The first Summer Internship Showcase—presented by the Trinity+ Advising Center and the Career and Life Design Center—featured the reflections of Trinity students who gained real-world experience through meaningful internships in summer 2026. More than 200 students completed summer internships across the country and around the world, and about 30 of those students presented posters and spoke with guests at the showcase on September 24 in Mather Hall’s Terrace Rooms.
Read more about summer internship experiences from four Trinity students:
Majors; Minor: English and Theater and Dance; Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Internship: Publishing Intern for Brave Healer Productions – Remote
Summer highlights: The publishing company is based in Maryland, but my work was on Zoom. I moderated the chats on the writing support calls, so authors would come in and ask questions about their writing, talk about what they’re struggling with, and get some tips for marketing themselves. I got to meet with editors one-on-one.
Connections to Trinity and a future career: I always knew I wanted to go into publishing, and I wasn’t sure what kind of structure I wanted to be a part of. This summer I liked having the experience of knowing what it is like working remotely. This gave me more of a concrete idea that I definitely want to go into the editing side of things.
Majors: Human Rights and International Studies
Internship: English as a Second Language (ESL) Tutor for the Refugee Women’s Center – Hartford, Connecticut
Summer highlights: The Refugee Women’s Center has different programs, but I worked with the ESL program, mainly with a mom of four from Syria. She wanted to improve her vocabulary for daily life, including being able to get a driver’s license. We worked a lot on the terminology to cross that language barrier between her and the instructor. After a lot of practice, she did eventually succeed—she got her driver’s license, which was really exciting.
Connections to Trinity and a future career: My focus in my studies is borders and immigration. In terms of my future, I am thinking of potentially pursuing law or a public policy master’s, and would like to work in NGOs, too. I know from this experience that I want to have a more direct impact and hands-on approach to my work with different communities.
Majors: Economics and Political Science
Internship: Office of Massachusetts State Senator John J. Cronin – Boston, Massachusetts
Summer highlights: I primarily did research. An example of this is myself and the other two interns in the office completed a research binder on crypto ATMs in Massachusetts. The senator was able to use that to inform his caucus and also then use it advocate for a ban of these crypto ATMs as an amendment to the 2027 Economic Development Bill. I’m particularly proud of this because these crypto ATMs led to many, many scam calls, so my work helped to protect people in my community.
Connections to Trinity and a future career: My goal is to hopefully attend law school. This internship was a great mix of both political science and also economics. I got to meet political figures and understand the processes of getting an amendment into a bill and then getting that bill into law.
Major; Minors: Economics; Formal Organizations and Religious Studies
Internship: Sports Management and Operations Intern for Soccer XS – Farmington, Connecticut
Summer highlights: Soccer XS helps to run a bunch of different soccer clubs in the area. This summer I did a lot of administrative operations—things like scheduling and payroll. I hired some people for the summer and created a summer camp curriculum, as well. I also created a newsletter for the company.
Connections to Trinity and a future career: In Econ and FORG, we learn a lot about the different business structures. So interning at a small company, it was really interesting to see how they handle a lot of those different managerial processes. It also helped me practice some of the communication skills I learned. I want to stay working in professional sports; my dream is to work for an NHL team. This was a really good stepping stone in that direction, and I’m starting to build that professional network.
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The exhibition opening in the Austin Arts Center on September 24 showcases recent works by Studio Arts Program Postbaccalaureate Fellowship alumni Ciara Rubí, Sydney Smith, and Trinity alumna Weixi Zhang ’18.
Trinity’s Summer Research Program supports intensive student involvement in ongoing faculty research. More than 100 Trinity students spent part of summer 2026 engaged in research projects with faculty mentors.
Trinity College opened its 203rd academic year on September 3, 2026, when new students, their families, and members of the Trinity community gathered in the Ferris Athletic Center’s Ray Oosting Gymnasium for Convocation and Matriculation.
Through collaborative partnerships across campus, in Hartford, and beyond, Trinity’s Pre-Orientation Programs foster awareness, care, connection, conversations, and experiences as a community.
