Downes Memorial, is situated between Williams Memorial and the Trinity College Chapel. It serves as a gateway into the Main Quad, and a main entrance into the campus itself. The tower is about 60 feet tall, modeled directly after the Edward III Clock Tower of Trinity College in Cambridge, England. It is made of brick and limestone in an effort to blend together the building styles of Williams and the Chapel, and built in the style of En… text/html 2025-01-14T16:47:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/drama_clubs?rev=1736873234&do=diff organizations Drama/Theatrical Clubs Dramatic Club The Dramatic Club was founded in 1871 by and for students interested in dramatic entertainment and performance. The club would meet to read plays and occasionally perform them for the campus. The club was not open to everyone, and the members were text/html 2025-01-14T15:58:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/e?rev=1736870293&do=diff E Eating Clubs - Largely replaced by today's Greek Life system, eating clubs are social organizations which meet regularly for meals and other events. Eigenbrodt Cup - Award given to a notable Trinity alumnus/alumna during commencement. Eisenhower Plaque - Plaque near the chapel to commemorate President Dwight Eisenhower's visit to campus. text/html 2025-01-14T16:04:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/eating_clubs?rev=1736870650&do=diff organizations Eating Clubs Popular today among Ivy-league colleges Princeton, Yale, and Harvard, eating or dining clubs originated in the 19th century as social organizations which meet regularly for dinner, conversation, or other events. They were largely replaced by the modern text/html 2025-02-05T20:02:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/eigenbrodt_cup?rev=1738785748&do=diff alumni awards Eigenbrodt Cup The Eigenbrodt Cup is an award given during the commencement ceremony to an alumnus or alumna who has attained outstanding national or international distinction or who has done a great service to the College. Each recipient receives a medallion symbolizing the honor; the cup itself, inscribed with his or her name, remains at the College. The cup has been awarded annually since 1935 except in 1939, 1944, 1945, and 1963. text/html 2025-02-19T19:20:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/eisenhower_plaque?rev=1739992833&do=diff places Eisenhower Plaque This granite plaque resides adjacent to the main entrance of the Chapel and in front of the Downes Clock Memorial, and was made to commemorate President Dwight Eisenhower's visit to the campus on October 20, 1954. The Greek inscription on the stone reads “ text/html 2023-10-26T15:10:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/eliot_samuel?rev=1698333050&do=diff people presidents Samuel Eliot Samuel Eliot was the 6th president of Trinity College, from April 8, 1861 to June 29, 1864. Born on December 22, 1821 in Boston, Samuel Eliot was the first individual to attain the presidency of Trinity College who was not a minister, though he was by contemporary accounts, a devout lay text/html 2023-05-15T14:39:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/elms_society?rev=1684161576&do=diff organizations Elms Society The Elms Society honors those who have included Trinity in their estate plans by donating a portion of their assets to the school, or who have donated through a special gift to the school. The name is a reference to the elm trees planted on Trinity's main quad, and is similar to that of the text/html 2023-07-13T19:32:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/elms?rev=1689276747&do=diff traditions Elms Between 1880 and 1883, the Trinity College Trustees allocated funds for the purpose of planting English elm trees on the main quad. At the recommendation of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park in New York City and whose firm consulted on Elizabeth Park in text/html 2025-01-21T17:04:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/elton_hall?rev=1737479047&do=diff places Elton Hall Designed by Robert O'Connor, Class of 1916, this student dormitory is located in the “South Campus Neighborhood,” which also includes Funston, Jackson, Jones, Smith, Summit East, Summit North, Summit South, and Trinity Hall. Trinity President George Keith Funston laid the cornerstone for the $380,000 building during commencement in spring 1948. Elton Hall was completed later in 1948, with a capacity of 106 student residents, and formally dedicated on February 12, 1949, the … text/html 2023-07-11T15:24:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/english_department_building_115_vernon?rev=1689089086&do=diff academics places English Department Building (115 Vernon) Originally housed in Seabury Hall on the Summit Campus, the English Department currently is located at 115 Vernon Street in a 3-story house built in the Victorian style. In addition to the English Department, the building houses the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric, where students may enlist the help of a tutor at the Writing Center. text/html 2023-10-26T15:17:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/english_james_fairfield_jr?rev=1698333460&do=diff presidents people James Fairfield English, Jr. James Fairfield English, Jr. (1927--2020) served as president of Trinity College from 1981 to 1989. English was born in Putnam, Connecticut on February 15, 1927. His father, the Reverend James Fairfield English, graduated from Trinity in 1916 and received an text/html 2024-08-30T13:27:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/entrepreneurship_center?rev=1725024461&do=diff places academics Entrepreneurship Center Trinity’s Entrepreneurship Center, founded in 2022, is an initiative aimed at pairing the liberal arts with experiential learning in order to encourage students to “turn ideas into action.” The center focuses on “real-world, applied immersive learning experiences” by making use of Trinity’s text/html 2025-09-08T13:56:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/f?rev=1757339760&do=diff F Fellows - A governing body elected by trustees and alumni to oversee college life, affairs, curriculum, and discipline. Ferris Athletic Center - Trinity College's athletic facility, built in 1968. Field Hockey - One of the first female sports to be played on an intercollegiate level at Trinity, the first team was organized in 1971. text/html 2025-02-06T17:36:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/ferris_athletic_center?rev=1738863376&do=diff athletics places Ferris Athletic Center The George M. Ferris Athletic Center is the Trinity College athletic facility. Located on Ferris Roadway, it houses a fitness center, gymnasium, indoor rowing facility, squash courts, swimming pool, varsity weight room, and basketball courts. Ferris Athletic Center also connects to the Memorial Field House. In 1961, George M. Ferris, Class of 1916 and text/html 2025-02-05T20:04:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/field_hockey?rev=1738785843&do=diff athletics Field Hockey Field Hockey was one of the first women's sports to be played on an intercollegiate level at Trinity. The field hockey team played its first official season in 1971, although there had been a team organized at least a year before. During its first few seasons of play, the field hockey team practiced on the LSC Quad and went 4-1-2 in its first season. Trinity field hockey won the NIAC championship every season from 1984 to 1988 and was the ECAC champion in 1992. Since t… text/html 2024-08-21T17:20:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/find_out_more_about_this_project?rev=1724260803&do=diff About the Encyclopedia Trinitiana (June 15, 2022) Mission Statement The goal of Encyclopedia Trinitiana is to highlight events, places and people within the long history of the college, and to provide a platform for exploring Trinity through many different lenses. Our hope is that this project will continue past the Bicentennial celebration of 2023 and serve as a community-built archive for students of the history of Trinity College. text/html 2024-08-30T16:08:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/first-year_papers?rev=1725034117&do=diff academics students publications First-Year Papers The First-Year Papers is a collection of essays submitted by first-year students, written either during their First-Year Seminar, which is a writing course, or Gateway Program, which is a subject-focused interdisciplinary curriculum for first-year students. An editorial board then decides which of the submissions will be added to the official publication of that year's First-Year Papers. Since 2014, the board has consisted of sophomores … text/html 2024-08-28T20:06:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/first-year_program?rev=1724875583&do=diff academics students First-Year Program First established at Trinity in 1969, the First-Year Program (now known as First-Year Seminar Program) consists of small, discussion-rich classes, created out of a faculty member’s passion for a subject. Each seminar instructor serves as the students’ pre-major academic adviser. Seminars also include a First Year Academic Peer Mentor: an upper year student who attends classes and serves as a peer advisor. Each seminar emphasizes training in three essential… text/html 2024-05-29T17:45:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/flagpole?rev=1717004738&do=diff traditions Flag Day Trinity Tablet Trinity College's Flag Day was a celebration that took place June 27, 1894 to raise the national colors over the College on a brand-new flagpole. In 1893, alumni asked of the trustees and obtained leave “to erect and maintain upon the campus a flag-staff upon which should be displayed the national colors. text/html 2023-05-16T19:06:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/flipping_the_bird?rev=1684264016&do=diff events traditions Flipping the Bird Birds of AmericaTrinity College Archives “Flipping the Bird” refers to the weekly turning of a page from John James Audubon’s folio Birds of America, a field guide on documenting and identifying birds. Birds of America is an elephant folio composed of 435 life-size illustrations in four volumes. The size of the drawings required the books to be large, about 39 by 26 inches. There are less than 120 complete sets remaining worldwide, all published between 182… text/html 2025-02-10T15:54:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/football?rev=1739202885&do=diff athletics Football Trinity College Archives The first football game at Trinity was played on September 26, 1857, between the freshman and sophomore classes, which the freshmen won and the game became an annual tradition until the 1870s. The first intercollegiate game was played in 1877 against Yale, resulting in a loss. The football team won its first game in 1887 when they beat Massachusetts Agricultural College 32-4. Its first undefeated season came in 1911. text/html 2025-02-07T21:02:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/fraternities?rev=1738962132&do=diff organizations traditions students Fraternities Described as “the bones and sinews of the College,” fraternities, also called Greek Letter Organizations or Greek Life, are male-only social organizations at colleges and universities. (For all-female Greek organizations, see Sororities.) Their primary purposes are often stated as the development of character, literary or leadership ability, or a more simple social purpose, rather than a profession. Individual fraternities vary in organization an… text/html 2023-06-14T16:09:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/fred_pfeil_community_project_the_fred?rev=1686758956&do=diff places students organizations Fred Pfeil Community Project (The Fred) “The Fred” is a dormitory located in the Summit Suites East building, named in 2006 after Trinity English and Film Studies professor Fred Pfeil (pronounced “file”) following his untimely death to due to cancer in 2005. Pfeil's text/html 2024-08-28T19:37:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/freshman_beanie?rev=1724873879&do=diff students traditions Freshman Beanie Trinity College Archives The “Freshman beanie” or “dink” was established as a tradition by the class of 1909 as an initiation for incoming classes. Originally, freshmen were expected to wear a Trinity beanie at all times, “by which they may be identified at all hours.” This requirement changed in the 1950s to require beanies only during the first two weeks of the semester, during which freshmen were also expected to carry the furniture of the upperclassmen on… text/html 2026-01-26T17:55:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/freshman_bum?rev=1769450136&do=diff tradition events Freshman Bum The Freshman Bum was an annual event organized by the freshman class for the entertainment of the upper classes. Held between the 1870s and 1880s, it was described at the time as “a tangible expression of goodwill and humility of the Freshman class toward the rest of the college.” text/html 2025-01-21T16:01:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/frohman-robb_dormitory?rev=1737475305&do=diff places students Frohman-Robb Dormitory Tripod Frohman-Robb was a student dormitory located at 78-80 (Frohman) and 82-84 (Robb) Crescent Street and was part of Crescent Village. Frohman and Robb were opened for student housing in the summer and fall of 1975. Frohman had been renovated and contained six suites for 24 students. The built-in furniture and color scheme were designed by David E. Woodward, Lecturer in Architecture. At this time, Trinity was text/html 2024-08-23T14:08:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/funston_courtyard?rev=1724422088&do=diff places presidents Funston Courtyard The Funston Courtyard is located next to the main entrance of the Raether Library & Information Technology Center. It is named for G. Keith Funston, who was Trinity College's president from 1945 until 1951. Trinity College Archives Funston submitted his resignation to the College on June 16, 1951, to become president of the New York Stock Exchange. Shortly afterward, money for the construction of the fountain was donated by Trinity alumna Florence Sidette Ma… text/html 2025-02-06T17:38:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/funston_g._keith?rev=1738863528&do=diff people presidents G. Keith Funston G. Keith Funston '32 was president of Trinity College in the mid-twentieth century, from 1945 to 1951. Funston was born on October 12, 1910, in Waterloo, Iowa. He attended Trinity College from 1928 to 1932. While a student at Trinity, he worked as a chauffeur to the College’s president at the time, text/html 2025-01-21T17:51:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/funston_hall?rev=1737481912&do=diff places students Funston Hall Funston Hall is a student dormitory located adjacent to Smith Hall in the “South Campus Neighborhood,” which also includes Elton, Jackson, Jones, Summit East, Summit North, Summit South, and Trinity Hall. The architects for the $2 million dormitory were Kilham Beder & Chu of New York. The general contractor was The Associated Construction Company of text/html 2025-08-21T13:17:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/g?rev=1755782253&do=diff G Gallows Hill - An area of the Trinity College Campus where public executions took place during the 18th century. Gallows Hill Bookstore - A campus bookstore operated by Barnes and Noble in Hallden Hall. Game Clubs - Groups for students interested in playing games such as chess, cribbage, and whist. text/html 2025-02-05T20:30:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/gallows_hill_bookstore?rev=1738787410&do=diff places Gallows Hill Bookstore The Trinity Reporter The Gallows Hill Bookstore was an academic bookstore that opened in Hallden Hall in September 1991. It was operated by Barnes and Noble's College Division. The bookstore's name was chosen in a contest. The winning entry was entered by both Matthew Burfeind '92 and Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy John Gillroyboth. text/html 2025-02-06T19:34:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/gallows_hill?rev=1738870463&do=diff places Gallows Hill Delta Psi Gallows Hill is a