News and Celebrations

The momentum is building. Here’s the place for all the exciting news and information about the Cornerstone Campaign and giving to Trinity.

McGill Lecturer Questions Effectiveness of Global Anti-Sweatshop Movement
Samanthi J. Gunawardana, McGill Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies, recently addressed a packed auditorium at Trinity.  Read more.  See photos.

New $5-Million Alumni Participation Challenge Announced
If 55 percent of alumni (11,400 people) give by June 30, 2010, Trinity will receive $5 million from a donor for financial aid endowment.  Read more. 

"This is What Trinity Has Done for Me"
Students and faculty talk about their Trinity experience in a fall 2009 video (length 7:43). 
View the video. 

Bequest to Support Chemistry Department  
A bequest valued at more than $500,000 was made by the late Lewis S. Keyes '58, establishing two funds that will support Trinity's Chemistry Department.   Read more. 

Cornerstone Chronicle Makes Debut 
The College has launched a newsletter to update Trinity's supporters on the Cornerstone Campaign's progress and plans.  Read our first issue of the Chronicle.  

A Celebration of Trinity's Leading Philanthropists   On October 16, 2009, Trinity honored its leading supporters, whose extraordinary investments in the College make it possible for our students and faculty to reach ever-higher levels of success.   Visit our photo gallery. 

A Challenge for the Senior Class
College Trustee Emily Latour Bogle '79 has challenged the Class of 2010 to achieve 90 percent giving participation.    Read more. View photos. 

Davis United World Scholars at Trinity  
A luncheon was held October 1, 2009, to welcome Trinity's Davis United World Scholars to campus.   Visit our photo gallery.