Telling Trinity’s story each month through photography, this regular feature by staff photographer Nick Caito offers a glimpse into the many presentations, performances, competitions, and other events held throughout the year.
Highlights from September included the first day of fall semester classes, Do It Day, the reopening of Trinfo, tours of the new Scully Center, research presentations, outings in downtown Hartford, and much more. Explore the gallery below.
Trinity College in Photos: September 2025
Trinity College in Photos: September 2025
Students meet up on the Long Walk for the first day of classes for the 2025-26 academic year. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinfo—the former Trinfo.Café—on Broad Street receives a sign with its new name and logo ahead of its grand reopening. Photo by Nick Caito.
The Student Involvement Fair on September 4 was an opportunity for students to learn about the dozens of clubs, activities, and intramurals available on campus. Photo by Nick Caito.
The Student Involvement Fair on September 4 was an opportunity for students to learn about the dozens of clubs, activities, and intramurals available on campus. Photo by Nick Caito.
The Raether Library was turned into a mini golf course on September 5, 2025. Between putting around obstacles (like a functioning windmill) at each hole, students could learn more about the library’s services. Photo by Nick Caito.
Members of Trinity’s athletics teams spread out across Hartford on Saturday September 6, 2025, for Do It Day, a day of volunteering in the community. Photo by Helder Mira.
Members of Trinity’s athletics teams spread out across Hartford on Saturday September 6, 2025, for Do It Day, a day of volunteering in the community. Photo by Helder Mira.
Trinity College President Dan Lugo speaks before a packed house for the grand reopening of the Trinfo community space on Broad Street on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Murdock, the “Feline Mayor of Trinity College,” holds court with students at the grand reopening of the Trinfo community space on Broad Street. Photo by Nick Caito.
Cooper, Trinity College’s community support dog in training, and his handler, Campus Safety Officer Corey Googe, pose for a photo with Trinity’s Communications and Marketing team. Photo by Nick Caito.
Members of the Trinity College faculty and staff attended several tours of the Ferris Athletics Center and new Scully Center on September 10, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
The Trinity College Writing Center officially opened for the semester on September 11, 2025. Student tutors are available by appointment to help with all kinds of writing and academic needs. Photo by Nick Caito.
The Trinity College Writing Center officially opened for the semester on September 11, 2025. Student tutors are available by appointment to help with all kinds of writing and academic needs. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity students sift through vintage clothes at the Mayor’s Night Out block party on Pratt Street in downtown Hartford on September 12, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
(Left to right) Hyacinth Yennie P’02, ’06, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam, Banty, Trinity President Dan Lugo, and Hartford Councilman John Gale at the Mayor’s Night Out block party on Pratt Street on September 12, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Banty strolls Pratt Street in downtown Hartford on as part of the Mayor’s Night Out block party on September 12, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Students in the first-year seminar, “The History of Food in Latin America & the Caribbean,” and students in the History and American Studies course, “Central American Immigration to the U.S.,” attended the Taste of Central America cultural event and flag raising at Hartford City Hall on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Students in the first-year seminar, “The History of Food in Latin America & the Caribbean,” and students in the History and American Studies course, “Central American Immigration to the U.S.,” attended the Taste of Central America cultural event and flag raising at Hartford City Hall on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Trinity College students attend Hartford Pridefest on Trumbull Street in downtown Hartford on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
A young black bear was spotted roaming the Trinity College campus and surrounding area on September 15, 2025. Photo by Ellen Bremner.
TrinVotes! set up an information table on Gates Quad on September 16, 2025, to educate students about the upcoming municipal elections and help them register to vote. Photo by Fiona Cunningham ’28.
Fall colors began to appear across the Trinity College campus as temperatures began to drop. Photo by Nick Caito.
Diego Tovar, director of campus and civic engagement at the Rachel Carson Council, delivered a talk in McCook Auditorium on September 18, 2025, to welcome Trinity College into the Rachel Carson Campus Network. The organization supports actions to make institutions across the world more sustainable. Photo by Nick Caito.
Asia Hamilton ’27 shows off the poster for her research project, “Microfluidic Studies of Electrotaxis in Tetrahymena thermophila.” Photo by Nick Caito.
Dozens of Trinity College students who conducted summer research projects had their work on display to answer questions from other students, researchers, and faculty in the Washington Room on September 18, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Cooper, Trinity’s community support dog in training, greets students in Mather Hall on September 18, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
A Halloween-ready member of the Health and Wellness staff urges students to remember to pick up their prescriptions. Photo by Nick Caito.
Vy Duong ’26 (at right) presents her research project at the CUGS Digital Scholarship Fair on September 23, 2025. Photo by Lilly Supples ’26.
Espresso is brewed for a seasonal fall drink at the Underground Coffeehouse on September 24, 2025. Monday, September 29, marked National Coffee Day. Photo by Nick Caito.
A pumpkin spice latte is prepared at Peter B’s Espresso on September 24, 2025. Monday, September 29, marked National Coffee Day. Photo by Nick Caito.
The Yootay Singers, based at the Mashantucket Pequot Nation, led an afternoon of drumming, dancing, songs, and intertribal conversation on September 24, 2025. Photo by Fiona Cunningham ’28. Photo by Nick Caito.
Students walking between classes on the Long Walk seek cover from an afternoon downpour on September 25, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Students walking between classes on the Long Walk seek cover from an afternoon downpour on September 25, 2025. Photo by Nick Caito.
Gabriel Koomson ’27 (not pictured) and project teammates (left to right) Denise Pedraza Guzman ’27, Luna Tariku Sefu ’27, Patrick Manswell ’27 sign copies of “The 2123 Project” book. The project, through the University Innovation Fellows program run by Stanford University’s Hasso Planner Institute of Design (d.school), envisioned what the world would be like as Trinity College approached its tercentennial. Photo by Nick Caito.
By the end of September, the fall season was in full swing, with bursts of autumnal colors across campus. Photo by Nick Caito.
