Telling Trinity’s story each month through photography, this regular feature offers a glimpse into the many presentations, performances, competitions, and other events held throughout the year.
April was filled with festivals, discussions, and more programs that welcomed the Hartford community and a new class of Bantams to campus. Here, staff photographer Nick Caito and additional photographers capture a busy and beautiful month at Trinity.
Trinity College in Photos: April 2025
Trinity College in Photos: April 2025
April saw temperatures rise as campus came into full bloom. Photo by Fiona Cunningham ’28.
Danny Meyer ’80, P’20, H’24 spoke with chef and humanitarian José Andrés at a Connecticut Forum event at Hartford’s Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on April 3, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Chef Jacques Pépin blows out birthday candles on a pastry held by Trinity student Izabella Bautista ’26. The birthday surprise for Pepin was sprung by Danny Meyer ’80, P’20, H’24 and chef José Andrés during a Connecticut Forum event at Hartford’s Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on April 3, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity hosted accepted students for the Class of 2029 at Bantam Welcome Weekend on April 6, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity hosted accepted students for the Class of 2029 at Bantam Welcome Weekend on April 6, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity students performed a production of “Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play” the week of April 7, 2025. The play examines how a post-apocalyptic world would recount television shows as theater in the immediate aftermath, seven years, and 70 years following a breakdown of society. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity’s annual All In Day encouraged students to donate to the College and form habits of giving that will help future Bantams. Photo by Nick Caito.
Students, faulty, and staff participated in the annual International Show on April 11, 2025, giving performances representing their nations and cultures. Photo by Lilly Supples ’26.
Photo by Nick Caito.
The Health and Wellness Center’s annual Fresh Check Day grew in 2025, with therapy animals, massage chairs, and more resources to help students address their mental health. Photo by Lilly Supples ’26.
Trinity hosted several smaller “Join the Bantams” events throughout the month of April for students admitted to the Class of 2029. Photo by Nick Caito.
Photo by Nick Caito.
Students in the "Modern Architecture" class study plans for buildings at Trinity College as part of their coursework on April 17, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown visited Trinity on April 17, 2025. Brown hosted a small writing workshop for students and community members before a reading and discussion in the Washington Room for more than 200 people. Photo by Nick Caito.
Office of Communications and Marketing staff members Helder Mira (left) and Chris Cooper pose for a photo while streaming a poetry reading by Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown in the Washington Room. Photo by Nick Caito.
Celine Mitchell served as keynote speaker at the 19th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival. Her speech, titled “Rhymes of Resistance: French Algerian Hip-Hop and the Legacy of Historical Trauma,” was held in the 1823 Room of the Raether Library on April 17, 2025. Photo by Lilly Supples ’26.
Mone Smith, a.k.a. Medusa, performs at the 19th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, held at the Bond Ballroom in downtown Hartford on April 18, 2025. Photo by Lilly Supples ’26.
Members of the Trinity College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life carry flowers to the Chapel in advance of the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. Photo by Nick Caito.
Children sprint across the Main Quad at the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. More than 2,000 plastic eggs filled with treats were spread out for children to find. Photo by Nick Caito.
Members of the Trinity staff and faculty worked to clean up the pollinator gardens near the Life Sciences Center on April 22, 2025, as part of the College’s Earth Day activities. Photo by Nick Caito.
Principal Lecturer and Laboratory Coordinator in the Environmental Science Program Jonathan R. Gourley (left) shows a student how to properly pitch a tent on the LSC Quad on April 22, 2025. A group of environmental sciences students will travel to Utah and New Mexico in late May for an immersive geological experience. Photo by Nick Caito.
Liz Elting ’87 (in yellow) speaks with startup venture capitalist Jessica Lynch (in red) at Dangremond Family Commons on April 22, 2025. The discussion was organized by the Career and Life Design Center and the Entrepreneurship Center. Photo by Nick Caito.
Dario Del Puppo, professor of language and culture studies, delivers the annual Wassong Lecture in the Engelhard Reading Room on April 24, 2025. The lecture focused on Dante Alighieri and how his experiences walking during his exile in 1302 influenced "The Divine Comedy." Photo by Nick Caito.
Peter Duncan ’81, P’13, ’14, Elissa Raether Kovas ’93, P’25, and Bill Scully ’61, H’18, GP’28, ’29 cut the ribbon of the new Scully Center, a transformational expansion of the Ferris Athletic Center. The addition is in its final construction phases and will open this summer. Photo by Nick Caito.
Despite moving inside the Austin Arts Center for the threat of rain, Samba Fest drew an enthusiastic crowd for its family-friendly performances on April 26, 2025. Photo by Helder Mira.
