The Trinity College women’s lacrosse team was absent in person from Trinity’s Commencement celebration, but they were there in spirit.  The team could not be ‘Neath the Elms at Trinity, as they were busy playing in the NCAA Div. III National Championship Final in Maryland.  The seniors, equipped with 2013 gear, found their own way to celebrate graduation before their game, in a parking lot.  Trinity did not come back to Hartford with their second straight NCAA Championship, but the game marked the end of a remarkable four years for these seniors, who finished a remarkable 75-7 in four years.

This shot is from the 2013 Trinity Film Fest, where the Trinity Steel band welcomed attendees after the film screenings at Cinestudio to a catered reception in the Terrace Rooms.  The red carpet event featured select student short films from around the country, a professional film panel, and a festive awards ceremony with food and live music.  Over 300 attended the festival.  Click here for more photos from the Trinity Film Festival.
(photo by Nick Lacy)

The 2013 Trinity Samba Fest was the biggest and best to date, attracting an estimated 4,000 people to the Mortenson Riverfront Plaza in Downtown Hartford.  The day-long  event featured top musicians from Hartford and from Brazil, as well as dancing, face painting, drum making, exhibitions, and much more.  The photo above features the energetic Trinity Samba Ensemble.  Click here for more photos from Samba Fest.
(photos by Nick Lacy)

Senior Michael Benson relaxes with Margaret Lindsey, dean of First-Year Program, and his father, Dr. Paul Benson, in the new Adirondack chairs located in the Life Sciences quad. These chairs were a recent donation from the Benson family and have been a huge hit on campus this spring. Students take advantage of this ideal lounge location from morning till night, moving the chairs around the quad to best suit the angle of the sun and the size of their group. As the semester draws to a close, the Adirondack chairs provide a peaceful setting for students to study, work in groups, socialize, or unwind after a long day.

Earlier this month, Eric Galm, associate professor of music and ethnomusicology, joined legendary folk singer Pete Seeger on stage at a sold-out benefit concert for more than 350 people.  Trinity music majors Marc Alexis ’13, Austin Tewksbury ’13, Eli Cassel ’13, Brandon Serafino ’14, and Nicole Muto-Graves ’15 joined Professor Galm and Seeger for a photo following the performance.  Seeger, who turns 94 in May, has received multiple Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal for the Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts, and A Kennedy Center Honor.

It was an emotional, yet fun afternoon at Trinity on Thursday, as more than 150 members of the college community came out for “Trinity Stands with Boston,” a 2.62 mile run organized by senior Anastasia Edwards, who ran in the 2013 Boston Marathon.  The purpose of the event was to honor the victims, support the runners, and to stand by the spirit of Boston after the tragic attack at this year’s marathon.  Click here to see photos from the event.

Click here to watch a short video recapping a trip that Trinity students took to Washington D.C., organized by Trinity’s Career Development Center.  The purpose of the trek is for Trinity students to network and learn from successful alumni working in a broad range of career fields.  For more on Career Development at Trinity, visit: www.trincoll.edu/academics/careerdevelopment.

This month, Trinity College students, faculty and staff gathered on the Cave Patio for the 12th annual Take Back the Night march and rally.  In addition to speakers President Jimmy Jones and Assistant Football Coach Lew Acquarulo, students read survivors’ testimonies, marched through the library and down the Long Walk, performed a cappella and gospel music, introduced the Male Ambassadors program and ended the evening with dancing to “Break the Chain,” the One Billion Rising anthem performed globally on February 14, 2013, to honor the power of survivors.  For more photos, click here.
(photo by Nick Lacy) 

In this photo, a panel of Trinity students speak to about 100 accepted students at VIP days in Cinestudio.  They had the opportunity to ask current students about college life.  The panel ended with current students offering advice that they wish they had received before going to college.  For the Admitted Students page for #TrinColl2017, visit: http://www.trincoll.edu/Admissions/admitted/Pages/default.aspx
 (photo by Nick Lacy)

Students unwind on the Long Walk Quad with some slacklining. 
(photo by Abbey Schlangen ’16)