Visit the Information Desk to receive name tags, find answers to questions, and pick up "Proud Trinity Parent" buttons, campus map, class schedule, and final schedule of events with event locations.
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Student Service Resources
Explore the many student services resources available on campus to your son or daughter. Student services representatives will answer your questions about services and programming, ranging from campus activities, housing, international programs to the First-Year program.
For individual appointments on Friday, please call respective offices prior to arrival on campus:
Campus Activities: Nora Huth, (860) 297-2171
Campus Safety: Cisco Ortiz, Jr. (860) 297-3333
Career Services: Peter Bennett '81, (860) 297-2080
College Chaplain: Allison Read, (860) 297-2013
Community Service and Civic Engagement: Joe Barber, (860) 297-4256
Dean of Students: Fred Alford, (860) 297-2156
Financial Aid: Kelly O’Brien, (860) 297-2046
Health Center: Martha Burke O'Brien, (860) 297-2018
International Programs: Eleanor Emerson, (860) 297-2005
Recreation Programs: Kathleen Kilcoyne, (860) 297-2104
Residential Life: Susan Salisbury, (860) 297-2305
Student Accounts: Dina Jorge, (860) 297-2027
Women and Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC): Lauren Donais, (860) 297-4131
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Classes Open To Parents
Experience life as a Trinity student by sitting in on classes either with your son or daughter or on your own. Please be aware that if you wish to join your son or daughter in class, you must ask them to provide you with their schedules in advance. Pick up a campus map and class schedule in Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor.
Various Classrooms
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Room with a View: Selections from the 2011 Center for Urban and Global Studies and Office of International Programs Photo Contest
Mather Art Space, Mather Hall, second floor
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Pre-Arranged Admission Interview Appointments
Please call (860) 297-2180 to reserve an appointment.
Admissions and Career Development Center
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
A Bicentennial Snapshot: The World in 1812
Curated by Richard Ring, Head Curator & Librarian of the the Watkinson Library
This exhibit features items in the Watkinson that bear witness to the events and topics of the day across the globe, all published 200 years ago. Works include the inaugural issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, popular accounts of the Lewis and Clark expedition, accounts of the Peninsular War and the War of 1812, travel narratives to South America, an autobiographical poem by Lord Byron on his Mediterranean tour, and an account of a British diplomatic mission to Persia (modern-day Iran).
Watkinson Library, Raether Library and Information Technology Center
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mandala: The Sacred Art of Sand
Buddhist nuns from the Keydong Thuk-che Choeling Nunnery in Kathmandu, Nepal, are creating a mandala, a sand painting used for prayer, contemplation, and healing. Monastic women from this same nunnery were the first to create a sand mandala in the United States, which took place at Trinity College in 1998. Keydong nuns returned to Trinity to create a second mandala in 2005. Both graphic and abstract in design, the intricate forms and spiritual symbols of a mandala can be "read" by the initiated. At the center is a square diagram of a palace inhabited by an enlightened celestial being. In this case, it is Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist deity of compassion
Please note: visitors should be prepared to take off their shoes before entering Garmany Hall.
Garmany Hall, Austin Arts Center
10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Admissions Group Information Sessions
Grand Room, Admissions and Career Development Center
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Campus Safety and Community Responsibility Update
Francisco Ortiz, Director of Campus Safety
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Tour of the Historic Trinity Chapel and Bell Tower
Visit the Chapel bell tower and see first hand Trinity's historic Plumb Carillon. Ellen Dickenson, College Carillonneur, will lead the tour and provide a demonstration on the instrument.
Meet in the Chapel.
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lawn Games on the Quad
Enjoy a game of croquet or bocce 'neath the elms.
Main Quad
Mather Lobby
11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Campus Walking Tours
Leave from the Admissions and Career Development Center, rain or shine
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Making of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Joan Hedrick, Charles A. Dana Professor of History
A light lunch will be provided.
