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Improved Webcast Quality,
Thanks to Gift . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Art, Up Close and Personal 6
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Family Weekend . . . . . . . .
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Trinity Scholar News . . . . . . 5
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Sciences Faculty, Alumni
Innovate, Collaborate . . . .
NICK LACY
DANIELLA RASCON
NICK LACY
BOB HANDELMAN
New Gates Quad
Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sold-out Crowds for
High-energy Rent . . . . . . . . 10
A M E S SAGE FR OM JOHN P. FRACASSO, VICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT
W
elcome to our first
issue of the Blue
& Gold Banner.
The name of this new publication
reflects our collective pride in
Trinity, and its purpose is to
share news of Trinity people
and programs that exemplify our
mission as “a community united
in a quest for excellence in liberal
arts education.”
As we report to you on the
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most recent achievements at
Trinity, please know how deeply
we appreciate your part in
making them possible. As
ambassadors, volunteers, and
philanthropists, your efforts on
behalf of the College are of vital
importance to its continuing
excellence. You enable us, every
day, to help our students discover
their strengths, develop their
individual potential, and prepare
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for lives that are both personally
satisfying and valuable to others.
The experiences and accomplishments described are but a
sampling of all that is exciting
happening at Trinity because of
your support. All of us on the
Advancement team, along with
faculty and staff in every Trinity
department, join with you
proudly to wave the blue and
gold banner. Thank you!
New Gates Quad Dedicated
in the Heart of Campus
John Gates, Jr. ’76,
P’13 recognized the
unlocked potential of the
Mather Quadrangle. “When I
was a student, this was one of
the most heavily trafficked and
lively areas of campus, but it
was not aesthetically pleasing.”
On November 2, the Gates
family and other members
of the Trinity community
celebrated the dedication of a
redesigned and much more
inviting space, renamed Gates
Quadrangle in recognition of
John and Weezie Gates’
leadership gift.
At the dedication ceremony,
President James F. Jones, Jr.
Dippell and Daniel L. Korengold ’73, P’09, ’12, ’14;
Jennifer B. and Jeffrey E.
Kelter ’76; Thomas L. Safran
’67; Belinda and Luther L.
Terry ’67; and Elizabeth F. and
W. James Tozer ’63, P’89, ’90.
Chairman of the Board Paul E.
Raether ’68, P’93, ’96, ’01
made special acknowledgement
of the Facilities Committee of
the Board—especially the
leadership of Chair Luke Terry
’67 and member Karen Kelsey
Thomas ’78, P’12.
To see more photos, visit
www.trincoll.edu/givingto
trinity/news
L-R at the Gates Quad dedication ribbon-cutting: SGA
President Dobromir Trifonov
‘13, President James F. Jones,
Jr., John Gates ‘76, P’13,
Weezie Gates P’13, and Paul E.
Raether ‘68, P’93, ‘96, ‘01,
Chairman of the Trinity College
Board of Trustees.
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said,“We are an institution
steeped in the classical tradition,
while at the same time, focused
on the future. This quadrangle
represents that duality, linking
the classical collegiate architecture of the Long Walk Quad
to our north with the modern
buildings of the math and
sciences quad to the south. The
buildings that surround us are
home to such diverse—yet
intersecting—departments as
Fine Arts, Chemistry, Philosophy, and Physics. This quadrangle is the place where our
students, faculty, and staff
literally cross paths.”
Other leadership donors
who were recognized for
helping make the project
possible through their contributions were Martha Lyn
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s an undergraduate,
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Family Weekend 2012:
SEPTEMBER 21 & 22
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e welcomed hundreds
Top, left: The Bantam welcomes the Family Weekend crowd to
campus. (Photo by Bob Handelman)
of families to campus
Top, middle: Dina Anselmi, associate professor of psychology,
chats with Michael Benson ‘13 and his dad Paul Benson P’13 just
before the start of her Child Development class, for which Michael
is a teacher’s assistant. (Photo by Steve Laschever)
for a beautiful early
fall weekend, during which
they enjoyed spending time
with their students, attending
Top: President James F. Jones, Jr. presents the 2012 NCAA Division
III Women’s Lacrosse Champion Trinity Bantams with their championship rings at halftime of the Trinity football game against Bates.
