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.
May was the culmination of the academic year, with ceremonies honoring students and celebrating retiring faculty and staff. Concluding her presidency at the College after 11 years, Joanne Berger-Sweeney said farewell to the Trinity community at Commencement.
Trinity College in Photos: May 2025
Trinity College in Photos: May 2025
Members of the men’s basketball team joined the women’s squash team at the Connecticut State Capitol on May 1, 2025, to be recognized by the state legislature for their national championships. Photo by Nick Caito.
Members of the women’s squash team joined the men’s basketball team at the Connecticut State Capitol on May 1, 2025, to be recognized by the state legislature for their national championships. The visit included a meeting in Gov. Ned Lamont’s office. Photo by Nick Caito.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney is flanked by staffers Lexi Kulik M'24 (left), Jason Rojas M'12 (center rear), and Karolina Kwiecinska '16 walking through Mather Hall before the start of a celebration of the end of her tenure leading Trinity College. Photo by Nick Caito.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney entered her campus retirement celebration wearing the Banty mascot costume. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity hosted its first ‘Room of the Year’ competition, with a first prize of $300. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity students hold a motivational sign during finals week. Photo by Nick Caito.
May 7, 2025, saw the start of students moving out of campus housing for the summer. Many packaged up their rooms for summer storage. Photo by Nick Caito.
Seniors began picking up their graduation information packets on May 12, 2025. Many also chose to sign a banner celebrating their class year. Photo by Nick Caito.
A spring breeze blew on May 12, 2025, sending cascades of shimmering seed pods down on the Main Quad. Photo by Nick Caito.
A retirement celebration was held for faculty and staff on May 13, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
May 2025 saw work begin on a new stained glass window in the Trinity College Chapel. Photo by Nick Caito.
Graduating seniors participated in the “Senior Olympics” on May 13, 2025. The event featured games of capture the flag, kickball, tug-of-war, and other activities. Photo by Nick Caito.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney conducts as The Chapel Singers perform Trinity’s alma mater, “‘Neath the Elms.” Conducting the Singers was part of the president’s unofficial ‘bucket list.’ Photo by Nick Caito.
Graduating seniors from The Chapel Singers pose for a group photo on May 14, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney stands with a life-sized cardboard cutout of herself before Commencement rehearsal on May 16, 2025. The cutout was printed by members of her staff as a prank. Photo by Nick Caito.
Joe DiChristina, vice president for student success and enrollment management, absconds with a life-sized cardboard cutout of President Joanne Berger-Sweeney after a Commencement ceremony walk-through. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity College celebrates its Charter Day on May 16, 2025. The annual event features the planting of a new tree on campus. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity College’s Charter Day ceremony invited community members to help plant a new tree on campus. Jenny Wu, visiting assistant professor of fine arts, helps her cat Murdoch contribute to the event. Photo by Nick Caito.
The induction ceremony for new members of the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society was held on May 17, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
A student enlists help to move furniture from her room the day before Commencement, May 17, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
A young black bear drew a crowd as it explored the south side of campus before posting up in a tree for most of Saturday, May 17, 2025. It climbed down in the overnight hours before Commencement day. Photo by Nick Caito.
First-generation graduating students and their families attended a reception with faculty and staff at the Smith House on May 17, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity College continued its tradition of adding bricks to the Lower Long Walk with the names of every graduating senior. Photo by Nick Caito.
A group of graduating student-athletes and their families pose for a photo at the newly finished Kovas Squash Center, part of the Scully Center addition to the Ferris Athletics Center. Photo by Nick Caito.
Lizzie Nelson ’26 jokingly presents a name tag to College Trustee Walter Harrison ’68, H’18 before a dinner for honorary degree recipients at Hamlin Hall on May 17, 2025. Gov. Ned Lamont, H’25, at left, looks on. Photo by Nick Caito.
Night fell over campus on May 17, 2025, the day before Commencement. Photo by Nick Caito.
Night fell over campus on May 17, 2025, the day before Commencement. Photo by Nick Caito.
Students excitedly exit the Raether Library to line up for Commencement. Photo by Sarah McCoy.
Joanne Berger-Sweeney prepares to oversee her final Commencement exercises as College president on May 18, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney confers with Joe DiChristina, vice president for student success and enrollment management, before the start of Commencement exercises on May 18, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Graduating seniors eagerly step on the Roosevelt Stone on the Long Walk, marking the end of their student careers at Trinity College. Photo by Nick Caito.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney crosses the Roosevelt Stone on the way to her final time overseeing Trinity College Commencement. Photo by Nick Caito.
Family and friends of graduating seniors cheer during Commencement ceremonies on May 18, 2025. Photo by Sarah McCoy.
Graduating seniors pose with family after Commencement ceremonies on May 18, 2025. Photo by Sarah McCoy.
Ronald Scott II ’25 pumps his fist after receiving his Trinity College diploma on May 18, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