name for the northern end of “Rocky Ridge,” the summit of “Rocky Hill” on which the present Trinity College campus is built. The name “Gallows Hill” refers to executions which possibly took place at the site. The gallows is said to have stood at the corner of Summit and text/html 2025-01-14T16:17:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/game_clubs?rev=1736871444&do=diff organizations Game Clubs (Trinity) Chess Club The Chess Club was a club for students interested in playing chess to gather and compete against each other, faculty, and occasionally other colleges. The club was first formed in 1870, but reformed and reorganized in 1899 to encourage more participation, organize more tournaments, spend less time arguing about rules and more time playing during meetings, and to ensure that players of similar skills were matched against each other to make the ga… text/html 2025-01-21T17:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/gates_quad?rev=1737481405&do=diff places Gates Quad Trinity Reporter The Gates Quadrangle is a network of paths surrounding five mounded lawns leading to and from Mather Dining Hall. Formerly called the Mather Quad, it was renamed in the summer of 2012 after a complete transformation and renovation. The quad was rededicated during Homecoming Weekend of November 2013 in recognition of the lead gift from John Gates, Jr. '76, P’13 and Weezie Gates P’13, among others. Parents and Trinity alumni hoped to bring positive change to t… text/html 2024-07-08T20:27:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/gates?rev=1720470440&do=diff places Gate Posts Trinity College ArchivesTrinity Ivy Two brownstone gate posts, which originated from the old campus, are located on Vernon Street marking the entrance to a pathway next to the English Department building (formerly the President's house). They are engraved with “TC” for Trinity College. The posts originally stood “facing towards the north across the driveway which ran back of the old college buildings text/html 2024-08-29T14:16:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/gateway_programs?rev=1724940978&do=diff academics students Gateway Programs Offered by invitation to first-year students who are highly motivated to engage in focused study in a specialized area, Gateway Programs are living and learning communities that provide hands-on experience in a variety of settings both on and off campus. Small groups of like-minded students work with faculty whose expertise aligns with the students' interests. text/html 2023-05-15T16:16:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/george_a._kellner_squash_courts?rev=1684167369&do=diff places athletics George A. Kellner Squash Courts The George A. Kellner Squash Courts are housed in Ferris Athletic Center and serve both Trinity men's and women's squash teams. There are 10 international-sized courts, two of which have darker colored panels that allow for easier spectator viewing. These colored walls require the use of a white ball, and Trinity is the first college-level squash program to utilize them. There is also an amphitheater built in the shape of a pyramid that enables … text/html 2023-10-26T15:19:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/gerety_tom?rev=1698333543&do=diff people presidents Tom Gerety Tom Gerety is a philosopher, author, and professor who served as president of Trinity College from 1989 to 1994. He graduated from Yale University in 1976 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, a JD, and his PhD. Before his presidency at Trinity, Gerety was a Visiting Professor of Law at Stanford from 1983 to 1984, a Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 1978 to 1986, and the Nippert Professor of Law and Dean of the School o… text/html 2023-05-15T18:19:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/global_learning_sites?rev=1684174797&do=diff places academics Global Learning Sites Global Learning Sites are Trinity-sponsored study abroad programs that are overseen by Trinity faculty and include a community-learning component. The goal of these sites is for students to gain hands-on experience and to learn more about the cultures in which they are immersing themselves through academic course work, internships, and cross-cultural interaction. text/html 2025-01-15T14:54:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/golf?rev=1736952865&do=diff athletics Golf Golf first appeared at Trinity in the early 20th century. As it became popular, the Golf Association was formed in 1908. The first tournament was heavily delayed due to weather and had to be handicapped due to light concerns. Intercollegiate play began in 1935 and was organized by Ray Oosting. Home matches were played at Rockledge Country Club in West Hartford. The first official season in a league came in 1953. The highest-ranked season for the men's team was the 2018-19 seas… text/html 2023-10-26T15:11:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/goodwin_daniel_raynes?rev=1698333063&do=diff people presidents Daniel Raynes Goodwin Trinity College Archives Daniel Raynes Goodwin was president of Trinity College from 1853 to 1860. Born in North Berwick, Maine, in 1811, Goodwin graduated from Bowdoin College in 1832, where he became a tutor and later professor of modern languages. He was ordained deacon in 1847 and became an text/html 2025-01-14T17:30:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/goodwin-woodward_hall?rev=1736875812&do=diff places Goodwin-Woodward Hall Completed and opened in 1940, Goodwin-Woodward Hall is a student dormitory located on the south end of the Long Walk, directly adjacent to Cook Hall dormitory and Clement Chemistry Building. The hall was dedicated on December 14, 1940. In his dedication speech, President text/html 2025-02-10T15:15:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/graham_guard?rev=1739200502&do=diff organizations military Graham Guard The Graham Guard was a student military organization which operated during the Civil War. Subsequent military groups were formed during World War I and World War II. Sources written by William Cogswell, Class of 1861, refer to the organization as the “Daves Guard.” text/html 2025-02-06T19:37:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/grand_tribunal?rev=1738870645&do=diff organizations students Grand Tribunal The Grand Tribunal was a student-led mock court, comprised of junior and senior students, with the purpose of enforcing the behavior first of sophomores, then of first-years. While the true origins of the Grand Tribunal have been lost to history, this tradition of underclassman hazing dates back to at least the early 1840s. text/html 2023-10-19T14:55:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/greek_life?rev=1697727302&do=diff organizations Greek Life Please visit the links below for in-depth historical entries on Trinity's Greek organizations. Fraternities Sororities ---------- text/html 2023-05-15T16:18:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/gruss_music_center?rev=1684167535&do=diff places Gruss Music Center Joanne Berger-Sweeney Gruss Music Center is one of several arts venues on Trinity College's campus. The center features a Music Hall designed to host classes, rehearsals, and performances of all musical genres. The center also includes four practice rooms which double as recording booths, a recording studio, and an electronic music lab featuring keyboard stations and software programs to edit music. text/html 2025-01-21T15:28:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/guild_of_the_holy_trinity?rev=1737473297&do=diff organizations Guild of the Holy Trinity The Guild of the Holy Trinity was a nineteenth century religious student organization on the Trinity campus. It was a branch of an organization called the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross. Organized in 1870 by members of the text/html 2024-12-04T19:06:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/h?rev=1733339171&do=diff H Computing Center in the Hallden Engineering Laboratory - The location of the first computing center at Trinity College. Hallden Hall - Originally built in 1946, a building which housed an engineering laboratory and later a computer center, but since 1991 has housed the Fine Arts Department. Halloween on Vernon - Annual Halloween celebration held on Vernon Street. text/html 2025-01-15T14:37:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hallden_engineering_computer_center?rev=1736951861&do=diff places Computing Center in the Hallden Engineering Laboratory The first computing center at Trinity College was located in the Hallden Engineering Laboratory building (now known as Hallden Hall). The computers were initially used in science and engineering courses. An article in the text/html 2023-07-12T15:36:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hallden_hall?rev=1689176161&do=diff places Hallden Hall When it was built in 1946, Hallden Hall was known as the Hallden Engineering Laboratory. The Laboratory was expanded in 1953 and again in 1958 when it reached three times its original size. The building is named after Karl W. Hallden, a life text/html 2024-12-11T17:49:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/halloween_on_vernon?rev=1733939379&do=diff events students Halloween on Vernon Halloween on Vernon began in 1990 as one of Trinity College’s efforts to strengthen ties with Hartford families, and the event has since become a cherished tradition. Each year, on the Sunday before Halloween, Vernon Street on the Trinity College campus transforms into a vibrant hub where students and local families come together for a day of spooky celebration. text/html 2025-04-01T19:36:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hamlin_hall?rev=1743536216&do=diff places Hamlin Hall Hamlin Hall is located on the southern corner of the Long Walk, connecting Seabury Hall and Cook Hall. Hamlin also extends further south, connecting to Mather Hall. The building contains a banquet room as well as the offices for Multicultural Affairs and Residential Life. Designed by James Kellum Smith of McKim, Mead, and White, Hamlin Hall was completed in 1932 and was originally utilized as a dining hall. It housed two cafeteria-style dining spaces, one of which was an ear… text/html 2023-05-12T18:51:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hansen_hall?rev=1683917492&do=diff places students Hansen Hall Hansen Hall is a dormitory for upper-level students located in the “Vernon Street Neighborhood,” which also consists of Doonesbury, High Rise, North Campus, Ogilby Hall and Vernon Place. It features four floors with a mix of single and quad rooms. Constructed in 1988, the building was originally referred to as the Vernon Street Dorm and Social Center. text/html 2024-08-30T17:33:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hartford?rev=1725039199&do=diff places Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the state of Connecticut. Located centrally in the state on the vast Connecticut River, it is the home of Trinity College. History Library of Congress. Various tribes, all part of the loose Algonquin confederation, lived in or around present-day Hartford. These included the Podunks, mostly east of the Connecticut River; the Poquonocks, north and west of Hartford; the Massacoes, in the Granby-Simsbury area; the Tunxis tribe, in West Hartford and… text/html 2023-05-15T16:21:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hazleton_fitness_center?rev=1684167666&do=diff athletics places Hazelton Fitness Center The Hazelton Fitness Center is a gym located in the Ferris Athletic Center. The room is 5,400 square feet, and contains treadmills, climbmills, ellipticles, a variety of exercise bikes, weight machines, and free weights. The center is free to use for all Trinity students and staff and is open 7 days a week. In addition to changing the layout of the weight and cardio rooms for space optimization, renovations in 2016 added technology which allows the equi… text/html 2025-12-01T22:08:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hersh_richard_h?rev=1764626937&do=diff people presidents Richard H. Hersh Trinity Reporter Richard H. Hersh is an educator who served as the 19th president of Trinity College from 2002 to 2003. Hersh received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Political Science from Syracuse University and his Doctorate in Education from Boston University. Prior to Trinity, he worked as the Director of the Center for Moral Development at Harvard University from 1974 to 1976, the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the … text/html 2025-01-21T16:35:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/high_rise_hall?rev=1737477318&do=diff places students High Rise Hall High Rise Hall is an eight-story student dormitory located in the “Vernon Street Neighborhood,” which also consists of Doonesbury, Hansen, North Campus, Ogilby, and Vernon Place. The Board of Trustees approved construction of High Rise Hall in October 1965. Construction of the building began in May 1967, and the building was completed and ready for occupancy in September 1968. In the 1969-1970 academic year, High Rise Hall had a capacity of 128 students. text/html 2025-02-05T18:06:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/honorary_degrees?rev=1738778778&do=diff Honorary Degrees Trinity College Honorary Degree Recipients by year. Commencement speakers are listed in bold type. Degree abbreviations: DD – Doctor of Divinity; LHD – Doctor of Humane Letters; DHum – Doctor of Humanities; LittD – Doctor of Letters; LLD – Doctor of Laws; ScD – Doctor of Science; DFA – Doctor of Fine Arts; DM – Doctor of Music; DST – Doctor of Sacred Theology; DPH – Doctor of Public Health; JCD – Doctor of Canon Law; MA – Master of Arts; MFA – Master of Fine Arts; MLitt – Mas… text/html 2025-01-21T18:00:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/horizons_lecture_program?rev=1737482428&do=diff academics events students Horizons Lecture Program Beginning in the 1976-1977 academic year, the Horizons Lecture Series was a weekly Tuesday-night lecture on a variety of current topics under the guidance of English Professor J. Bard McNulty '38. The program was endorsed by the Educational Policy Committee in an attempt to expand students' breadth of knowledge beyond the subject of their majors. These lectures were also open to the public. text/html 2024-08-30T17:47:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/house_of_convocation?rev=1725040028&do=diff organizations House of Convocation The House of Convocation was created in 1845 in an attempt by alumni to reorganize the College's administrative structure, and make it more similar to that of English universities. The House was an organization that included and represented all faculty, text/html 2024-08-29T18:54:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/house_of_peace?rev=1724957669&do=diff organizations students House of Peace Trinity Tripod The House of Peace is a student-run organization established in 2009 which aims to promote an understanding of life in the Middle East through the creation of events inspired by Middle Eastern culture. An extension of a campus movement to support cultural diversity and intermingling through text/html 2023-07-13T18:50:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/hughes_arthur_howard?rev=1689274253&do=diff people presidents Arthur Howard Hughes Trinity Ivy Arthur Howard Hughes M'38, H'46 was a professor of German who served as acting president of Trinity College twice: from 1943 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1953. He began teaching at Trinity in 1935 as an Assistant Professor of German and served as Dean of the College beginning in 1940. text/html 2024-10-29T18:00:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/i?rev=1730224840&do=diff I Ice Hockey - The first mention of an ice hockey team was in 1889, and today Trinity has both men's and women's teams. Imani: Trinity College Black Student Union - Student group formed in 1967 to create a better environment for Black students on campus and to spread awareness of Black culture. Indigenous Peoples at Trinity - A history of Indigenous peoples, organizations, and experiences at Trinity