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 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: 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