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Recent Accomplishments

Trinity has achieved STARS Silver status! Read more here.

In the last few years, Trinity made a lot of progress on our sustainability goals. Some of our biggest accomplishments can be found below.

Campus Operations

  • Water Bottle Filling Stations
    • Trinity has added bottle filling stations to all but 2 dorms (construction in process on those) and many academic and administrative buildings. You can see all of the locations on the campus map.
  • Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
    • Trinity has 6 EV charging ports on campus open to the public
      • 4 are located in the Crescent St. Lot
      • 2 are located in the Admissions Lot
      • We have 2 additional ports at Facilities specifically for our fleet vehicles
  • Low Mow Zones
    • Trinity has three low mow zones on campus to encourage biodiversity. They are mowed only 1-2 times per year.Trinity's Low Mow Zone

 

  • Food N Stuff
    • In Fall 2025, Food N Stuff moved to a bigger location in Mather Hall in the Cave Community Room

Research, Teaching, and Learning

  • Created a Sustainability Internship for credit
  • Collaborated with CTL for an event called Teaching About Sustainability
  • Increased the number of departments that offer sustainability related courses
  • Increased the number of departments that do sustainability related research

Waste

  • Significantly increased percentage of items collected during Ditch the Dumpster
    • 137.5% increase in mini-fridges
    • 76% increase in lamps
    • 83.3% increase in fans
  • New initiative in Fall 2025 to recycle bottles and cans
    • Collected about 1200 bottles and cans
  • Trinity College Bookstore committed to stop using plastic bags at checkout

Community Engagement

  • Did sustainability training during orientation for
    • RAs
    • Orientation Leaders
    • First Year Seminar Mentors
    • PRIDE leaders
    • International Students
    • First Generation Students and Summit to Success
  • Hosted a Sustainable Careers Panel in Fall 2025 with 3 Trinity alumni who spoke about their journeys from Trinity to their careers in sustainable fields
  • Created the Sustainable Athletics Representatives Program to engage student athletes in sustainability
    • Each team is encouraged to designate one or two athletes to be their sustainability reps and lead their teams towards more sustainable behaviors