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Trinity Lifelong
Learning Classes Now Available in Podcast
Trinity is making available through podcasts its courses in
the Academy of Lifelong Learning. Interested learners may
download the free podcasts and subscribe to feeds in order
to automatically receive forthcoming podcasts. Courses
already available include President Jones' "The Early Novel:
A Literary Tool of Social Change" and a three-part “Election
Primer,” discussing the 2008 presidential primaries. Click
here to learn more about the Academy
of Lifelong Learning podcasts.
Susan Pennybacker Named Visiting Davis Fellow at Princeton
Susan D. Pennybacker, Borden W. Painter, Jr., Associate
Professor of European History, has been awarded a highly
competitive fellowship at the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for
Historical Studies at Princeton University for the fall 2008
semester. The center’s focus for the academic years 2008-09
and 2009-10 will be the problem of cultures and institutions
in motion. The title of Pennybacker’s project is “Political
exile in postwar London: the South Africans,” which is part
of a book that she is writing on political exile in London
after World War II.
Anne Bouthilette ’10 Spends Spring Break at First Clinton
Global Initiative University Conference (CGIU)
Over spring break, Bouthilette travelled to New Orleans
for the conference and also participated in a community service
project called Make It Right, which was founded by Brad Pitt
after Hurricane Katrina. The goal of CGIU is to encourage
young people to help make a difference on a local, national,
and global level. Read about her spring break experience in
the Trinity Tripod.
Davis Projects for Peace Program Awards Funding to Students
from 81 Colleges and Universities
Daniela McFarren and Ezel Poslu, both Trinity juniors, are
among the students who will receive $10,000 for their
project, entitled, "Peace in Jail," which is intended to
establish a technology and student center in the
recreational area of the San Pedro Men’s Prison in La Paz,
Bolivia.
Trinity
Sophomore Wins Merck Scholarship
Jonathan T. Ashby, a chemistry major from Manchester, CT, is
one of only 15 college students in the country to be awarded
a prestigious UNCF/Merck scholarship for the 2008-09
academic year. Each award provides up to $35,000 per
academic year, of which $25,000 can be used for tuition,
room and board, and fees. Each fellow will be mentored by a
Merck scientist and will receive two summer research
internships with stipends totaling at least $10,000.
President
Jones Names Members to Advisory Council on Campus Climate
President James F. Jones, Jr., has named 11 members to the
new President’s Advisory Council on Campus Climate,
co-chaired by Chaplain Allison Read and Gary Reger, Charles
A. Dana Research Professor of History. Other instituted recommendations
made by the Charter Committee for Campus Climate include a required
essay on the admissions application as well as a plan to
create additional student spaces on Vernon Street in the
coming year.
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Reunion Weekend 2008: June 5-8 Register now!
The Accidentals Celebrate 15th Anniversary with Renowned
Soprano Christine Brewer
Former and current members of The Accidentals, Trinity’s
all-male a cappella singing group, celebrated their 15th
anniversary with a cocktail party, brunch, concert, and
reunion dinner. The Accidentals were joined in their concert
by Christine Brewer, a Grammy Award-winning American opera
star.
 National Alumni
Association Launches Trinity's Bantam Alumni Mentoring
Network or BAM
BAM will
enable students and alumni to be in direct contact regarding
professional mentoring and career advice. The mentoring
network
will also allow Trinity alumni and students to search the
online database by class year, profession, location, or
other areas of interest. If you wish to opt out of the
network, please
click here for more information.
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