Alumni Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Study Abroad Opportunities: Trinity's International Programs and Center for Urban and Global Studies
XiangmingChen, Dean and Director for the Center for Urban and Global Studies and Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Sociology and International Studies and Lisa Sapolis, Director of International Programs
Approximately 50% of Trinity students study abroad for a summer, semester, or academic year. Programs are available in more than 30 countries, and students study away on Trinity administered and approved programs in places such as Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Trinidad, and Vienna. You may be wondering whether your son or daughter should study abroad, how and when he/she should apply, how the experience will be integrated into his/her academic program, or whether financial aid will transfer. In this session, you can learn about the opportunities and challenges of international study.
A light lunch will be served.
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
12:30 p.m.
Jumu'ah
All are welcome to join the Muslim community for Friday prayers and meet members of the Muslim Student Association.
Muslim Prayer Room, Summit Suites South 101
1:00 and 2:30 p.m.
Introduction to the Career Development CenterCareer Development Center, Admissions and Career Development Center
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Meet on Summit Street near Mather Hall.
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Career Development Open House
Career Development Center, Admissions and Career Development Center
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
A Sampling of Academic Projects: Science and Economics Poster Presentations on Display
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
Economics
- Are beautiful workers paid more? The results of an experiment.
- Does corruption hinder or stimulate economic growth? A cross country application of the slow growth model
- If President Obama runs for reelection, will he win? How much will the economy and our involvement in military conflicts affect the outcome?
- Are sanctions received by Division I football and basketball teams effective in reducing future sanctions?
- Are major league baseball pitchers overpaid?
- What is the role of religion in the intensity of violence in civil wars? A study of civil wars in 102 countries from 1945-2002
- Did the increased reporting standards imposed on public firms by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act result in highter auditing fees for these firms?
- Did the truths exposed by the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission lead to forgiveness and the possibility of national reconciliation?
Science- Phrenologic shift: Are hawks on the East Coast adapting their migratory patterns to climate change?
- Synthesis of novel, cyclic molecules that incorporate tunsgen-(BIS) alkyne and ferrocene moieties
- SEM-EDS analysis of metallic artifacts
- Moniker: A mobile-based image classification system for field camera traps
- Formation of clogs under ultrasound excitation: A microfluidic study
- Helicopter blade vibration analysis
- Beneficial effects of low-carbohydrate diet on social behavior in a novel repeated-measures test of social behavior in mice
- Effects of drinking patterns on prospective memory performance in college students
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Starting Out Right: Trinity's First-Year Program and Academic Support Services
Margaret Lindsey, Dean of the First-Year Program
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
Academic Life Discussion: Teaching Millennial Students in the New Millennium
Dina Anselmi, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and Chris Hager, Assistant Professor of English and Co-director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Wean Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall, second floor
3:00-4:00 p.m.
How We Dance The Present Moment
Lesley Farlow, Associate Professor of Theater and Dance
An open rehearsal of student dancers for the Fall Dance Concert.
Performance Lab, Trinity Commons Room 152
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Academic Department Open Houses
- Art History, Room 319, Austin Arts Center
- Chemistry, Room 107, Clement Chemistry Building
- Classics, Second floor, Seabury Hall Tower
- Educational Studies, Peter B's, Funston Cafe, Raether Library and Information Technology Center
- Engineering, Robotics Laboratory, Room 066 and Room 270, Roy Nutt Mathematics, Engineering & Computer Science Center
- English, Room 106, 115 Vernon Street
Environmental Science, Alden Trust Environmental Science Laboratory, Room 115 and Room 121, McCook Academic Building
- History, Room T121, Seabury Hall
- International Studies and Women, Gender and Sexuality Program, Room N215, Seabury Hall, 4:00-5:00 p.m. only
- Language and Culture Studies, Blume Language and Culture Learning Center, Room 119, Raether Library and Information Technology Center
- Mathematics, Mathematics Conference Room, Room 201, Roy Nutt Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Center
- Music, Austin Arts Center, Room 101 and Room 104
- Neuroscience, Loberg Family Neuroscience Laboratory, Room B01, Jacobs Life Sciences Center
- Philosophy, McCook Library, Room 201, McCook Academic Building
- Political Science, Social Sciences Center, Williams Memorial
- Public Policy and Law, Room 313, McCook Academic Building 3:00-4:00 p.m. only
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Belly Dancing Lessons
Sponsored by the House of Peace
Theater and Dance Studio 2, Trinity Commons Room 156
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Reception Honoring Members of the Long Walk Societies
Joslin Family 1823 Room, Raether Library and Information Technology Center
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services and Dinner
Friday Night Shabbat services followed by a traditional, catered kosher Shabbat dinner at the Zachs Hillel House, the Center for Jewish Life on Campus. Services begin at 6:00 p.m. Dinner follows at approximately 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
Zachs Hillel House, 74 Vernon Street
7:00 p.m.
