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Seeking stories about veterans<\/h4>\n

During several recent Bicentennial events, including the Alumni Bicentennial Celebration last June and the Bicentennial Fall Weekend last October [covered in the fall 2023 and winter 2024 issues],\"\" alumni may have seen a presentation I prepared<\/a> on Trinity\u2019s veterans since the Civil War. Thousands of Trinity alumni served in the armed forces; my presentation showcased about 350.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to tell more of these stories. Are you a veteran? Did a veteran relative attend Trinity? Let me know, and I\u2019ll send a short list of questions. You can contact me at donald.bishop1967@trincoll.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Donald M. Bishop \u201967\u00a0<\/strong>
\nVienna, Virginia<\/em><\/p>\n

For the record<\/h4>\n

I just finished reading the fall 2023 Trinity Reporter<\/em>. I thoroughly enjoyed the issue and was especially interested in the article \u201cBantams Speak\u201d about the alumni survey.<\/p>\n

By way of background, I\u2019m Class of 1987 (math and computer science major). Professionally I\u2019m a technology researcher, and my job involves creating surveys, analyzing the data, and presenting the findings.<\/p>\n

I wanted to bring to your attention that there\u2019s an error in the charts in the Reporter <\/em>article.\u00a0Wherever charts say \u201cX percent decrease from 2018\u201d or \u201cY percent increase from 2018,\u201d these phrases really should say \u201cX percentage point decrease from 2018\u201d or \u201cY percentage point increase\u201d (or just \u201cpoint increase\u201d or \u201cpoint decrease\u201d if one wants to simplify).<\/p>\n

For example, on the engagement question: It looks like those who are engaged\/enthusiastic rose from 51 percent in 2018 to 55 percent in 2022, while those who are indifferent decreased from 36 percent to 32 percent. The 4-point dip in indifference is actually 4\/36 = 11 percent decrease, while the 4-point rise in engaged\/enthusiastic is 4\/51 = 7.8 percent increase. . . .<\/p>\n

I hope that Trinity will correct this in any other assets that may mention the survey.<\/p>\n

Susanne Hupfer \u201987<\/strong>
\nWethersfield, Connecticut<\/em><\/p>\n

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Get in touch!<\/strong> The Trinity Reporter<\/em> welcomes letters related to items published in recent issues. Please send remarks to the editor at sonya.adams@trincoll.edu<\/a> or Sonya Storch Adams, Office of Communications and Marketing, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seeking stories about veterans During several recent Bicentennial events, including the Alumni Bicentennial Celebration last June and the Bicentennial Fall Weekend last October [covered in the fall 2023 and winter 2024 issues], alumni may have seen a presentation I prepared on Trinity\u2019s veterans since the Civil War. 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