College. text/html 2025-02-05T17:29:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/ice_hockey?rev=1738776541&do=diff athletics Ice Hockey Ice hockey has existed at Trinity as far back as 1889 when the Trinity Tablet reported on the captain of the team. Until 1974, it was played at the club level. The first varsity game was played on November 27, 1974, in a 7-6 loss against Nichols College. During the inaugural varsity season, the men played home games at the Glastonbury Skating Arena. The men's team has won five NESCAC championships and one NCAA championship over the years. Two Trinity alumni were drafted in… text/html 2024-10-25T18:43:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/indigenous_studies_working_group?rev=1729881810&do=diff academics organizations Indigenous Studies Working Group The Indigenous Studies Working Group (ISWG) at Trinity College was formed in 2017 by faculty members. The ISWG aims to promote research and teaching about Native American and indigenous studies at Trinity. Members are committed to creating scholarship and community engagement related to indigenous studies and frequently sponsor events such as book talks, movie screenings, shared meals, and panel discussions. text/html 2023-05-15T16:23:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/individualized_degree_program_idp?rev=1684167806&do=diff academics Individualized Degree Program (IDP) The Individualized Degree Program (IDP) is a self-paced program that allows adults over the age of 24 or those who are self-supporting to pursue a bachelor's degree at Trinity. All majors are available to IDP students to study, and they may either enroll full- or part-time. IDP students are allowed to apply for financial aid, and must submit an application and be accepted into the program, mirroring the traditional student admission process. Some I… text/html 2023-05-15T15:22:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/international_hip_hop_festival?rev=1684164126&do=diff events traditions International Hip Hop Festival The International Hip Hop Festival, organized by Trinity students Magee McIlvaine '06 and Jason Azevedo '08 in 2006, is held annually over a spring weekend on Trinity's campus. The Festival brings in hip hop artists from around the world to perform for both Trinity students and the general public. text/html 2024-08-30T18:10:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/international_show?rev=1725041451&do=diff events students International Show The International Show is an annual performance showcasing the cultural diversity of Trinity’s students. The event is organized by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) and the International House (iHouse) as part of Trinity’s International Week. text/html 2024-11-22T19:52:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/intramural_sports?rev=1732305166&do=diff athletics Intramural Sports Intramural sports leagues are recreational, co-ed teams that compete within the Trinity environment as an alternative to the more disciplined and rigorous college athletics teams. Intramural sports have long been an important part of Trinity College's programs. In an effort to focus on the importance of learning outside of the classroom and physical health beyond collegiate sports, the College has continuously funded programs that motivate students to be physicall… text/html 2025-10-02T17:34:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/ivy?rev=1759426453&do=diff organizations publications students Ivy Ivy The Trinity Ivy is annual College student-run yearbook which was published from 1873 to 2019. Its name probably comes from the Class Day tradition of planting ivy on the old campus buildings. Though it was conceived of years earlier, having seen “like publications coming to our notice year after year, from almost every college in the land, text/html 2024-07-10T15:53:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/j?rev=1720626837&do=diff J J-Term - A three-week schedule of courses offered in January, allowing students to explore their interests in non-traditional areas of study. Abner Jackson - 8th President of Trinity College, from October 1867 to April 19, 1874. Jackson Hall - Student dormitory located in the South Campus area. text/html 2024-03-11T19:27:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jackson_abner?rev=1710185252&do=diff people presidents Abner Jackson Abner Jackson was the 8th president of Trinity College, from October 1867 to April 19, 1874. Trinity College Archives Born in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1811, Abner Jackson graduated from Trinity College in 1837, after which he was appointed Tutor and Librarian of the College. In 1840, he took the dual post of Professor of Intellectual Philosophy and Lecturer in Chemistry and Mineralogy. Jackson taught theological courses at Trinity College as well as popular c… text/html 2023-05-15T16:24:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jackson_hall?rev=1684167894&do=diff places students Jackson Hall Jackson Hall is a student dormitory located in the “South Campus Neighborhood,” which also includes Elton, Funston, Jones, Smith, Summit East, Summit North, Summit South, and Trinity Hall. The hall was part of a mid-twentieth century student housing expansion plan which included the new adjacent dormitories of text/html 2023-10-26T15:07:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jacobs_albert_c?rev=1698332858&do=diff presidents people Albert Charles Jacobs Albert Charles Jacobs was president of Trinity College from 1953 to 1968. Born on May 21, 1900 in Birmingham, Michigan, Jacobs received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1921 despite taking time off to serve as a private in the U.S. Army in World War I. He went on to pursue an advanced study of law at Oxford, where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees (and where he rowed). Before coming to Trinity College, Jacob… text/html 2023-05-15T16:25:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/james_j._goodwin_professor_of_english?rev=1684167930&do=diff people academics James J. Goodwin Professor of English The James J. Goodwin Professor of English professorship was established in 1917 following the death of Trustee James J. Goodwin in 1915. Goodwin and his wife gifted money to the school, including a $50,000 endowment that he wished to be gifted to a text/html 2024-05-30T16:50:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jarvis_hall_old_campus?rev=1717087830&do=diff places Jarvis Hall (Original Campus) Trinity College Archives The original Jarvis Hall was built in 1825 on Trinity's old campus and was called “The College” until 1845. Designed by Solomon Willard in ionic style with Portland brownstone, it had rooms for faculty and students as well as a residence wing for the college text/html 2023-07-13T15:55:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jarvis_hall?rev=1689263743&do=diff places students Jarvis Hall (Summit Campus)* * Disambiguate: Jarvis Hall (Original Campus) Designed by William Burges and Francis Kimball, construction on Jarvis Hall began on July 1, 1875. Along with Seabury Hall and Northam Towers, Jarvis Hall formed the center of the Long Walk on the new campus located on a tract of land called Rocky Ridge. Jarvis was designed to contain student dormitories and faculty apartments. text/html 2025-01-21T15:06:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jarvis_scientific_laboratory?rev=1737471972&do=diff places academics Jarvis Scientific Laboratory Trinity College Archives Jarvis Scientific Laboratory served as the home to the chemistry and physics departments from its completion in 1888 to its demolition in 1963. It stood in the area of the present Austin Arts Center. The Jarvis Scientific Laboratory, also referred to as the Jarvis Hall of Science, was designed in an early French Romanesque style by text/html 2023-07-11T17:50:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jessee_miller_football_field_and_track?rev=1689097804&do=diff places athletics Jessee/Miller Field Trinity College Archives The Jessee/Miller field is Trinity's main athletic field, supporting football, lacrosse, and track and field. It is located on the lower campus, close to the library. Named after Trinity's head football coaches Dan Jessee and Don Miller, the Jessee/Miller Field is the tenth-oldest college football field in the United States. In recent years the field has also been affectionately referred to as text/html 2025-01-14T16:46:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jesters?rev=1736873181&do=diff organizations students Jesters “” The Trinity Jesters is a student-run performance group that stages drama productions for the College community. Originally based out of Alumni Hall, the group moved to the Austin Arts Center following the fire that destroyed Alumni Hall in 1967. The Jesters organized in 1887 with the goal of putting on two plays each year. In the early years, male students played both male and female roles; female performers were not featured regularly until the early… text/html 2025-01-21T16:06:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jones_hall?rev=1737475613&do=diff places students Jones Hall Jones Hall is a student dormitory designed by Robert O'Connor, Class of 1916, and named in honor of Allen Northey Jones, Class of 1917. Jones Hall is located in the “South Campus Neighborhood,” which also includes Elton, Funston, Jackson, Smith, Summit East, and Summit North, Summit South, and text/html 2023-10-26T15:27:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jones_james_f._jr?rev=1698334037&do=diff presidents people James F. Jones, Jr. The Trinity Reporter James F. Jones, Jr. (1947-) is an educator who served as the 21st president of Trinity College from 2004 to 2014, succeeding Richard Hersh. Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the University of Virginia, where he received his undergraduate degree. He then was awarded a master's degree from Emory University and an M.Phil and Ph.D. from Columbia University. text/html 2023-11-08T18:21:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/jones_reverend_edward?rev=1699467697&do=diff people bipoc Edward A. Jones The Reverend Edward A. Jones was the first Black person to receive a degree from Trinity College, then known as Washington College, and one of the first Black college graduates in the United States. He was also one of the first recipients of an honorary degree from Trinity. text/html 2024-08-28T19:04:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/junior_exhibition?rev=1724871858&do=diff traditions students Junior Exhibition The Junior Exhibition was an academic fixture of Washington College (now Trinity College), first held in the College Chapel on August 3, 1826. The event, which became a yearly tradition occurring on the day before Commencement, involved third-year students performing recitations of their own literary works to an audience of their peers and faculty. Encouraging students to fine tune their ability to orally express themselves with clarity and elegance, the J… text/html 2025-08-21T13:18:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/k?rev=1755782322&do=diff K Kazoo Band - A student-led kazoo ensemble that performed during halftime at home football games. John Barrett Kerfoot - 7th President of Trinity College, from 1864 to November 1865. Key - One of the symbols of the President's Office. Francis H. Kimball - An architect of the “new campus” created in the late 1800s. text/html 2025-11-07T16:21:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/kazoo_band?rev=1762532494&do=diff organizations students Kazoo Band Trinity College Archives The Kazoo Band, formally known as the Bishop Brownell Memorial Marching Kazoo Band and Chowder Society, was a humorous, student-organized musical ensemble that became a distinctive feature of Trinity College’s Homecoming celebrations during the 1970s and 1980s. Known for its festive spirit, the group brought together students, alumni, faculty, parents, and local supporters in performances that celebrated community and school pride. text/html 2023-10-26T15:09:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/kerfoot_john_barrett?rev=1698332981&do=diff people presidents John Barrett Kerfoot John Barrett Kerfoot was the 7th president of Trinity College, from 1864 to November 1865. Trinity College Archives Born in Dublin, Ireland on March 1, 1816, Kerfoot was the first president of Trinity born outside of the United States. Emigrating to Pennsylvania in 1819, the Scotch-Irish Kerfoot was schooled in Lancaster by the Reverend William Augustus Muhlenberg, whom Kerfoot followed to attend the Flushing Institute (later St. John's College) in Flushi… text/html 2023-08-07T19:52:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/kimball_francis_h?rev=1691437945&do=diff people Francis H. Kimball American architect Francis Hatch Kimball (September 24, 1845–December 20, 1919) earned his fame as the father of the modern skyscraper for co-designing several skyscrapers in lower Manhattan, including the Empire Building and the Casino Theatre. Kimball, along with text/html 2025-01-21T17:31:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/koeppel_community_sports_center?rev=1737480662&do=diff places athletics Koeppel Community Sports Center Named after Alfred J. Koeppel '54, this sports center is a multi-use athletic facility on the southern edge of the campus, which opened in November 2006. It was officially dedicated on February 11, 2007. The Center features the Albert Creighton Williams '64 Ice Rink, seating for 3,400 fans, and a state-of-the-art 200' x 90' ice arena that serves as home-ice for Trinity men's and women's text/html 2024-10-28T17:59:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/koeppel_student_center?rev=1730138374&do=diff places students Koeppel Student Center The Koeppel Student Center is located on the north side of campus, between the Borges Admissions Center and Hansen Hall. Once known as the Vernon Street Social Center or the Vernon Street Snack Bar, on October 14, 1989 it was dedicated to Bevin Koeppel and Alfred Koeppel, who served on the text/html 2024-10-29T18:01:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/l?rev=1730224897&do=diff L Lacrosse - At first a way for football players to stay active, the first team was formed in 1912, and first women's team in 1975. La Eracra - Cultural house that supports and endorses Latinx heritage. Learning Corridor Initiative - Project to create an educational complex on Vernon Street with ties to Trinity. text/html 2025-02-06T16:32:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/la_eracra?rev=1738859539&do=diff places organizations students La Eracra La Eracra is one of three cultural houses on Trinity's campus. La Eracra, held in trust by La Voz Latina (LVL), a Latinx student organization, aims to raise awareness about Latinx culture, history, politics, and social issues. La Eracra is located at 69 Vernon Street and has been home to La Voz Latina since 1999. The creation of the house was part of an initiative by the College to expand the social corridor on Vernon Street for minority groups on campu… text/html 2025-02-05T18:14:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/lacrosse?rev=1738779264&do=diff athletics Lacrosse Lacrosse began as a club sport at Trinity when books about lacrosse were added to the College's library. In its beginnings, spring lacrosse was mainly for the purpose of keeping football players in shape for the fall season. The first men's varsity intercollegiate system was established in 1961. Since then, Trinity men's lacrosse has made it to the NESCAC semifinals twice and to the NCAA tournament once. text/html 2023-05-15T16:29:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/learning_corridor_initiative?rev=1684168173&do=diff places Learning Corridor Initiative The Learning Corridor Initiative was the movement in the 1990s by Trinity's administration to revitalize the local neighborhood and create connections between Trinity and the surrounding community, specifically the students of text/html 2025-02-10T16:11:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/lemon_squeezer?rev=1739203888&do=diff traditions Lemon