Gallery Opening at the Mill
Featuring artwork by Denise Treizman, MFA at School of Visual Arts and Daniel Flaherty, MFA at Yale University
The Mill, 79 Vernon Street
7:30 p.m.
Film Screening: To Rome with Love
Pick up your complimentary ticket(s) at the Information Desk.
Cinestudio
9:00 p.m.
A Cappella Concert
Featuring The Accidentals, The Dischords, The Pipes, The Quirks, and The Trinitones.
sponsored by Office of Campus Life
The Cave Patio, Gates Quad
9:00 p.m.
Collegiate Strife
The Fred, Summit East Common Room
11:00 p.m.
Moonlight Movies: School of Rock
Saturday, September 22
Throughout the Day
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Information Desk
Visit the Information Desk to receive name tags, find answers to questions, and pick up "Proud Trinity Parent" buttons, campus map, and final schedule of events with event locations.
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, second floor
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Room with a View: Selections from the 2011 Center for Urban and Global Studies and Office of International Programs Photo Contest
Mather Art Space, Mather Hall, second floor
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pre-Arranged Admissions Interview Appointments
Please call (860) 297-2180 to reserve an appointment.
Admissions and Career Development Center
9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Admissions Group Information Sessions
Grand Room, Admissions and Career Development Center
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Gallery Viewing at the Mill
Featuring artwork by Denise Treizman, MFA at School for Visual Arts and Daniel Flaherty, MFA at Yale University
The Mill, 79 Vernon Street
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m.
Campus Walking Tours
Leave from the Admissions and Career Development Center, rain or shine
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lawn Games on the Quad
Enjoy a game of croquet or bocce 'neath the elms.
Main Quad
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mather Lobby
11:00 a.m.
Field Hockey vs. Connecticut College
Robin L. Sheppard Field
11:00 a.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Connecticut College
Soccer Fields
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
A Sampling of Academic Projects: Science and Economics Poster Presentations on Display
Please see Friday's listings at 1:00 p.m. for a list of presentations.
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
State of the College Address by President James F. Jones, Jr.
Washington Room, Mather Hall, second floor
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Applefest
A variety of apples by the pound, apple turnovers, apple fritters, apple pies, candied caramel apples, BBQ pulled pork, and apple cider will be available.
The Bistro Patio, Koeppel Student Center
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Smith House Open House
The Smith House is a Victorian style guest house located on the campus of Trinity College. It offers a pleasant atmosphere for meetings, overnight guests, and receptions in a splendidly restored home in a beautifully landscaped setting. The facility has a 64 seat dining room, conference rooms accommodating 4-10 people, sitting rooms, and 4 guest rooms - 2 twin bed rooms, and 2 queen bed rooms. All guest rooms have a private bath, cable TV, wireless internet, phone, and air conditioning. Nearby to restaurants, cinemas, shopping malls, museums, parks, and historical sites. A self-serve light continental breakfast is included for all overnight guests. Beverages and snacks will be served.
