Summit-to-Success Scholars Program

Join us for a jump-start on designing your Trinity experience and preparing to navigate college successfully!

The Summit-to-Success (S2S) Scholars Program is a high-impact, cohort-based program designed to support new students’ successful transitions and academic engagement in college.

S2S Scholars will identify their innate strengths and talents, begin to build their campus eco-system, practice Design-Thinking skills, and learn to connect the dots between foundational competencies, co-curricular experiences, and the development of a current and future life plan.

Program Dates: Saturday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Register for Summit-to-Success Scholars Pre-Orientation Program!

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FAQ

Interactive, dynamic workshops, outings, and activities will be led by Trinity Faculty, S2S peer mentors, and staff from key departments. Students will be guided through self-assessments and design thinking practices, connected with advisers and coaches for college success skills and strategies, and invited early to immerse themselves in the cultivation of Trinity’s campus resource network, while designing a preliminary first-year plan.

Students should plan to move on to campus on Saturday, August 23 and will participate in the S2S Scholars Program prior to New Student Orientation. Students will remain engaged and present for the duration of the program from Saturday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Meals will be provided, throughout the duration of the program, and students will be housed in their regular, academic-year dorms.

Yes! S2S Scholars will participate in Trinity’s New Student Orientation Program after our in-person, on-campus S2S Scholars Program.

All first-year members of the 2029 class are eligible.

Please note that students may register for only one pre-orientation program.

Fall athletes should discuss potential scheduling conflicts with their coaching staff.

Students unable to participate in the S2S Scholars Program may contact [email protected], for related programs planned during the academic year.

The cost to participate in the S2S Scholars Program is $500 per student.

Financial assistance is available to those who qualify.

For questions & more information:

Contact Director of Retention Strategy & Transition Programs, Roberta Rogers IDP’10, M’18, P’18, at (860) 297-2150 or [email protected].

One of the highlights of my Trinity experience is my participation in the S2S program... I realized that S2S is more than just an orientation- it's a community that fosters growth and belonging.

2024 S2S Scholars Participant

I was able to build my own habits and social circle here from the efforts of the mentors around me, allowing me to learn time management skills, stretch my social networking abilities and expand my own comfort-zone.

2024 S2S Scholars Participant

This program has been a crucial component of my success in my first semester, using key insights and lessons that I have been taught allowed me to craft a well-rounded college experience for my first semester.

2024 S2S Scholars Participant