Squeezer Dating by Robert Morris, Class of 1916.Trinity College Archives “Mythical in the extreme yet a living reality,” the Lemon Squeezer is a tradition begun in 1857 in which a graduating class presents a physical lemon squeezer to “that Class, still in college, whose aggregate excellence in scholarship, moral character and the qualities requisite to popularity was the highest. text/html 2023-05-15T16:30:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/liberal_arts_action_lab?rev=1684168232&do=diff places academics students Liberal Arts Action Lab Finished in 2017 by JCJ Architecture, the Liberal Arts Action Lab is located at 10 Constitution Plaza in Hartford's business district. Students utilizing the Action Lab work to build research projects in collaboration with their peers, Trinity faculty, and local community groups and organizations. The goal of the building and program is to better integrate Trinity into Hartford, as well as to address local issues through a liberal arts approach… text/html 2025-02-10T16:14:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/library?rev=1739204064&do=diff places Trinity College Archives Library The library is the signature building of any academic institution. A library is the soul of a [liberal arts] education. Trinity College has actively curated a library to support research and study since the inception of Washington College--Trinity's original name text/html 2025-01-21T16:39:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/little_dormitory?rev=1737477565&do=diff places students Little Dormitory Tripod Little was a student dormitory located at 92-100 Crescent Street. It was first renovated and entered into the housing lottery in 1977, capable of housing 48 students. In 1982, Little Dormitory was named in honor of Harry B. Little, of the architectural firm of Frohman, Robb & Little, the designers of the text/html 2023-10-30T17:40:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/lockwood_theodore_d?rev=1698687628&do=diff people presidents Theodore D. Lockwood Theodore D. Lockwood was the 15th president of Trinity College, from 1968 to 1981. Lockwood was born in Hanover, New Hampshire on December 5, 1924. He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II. Then, he enrolled at Trinity College, one year after his father Harold J. Lockwood took over the chairmanship of the Engineering Department at the College. While a student, Lockwood lettered in text/html 2023-05-10T21:03:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/loctite?rev=1683752620&do=diff organizations Loctite Loctite is an adhesive and sealant developed by Trinity Professor Vernon K. Krieble in Trinity laboratories. The anaerobic threadlocking adhesive was intended for metalworking industries so that nuts and bolts did not come loose from industrial machinery vibrations. However, Loctite quickly revolutionized any industry that found use in text/html 2025-02-10T15:26:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/long_walk_restoration_and_renovation?rev=1739201203&do=diff events places Long Walk Restoration and Renovation Trinity College's Long Walk underwent a $32.9 million restoration and renovation that began in Summer 2007 and was completed in Fall 2008. The 925-foot Long Walk is comprised of Seabury Hall, Jarvis Hall (both 1878), and Northam Towers (1883), which are the oldest buildings constructed on the text/html 2025-02-10T16:17:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/long_walk?rev=1739204244&do=diff places The Long Walk Comprised of Seabury and Jarvis Halls (1878) and Northam Towers (1883), the oldest buildings on the Summit Campus, the Long Walk is considered the finest example of High Victorian Collegiate Gothic architecture in America. History In 1872, Trinity Trustees agreed to sell the desirable text/html 2025-02-06T20:13:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/luther_flavel_sweeten?rev=1738872812&do=diff people presidents Flavel Sweeten Luther Flavel Sweeten Luther served as acting president and then president of Trinity College from 1903 to 1919. Born March 26, 1850 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Luther matriculated at Trinity College as a sophomore when he was 17. Excelling in mathematics, he took first prize in that subject during his very first year on campus. Graduating at age 19 in 1870, Luther taught at a parish school before becoming a deacon in the text/html 2024-08-02T13:09:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/m?rev=1722604164&do=diff M Mace - One of the symbols of the President's Office. Macey Russell Dinner - Event held every September wherein Black speakers are invited to speak before Trinity students, specifically athletes of color. Marshal of the College - Person chosen to direct organized events, most notably Commencement. text/html 2023-05-15T16:32:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/macey_russell_dinner?rev=1684168357&do=diff athletics events people Macey Russell Dinner The Macey Russell Dinner is an event held every September wherein Black speakers are invited to speak before Trinity students, specifically athletes of color. It is named for Macey Russell, a Trinity Class of 1980 graduate. Russell was first invited to campus around 2005 by Head Football Coach Jeff Devaney to speak before student-athletes of color. Russell had played text/html 2023-05-15T17:26:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/marshal_of_the_college?rev=1684171585&do=diff people traditions Marshal of the College The Marshal of the College is the person chosen to direct formal events occurring on campus, most notably commencement. Duties of the Marshal can include leading the Alma Mater, reading names of graduates, directing people to their seats, and guiding the students to walk/gather in an organized manner. text/html 2025-02-06T17:21:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/mather_hall_board_of_governors?rev=1738862482&do=diff organizations Mather Hall Board of Governors The Ivy The Mather Hall Board of Governors sponsored all-college social functions, such as dances and off-campus events, and served to find solutions to problems occurring within Mather Hall. The Board also coordinated guest lectures and served as a place where students could voice their concerns. text/html 2023-10-17T18:14:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/mather_hall?rev=1697566446&do=diff places Mather Hall Mather Hall is a multipurpose building that houses several campus amenities and activities, including a variety of dining options for students. It is located at the top of the Gates Quad between Hamlin Hall and Elton Hall. The building is a two-story Tudor style brick building, designed to match the styles of other nearby buildings. text/html 2025-02-06T20:09:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/matriculation?rev=1738872589&do=diff events traditions Matriculation Matriculation is the oldest observed tradition at Trinity. The matriculation ceremony symbolizes a student's official start at the College. Starting in 1826, first-years who had reached the end of their first term (semester) were “admitted to Matriculation. text/html 2023-10-20T17:08:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/mccook_academic_building?rev=1697821715&do=diff places academics McCook Academic Building Built in 1963, McCook Academic building is located on the Gates Quad on the site of the former Stickney Hall and conjoined with Hallden Hall. It contains classrooms and laboratories, an auditorium, and offices for the Anthropology, Educational Studies, Environmental Studies, International Studies, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Public Policy and Law, and Religious Studies departments. text/html 2024-08-28T15:41:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/medieval_festival?rev=1724859684&do=diff events academics Medieval Festival WisdomTrinity Reporter The Medieval Festival spanned the entire 1983-84 school year, celebrating medieval life and culture with a robust itinerary of music, dance, drama, lectures, dinners, games, and more. The festival was organized by Professors Milla Riggio of the English Department, Roger Shoemaker of the Theater and Dance Department, and Borden Painter of the History Department. Lectures on medieval life and society were planned throughout the semester, d… text/html 2023-07-12T15:38:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/medusa?rev=1689176328&do=diff organizations students Medusa The Medusa was a senior honorary society and part of student government which lasted from 1892 until the late 1960s. In 1892, eighteen members of the Class of 1893 organized a senior honor society which used Medusa's head as their symbol. Each year, members of the junior class were “tapped” by the seniors to carry on college traditions, and in later years, to maintain a sense of responsibility and integrity within the community, disparaging cheating and enforcin… text/html 2025-02-06T17:02:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/memorial_field_house?rev=1738861330&do=diff places athletics Memorial Field House Memorial Field House is a multipurpose facility connected to Ferris Athletic Center. The facility contains an indoor 1/10-mile track, indoor tennis courts, and other practice facilities for athletics. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new field house, called an text/html 2023-07-11T17:53:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/missionary_society?rev=1689097980&do=diff organizations students Missionary Society The Missionary Society was a lay religious student organization in existence on the Trinity campus during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded circa 1831, the Missionary Society replaced what was known as the “ text/html 2023-05-15T16:34:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/motto?rev=1684168489&do=diff traditions Motto Trinity College's motto is “Pro Ecclesia et Patria,” or “For Church and Country.” The motto originates from the College's Episcopal roots. ---------- Sources Trinity College Traditions ---------- text/html 2025-04-04T20:02:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/museum_of_natural_history?rev=1743796977&do=diff places Museum of Natural History Also called the “Cabinet,” “Museum,” and “Biological Museum,” The Museum of Natural History was a collection of naturalia or natural history specimens including minerals, skeletons, taxidermized and live animals and insects, and anthropological artifacts displayed for study. text/html 2023-05-15T16:41:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/n?rev=1684168885&do=diff N Natatorium - Trinity's indoor swimming pool, located inside the Ferris Athletic Center. Natural History Museum - Originally known as the “Cabinet,” Trinity was home to an extensive museum of naturalia. Navy V-12 Training Program - Military organization formed during World War II. 'Neath the Elms - Trinity's alma mater. text/html 2024-04-11T19:46:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/natatorium?rev=1712864785&do=diff athletics places Natatorium The Natatorium is Trinity's indoor swimming pool and is located in Ferris Athletic Center. The pool is 25 meters long with 8 lanes, a moveable bulkhead separating a 14-foot-deep well, and 2 diving boards (one- and three-meters). A digital scoreboard connected to an automatic timing system displays results for all lanes simultaneously. Seating accommodates 200 spectators. Construction of the pool was approved in 1990 by the text/html 2024-04-10T19:20:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/navy_v-12?rev=1712776845&do=diff organizations military Navy V-12 Training Program “”Trinity College Archives The Navy V-12 Training Program was established by the United States Navy during World War II to provide large numbers of college-educated men for its officer corps, the United States Marines, and supply units. Through the program, young men known as trainees received academic instruction modified for the military. Upon program completion, trainees did not receive a degree but a certification that they had compl… text/html 2023-06-06T18:00:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/nest_artists?rev=1686074451&do=diff organizations students Nest Artists The Nest Artists was formed in 2020 by student artists who wished to create an inclusive space for students to gather, create, share, and express themselves in a variety of creative media. The Nest Artists promote and organize art-centered events and invite others to create in various forms. These include traditional visual works such as drawing, painting, and digital art as well as knitting, crocheting, quilting, zines, writing, performances, and audiovis… text/html 2023-07-11T15:40:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/nests?rev=1689090026&do=diff organizations students traditions Nests Established in 2015 as part of the Bantam Network, Nests are “networks of care” and support systems for students that encourage community and provide mentorship and resources. The term “Nests” derives from the College's mascot, the Bantam. Each Nest is named after an historically significant person, object, or place related to Trinity. text/html 2025-01-21T16:41:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/north_campus_hall?rev=1737477718&do=diff places students North Campus Hall North Campus Hall is a student dormitory located on Vernon Street in the “Vernon Street Neighborhood,” which also consists of Doonesbury, Hansen, High Rise, Ogilby Hall, and Vernon Place. The location was formerly the site of the Harbison Mansion at 108 Vernon Street. The architectural firm of O'Connor and Kilham of New York designed the building. text/html 2025-01-21T17:07:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/northam_towers?rev=1737479231&do=diff places students Northam Towers Northam Towers is a student dormitory, which was part of the new campus plan (1874) for the current Long Walk. Northam was designed by Francis H. Kimball and constructed in conjunction with Seabury Hall and Jarvis Hall. Northam Towers was named for Colonel Charles Northam, who donated $40,000 for the new buildings upon his death in 1881. Construction began in 1878 and was completed in 1883. Dedication ceremonies for a new campus flagpole in front of Northam Tow… text/html 2024-08-30T17:48:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/nutt_mathematics_engineering_and_computer_science_center?rev=1725040091&do=diff places academics Nutt Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Center The Roy Nutt Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Center, commonly referred to as MECC (and previously as MCEC), sits perpendicular to the Life Sciences Center and houses the departments of math, engineering, and computer science. The building also contains the text/html 2024-05-30T18:02:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/o?rev=1717092136&do=diff O Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby - 12th President of Trinity College, from 1920 to 1943. Ogilby Hall - Dormitory in the North Campus area at the corner of Summit Street and Vernon Street. Old Gymnasium - Trinity's first gymnasium (1871-1896). Frederick Law Olmsted - Premier landscape architect in the United States during the nineteenth century. text/html 2025-01-21T17:09:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/ogilby_hall?rev=1737479384&do=diff places students Ogilby Hall A dormitory for students and faculty, Ogilby Hall is located at the corner of Vernon and Summit streets in the “Vernon Street Neighborhood,” which also consists of Doonesbury, Hansen, High Rise, North Campus, and Vernon Place. In June 1939, the College purchased an available lot in close proximity to the text/html 2024-04-10T18:45:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/ogilby_remsen_brinckerhoff?rev=1712774744&do=diff people presidents Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby (1881-1943) was the president of Trinity College from 1920 to 1943. Ogilby was born on April 8, 1881 in Brunswick, New Jersey. He graduated from Harvard in 1902 with a scholarship that covered 40 percent of his expenses. He later graduated from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1907. After