The title was the first NCAA women’s championship in Trinity
history, as the Bantams, coached by Kate Livesay, finished 21-1
and defeated previously-undefeated Salisbury University (Maryland),
8-7, in the Finals. (Photo by Jon Lester)
classes, meeting faculty and
staff members, cheering for
Trinity teams, and taking part
in a variety of social and
educational activities. To view
Bottom: Jeff and Judy Jacobson P’15 talk with Linda Roy (far left)
of the Career Development Center at the center’s open house.
(Photo by Steve Laschever)
more photos from Family
Weekend, visit trincoll.edu/
givingtotrinity/news.
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Improvements for Webcasting Games
and Other College Events, Thanks to Gift
P
eter Duncan ’81, P’13,
’14 made plenty of
clutch plays as a twosport athlete playing lacrosse
and ice hockey at Trinity. Today,
daughter Hadley Duncan ’13
is a two-sport star athlete at
Trinity with a reputation for
the same kind of high-level
performance under pressure.
Watching Hadley score goals as
an All-American field hockey
player and All-American
member of the National
Champion lacrosse team (she
led both teams in scoring), is a
family priority. Hadley’s dad
attends every game, and her
mom, Chris Duncan P’13,
’14—who was a three-sport
athlete in high school—is at
most games. Hadley’s twin
sister, Parrish, a Trinity junior,
and younger brother, Peter—
a high school senior “looking
into” Trinity—often help to
cheer her on, too.
Other family members,
unable to attend in person, have
relied on live Webcasts to watch
Hadley and teammates in action.
Chris Duncan explained, “My
sister and my mother, who
both recently died of cancer,
were among Hadley’s most avid
fans. It was wonderful for all of
us that they could follow and
root for Hadley by watching
games online, and this is what
inspired us to make this
particular gift to Trinity.”
The purpose of the Duncans’
recent gift was to help improve
Trinity Webcasts by enabling
the purchase of high-quality
video streaming equipment.
The Duncans’ support not only
provided new, professional
Webcasting equipment, but
prompted the College to work
with an industry-leading video
streaming platform, gaining
more flexibility for presentation
options and opportunities to
expand in this area. The College
will live stream select home
athletic events through the
platform, and has begun utilizing
the service to live stream other
key College events, such as
Matriculation and select
academic and cultural events.
“Our Webcasts are an
important way passionate alumni
and parents can follow our
Bantam teams,” said Director of
Athletics Mike Renwick.
“In addition, we have many
prospective students and other
fans watching online. Thanks to
the Duncans’ gift, the viewing
experience already is much
improved and will continue to
get even better over time.”
The transition to improved
Webcasts, which began this
summer, is ongoing, and there
will be a gradual, strategic
implementation of changes in
Webcasting production.
Currently, Webcasts can be
viewed online via computer
screen. Eventually, the College
would like to make it possible
for Webcasts to be viewed via
any mobile phone device.
Additional funding support
would be welcome, for continued investment in technology.
Trinity’s Webcasts, filmed in
high definition, are managed
by the Communications and
Information Technology
departments, with students
operating cameras and providing commentary. The College
is committed to providing this
service free of charge, making
it as accessible as possible. The
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Sports Communications student staffers are an integral part of
Trinity’s live streaming productions. L to R: Adam Skaggs ’13, James
McDonough ’13, Julia Rivera ’14, and Ross Matthews ’13.
live streams, as well as select
archived Webcasts, will remain
available for viewing “on
demand” after events have
concluded, through a viewing
page at www.trincoll.edu/
livevideo. Non-live, edited
video will continue to be
available at YouTube.com/
trinitycollegect and YouTube.
com/BantamSports.
Trinity Scholar News
“
Julia Falkowski ’13, a Rev.
