Megan Bodmer ’23, a double major in theater and dance and film studies, has worked as a production assistant for four movies based in Connecticut, and has spent her time this summer on film sets and working in Trinity’s Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement.
Ashira Biswas ’24 is spending the summer exploring her passion for economics and learning about nontraditional careers in the field. Biswas was accepted as a summer intern at the Diversity in Government Relations Coalition, which works to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the government relations industry.
The 25th anniversary celebration for Trinity’s Dream Camp included an extra dose of excitement as Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced a $1 million grant from the State of Connecticut in support of Dream Camp.
Several members of the Trinity College faculty recently were awarded substantial grants to pursue long-term scientific projects alongside their students.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney announced the appointment of five new trustees to the Trinity College Board of Trustees. They began their terms on July 1, 2022.
Five Trinity College interns have been enjoying unique internship opportunities this summer, working with innovators at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and health equity.
In the July 4 Hartford Business Journal article, “Massive Fundraising Campaigns Offer CT Colleges a Key Financial Lifeline,” by Robert Storace, Trinity College Vice President for College Advancement Michael T. Casey discusses the success that the college has already seen in its current effort to raise $500 million.
Trinity College alumna Georgia Beckmann ’21 has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Portugal for the 2022-2023 academic year. Beckmann will support the teaching of English through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program.
Trinity College Professor of Biology Kent D. Dunlap has received a Fulbright award through the Fulbright Specialist Program to teach in Uruguay. The program offers an opportunity for U.S. academics and established professionals to engage in two- to six-week, project-based exchanges at host institutions across the globe.
Real Art Ways in Hartford will present the premiere of And all things hushed, an immersive theatrical and dance experience created by choreographer and Trinity College Theater and Dance Department faculty member Peter Kyle, June 17-18 and June 23-25, 2022.
Trinity College’s Reunion Weekend celebration June 9–12 was marked with multiple milestones. Among the many highlights, members of the Class of 2020 returned for their long-awaited, in-person Commencement ceremony, which had been delayed due to the pandemic. Additionally, due in part to the collective generosity and efforts of returning alumni, Trinity surpassed the halfway mark of an overall $500 million fundraising campaign goal.
Trinity College recently announced that Rabbi Rachel Putterman will join the college August 1 as associate chaplain and director of Trinity Hillel. She will take over from Lisa Kassow, who will retire at the end of June after serving as Hillel director since 2001.