graduation, he set off to be an assistant at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Boston. He taught at the … text/html 2024-04-10T19:19:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/old_campus?rev=1712776780&do=diff places students Original Campus Trinity College's first campus was located in downtown Hartford on the site of the present State Capitol Building. Initially named Washington College, the campus consisted of three buildings. For 50 years, “College Hill” was a defining feature of downtown Hartford until the City purchased the land to build the State Capitol. The three College buildings were demolished in 1878, and Trinity moved to its current location on text/html 2024-08-12T17:45:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/old_gymnasium?rev=1723484747&do=diff places athletics The Old Gymnasium The old gymnasium was built in the fall of 1871 in order to support the Trinity Boat Club's need for training space and indoor calisthenics . The “large barn-like structure” was moved to the Summit Street campus North of Jarvis Hall in 1878, where it stood until it burned down on May 13, 1896, nearly 10 years after text/html 2024-05-01T15:49:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/olmsted_frederick_law?rev=1714578559&do=diff people Frederick Law Olmsted Born in Hartford in 1822, Frederick Law Olmsted was the premier landscape architect in the United States during the nineteenth century. In the early 1870s, the Trinity administration sought Olmsted's recommendations for the selection of the text/html 2025-01-21T17:48:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/oosting_gymnasium?rev=1737481736&do=diff places athletics Oosting Gymnasium Oosting Gymnasium, named in honor of former varsity basketball and track coach and later Trinity's Director of Physical Education, Raymond Oosting, opened as part of the new Ferris Athletic Center on October 11, 1969. A new gymnasium for the college was needed after the existing gymnasium in text/html 2024-08-30T16:12:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/organist?rev=1725034373&do=diff people Organist The college organist is responsible for playing the Chapel organ during services, as well as playing music for major college events like Matriculation, Convocation, Commencement, and reunions. The organist also has a role in both mentoring and teaching students. Prior to 1930, the role of organist was filled by students and the occasional professor or staff member. In 1930, Trinity hired its first official college organist, Arthur Tillman Merritt. Alongside his organist duti… text/html 2024-11-26T14:33:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/p.r.i.d.e_program?rev=1732631636&do=diff events students P.R.I.D.E. Program The Promoting Respect for Inclusive Diversity in Education (P.R.I.D.E.) Program is a first-year pre-orientation and residential mentorship initiative aimed at supporting students from historically underrepresented communities. Originally founded as the Black, Asian, and Hispanic Organization (B.A.H.O.), the program began as a resource to assist students of color in acclimating to college life. In 1998, it was rebranded as P.R.I.D.E. to expand its reach and in… text/html 2025-01-14T16:35:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/p?rev=1736872510&do=diff P Borden W. Painter, Jr. - 20th President of Trinity College, from 2003 to 2004 and Acting President from 1994 to 1995. Park Place Hall - Student dormitory located on Allen Place. Parthenon Society - One of Trinity College's first societies, formed as a rivalry to the Athenaeum Society. Henry Augustus Perkins - Acting President at Trinity from 1915 to 1916 and 1919 to 1920. text/html 2023-10-26T15:26:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/painter_borden_w._jr?rev=1698333999&do=diff people presidents Borden W. Painter, Jr. Borden Winslow Painter, Jr. was president of Trinity College from 2003 to 2004 and served as acting president from 1994 to 1995. Painter was born in Manhasset, New York in 1937. He studied history at Trinity College (Hartford, CT), where he received a B.A., with honors, in 1958. While at Trinity, Painter participated in football and swimming and was active in the text/html 2025-01-14T21:54:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/park_place_hall?rev=1736891657&do=diff places students Park Place Hall Park Place Hall is a student dormitory located at 187-189 Allen Place in the North Campus area. The dormitory, which is a converted apartment house, was formerly known as Allen West. The College purchased the property along with the adjacent building, which later was named text/html 2025-04-29T19:58:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/parthenon?rev=1745956718&do=diff organizations Parthenon Society The Parthenon Society was one of Trinity College's first literary societies. It was formed in 1827 as a rival to the Athenaeum Society and most students were a member of one or the other. Societies such as the Parthenon allowed for students to debate and learn outside of the classroom. text/html 2025-02-10T16:09:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/perkins_henry_augustus?rev=1739203760&do=diff people presidents Henry Augustus Perkins Henry Augustus Perkins was a professor of physics at Trinity College and was acting president of the College on two occasions in the early twentieth century: from 1915 to 1916 and from 1919 to 1920. Henry Augustus Perkins (1873-1959) was born in text/html 2025-02-07T21:03:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/pew_ends?rev=1738962191&do=diff traditions places Pew Ends There are 78 wood-carved pew ends found in Trinity’s Chapel. The carvings depict a variety of images pertaining to the school’s history, American history, the Bible, and the lives of those associated with Trinity. There is no specific theme that ties the pews together; their composition reflects the donors who commissioned them. The order in which the pew ends were arranged also does not reflect any sort of theme or progression, as they were only installed where they… text/html 2023-05-12T18:55:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/phalanx?rev=1683917751&do=diff organizations students military Phalanx The Washington College Phalanx was a military company organized by President Thomas Church Brownell at Washington (now Trinity) College in 1826. The Archers, a more formal company, emerged from the Phalanx in 1834. When Washington College was founded in 1823, Bishop Brownell intended for students to engage in text/html 2023-08-10T20:01:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/plumb_carillon?rev=1691697717&do=diff places Plumb Memorial Carillon Trinity College Archives The Plumb Memorial Carillon is Trinity College Chapel's carillon, an instrument played on a keyboard that sounds a set of at least 23 bells. Trinity's consists of 49 bells and is responsible for the hourly bell ringing heard around campus, as well as for providing the music for a host of concerts and events. It is one of around 200 of these instruments in North America. text/html 2023-05-15T16:16:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/poetry_center?rev=1684167368&do=diff organizations places Poetry Center The Poetry Center was established in 1961 through the funding efforts of Vice President Albert E. Holland '34, who was interested in hosting poetry events on Trinity's campus. Faculty, students, and administrators participated in bringing poets to campus for readings and lectures, to critique and review student-written poetry, and later, to provide workshops for local high school students and English teachers. text/html 2025-01-14T16:37:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/political_clubs?rev=1736872623&do=diff organizations students Political Clubs Trinity College Democratic Club The Trinity College Democratic Club first appeared on campus in 1868, and has had many different chapters and reformations since. Typically, the club forms during election season in order to organize support for the Democratic candidate in the Presidential elections. text/html 2023-07-12T18:35:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/president_s_house?rev=1689186954&do=diff places presidents President's House Trinity College Archives The President's House provides housing on campus for the Trinity College president and their family. It is currently located at 133 Vernon Street. There is mention in the 1878 Trinity Tablet that President Thomas Church Brownell, the College's first president, moved into a “new President's house text/html 2025-08-11T13:53:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/presidents?rev=1754920388&do=diff presidents people Presidents A complete chronological list of Trinity's presidents. * 1824-1831 Thomas Church Brownell * 1831-1837 Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton * 1837-1848 Silas Totten * 1848-1853 John Williams ’35 * 1853-1860 Daniel Raynes Goodwin * 1860-1861, 1864, 1865-1867, 1874 John Brocklesby H’45, Acting President * 1861-1864 Samuel Eliot H’57 * 1864-1865 text/html 2024-02-13T19:02:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/prexy?rev=1707850957&do=diff people presidents Prexy “Prexy” or “Prex” is a slang or shortened term for a college president, originating in the 1820s. Trinity College students employed the term frequently. The first uses of “Prexy” appeared on the old campus during the early or mid-19th century, and it remained popular through the mid-20th century, when it fell out of use, fashion, or institutional memory. text/html 2025-09-03T18:20:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/primus_project?rev=1756923638&do=diff organizations The Primus Project The Primus Project is “an ongoing research endeavor dedicated to a fuller understanding of Trinity College’s history as it relates to slavery, white supremacy, and questions of racial justice.” It intends to use this public history research to uncover hidden histories and text/html 2023-10-26T15:14:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/pynchon_thomas_ruggles?rev=1698333281&do=diff people presidents Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Thomas Ruggles Pynchon was president of Trinity College from 1874 to 1883. Trinity College Archives Born January 19, 1823 in New Haven, Pynchon was educated at Boston Latin School, after which he entered Washington College (now Trinity College) (Hartford, Connecticut) in 1837. Graduating in 1841, Pynchon tutored students in Classics and lectured on Chemistry until 1847. In 1848, he became a deacon, and then priest in the Protestant text/html 2024-08-22T13:57:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/q?rev=1724335063&do=diff Q Queer Resource Center - Center for LGBTQ+ students and educational programs. Quest - A wilderness adventure orientation program for incoming Trinity students founded in 2004. Quirks - One of Trinity's a capella groups. text/html 2024-09-24T16:33:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/queer_resource_center?rev=1727195632&do=diff lgbtq organizations places Queer Resource Center The Queer Resource Center, or QRC for short, provides educational and social programs for Trinity's LGBTQ+ students. The center opened in 2005 at 114 Crescent Street. The building contains a library with queer media, a conference room, kitchen, and a small computer lab. text/html 2024-08-30T13:37:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/quest?rev=1725025026&do=diff events students Quest Introduced in 2004 by new Trinity president, James R. Jones, Quest is a wilderness adventure orientation program for incoming Trinity students. The program is intended to provide students with a meaningful entry into their Trinity undergraduate experience, creating “an opportunity to forge bonds and meet students from a variety of backgrounds.” text/html 2024-10-29T18:02:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/r?rev=1730224966&do=diff R Robin L. Sheppard Field - A lighted, artificial turf field for Trinity's field hockey and women's lacrosse teams. Rome Campus - The center for Trinity's study away program in Rome, Italy, located on Aventine Hill. Roosevelt Plaque - Stone with inscription on Long Walk to commemorate Theodore Roosevelt's visit. text/html 2023-05-15T15:53:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/robin_l._sheppard_field?rev=1684165984&do=diff places athletics Robin L. Sheppard Field Robin L. Sheppard Field is home to Trinity's field hockey and women's lacrosse teams. The artificial turf field was built in 2002, and is dedicated to former Bantams field hockey and women's lacrosse coach Robin Sheppard. New turf was installed at the field in the summer of 2018. text/html 2023-05-15T16:09:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/rome_campus?rev=1684166955&do=diff places academics Rome Campus Trinity College's Rome Campus is located on Aventine Hill, one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built, in Rome, Italy. It is the center for Trinity's study away program in Rome, established in 1970 by Trinity professor Michael Campo '48, Hon. L.H.D.'96. Much of the funding for its development came from the text/html 2023-10-25T18:34:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/roosevelt_plaque?rev=1698258889&do=diff places traditions Roosevelt Plaque Also called the Luther-Roosevelt Stone, this plaque is located on the ground in front of Fuller Arch in Northam Towers on the Long Walk. It marks where former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt stood when he delivered a speech in 1918. The plaque was made and installed in 1919 to memorialize Roosevelt, his visit, and his friendship with Trinity President text/html 2024-04-10T15:21:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/rotc?rev=1712762474&do=diff organizations military Air Force Reserves Officers Training Corps In the fall of 1948, Trinity College established a Reserves Officers Training Corps (R.O.T.C.) program in conjunction with the newly formed United States Air Force. On an elective basis, students could study military science and receive a stipend from the Air Force during their four years of study before graduating as commissioned officers. After critical examination in 1969, the program was dissolved in the fall of 1970. text/html 2026-03-19T13:16:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/rowing_crew?rev=1773926180&do=diff athletics Rowing (Crew) Rowing's origins at Trinity date back to 1856 with the “Minnehaha Club,” also the first-ever sports club at Trinity, following the popular trend of boating clubs in Hartford. The club first competed with groups in Hartford, but by 1858 was set to compete with other college teams in a regatta held in Springfield, Massachusetts. Days before the regatta, a member of the Yale crew team drowned while practicing, causing the race to be postponed and eventually abandoned. Alth… text/html 2025-01-14T18:11:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/rushes?rev=1736878291&do=diff traditions students Rushes Prevalent at American colleges and universities during the late 1800s and early 1900s, “scraps” between the college classes often took the form of “rushes.” Trinity College students participated fully in these rushes, which over the years included various iterations. The general premise of these rushes involved a contest between the freshman and sophomore classes, with the winners earning bragging rights or certain privileges and the losers typically having to follow… text/html 2024-10-29T18:04:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/s?rev=1730225090&do=diff S Samba Fest - Annual music festival held on Trinity's campus to celebrate Hartford's diverse cultures. Scovill Professor of Chemistry and Natural Sciences - A professorship established in 1854. Samuel Seabury, Jr. - The first Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut. Seabury Hall (Original Campus) - College building built in 1825 which housed the chapel on Trinity's old campus. text/html 2023-05-15T14:43:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/samba_fest?rev=1684161818&do=diff events Samba Fest Samba Fest is an annual celebration of Caribbean-influenced music that takes place on Trinity's