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Trinity students and alumni deepen their connections to Hartford through the Obama Foundation’s Community Leadership Corps

Several Trinity College students and recent alumni are among the 100 young people from the Hartford area taking part in the Obama Foundation’s Community Leadership Corps (CLC) this summer. Jenna Behan ’19, Kayla Betts ’21, Brian Nance ’16, M’19, and Courtney Roach ’16 have each been working on group projects that address opportunities and challenges in the Hartford community.

Hartford

Trinity Alumnus Inspires Students to be Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Delivering a message of hard work leading to an innovation that impacts daily life, Eric R. Fossum ’79, H’14 spoke recently with Trinity Summer Research Program students and participants of the Partnership in Innovation and Education (PIE) program. Fossum is the inventor of the image sensor technology that is at the heart of every digital camera.

Alumni

Trinity Community Meets the $1 Million Trustee Challenge

In June, more than 2,000 members of the Trinity family stepped up to meet the Trustee Challenge, unlocking $1 million to support the college and its mission. Those 2,000 donors were part of the 7,898 alumni, parents, and friends who made a gift to Trinity this past year.

Alumni

Trinity College 2019 Summer Music Series Begins July 3

Trinity College’s Summer Music Series will run weekly on Wednesdays throughout the summer, rain or shine, from July 3 to August 7. The series combines two of Hartford’s summer treasures: the Trinity College Summer Chamber Music Series and the Plumb Memorial Carillon Recital Series.

Announcement

Making Connections through China Summer Study

Trinity’s Center for Urban and Global Studies (CUGS) recently celebrated a decade of summer study in China by hosting a gathering of past participants of the college’s China summer study away program.

Academics

537 Degrees Awarded at Trinity College’s 193rd Commencement

A crowd of about 5,000—including family members, alumni, faculty, staff, students, administrators, and other guests—gathered on the Main Quadrangle in front of Trinity’s historic Long Walk buildings on Sunday, May 19, to witness 506 undergraduates and 31 graduate students receive their degrees.

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