Trinity College - The Quad

The Quad is a monthly newsletter for the entire Trinity community that is intended to bring people together from all areas of the College with a common source of information for campus news and events.

Michael Bradley '98, Editor
Assistant Director of Publications
Michael.Bradley@trincoll.edu

Communications Office
79 Vernon Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Past Issues:

November 2002
October 2002


News in Brief

Trinity names James A. Trostle Director of Urban Initiatives James A. Trostle, associate professor of anthropology, has been appointed to the new position of Director of Urban Initiatives. Trostle directed the Community Learning Initiative, (CLI) since January, 2002, and will now enlarge the scope of his position to include additional academic projects and programs that represent the College’s growing curricular and programmatic engagement with Hartford. As director of Urban Initiatives, Trostle will provide intellectual and administrative coordination to existing programs, develop new initiatives, promote support for these efforts from foundations and other external agencies, and serve as spokesperson for the College’s urban agenda. In addition, he will oversee the Trinity Center for Neighborhoods, the Cities Data Center, and the Hartford Studies Project. Trostle is also the project director for the College’s efforts to renew funding from the Kellogg Foundation for urban neighborhood engagements. Prior to joining Trinity College in 1998, Trostle was director of the Five College Program in Culture, Health and Science and Five College assistant professor of anthropology, based at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He also has a distinguished record in public health, with consultancies to the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization. Trostle received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in anthropology from Columbia University and a master’s of public health and a Ph.D. in medical anthropology from the University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley. Annual Fund up 22 percent from last year The development office reports that the Annual Fund is enjoying another successful year. As of November 23, the Fund had raised 22 percent more than when compared to that same time period during fiscal year 2002. By June 30, 2003, the Fund plans to raise $5.1 million, which will go directly to the budget of Trinity. “The Annual Fund directly supports everything we do at Trinity,” says Vice President for Development Janet Faude. “It would take nearly 100 million additional endowment dollars to ensure the same support that is provided each year through the Annual Fund. I believe that everyone associated with Trinity College should support the Annual Fund.” The Annual Fund is driven by the outstanding generosity of alumni, parents, and friends who realize the importance of a liberal arts education and that Trinity is an exceptional institution due to the dedication of every staff and faculty member, says Jocelyn Kane, director of annual giving. back to top