John Curry Gay Scholar, is the
Renzo Hidalgo ’14 reports that
President’s Fellow in American
Studies. She also is a Watkinson
Creative Fellow, working on
compiling a “Watkinson
Cookbook” of recipes culled
from cookbooks, household
guides, and other sources in the
Watkinson Library (http://
he is trying to start a new club
at Trinity to enter the national
Solar Decathlon competition
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. To compete,
collegiate teams design solarpowered houses that are costeffective, energy-efficient, and
attractive. Renzo, the current
watkinsoncookbook.blogspot.
com). She plans to prepare a
Linley R. and Helen P. Coykendall
Scholar, also serves as vice
selection of dishes for attendees
to sample at a library event in
the spring. Julia sings with the
Trinity College Choir, is the
calendar coordinator for the
Fred Pfeil Community Project,
and is a lead stage technician
at the Austin Arts Center. A
double major in English and
American studies, she also
works as an assistant in the
Registrar’s Office.
president of the Trinity College
Without Borders Club, which
works with community partners
on sustainable engineering
projects. A mechanical engineering major with a minor in
architecture studies, he has a
broad range of interests; he tutors
students in Spanish; works for
the College’s Helpdesk, providing
computer technology assistance
to on-campus clients; and is a
member of the Jitsu Club.
Consuelo Pedro ’15, the first
Andrew S. Terhune ’78 Scholar,
is a member of the Honor
Council and excited to be
involved with the Girl Scouts
of Connecticut, where she
works as a mentor and assistant.
She lives in the community
service residence hall, PRAXIS,
and serves as a co-social host
of the Caribbean Students
Association. Consuelo, who is
considering majoring in
biology and/or neuroscience,
is conducting research in
Professor Sarah Raskin’s
electrophysiology laboratory.
Austin Tewksbury ’13, is a
double major in music and
biology, and was recently named
a President’s Fellow in the
latter discipline. A Presidential
Scholar, he has been a member
of the Fred Pfeil Community
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E
ducation is the most powerful weapon which you can
use to change the world.” This observation is from
Nelson Mandela and it is something Trinity scholars
demonstrate every day. Here are examples of what Trinity
scholars are up to this semester:
Andrew S. Terhune ’78 and Consuelo Pedro ’15. She is the first
recipient of the Andrew S. Terhune ’78 Scholarship.
Project since sophomore year
and was recently appointed a
writing associate at the Writing
Center. He is the music director
of the Trinity College Accidentals, an all-male a capella group,
is the assistant conductor of the
Trinity College Chapel singers,
and he plays guitar in the
Trinity College Jazz Ensemble.
Austin played his guitar in the
orchestra pit for Trinity’s fall
production of Rent. (Read more
about Rent on page 10.)
political science. An active
member of the International
House and the African Development Coalition, he is a
student admissions associate.
Dobro was recently elected a
co-chair of the Senior Class
Gift Committee, and says,
“Given that many of the seniors
are people I love and cherish, I
am more than excited to invite
them to give back to what I
would describe as the greatest
experience in life so far.”
Dobromir Trifonov ’13,
president of Trinity’s Student
Government Association, spoke
at the November 2 dedication
of the Gates Quadrangle (see
photo on page 2). A Davis
“Scholar News” is written by
McArdle Family Scholar Dayana
Aleksandrova ’15, who plans to
double-major in international
relations and Spanish. Dayana is
from Bulgaria, lives in the PRAXIS
community service residence
hall, and is interested in pursuing
a career in journalism, public
relations, or marketing.
United World College Scholar
from Bulgaria, Dobromir is a
double major in economics and
P
roviding students with
engaging arts experiences—both on and
off campus—is an important
part of fostering a vibrant arts
community at Trinity. Faculty,
students, and alumni know
well that one of Trinity’s
greatest assets is our proximity
to tremendous arts resources.
Michael FitzGerald, professor
of fine arts, led a recent student
trip to the Guggenheim Museum
in New York City. FitzGerald is
an authority on the current
exhibition, Picasso Black and White,
which runs through January 23.
As FitzGerald explained in a
review he wrote for the Wall
Street Journal*, the show is the
“first major exhibition devoted
to Pablo Picasso’s choice of
restricted, monochromatic tones
in drawing, painting and sculpture... the selection engages a
fundamental issue of 20th-century
art—the belief that two of the
century’s greatest artists, Picasso
and Henri Matisse, are defined
by their approaches to color.”
