affiliate offices and programs that previously existed in separation and isolation.  The offices and programs under CUGS are the Office of Community Relations (OCR) directed by Jason Rojas, the Community Learning Initiative (CLI), the Cities Program temporarily directed by Dean Xiangming Chen, the Office of International Programs (OIP) whose Director is Lisa Sapolis, International Students and Scholars, an advisiory service coordinated by Tamara Kribs, Trinfo.Café managed by Carlos Espinosa, and the Hartford Studies Project (HSP). The Center also houses a Scholar Rescue Fund Scholar supported jointly by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York and the Scott M. Johnson Memorial Fund at Trinity College. The directors and managers of these offices/programs report directly to Xiangming Chen, Dean and Director of CUGS who is assisted by Jason Percy. For more information on the functions and operations of these offices and their close connections to CUGS and its mission, click on their links on the left.

The affiliates of CUGS are the Office of Internships directed by Anne Lundberg, the Human Rights Program directed by Sonia Cardenas of the Department of Political Science and the Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement (CSCE) directed by Joe Barber.  These programs have different teaching, research, and engagement links to the Center and its mission.  For more information on the roles and operations of these programs and their varied connections to CUGS and its mission, click on their links below. 

CUGS promotes close cooperation among the offices and with the affiliate programs.  While each office, administered by or affiliated with CUGS, has its distinctive objectives and operations, they contribute something specific and complementary to the development and success of an integrated urban-global program that distinguishes Trinity.  By exposing a selected number of first-year students to different courses on urban topics, the Cities Program is expected to stimulate students’ interest in other urban and Community Learning Initiative (CLI) courses (see elsewhere on this web site) in their second year and beyond.  Promoting Hartford-based learning and research can foster students’ interest in pursuing opportunities at Trinity’s global programs administered by the Community Learning Initiative (CLI) and Hartford Studies Project (HSP) can foster students’ interest in pursuing study away opportunities at Trinity’s global sites administered by Office of International Programs (OIP), which can help reintegrate students back into Hartford-based programs.  Working with Office of Community Relations (OCR), and Office of International Programs (OIP), the Office of Internships, Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement (CSCE), and Trinfo.Café can collaborate in identifying and securing fellowship positions, volunteer experience, and internships for Trinity students in both Hartford and international cities.  Shared office locations in two adjacent buildings at 66 Vernon and 70 Vernon, coupled with convenient and frequent face-to-face interactions among the staff, allow all the offices and programs under and affiliated with CUGS to work together to advance the broader collective goals of classroom teaching, experiential learning, scholarly research, and service outreach on Trinity campus, in Greater Hartford, and across the world.

Offices and Programs under CUGS:

• Office of Community Relations (OCR)
• Cities Program
• Community Learning Initiative (CLI)
• Office of International Programs (OIP)
• International Students Advising
• Trinfo.Café
• Hartford Studies Project (HSP)
• Visiting Fellows

Affiliates of CUGS:

• Office of Internships
• Human Rights Program
• Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement (CSCE)