campus, and is open to and free for the public to attend. The all-day festival showcases music and dance from a variety of cultures, often with a focus on Brazil and Brazilian culture. The festival's main feature is live music performances by text/html 2024-08-30T16:15:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/seabury_hall_old_campus?rev=1725034527&do=diff places Seabury Hall (Original Campus) Trinity College Archives Seabury Hall (1825) was the second building constructed for Washington College on the original campus. In addition to serving as the original chapel for the college, Seabury Hall housed recitation rooms, offices, a library, and the cabinet. Originally called “The Chapel, text/html 2025-01-21T17:23:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/seabury_hall?rev=1737480213&do=diff places Seabury Hall (Summit Campus) Seabury Hall, named for Samuel Seabury, the first Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut, was designed by William Burges and Francis Kimball. Construction began on July 1, 1875, and Seabury was ready for occupancy at the beginning of the fall semester of 1878. Seabury Hall formed one end of the text/html 2023-05-15T14:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/seal?rev=1684161885&do=diff traditions College Seal The Trinity seal dates back to the College’s name change from Washington College to Trinity College in 1845. Parts of the seal reflect the College’s Episcopal roots. The abbreviated Latin inscriptions read “The Seal of the College of the Most Holy Trinity” and the college's motto, “For Church and Country.” The shield is also crowned with a bishop’s miter. The Greek-revival façade represents the original text/html 2024-03-03T22:02:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/secret_societies?rev=1709503346&do=diff organizations students Secret Societies Tablet The precursor to modern-day fraternities and sororities, secret societies were exclusive student organizations that offered extracurricular social entertainment and camaraderie, often through an air of secrecy. At Trinity College, known as Washington College until 1845, social organizations began to form as early as the 1820s. Initially, text/html 2023-07-12T15:43:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/senate?rev=1689176627&do=diff organizations students Senate The Senate was a student government organization that was established in the early twentieth century and continued to exist until 1970. 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On April 22, 1968, arising from a climate of frustration and miscommunication, members of Trinity College's Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) along with the text/html 2023-11-21T02:06:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/slavery_and_trinity?rev=1700532381&do=diff Slavery and Trinity Go Back text/html 2024-08-30T17:40:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/smith_george_williamson?rev=1725039603&do=diff people presidents George Williamson Smith George Williamson Smith was president of Trinity College from 1883 to 1904. Born November 21, 1836 in New York state, Smith had a varied career, beginning with his graduation from Hobart College in 1857. He became an Episcopal deacon in 1860. Between 1861 and his inauguration as Trinity's President, he served as clerk in the United States Navy, Professor of Mathematics at the Naval War College in Newport, chaplain at the United States Naval Academy, c… text/html 2025-01-21T17:12:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/smith_hall?rev=1737479579&do=diff places students Smith Hall Designed by Robert O'Connor, Class of 1916, Smith Hall is a student dormitory located in the “South Campus Neighborhood,” which also includes Elton, Funston, Jackson, Jones, Summit East, Summit North, Summit South, and Trinity Hall. The hall was part of a student housing expansion plan, financed through the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. Within the expansion, new adjacent dormitories Jackson Hall and Wheaton Hall (now Trinity Hall) were constructed at the… text/html 2023-06-13T15:47:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/smith_house?rev=1686671257&do=diff places Smith House The Smith House provides accommodations for guests of the College, and serves as a venue for alumni and faculty gatherings as well as a variety of special events. At 123 Vernon Street, the Ferguson House, as it was called originally, was built in 1885 to house the family of Rev. Henry Ferguson 1868, M.A. 1875, Hon. LL.D. 1900, the Northam Professor of History and Political Science. Designed by William C. Brocklesby, Class of 1869, M.A. 1872, the home was used as a two-famil… text/html 2023-05-15T15:55:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/soap_box_derby?rev=1684166106&do=diff events traditions Soap Box Derby Trinity's Soap Box Derby was a race (though inconsistent) down Vernon Street during Senior Week. Students were required to construct their own vehicles to ride in, the constraints being that the vehicle must have brakes and at least three wheels and be propelled only by gravity. text/html 2025-02-05T17:12:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/soccer?rev=1738775539&do=diff athletics Soccer The first soccer game at Trinity was played in October 1858 against 20 Hartford men. The game lost favor during the Civil War but was revived in 1912. In 1924, two soccer teams of first-years began to scrimmage one another in the fall. Sophomores joined in later in the year. In 1926, a game against the faculty was arranged in which the faculty beat the sophomores. These friendlies continued to occur until a club team was formed in 1928. text/html 2025-01-21T15:17:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/society_for_the_increase_of_the_ministry_sim?rev=1737472635&do=diff organizations Society for the Increase of the Ministry (SIM) The Society for the Increase of the Ministry (SIM) was founded in 1857 in Hartford, Connecticut, by five diocesan clergymen as well as three Trinity College employees--President Daniel Raynes Goodwin, and then-professors Thomas Ruggles Pynchon and Samuel Eliot--for the purpose of raising money to provide scholarships to students interested in pursuing Holy Orders. text/html 2025-02-10T15:14:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/softball?rev=1739200440&do=diff athletics Softball Prior to coeducation at Trinity, softball was played as a friendly competition between fraternities or as a fundraising tactic. Softball became a club sport, and after improving from a 1-10 record to a 6-4 record in three years, was made a varsity sport for women in 1984. text/html 2024-08-30T13:50:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/sophomore_dance?rev=1725025835&do=diff events students traditions Sophomore Dance Class dances were a popular tradition in the 1870s. One, in particular, was the Sophomore Dance, which took place late in the school year. The Sophomore Dance originally occurred at the end of the Spring semester, accompanying various other text/html 2025-02-06T17:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/sophomore_smoker?rev=1738861513&do=diff traditions students Sophomore Smoker A smoker was a social event popular during the early 20th century in which the sophomore class would organize a program including food, athletic activities (such as a basketball game in 1909), music, presentations, speeches, singing, and of course, smoking. text/html 2025-02-10T15:24:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/sororities?rev=1739201049&do=diff organizations traditions Sororities Sororities, also called Greek Letter Organizations or Greek Life, are female-only social organizations at colleges and universities. Their primary purposes are often stated as the development of character, literary or leadership ability, or a more simple social purpose, rather than a profession. text/html 2024-08-29T18:36:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/spring_weekend?rev=1724956573&do=diff events students Spring Weekend Trinity’s Spring Weekend is an annual weekend of major social events organized for students and usually held in late April or May. The events of the weekend historically were proposed, funded, and organized by the Student Activities Committee (SAC) in collaboration with the Mather Hall Board of Governors (MHBOG) and the Trinity College Activities Council (TCAC). text/html 2024-11-23T18:18:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/squash?rev=1732385926&do=diff athletics Squash Squash is one of Trinity College's top-performing teams, recruiting athletes at the international level. Trinity College's first squash court was built with the completion of Trowbridge Memorial Pool and Squash Facility in 1931 and a team was organized the following year. Despite being a small college, Trinity has received national attention for its winning streak in men's squash, winning 252 matches from February 1998 to January 2012. The head men’s squash coach, Paul Assai… text/html 2023-07-13T15:53:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/st._anthony_hall?rev=1689263625&do=diff St. Anthony Hall Built in 1878, St. Anthony Hall is the house of the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Psi fraternity at Trinity College. Located at 340 Summit Street in the Gallows Hill section of campus on Summit Street, the building was designed by Josiah Cleaveland Cady of New York after William Burges' London residence (which Burges designed himself). text/html 2024-05-30T16:43:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/st._john_observatory?rev=1717087428&do=diff academics places St. John Observatory Trinity College Archives The St. John Observatory was built on the Trinity College campus in late 1883, located 100 feet from the end of Seabury Hall. It housed astronomical equipment and was in active use for about 55 years, after which it was demolished. In November 1882, Trinity became home to German scientists stationed by the German Imperial Commission to observe the text/html 2024-05-29T14:46:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/staff?rev=1716993967&do=diff people bipoc Early College Staff In its early days, Trinity College employed immigrants and men of Color to work as janitors, groundskeepers, and staff. Several of these men worked for Trinity for nearly half a century. They are listed as “sub-professors” in albums and publications, a term which may have meant text/html 2024-07-19T19:10:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/start?rev=1721416228&do=diff Explore Trinity History Trinity A - Z: Browse the encyclopedia alphabetically A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X - Z ---------- About the Encyclopedia Trinitiana About the Encyclopedia Trinitiana including its mission, scope, and the staff behind its creation. text/html 2024-05-30T17:46:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/stickney_hall?rev=1717091176&do=diff places Stickney Hall Trinity College Archives Stickney Hall, also called the Campus Cottage, was a nondescript wooden building that served many purposes. It originally stood to the south of Seabury Hall, and was later moved south of Boardman Hall. It was demolished to make way for the McCook Academic Building. After the old gymnasium, which stood at about the site of the text/html 2025-01-21T15:56:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/stowe_hall?rev=1737475004&do=diff places students Stowe Hall Stowe Hall is a student dormitory located at the corner of Crescent Street and New Britain Avenue. Along with Clemens Hall and Crescent Street Townhouses, Stowe comprises the “Crescent Street Neighborhood.” Housing units in Stowe Hall are apartment-style suites with private bathrooms and bedrooms and fully-furnished kitchens. text/html 2025-02-06T20:02:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/student_government_association?rev=1738872153&do=diff organizations students Student Government Association (SGA) The Student Government Association, or SGA, is a body of peer-elected students that works with Trinity students, faculty, and community members in order to advocate for student needs. The SGA also works with the Office of Student Activities, Involvement, and Leadership (S.A.I.L.) in order to go through the formal process of officially approving extracurricular clubs on campus. text/html 2023-07-12T17:58:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/students_army_corps?rev=1689184698&do=diff organizations military students Student Army Training Corps The Student Army Training Corps, or S.A.T.C., was a World War I federal program originally under the name of R.O.T.C. in which colleges provided Reserve Officer training to students. The U.S. Army established an S.A.T.C. program on the Trinity campus from 1917 to 1918. text/html 2023-05-15T13:14:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/summerstage?rev=1684156466&do=diff events Summerstage Summerstage was an arts festival that ran for six recorded seasons at Trinity during the summer months. Summerstage was started during the summer of 1977 as a way to share Trinity's resources with the Hartford community; it was Hartford's only professional summer theater. The plays were put on by professional actors and troupes, giving Trinity students the chance to work alongside seasoned professionals during the eight-week season. text/html 2025-01-31T16:40:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/summit_campus?rev=1738341628&do=diff places Summit Campus Trinity's current campus is called the Summit campus, due to the Long Walk's prominent location on Summit Street in Hartford, overlooking the Connecticut valley. The campus has also been referred to as the Rocky Hill, Rocky Ridge, or Gallows Hill Campus. History and Geology text/html 2025-01-21T17:19:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/summit_suites_east?rev=1737479942&do=diff places students Summit Suites East Located on the south side of the Trinity College campus, Summit Suites East is one of three dormitories currently housing upper-year students: Summit Suites North, South, and East. Summit Suites was opened and dedicated on September 22, 2000 as part of the College's 1997 Master Plan, with the mission of bringing the residential campus into the twenty-first century. The date also coincided with the 175th anniversary of Trinity's first student residence.The Su… text/html 2023-10-24T20:37:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/summit_suites_north_and_south?rev=1698179871&do=diff places Summit Suites North and South Summit Suites North and South are two dormitory buildings in the South Campus area adjacent to Summit Suites East, or the Fred, and centered around a central plaza, Summit Court. Summit Suites North and South contain quad and single suites for approximately 115 students. The Suites also include student lounges, seminar rooms, and faculty/administrative space. text/html 2025-02-10T16:47:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/sundial?rev=1739206038&do=diff places Sundials 1872 Sundial Trinity College Archives On Class Day in July 1872, George Washington West presented Trinity College with a sundial on behalf of his Class, which “as there was no Sun Dial to present,” was considered an “absent donation.” The physical sundial was finally installed in the fall of 1872 and placed at the South entrance of the text/html 2024-08-29T19:24:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/sustainability_action_plan?rev=1724959478&do=diff publications Sustainability Action Plan Trinity College’s Sustainability Action Plan, more commonly known as Summit, is a strategic plan published by the college in 2021 as an effort to outline short- and long-term goals to track the college’s progress towards a sustainable future. Since its establishment in 2018, the Summit Sustainability Committee has supported many projects on campus and in the text/html 2025-02-10T15:11:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/swimming_and_diving?rev=1739200296&do=diff athletics Swimming and Diving In 1929, the Trowbridge Memorial Pool/Squash facility was completed to give students the opportunity “to avail themselves of a form of recreation which is not limited to eleven