Pablo Picasso, Head of a Woman,
As they became immersed
Right Profile (Marie-Thérèse)
in
Picasso’s
work, the Trinity
(Tête de femme, profil droit
students on the tour learned
[Marie-Thérèse]), Boisgeloup,
July 19, 1934. Oil and charcoal on of some interesting alumni
canvas, 64.8 x 49.5 cm. Collection connections. Mary DelMonico ’89
of Aaron I. Fleischman © 2012
(studio arts major) is publisher
Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists
of DelMonico Books (an
Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Photo: Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. imprint of Prestel Publishing),
which published the exhibition
Reproduction, including downloading of Picasso works is
catalogue. Also, one of the
prohibited by copyright laws and
Picasso works in the exhibition
international conventions without
the express written permission of
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New
York.
is on loan from a Trinity
alumnus and art collector,
Aaron Fleischman ’60.
A recent gift to Trinity by
Fleischman underwrote the
trip the students made to the
Guggenheim, as well as other
recent trips for students. Mitch
Polin, chair of the Department
of Theater and Dance, took a
group of 18 students to the
Brooklyn Academy of Music
(BAM) to see a performance
of ...como el musguito en la piedra,
ay si, si, si..., Pina Bausch’s final
choreographic work. Polin
recalled the first time he viewed
a piece by Bausch, when he was
a graduate student: “The way
she combined textures, landscapes,
voice, and movement was a
revelation. I was thrilled to have
the opportunity to facilitate a
comparative experience for my
students at Trinity.”
Fleischman’s latest arts-supporting gift is in addition to the
endowed fund he established in
2010, the Aaron I. Fleischman’60
Fund for the Study of Art, Culture,
History, and Literature, created
to “enrich the educational
experiences for students
PHOTO: ISABELLA ELIZALDE ‘12, FIFTH-YEAR FELLOW, STUDIO ARTS
Art, Up Close and Personal
Among 35 students touring the Picasso Black and White exhibition at
the Guggenheim Museum with Professor of Fine Arts Michael
FitzGerald (far right) and Professor of Studio Art Joseph Byrne (third
from right) were, L-R, Haley Williams ’13, Tara Kantor ’16, and
Katherine Crescenzo ’13.
studying English, fine arts,
history, and American studies,
by providing funding to those
courses to access arts, culture,
history, and literary experiences
in New York City.”
Why are these trips so
valuable? FitzGerald said the
Picasso exhibition was “an
exceptional opportunity to bring
together students from many
disciplines before truly remarkable works of art ... We explored
the insights of studio students
about the ways Picasso used
drawing and painting to express
his ideas and joined these
perceptions with the art history
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students’ understanding of the
cultural ideas behind the works.”
Likewise, Polin said of the
Bausch performance at BAM:
“This kind of experience is one
of the great teaching tools to
which we are granted access
by virtue of Trinity’s location.
In theater and dance, there is
no adequate replacement for
the live event...A trip like this
can shift the entire focus of a
student’s work and impact
someone long past his or her
four years at Trinity.”
New Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Appointments
Trinity’s new director of
alumni relations, responsible
for programs and initiatives
designed to build and
strengthen relationships alumni
have with the College and
with other members of the
Trinity community. He joined
Trinity in mid-November
from Naugatuck Valley
Community College in
Danbury, Connecticut,
where he had been director
of that center, responsible for
BRI DIAZ
NICK LACY
Matthew Longcore ’94 is
all programs and services for
an enrollment of nearly
1,000 students.
Previously, Longcore
served in enrollmentmanagement positions at
Norwalk Community
College and Gibbs College
in Norwalk, Connecticut,
and at Skidmore College
Continuing Education and
the College of Westchester in
New York. After receiving
his B.A. in American studies
at Trinity, he earned an
M.A. in education from
Fairfield University and a
Master of Liberal Arts degree
in management from
Harvard University. As a
Trinity volunteer, he served
recently on the executive
committee of Trinity’s
National Alumni Association,
and from 2004 to 2009 was
president of the Trinity Club
of Fairfield County.
Also during November,
William Knapp joined the
College as director of annual
giving. Bill joins us from
Choate Rosemary Hall in
Wallingford, Connecticut.
