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Student Involvement kicks off recruitment season with Greek Week activities, events

Christiana Zgourides September 15, 2016

This coming Sunday, recruitment for Trinity's seven sororities and six fraternities will officially begin with the "Greek 101" information session in Ruth Taylor, followed by a kickoff event on the Esplanade....

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Big changes to off-campus party policies

Christiana Zgourides September 10, 2016

Trinity University has changed the policy for off-campus parties. The new system abandons the enforcement of specific rules for off-campus parties and instead provides nine recommendations with the central...

First Year Experience Program enters second year

First Year Experience Program enters second year

Christiana Zgourides September 10, 2016

This year will be the second time Trinity's incoming class enters the modified "First Year Experience" (FYE) program, which combines the previous Writing Workshop and First Year Seminar courses into...

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Gardening class helps students grow

Micheal Drozdiak September 10, 2016

Trinity has continued the student-led gardening class. The course, Practical Internship: Gardening in South Texas, is taught by sophomore Olivia Roybal, a biology major with extensive experience in local...

New student deputies

New student deputies

Philip McKeon September 10, 2016

Yesterday Trinity organizations hosted officials from the Bexar County Elections Department to deputize Trinity students to register voters. Many organizations on campus came together in the coming...

Professors take leave

Professors take leave

Philip McKeon September 10, 2016

Several departments at Trinity have seen a higher number of temporarily vacant positions this fall after many professors applied for academic leave. Zeina Zayat, a Trinity junior and a chemistry major,...

SGA faces increase in funding requests

SGA faces increase in funding requests

Philip McKeon September 1, 2016

Organizations at Trinity, particularly University Sponsored Organizations (USOs) that are maintained by the school's support, did not receive the entirety of funds requested because more student organizations...

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Student Involvement Fair connects students with campus organizations

Christiana Zgourides September 1, 2016

Hundreds of first years and other Trinity students crowded into Laurie Auditorium last Monday for the fall Student Involvement Fair (SIF), where over 100 organizations were represented, including 5 outside...

Quality Enhancement Plan introduced, aims to facilitate student-advisor conversations

Quality Enhancement Plan introduced, aims to facilitate student-advisor conversations

Christiana Zgourides August 26, 2016

A team of 15 faculty and staff has been assembled to lead the development of Trinity's Quality Enhancement Plan (Q.E.P.), which will focus on enhancing first-year students' learning through strategic changes...

Pet Hall opens doors to new possibilities

Pet Hall opens doors to new possibilities

Micheal Drozdiak August 26, 2016

The Pet Hall, where students are allowed to bring and live with their cats and dogs, is opening this year. The Hall is located on the first floor of South Residence Hall. Trinity has long been a proponent...

Jeremy Allen to teach Constitutional Law

Jeremy Allen to teach Constitutional Law

Philip McKeon August 26, 2016

Jeremy Allen, Greek life coordinator, will take over the position of Constitutional Law professor. John Hermann, professor of political science, will not be teaching the course this semester. Allen,...

3 artists turn tables at university sponsored Welcome Week Concert

3 artists turn tables at university sponsored Welcome Week Concert

Philip McKeon August 26, 2016

The annual concert will take place on Sat on Prassel Lawn. Electronic dance music, or EDM, artists 3LAU, Robert Delong and Patrick Baker are this years performers. Benji Gomez, student programming board...