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Starting Out

To All Trinity students in the class of 2012:

Welcome to the First-Year Program Starting Out web site. STARTING OUT is a series of information packets that will be your entry into the community of learning that is Trinity College. 

INFORMATION FROM THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE

Monday, August 4, 2008

Confirmation of your fall course schedule will be available on TCOnline on August 15.

All you need is the account sign-on information that you received when you activated your e-mail account this summer.  If you have not yet activated your account, please do so immediately by going to the Computing Center’s Web site.

Follow the instructions provided there to activate your account.  Once you have done so, go to TCOnline (www.tconline.trincoll.edu).

  • Type your User Name and Password
  • Click Log In (click Yes if you receive a box about entering a secure site)
  • Next click Academics
  • Under Enrollment, click View My Class Schedule
  • Next click on Fall 2008
  • Suggestion: print a copy of your schedule as a reference
  • When you are done, be sure to click Sign Out in the upper right corner of the screen.  Always remember to sign out when you are down.

If you have a problem, just send us an e-mail (Registrar-Office@trincoll.edu) and we will be happy to assist.

INFORMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF RESIDENTIAL LIFE

Monday, August 4, 2008.

The housing assignments will be on line in the next couple of days. The Office of Campus Life understands that you are eager to contact your roommate(s).  However, we want to make certain that the information you receive is accurate and therefore some time is needed to proof all the information before it is uploaded to the link that appears below.

This link will be activated as soon as the information is ready to distribute.

Thank you for your patience as we prepare for your arrival at the end of the month.

For more information, visit the Office of Campus Life's Web site.

INFORMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

The Parent Handbook will be mailed at the end of this month (August) to the student’s home address.

Packet #4

 
Packet Four: First-Year Seminar, Academic Adviser Assignments, and Campus Life Information
(August)

Class of 2012 - Reminders
• 
Accessing Your Course Schedule
Letter from Campus Life
Housing Guide & Assignment Details
• Auditions for Eurydice

Information Literacy - A Key to Academic Success 
Zipcar on Campus
Student Government Association
Literary Club
List of Organizations

Letter from Rev. Read
Spiritual and Religious Life
Auditions for Trinity Singing Groups
Class Photo
Supplemental Instruction in Chemistry and Calculus
Student Insurance Group
Choir and College Chapel Singers
Auditions for Singing Groups
Tutoring 4th and 5th Graders


 

 
This is your 4th and final Starting-Out Packet

 

Packet three

 
Packet Three: College Resources and First-Year Orientation
(July)

• First Days - Your guide to Trinity orientation programs
Trinity College Counseling Center
Quest Leadership Program
Letter from the Dean of Students
Instructions for returning forms
Parental Notification Guidelines
• 
Parental Notification Form
• Student Integrity Contract
• International Programs
Submit Questions for Anne Fadiman
Math Placement Exam Reminder
Hartford Bus Pass Information

Do it Day - Community Service
What is American Studies?
Big Sister/Little Sister Program
Parent/Guardian Information
Publicity Authorization form
Instructions for Submitting Writing Assessment
• Welcome Receptions 2008
Class of 2012: Athletics Letter
Lincoln Bicentennial
• Letter from Multicultural Affairs
• PRIDE Message
Register to Vote in Hartford
First-Year Online Tasks 


 

External Online Resources  
• State of Connecticut Voter Registration
 

Packet two Packet Two: Fall Course Schedule


• Greetings from the Dean of Faculty
Instructions for Course Selection
Course Selection Form
Course Planner
• Course Listing
• First-Year Seminars
College Student Credit Card Survival Guide
The TuitionPay Plan (Sallie Mae)


Community-Based Learning
Directory Publication Release
Confidentiality of Student Records
Tools for Managing Your Money
Summer Study in Barcelona

Reminder! Register for Junedays by June 9, 2008 at http://junedays.trincoll.edu

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Packet One: Starting Out
(April)

Program Welcome letter
First-Year Seminar Prog.
Studying Mathematics
Math Placement Exam
Quantitative Literacy Req.
Writing Center Resources
Residential Survey Letter
Disabilities Policy
Family Information Sheet
Quest Program
Urban-Global Mission
Summer Study in Barcelona

Computer Requirements
Information Technology
Transition Advisers
Introductory Letter to Your Adviser

Student Accounts and Loans
Registrar's Office
Health Forms
Reading Initiative
June Days Invitation

On-line Tasks (Trinity username and password required.)
Math at Trinity*
Residential Survey*
June Advising Days

 
* Please note that you will not be able to access the Math Placement Exam or the Residential Life  Questionnaire until you have established your Trinity e-mail account. The Computing Center will send the required temporary passwords out via e-mail.

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