For the past four years he
held the position of annual
fund director at Choate,
following his terms as the
director of development
operations and the director
of information systems and
research. Previously, he
worked as information
systems coordinator at the
University of Hartford.
At Choate, Bill managed
three consecutive recordbreaking annual fund drives,
oversaw two major system
conversions, and played a key
role in two successful capital
campaigns. He brings to
Trinity a combination of
data expertise and experience building relationships
with leadership annual
donors. As director of
annual giving, his responsibilities will include meeting
Trinity Fund dollar and
donor goals, overseeing the
training and stewardship of
alumni fund volunteers, and
working with other directors
to ensure that the Trinity
Fund remains an integral
part of all of Trinity’s
fundraising efforts.
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DID YOU KN OW
In the past five years (since 2007),
19 prestigious Fulbright Awards
have been received by Trinity
students. Recently, for the second
time in two years, The Chronicle
of Higher Education named Trinity
a “Top Producer of U.S. Student
Fulbright Scholars.” The coveted
Fulbright gives participants the
opportunity to study, teach, and
conduct research abroad. Anne
Lundberg, director of urban
programs and fellowships, whose
charge it is to lead Trinity students
through the always challenging,
and often grueling, application
process for the Fulbright and other
highly competitive awards, reports
that the College has seen the
results of focused efforts to raise
the number of students receiving
and applying for these awards. In
2011, 32 Trinity students went
through the rigorous application
process. By comparison, just one
Trinity student applied in 2005.
“We are definitely building momentum,” says Lundberg, adding
that she is always happy to work
with recent alumni as well as
current students on preparing
Fulbright applications.
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Innovation, Collaboration Abound
Among Sciences Faculty and Alumni
BY BRI DIAZ
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NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION AWARDS
$902,000 GRANT
Professor of Computer Science
Ralph Morelli was recently
awarded a $902,732 grant from
the National Science Foundation
(NSF) for a project to train
approximately 30 Connecticut
high school teachers to instruct
new Advanced Placement (AP)
computer science courses in
Connecticut high schools. The
project is part of NSF’s CS
10k Project, which aims to
introduce rigorous computing
Ralph Morelli
courses in 10,000 high schools
taught by 10,000 well-trained
teachers.
Morelli’s award will facilitate
a collaboration between Trinity,
L-R: Alison Draper, Director, Trinity College Science Center, and Lecturer in Interdisciplinary
Science; Jon Piper ‘93; Burt Adelman ‘72; Richard Bagley ‘65; Steve Woodworth ‘93 (event host).
the Hartford Public School
System, the Connecticut
chapter of the Computer
Science Teachers Association,
and other Hartford-area high
schools to implement the new
training program. The courses
will be based on a mobile
Computer Science Principles
curriculum that uses new mobile
computing language to provide
a rigorous, programming-based
introduction to computational
thinking.
If the curriculum is accessible
to teachers as well as effective
at improving computer skills
and attitudes among the student
population targeted by the
project, it will have serious
implications not only for the
NSF CS 10k Project but also
for Connecticut students and
educators. Morelli, who is on
sabbatical this school year as a
visiting professor at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, expects to begin the
training program in the
summer of 2013.
FACULTY, ALUMNI UNITE
TO DISCUSS INDUSTRY
PRACTICES
On October 4, the Boston
Bantams Business Network
sponsored an alumni networking event at the Union
Club of Boston, featuring a
panel discussion titled “Boston
Biotechnology and Big Pharma:
Current Trends and Prospects
for the Future.” The panel was
moderated by Alison Draper,
director of the Trinity College
Science Center and lecturer in
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rinity sciences faculty continue to
develop collaborative relationships
with partners outside the College that
result in new research initiatives, publications,
and improvements of education processes in
their respective disciplines. Faculty members
also are partnering with Trinity alumni who
figure prominently in science-related fields
in order to analyze current industry practices
and suggest new professional opportunities
for current students and recent graduates.
Recent examples include:
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interdisciplinary science, and
included Trinity alumni Jon
Piper ’92, vice president of
LEK Consulting; Richard E.
Bagley ’65, former president of
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.;
and Burt Adelman ’72, executive
vice president and chief medical
officer, Dyax, Inc. Steve
Woodworth ’93 hosted the
event.
