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\u201cWhat 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.\u201d
\n\u2014Tess Griffin \u201927<\/strong>, on her volunteer work for U.S. Horse Rescue and Welfare in Avon, Connecticut; The Plaid Horse<\/em><\/a>, November 12, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to more and deeper connections that will bring artists, the Hartford community, and the Trinity population into conversation.\u201d
\n\u2014Godfrey L. Simmons Jr.<\/strong>, visiting lecturer in theater and dance and HartBeat Ensemble artistic director, on HartBeat being named the resident theater company at Trinity\u2019s Austin Arts Center; Finding Connecticut<\/a>, January 23, 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity for filmmakers to meet, and for film lovers, it\u2019s an opportunity to chat with the people who make them.\u201d
\n\u2014Hartford Film Showcase Founder T.J. Noel-Sullivan<\/strong> 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<\/em><\/a>, February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cThis title requires you to carry yourself with pride, honor, respect, sportsmanship, and integrity that are expected when wearing the blue and gold.\u201d
\n\u2014Matt Greason \u201903, M\u201910<\/strong>, Trinity men\u2019s ice hockey head coach, upon naming to the team Jensen Petersen, a fourth-grader participating in the Team IMPACT program; The Bristol Edition<\/em><\/a>, February 6, 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIt 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.\u201d
\n\u2014Kim Weiss \u201911<\/strong> on her role as head coach of the Colorado Eagles professional men\u2019s ice hockey team, U.S. College Hockey Online<\/a>, February 11, 2026<\/p>\n

Hunger should never be used as leverage under any condition. Our foreign policy should make that explicit.
\n\u2014Kenneth Okeke \u201927<\/strong>, on using starvation as a military tactic; CT Mirror<\/em><\/a>, March 11, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIf 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.\u201d
\n\u2014Ben Gambuzza \u201920<\/strong>, on mentoring college students; The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em><\/a>, December 4, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cI have three little ones, and my wife is a professor at Trinity, so I\u2019ve got a job to do.\u201d
\n\u2014Paul Assaiante P\u201906<\/strong>, athletics ambassador and special assistant to the director of athletics, on his recovery from a procedure to treat a heart-rhythm issue; WFSB<\/a>, February 12, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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