123 Vernon Street
12:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer vs. Connecticut College
Soccer Fields
12:00 p.m. - Halftime
Hospitality Tent Honoring the Long Walk Societies and Alumni Families
North end of the Jessee/Miller Field
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mandala: The Sacred Art of Sand
Buddhist nuns from the Keydong Thuk-che Choeling Nunnery in Kathmandu, Nepal, are creating a mandala, a sand painting used for prayer, contemplation, and healing. Monastic women from this same nunnery were the first to create a sand mandala in the United States, which took place at Trinity College in 1998. Keydong nuns returned to Trinity to create a second mandala in 2005. Both graphic and abstract in design, the intricate forms and spiritual symbols of a mandala can be "read" by the initiated. At the center is a square diagram of a palace inhabited by an enlightened celestial being. In this case, it is Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist deity of compassion
Please note: visitors should be prepared to take off their shoes before entering Garmany Hall.
Garmany Hall, Austin Arts Center
1:00 p.m.
Football vs. Bates College
Tickets may be purchased at the Jessee/Miller Field gates on Saturday. No charge for Trinity students with a valid Trinity ID.
Please review Trinity's Tailgating Policy.
1:00 p.m.
Men's Tennis vs. Skidmore
Paul D. Assaiante Tennis Center
2:00 p.m.
Anime Club Film Screening and Discussion
McCook Auditorium, McCook Academic Building
2:30 p.m.
Film Screening: To Rome with Love
Pick up your complimentary ticket(s) at the Information Desk.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
T-Shirt Designing with EROS
Join us at the Queer Resource Center for t-shirt designing and decorating. Create your own custom t-shirt with rhinestones, sequins and colored paints. T-shirts will be provided.
Queer Resource Center, 114 Crescent Street
4:00 p.m.
Vespers Service
Featuring the Trinity College Chapel Singers
The Chapel
5:00 p.m.
A Cappella Music Festival
Featuring The Accidentals, The Dischords, The Pipes, The Quirks, and The Trinitones.
The Chapel
6:00 p.m.
Festival of Nations
Sponsored by the International House
A parade of flags representing our international students' home nations. The parade will begin at the iHouse and end in the Mather Art Space, where the flags will be on disply for the rest of the evening.
6:30 p.m.
Roman Catholic Vigil Mass
The Chapel
Film Screening: To Rome with Love
Pick up your complimentary ticket(s) at the Information Desk.
8:00 p.m.
Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by the Student Government Association
The Cave Patio, Gates Quad
8:30 p.m.
An Evening of Tibetan Music with Dadon
Dawa Dolma, the singer and composer popularly known as Dadon, is the leading recording artist of popular music in Tibet and is beloved by Tibetans around the world. She holds a music degree from Beijing University (1985), studied voice at the Chinese Musical College in Beijing (1988), and represented Tibet at national Chinese music competitions in 1988 and 1990, winning the silver medal at each. Her music fuses traditional Tibetan melodies and vocal techniques with an Asian pop aesthetic. Her lyrics promote Tibetan independence and freedom, celebrate the natural beauty of her homeland, and tell of the exiled Dalai Lama. In 1992, fearing Chinese government reprisals, she fled her country, walking across the Himalayan mountains to India. Today she lives in Connecticut and performs in the United States. To many Americans, however, Dadon is best known for her starring role in the 1998 film "Windhorse."
Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center
For tickets please call the Austin Arts Box Office at (860) 297-2199. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and two hours prior to events.
This concert is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended.
9:00 p.m.
Movie Night on Gates Quad: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Sunday, September 23
Throughout the Day
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Room with a View: Selections from the 2011 Center for Urban and Global Studies and Office of International Programs Photo Contest
Mather Art Space, Mather Hall, second floor
1:00 p.m.
Field Hockey vs. Tufts University
Robin L. Sheppard Field
1:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer vs. Tufts University
Soccer Fields
2:00 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Tufts University
Soccer Fields
2:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Film Screening: Farewell, My Queen
Pick up your complimentary ticket(s) at the Information Desk.
If after reading this website, you have additional questions, please contact the Office of Special Events and Calendar at (860) 297-2336 or kathleen.mcglew@trincoll.edu.