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In this newsletter, CHER welcomes Dr. Jacques Lesure as the Senior Director of Academic Programs, Trinfo has a record year of tax returns at the VITA Tax Clinic, CACT student and TA Chris Cervantes reflects on his community learning course, an overview on many community events with the Engagement Fellows and other on campus partners as well!

In this newsletter, you will find Trinity College students reflect on the CT Forum discussion on environmental issues, an introduction to the Trinity Community Care Project, an overview of the Learn to Skate Program with HMTCA students, and Community Learning Research Fellow Fall presentations

Happy New Year and Announcing the Carnegie Classification As we begin a new semester and year, the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER) is thrilled to share that Trinity College has earned the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. This national designation affirms the impact of community-engaged work across our campus and recognizes the strength of the mutually-beneficial partnerships with Hartford and beyond.

In this newsletter, HMTCA Trinity College Partnership Evolution Over Time, Trinity’s Public Humanities Collaborative Project Earns Prestigious Olmsted Network Award, Community Action Gateway Students Present on Hartford Change-Makers, COBA: Where Hartford Trains Its Heart and more!

Welcome to the new school year! CHER is excited to continue strengthening mutually beneficial partnerships between Trinity College and Hartford. In the 2024-2025 academic year, 1,214 Trinity students engaged with a CHER program at least once, learning from our Hartford community partners. In this newsletter, you will find the Trinfo reopening celebration, Liberal Arts Action Lab Recognized in National Case Study, Jessica Cruz ’26 Receives Campus Compact’s Newman Civic Fellowship and more!

Naming Shame, Reclaiming Justice: A Reflection on Environmental Racism in Hartford, Meet the Spring semester Trin - HMTCA Tutors, Third Annual Easter Egg Hunt Brings Joy and Community to Trinity’s Campus, Senior Highlights: Congratulations to our CHER Seniors and more!

Educational Programs Expanding at HMTCA, The Liberal Arts Action Lab receives Campus Compact Award, Exploring Hartford Through Videos with CACT 101 and more!

CHER Leadership Transition Announcement, Fall 2024 Semester in Review, CHER Community Engagement Fellows Strength CHER Partnerships and more!

Over 30 Years of Halloween on Vernon, Student Highlight: Breanna Pitta and Eulalia Esquenet, Trinity Sophomores Coach HMTCA Middle School Soccer Team, Trinfo Offers High School Programming and more!

Hartford is Home Orientation Program, 25 Years of Do-It Day, HMTCA-Trinity College Summer Program Reaches Record Number of Students and more!