men or to nine men or to five men.” On October 19, the College celebrated its opening with a swimming demonstration by Yale and Wesleyan, followed by water polo games. A swimming team of over 30 men was formed by 1930, though it was not text/html 2025-01-15T14:44:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/symbols_of_president_s_office?rev=1736952243&do=diff traditions presidents Symbols of President's Office When a new Trinity College president formally takes office, during the service of investiture they are given the symbols of authority of that office: a book, a key, a mace, and a medallion (collar). Book Each year at the Commencement ceremony, every Trinity College student touches the text/html 2025-01-21T15:20:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/symposiac?rev=1737472805&do=diff organizations Symposiac The Symposiac, a student organization, possibly a secret or literary society, which existed in 1873; it is listed in the first Ivy under “Miscellaneous Organizations” and its members are called “Wranglers.” The July 1873 Trinity Tablet, however, does not mention it at all, and it disappears from subsequent text/html 2025-01-14T16:44:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/t?rev=1736873076&do=diff T Tablet - Student-run periodical and newspaper from 1868-1908. Tansill Muldoon Stadium - Trinity's 5,500-seat stadium complex which provides access to viewing the field hockey, football, lacrosse, and track and field team competitions. Telegraph Clubs - Student groups interested in exploring the new technology of telegraphy. text/html 2023-12-12T21:57:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/tablet?rev=1702418227&do=diff organizations publications Tablet The Trinity Tablet The Trinity Tablet was a student-run literary magazine and de facto newspaper which could be considered the precursor to the Trinity Tripod. It included short stories; editorials; poetry; reviews of books, music, and curriculum; reminiscences of alumni; and news or goings-on about Trinity and other colleges. It was organized in 1868 and discontinued in 1908. The editorial offices were in 19 text/html 2024-05-01T15:33:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/tansill_muldoon_stadium?rev=1714577611&do=diff athletics places Tansill Muldoon Stadium The Tansill Muldoon Stadium is a 5,500-seat athletic venue which serves over 270 Trinity student-athletes who participate in field hockey, football, lacrosse, and track and field. It is located adjacent to both the Jessee/Miller and Robin L. Sheppard playing fields. The stadium opened on September 18, 2021, coinciding with the season-opening games for the football and field hockey teams. It is named for the Tansill and Muldoon families, who along with o… text/html 2025-02-10T17:08:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/telegraph_clubs?rev=1739207325&do=diff organizations students Telegraph Clubs Like students today, the students of the past interested in new technology found ways to implement, learn, and experiment with new and upcoming technologies. Telegraph clubs were organized by students interested in telegraphy, the device or system that allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance. text/html 2025-01-21T17:58:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/temperance_society?rev=1737482287&do=diff organizations Temperance Society The Temperance Society on campus was created as part of the larger nineteenth century temperance movement in the United States that promoted limiting the consumption of alcohol. The Temperance Society was in existence on the Washington Campus at least by 1835, but was gone soon thereafter. Though it was not a long-lasting organization, most of the student body belonged to it. Formal student organizations such as the Temperance and text/html 2024-11-23T18:28:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/tennis?rev=1732386520&do=diff athletics Tennis Tennis first appeared as a lawn tennis club formed in 1878; the sport quickly became popular. By 1883, Trinity had six lawn tennis clubs that made up the Trinity College Lawn Tennis Association. The best of these teams were selected for a varsity team that first played intercollegiate competitions in 1882. In 1883, Trinity headed the effort to form the Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Association, with the first meet held in text/html 2025-02-06T17:17:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/terms?rev=1738862233&do=diff academics traditions Terms A “term” is a section of the academic calendar year. There are three common types of academic terms in the United States: semester (typically six months), trimester (usually three terms in a year), or quarter (four terms in a year). Both “ text/html 2024-08-29T18:46:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/the_mill?rev=1724957180&do=diff organizations students The Mill Founded in 2008, The Mill is a student-run group of artists and musicians that seeks to foster creative community on campus, hosting musical events, student showcases, open-mics, film screenings, workshops and more in their dedicated venue (also called The Mill) at 79 text/html 2023-07-12T18:00:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/theodore_roosevelt_speech?rev=1689184837&do=diff events people Theodore Roosevelt Speech On June 16, 1918, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, invited by his friend President Flavel Sweeten Luther, visited Trinity and gave a speech during an open-air ceremony to over 5,000 people before Commencement. The place where he stood on the Long Walk to deliver the speech was later honored with a text/html 2023-07-11T15:42:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/theology_department?rev=1689090126&do=diff academics Theology Department A foundational area of study in the early days of Trinity College, the Theology Department is one of the College's oldest departments. In the establishment of Washington College (now Trinity College), theology was considered one of the core subjects, particularly as the founders of the College modeled the new school after the European style of teaching. Even the College's first text/html 2024-10-21T14:36:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/totten_silas?rev=1729521412&do=diff people presidents Silas Totten Trinity College Archives Silas Totten was the president of Washington College (now Trinity College) from 1837 to 1848. Born in 1804, Silas Totten became Washington College's third president by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees on May 4, 1837. For the preceding four years, Totten had been not only Professor of Natural Philosophy at the College, but an ordained minister in the text/html 2025-02-05T19:43:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/track_and_field?rev=1738784590&do=diff athletics Track and Field Trinity College Archives Track and field at Trinity has existed since the 1880s, and a men's team was formed in 1895. The men's team has had one NCAA qualifier, Ryan Bak '03, who qualified four times, won the NCAA Division III National Championship for two indoor track events, and was named NESCAC Runner of the Year (2001, 2002), New England Runner of the Year (2002), and NCAA Division III National Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year (2003). The men's team has a… text/html 2024-05-30T17:54:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/transit_of_venus?rev=1717091680&do=diff events Transit of Venus Photographic plates from the 1882 transit The Transit of Venus was an astronomical event that took place on December 6, 1882 and was observed on the Trinity College campus. A transit of Venus is a rare phenomenon in which Venus passes between the Earth and Sun, appearing as a black dot against the Sun's surface. A pair of transits takes place eight years apart in December followed by a gap of 121.5 years, before another pair occurs eight years apart in June, followed … text/html 2023-12-19T22:01:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trincoll_journal?rev=1703023263&do=diff students publications Trincoll Journal The Trincoll Journal was a webzine that ran from 1992 to 2000 and is widely considered “the Internet's first first Web 'Zine.” A webzine is defined as a magazine that exists solely on the Web. The magazine was started by a group of 25 Trinity students to serve as an alternative to the printed text/html 2025-09-30T13:58:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinfo_cafe?rev=1759240692&do=diff places students Trinfo.Café Trinfo.Café is an internet café located at 1300 Broad Street, across from the Trinity campus. It opened in 2000, with the goal of providing internet access and computer literacy to the local Hartford community. In the years following its opening, it expanded into a more general community space, hosting a wider variety of events. text/html 2024-08-13T15:03:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_coalition_of_blacks?rev=1723561432&do=diff organizations students Imani: Trinity College Black Student Union Previous Names: Trinity Association of Negroes (TAN), 1967-1968; Trinity Coalition of Blacks (TCB), 1968-1989; Pan-African Alliance (PAA), 1989-1997. Imani: Trinity College Black Student Union is the current name for a student organization dating back to the late 1960s which provides awareness, community, and support for the entire College community, particularly to text/html 2023-07-11T16:27:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_college_council?rev=1689092860&do=diff organizations Trinity College Council The Trinity College Council was established in 1968 by President Theodore Lockwood in an effort to make campus government more democratic by creating a body that would be able to review campus policies before they impacted the larger community. text/html 2024-08-30T20:15:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_conn-pirg?rev=1725048922&do=diff organizations students Trinity ConnPIRG Gates Quad Public Interest Research Groups, or PIRG, advocate for the public interest, including but not limited to: public health, democracy, economic reform, and climate solutions. The PIRG movement was founded in 1970 by Ralph Nader. At the college level, PIRGs help raise student awareness on a variety of topics. The structuring of a PIRG involves a hired team of professionals and experts who students work with to conduct research, educate the public, … text/html 2023-05-15T14:39:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_film_festival?rev=1684161543&do=diff organizations events Trinity Film Festival The Trinity Film Festival is an annual event that showcases international student-made films at Cinestudio. The Film Festival was founded in 2012 by faculty member John Michael Mason and the Trinity Film Society. The first festival was held on May 5, 2012. text/html 2023-05-15T14:39:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_film_society?rev=1684161564&do=diff organizations students Trinity Film Society The Trinity Film Society is a student group on campus which invites those interested in film to put on school events related to film and filmmaking. The Trinity Film Festival is the most notable of these events; others include Moonlight Movies and other special screenings. text/html 2023-07-12T19:24:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_hall?rev=1689189844&do=diff places students Trinity Hall Trinity Hall is located in the “South Campus Neighborhood,” which also includes Elton, Funston, Jackson, Jones, Smith, Summit East, and Summit North and South. Trinity Hall is the temporary name of a dormitory for first-year students. It was formerly named Wheaton Hall for Nathaniel Wheaton, Trinity's second president (1831-1837). text/html 2023-07-12T15:47:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_in_trinidad?rev=1689176871&do=diff academics Trinity in Trinidad Founded in 1998, Trinity in Trinidad was an immersive study-away program for exploring Caribbean culture in Trinidad and Tobago, and one of Trinity's most successful global learning sites. The hybrid program allowed students to attend classes taught by Trinity faculty as well as to enroll in the University of the West Indies (UWI) in St. Augustine, to study alongside their West Indian peers. text/html 2023-05-15T14:39:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_innovation_center?rev=1684161592&do=diff places Trinity Innovation Center The Trinity Innovation Center opened in February 2020 as a space for Trinity's partnerships with both Infosys and Digital Health CT (a business acceleration program), as well as other programs in the realm of creativity and entrepreneurship. It is located on the third floor of One text/html 2023-07-11T17:56:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_papers?rev=1689098217&do=diff academics students traditions publications The Trinity Papers Recognizing the need to expand upon ways in which academic excellence was recognized at Trinity, The Trinity Papers was created as a “means of commending students for individual meritorious work.” The Trinity Papers is an academic journal showcasing excellence in undergraduate studies with submissions received from a variety of students ranging across academic disciplines. Published annually, the inaugural issue appeared in lat… text/html 2023-08-03T15:58:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_samba_ensemble?rev=1691078296&do=diff organizations students Trinity Samba Ensemble The Trinity Samba Ensemble is a group of students who perform at various events on campus and in the greater Hartford community. The group was established in 2004 and grew out of a music performance course started by Professor of Music, Eric Galm. The course focuses on traditional Brazilian samba drumming and its related musical styles and genres. The group performs participatory call-and-response songs in Portuguese and English. text/html 2023-05-15T14:40:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_soccer_field?rev=1684161647&do=diff athletics places Trinity Soccer Field Trinity's soccer field is located in the middle of campus, in between the Jessee/Miller Field and the Paul D. Assaiante Tennis Center. The field was completed in spring 2017 and the first home match was played in the fall of that year. It measures 245' x 390' and has a bleacher system that allows for 350 spectators. The field is planted with Kentucky Bluegrass text/html 2023-05-15T14:41:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_softball_field?rev=1684161666&do=diff athletics places Trinity Softball Field Trinity's softball field is located directly behind the main quad (in the direction of Broad Street). The natural-grass field was completed in spring 2017, and measures 200' to right and left field and 220' in center field. Irrigation systems are in place under the grass to allow for all-weather playing and a consistent playing surface. The hitting cages that were constructed at the same time also feature all-weather friendly synthetic surfaces. New dugo… text/html 2023-08-17T18:00:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_steel?rev=1692295205&do=diff organizations Trinity Steel Formed as part an academic course offered at Trinity College, Trinity Steel is a musical drumming group that performs Motown, reggae, and other global music through a calypso-style of Afro-Caribbean music originating in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century. Beginning in 2018, Trinity Steel performs as part of the annual text/html 2023-05-15T14:42:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trinity_varsity_weight_room?rev=1684161749&do=diff athletics places Trinity Varsity Weight Room The Varsity Weight Room is located in the Ferris Athletic Center and is utilized by all Trinity sports teams. It contains dumbbells, pull-down machines, and benches, as well as a variety of other strength training equipment. Upgrades and expansions to Ferris's weight room were made in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, with additional renovations in September 2018. All of the older equipment was removed and replaced with equipment that was specia… text/html 2023-05-12T17:39:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/tripod?rev=1683913163&do=diff