COVID-19 Information

Information and resources for the Trinity community about the college’s response to COVID-19

As we have throughout the COVID pandemic, we are taking several actions to create the best possible living, learning, and working environment. In our decision-making on policies and procedures, we are guided by the following values and principles:

• Prioritize the health and well-being of our community by creating a safe learning, living, and working environment.
• Ensure the continued fulfillment of our academic mission and prioritizing the experiences that support it.
• Use guidance from medical and public health experts, including Hartford Healthcare and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as our own experience, to inform the college’s COVID-related protocols and policies.
• Empower and expect community members to take personal responsibility for their health, taking appropriate actions for themselves and others as part of a community.
• Keep the community informed with updates about our planning and any changes to operations and protocols.

Current Protocols

Masking

Masking is required in the following locations:

• Indoor instructional spaces (e.g., all classrooms, labs, and studios) during scheduled times. Faculty members may opt to designate their class mask optional for pedagogical reasons.
• In all health care facilities (e.g., Health Center, athletic training)
• In any campus space where signage indicates masking is required (signage is available at the Events and Campus Operations Office in Mather Hall)
• Any specific campus gatherings, offices, or meetings that are designated “mask required.”
• Masking is optional and welcomed in all other settings. As a mask-friendly community, the college will continue to support and respect the right of any individual—including students, faculty, staff, and visitors—to continue to wear a mask.

This is a mask-friendly campus. The college will continue to support and respect the right of any individual—including students, faculty, staff, and visitors—to continue to wear a mask. All campus community members are required to keep a mask with them at all times and be prepared to wear it upon entering a space where it is required or at the request of another community member.

Vaccination Requirement

Students and employees are required to be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) and to have received one booster shot. Effective July 1, 2022, guests at indoor campus events will no longer have to provide proof of vaccination to be admitted.

Large Gatherings

Current policies can be found here.

Testing

The college will provide rapid testing for students, faculty, and staff who experience COVID-19 symptoms. Students should contact the covidresults@trincoll.edu for guidance.  Employees should contact Kate Durante, associate director of human resources, at kathleen.durante@trincoll.edu.