Last Words
Voices of the Trinity College community in the media
“What interested me most about their volunteer position was the manual labor aspect. I love to work with my hands, and I am constantly thinking how movements from my body can translate to my skill in rowing, a very technical sport.”
—Tess Griffin ’27, on her volunteer work for U.S. Horse Rescue and Welfare in Avon, Connecticut; The Plaid Horse, November 12, 2025
“We look forward to more and deeper connections that will bring artists, the Hartford community, and the Trinity population into conversation.”
—Godfrey L. Simmons Jr., visiting lecturer in theater and dance and HartBeat Ensemble artistic director, on HartBeat being named the resident theater company at Trinity’s Austin Arts Center; Finding Connecticut, January 23, 2026
“It’s an opportunity for filmmakers to meet, and for film lovers, it’s an opportunity to chat with the people who make them.”
—Hartford Film Showcase Founder T.J. Noel-Sullivan on the second annual event, held in February at Cinestudio and featuring nine films as well as two episodes of and a talkback about the TV series The Artist, filmed in part on the Trinity campus; The Hartford Courant, February 4, 2026
“This title requires you to carry yourself with pride, honor, respect, sportsmanship, and integrity that are expected when wearing the blue and gold.”
—Matt Greason ’03, M’10, Trinity men’s ice hockey head coach, upon naming to the team Jensen Petersen, a fourth-grader participating in the Team IMPACT program; The Bristol Edition, February 6, 2026
“It is a little different talking with a player like Jason Megna who has over 700 professional games under his belt, but I am here to help them, care about them, and help prepare the team to be its best self.”
—Kim Weiss ’11 on her role as head coach of the Colorado Eagles professional men’s ice hockey team, U.S. College Hockey Online, February 11, 2026
Hunger should never be used as leverage under any condition. Our foreign policy should make that explicit.
—Kenneth Okeke ’27, on using starvation as a military tactic; CT Mirror, March 11, 2026
“If professors are to continue mentoring undergraduates, maybe we need a different idea of what mentorship is: less about giving students straight-ahead career advice, and more about helping a student ask himself the right questions about what he really wants.”
—Ben Gambuzza ’20, on mentoring college students; The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 4, 2025
“I have three little ones, and my wife is a professor at Trinity, so I’ve got a job to do.”
—Paul Assaiante P’06, athletics ambassador and special assistant to the director of athletics, on his recovery from a procedure to treat a heart-rhythm issue; WFSB, February 12, 2026