organizations students publications The Trinity Tripod Tripod The Trinity Tripod was founded in 1904 as a student newspaper. At that time, the Trinity Tablet was another long-running student newspaper on campus. In 1908, the Tablet ceased publication and the Tripod became the main student newspaper. text/html 2024-11-26T15:34:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trowbridge_pool_squash_facility?rev=1732635286&do=diff places athletics Trowbridge Pool/Squash Facility Trinity College Archives The Trowbridge Pool/Squash Facility was built in 1929 and was the first project in what would later become the Ferris Athletic Center. The swimming pool was enclosed inside with four lanes, and the squash courts were built directly above the pool. In 1925, Trinity College hired Samuel Breck Parkman Trowbridge, Class of 1883, to design a new campus master plan to succeed the text/html 2023-05-12T19:23:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/trustees?rev=1683919392&do=diff organizations Board of Trustees The Washington (Trinity) College Board of Trustees was created in May, 1823 in the Charter establishing the College. The Board is responsible for the final approval of decisions regarding finances; appointments to the Board of Trustees, Fellows, and Board committees; Faculty, Staff, and Presidency; adopting and eliminating by-laws, ordinances, policies and curricula; changes to buildings and grounds; and conferring degrees and text/html 2024-06-26T12:58:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/u?rev=1719406694&do=diff U Umoja House - A cultural house on campus that serves as a gathering place for Black students. The Underground Coffeehouse - A student-run, artisanal coffee cafe. text/html 2023-07-12T19:25:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/umoja_house?rev=1689189905&do=diff places students Umoja House Umoja House is a cultural house on campus that serves as a gathering place for Black students. It was formed in the 1970s after the Trinity Coalition of Blacks (later Pan African Alliance, and now Imani) and the Trinity Coalition of Black Women Organization set out to appreciate Black culture and make the campus more welcoming for minority students. Umoja means text/html 2024-08-30T17:30:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/underground_coffeehouse?rev=1725039041&do=diff organizations places The Underground Coffeehouse Open daily during the academic year, the Underground Coffeehouse is a student-run, crafted coffee café in the basement of Mather Hall. The Underground began as and remains a student-run venture, and has been located in the basement of Mather Hall since the mid-1980s. In 1986, its hours were 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Quiet and casual, the Underground has long been a space for the arts: poetry readings, live music, p… text/html 2024-10-29T18:11:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/v?rev=1730225467&do=diff V Vassar College Exchange Program - Program in 1969 where male Trinity students went to study at Vassar College while female Vassar students came to study at Trinity. Venture Conference for Women's Leadership - The Elizabeth Elting Foundation Venture Conference for Women’s Leadership. Vernon Place - Dormitory on North Campus that houses upper-year students. text/html 2023-05-15T14:31:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/vassar_college_exchange_program?rev=1684161099&do=diff events women students academics Vassar College Exchange Program Trinity Alumni Magazine The Vassar College Exchange Program took place during the spring semester of 1969 and served as a way to introduce both Trinity and Vassar colleges to becoming coeducational. Trinity, at the time a male-only college, exchanged a number of male students for several of Vassar College's female students. Vassar is an institution in New York that was a women's college until 1969. text/html 2025-01-21T15:13:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/venture?rev=1737472381&do=diff organizations events women Venture Conference for Women's Leadership The Elizabeth Elting Foundation Venture Conference for Women's Leadership (Venture) is a three-day conference for incoming female students. The program was established in 2013 by a Trinity College planning committee led by history professor Joan Hedric and originally called Venture Trinity. It was later named for Trinity College alumna and Board member, Elizabeth Elting '87, a philanthropist and entrepreneur. The conference… text/html 2025-01-21T16:57:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/vernon_k._krieble?rev=1737478676&do=diff people academics Vernon K. Krieble Vernon K. Krieble was a professor of chemistry at Trinity College and the inventor of Loctite. Vernon K. Krieble (March 4, 1885-January 1964) was an American inventor and educator. He was born in Worcester, Pennsylvania to a Pennsylvania Dutch family, speaking only German until he began school. Krieble graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University in 1907. He had intended to study electrical engineering but after his first college chemistry course declared, text/html 2023-05-15T14:32:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/vernon_place?rev=1684161136&do=diff places students Vernon Place Located on Vernon Street across from the English Department building, the Vernon Place Residential Community is a dormitory that houses upper-year students. The dormitory consists of single rooms and four-bedroom suites, which include a common room, but unlike other upper-level suites, have no private bathrooms. Each floor has two communal bathrooms and a community lounge shared by all residents. Three Community Advisors live in the building. text/html 2024-08-30T18:53:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/vernon_street?rev=1725043988&do=diff places Vernon Street Trinity College Archives Vernon Street (formerly Zachary Lane) runs east-west through Trinity's north campus. Once owned by the City of Hartford, connecting Summit and Broad Streets, the road was closed to thru-traffic in 1994 and is now owned by the College. text/html 2025-02-10T15:10:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/volleyball?rev=1739200206&do=diff athletics Volleyball Women's volleyball was first organized in 1983 under coach Robin Sheppard as a club sport. The team achieved varsity status in 1985. Since then, it has made the NESCAC semifinals twice. The volleyball team plays in Ferris Athletic Center at the Ray Oosting Gymnasium. ---------- Sources text/html 2025-08-21T13:06:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/w?rev=1755781608&do=diff W Walking Clubs - Student groups that gathered for the purpose of taking walks. Washington College - Trinity College's first name, until 1845. Washington's Birthday - Annual College celebration of George Washington's birthday. David Watkinson - Hartford merchant and public benefactor; namesake of the Watkinson Library. text/html 2025-02-10T15:07:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/walking_clubs?rev=1739200033&do=diff organizations Walking Clubs Globe Trotters Knickerbocker Walking Club The Knickerbocker Walking Club was a walking club that was “reorganized” in 1882, and was most likely named after a style of loose men's pants. The club had a feature in the 1882 edition of the text/html 2024-02-20T19:51:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/washington_college?rev=1708458674&do=diff places Washington College Trinity College was first named “Washington College” in order to avoid association with its Episcopal roots while petitioning for a college charter. However, due in part to alumni dissatisfaction, the institution changed its name to Trinity College in 1845. text/html 2023-05-15T14:10:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/watkinson_david?rev=1684159806&do=diff people David Watkinson David Watkinson is the namesake and posthumous founder of the Watkinson Library, a public research library, the rare book and special collections of Trinity College, and the repository of the College Archives, located within the Raether Library and Information Technology Center. David Watkinson was born in England in 1778 and came to New England with his parents and 11 siblings in 1795, at the age of 17. Having first settled in New York in the mercantile business, Watki… text/html 2023-07-12T18:20:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/watkinson_library?rev=1689186040&do=diff places Watkinson Library The Watkinson Library is a public research library, the rare book and special collections of Trinity College, and the repository of the College Archives. Open to researchers by appointment on Tuesdays through Thursdays throughout the year, the John K. Davis Reading Room is located on Level A of the text/html 2025-02-06T20:00:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/wesleyan-trinity_summer_school?rev=1738872011&do=diff academics organizations Wesleyan-Trinity Summer School The Wesleyan-Trinity Summer School was a joint summer school program which took place in 1942, allowing students to accelerate their education before joining the military. During the first year of America's involvement in World War II, though enrollment did not sharply decline, Trinity encouraged students to complete as much of their education as possible before following their text/html 2024-08-02T14:42:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/wheaton_nathaniel_s?rev=1722609738&do=diff people presidents Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton was the second president of Trinity College, from December 1831 to February 1837. Born in 1792 in Washington, Connecticut, Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton graduated from Yale College and was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1818. Elected assistant rector of Christ Church in text/html 2024-08-29T17:54:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/wheaton_s_library?rev=1724954092&do=diff presidents places Wheaton's Library Nathaniel S. Wheaton, born in 1792 in Washington, Connecticut, graduated from Yale College and was one of the founding members of Washington College (now Trinity College), serving as secretary of the Board of Trustees until he was elected president of the College in 1831. Wheaton was also a respected member of the text/html 2024-05-01T15:52:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/widener_gallery?rev=1714578761&do=diff places Widener Gallery The Widener Gallery is Trinity College’s main formal exhibition space and is located in the Austin Arts Center. The space is approximately 1,200 square feet and hosts exhibitions by faculty and visiting artists. During the dedication of the Austin Arts Center in 1965, it was announced that the gallery was named after George D. Widener, who received an text/html 2025-01-21T17:15:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/wiggins_dormitory?rev=1737479712&do=diff places students Wiggins Dormitory Tripod Wiggins was a student dormitory located at 76 Crescent Street, which contained twenty beds and a mentor's apartment. It was part of the “Crescent Village” which included Frohman-Robb as well as Little Dormitory. In 1982, Wiggins was named in honor of John Gregory Wiggins, of Pomfret, CT, who created the text/html 2024-08-30T17:36:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/williams_john?rev=1725039368&do=diff people presidents John Williams Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1817, John Williams was the first graduate of Washington College (now Trinity College) to become its president (serving from 1848 to 1853). After his graduation from the College in 1835, Williams then studied theology informally on campus with the Reverend Samuel F. Jarvis, a High Church text/html 2023-07-13T16:20:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/williams_memorial?rev=1689265229&do=diff places Williams Memorial Downes Clock TowerTrinity College ArchivesTrinity College Archives Williams Memorial was the College's Library building, completed in 1914. It was funded by J.P. Morgan and named for the Rt. Rev. John Williams, Class of 1835. Prior to Williams' construction, the Library was housed in Seabury Hall. In 1910, during a fundraising campaign organized by John J. McCook to raise half a million dollars, John Pierpont Morgan, a Trinity text/html 2023-07-13T19:28:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/women_and_gender_resource_action_center_wgrac?rev=1689276526&do=diff organizations women Women and Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC) The Women and Gender Resource Action Center began as the Trinity Women's Organization which addressed and supported women's issues. Today, the organization has evolved to support all genders and members of the Trinity Community, and is part of the Trinity Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, overseeing various organizations. text/html 2025-01-21T15:09:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/women_s_club_of_trinity_college?rev=1737472177&do=diff organizations women Women's Club of Trinity College The Women's Club of Trinity College began in January 1971 as The Trinity College Girls Club, organized by a group of female staff members. The purpose of the club was “to give [members] an opportunity to socialize outside of working hours, to pursue common interests and activities, and to cooperate with other organizations in advancing the welfare of the community. text/html 2023-05-15T14:14:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/women_s_leadership_council?rev=1684160046&do=diff organizations women Women's Leadership Council Venture The Women's Leadership Council, commonly referred to as the WLC, is a network of alumnae whose main goal is to uplift and support Trinity's female undergraduates. The WLC was formed in 2010, intentionally the same year as the 40th anniversary of text/html 2024-11-23T18:32:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/wrestling?rev=1732386770&do=diff athletics Wrestling The first appearance of wrestling at Trinity was during “sports nights” in Alumni Hall held during World War II. Wrestling became a club sport in 1971 before achieving varsity status in 1975. There have been 20 seasons when a Trinity wrestler was a national qualifier and 11 when one was an All-American. text/html 2023-07-13T18:48:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/wrtc?rev=1689274085&do=diff organizations students WRTC WRTC is a non-commercial radio station owned by Trinity, which first went on-air in 1947. It is run by students, alumni, staff, and Hartford community members. The studio has been located on the ground level of High Rise Hall since 1993, after moving from Cook Hall. The very first airing of the station took place in text/html 2022-04-12T17:07:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/x?rev=1649783223&do=diff X text/html 2022-04-12T17:07:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/y?rev=1649783235&do=diff Y text/html 2024-04-10T15:31:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/yell?rev=1712763084&do=diff traditions athletics College Yell Ivy Trinity College's original College yell or cheer was “Wah-Hoo-Ah.” It originated sometime between 1865 and 1870, after the Civil War and about the same time that intercollegiate athletics began to appear. The purpose of the yell was multifold: to raise morale and spirit, College pride, unity, and excitement. Individual class yells also appeared, for camaraderie between the classes. text/html 2024-02-13T17:12:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/z?rev=1707844358&do=diff X - Z College Yell - A College tradition created in tandem with organized athletics. Zachs Hillel House - Home to Trinity's Hillel organization, located on Vernon Street. text/html 2024-01-03T18:17:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.domains.trincoll.edu/doku.php/zachs_hillel_house?rev=1704305854&do=diff places students Zachs Hillel House The Zachs Hillel House was a gift of Henry Zachs ’56 and others, including Alan Mendelson ’69, chair of the Trinity Hillel Advisory Board. It has been home to Trinity's Hillel organization since 2002. Before it was built, Hillel was housed at 30 Crescent Street.