Panelists discussed a number
of factors—both positive and
negative—currently impacting
the bio-pharmaceutical
industry. While improvements
in science, technology, and
innovation as well as new legislation are leading to enhanced
capabilities and broadened
access to health care in the
United States, the system also
faces great stresses, including
the aging of the baby boom
population, medical inflation,
and macroeconomic forces.
Overall, the panel reached a
consensus that, although the
bio-pharmaceutical industry
will have to change the ways it
does business, the change could
provide great opportunities for
people looking to establish
new careers in that field. “All
the Trinity alumni in attendance seemed really engaged in
the conversation,” said Alison
Draper. “I was impressed with
how much each of the panelists
said their Trinity education was
what gave them the foundation
to do what they do.”
REFORMING
UNDERGRADUATE
BIOLOGY EDUCATION
In August, The American
Society of Plant Biologists
(ASPB) Education Foundation
awarded a $26,853 grant to
Kathleen Archer, associate
professor of biology. The grant
will pay for a portion of an
ambitious project that will
help assess and improve how
introductory biology courses
are taught in higher education.
The specific project being
undertaken by Archer and
her co-investigators, who are
located at colleges across the
country, is to better understand
undergraduate college students’
misconceptions about plant
structure and growth. In order
to do this, Archer and her
colleagues are developing a
concept assessment, or a
collection of questions that can
universally evaluate what
students know in a particular
area of study.
Once published, the concept
assessment can be administered
in college-level introductory
biology courses to evaluate
what students are learning.
Based on the assessment results,
educators can then adjust their
teaching styles by spending
more time on certain topics or
giving out specialized assignments. “The concept assessments
should work pretty much
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under any circumstances and
will help us reform the way we
teach undergraduate biology,”
Archer says.
NEUROSCIENCE
FACULTY MEMBER
PARTNERS WITH
UCONN HEALTH CENTER
Associate Professor of Biology
and Neuroscience Hebe
Guardiola-Diaz co-authored a
recently published research
article on oligodendrocyte
differentiation. She explains,
“Oligodendrocytes are cells in
the brain that make myelin,
which is a fatty substance that
protects nerve cells and makes
it possible for them to communicate efficiently with their
targets.” The research described
in the article was conducted
during Guardiola-Diaz’s
2009-2010 sabbatical, when
she spent time working with
researchers at the University of
Connecticut Health Center.
The deterioration of myelin
around neurons can lead to a
number of degenerative nerve
diseases, the most common
example of which is multiple
sclerosis. “As we find out more
about the signaling requirements
at different stages of oligodendrocyte development, we will better
Hebe Guardiola-Diaz
understand their functional
interaction with neurons in the
healthy and diseased brain,”
Guardiola-Diaz says.
Collaborative research
partnerships and resulting
publications of faculty like
Guardiola-Diaz are among
many signs of the College’s
continued growth in neuroscience, with approximately
20 new majors joining the
program each year. “We need
space to collaborate and
provide cohesion within our
thriving program,” says Sarah
Raskin, director of the Neuroscience Program. To date, we
have raised $2 million for a
proposed $3.5-million neurosciences wing, and we continue
to seek donor support to
develop this project. For more
information, contact Amy
Brough, director of institutional support, (860) 297-5315
or [email protected].
Sold-out Crowds for Trinity’s
High-energy Rendition of Rent
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NICK LACY
rinity’s Department of
Music presented Rent, the
1996 winner of the Pulitzer
Prize for Drama and the Tony Award
for Best Musical, Best Score, and
Best Book, at the Austin Arts Center,
October 25-27.
“While we hardly choose shows
on the basis of commercial appeal, it
was nevertheless gratifying that, with
our rapturously received production
of Rent, we had our first fully
sold-out run of performances in the
300+ seat Goodwin Theater since
Grease in 1982,” said Gerald Moshell,
professor of music.
With book, music, and lyrics by
Jonathan Larson, Rent follows a year
in the life of a group of struggling
young artists and musicians in the
gritty East Village of New York City.
The physical and emotional complications of HIV/AIDS pervade the
lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel.
How they negotiate their dreams,
loves, and conflicts provides the
narrative thread to this rock musical.
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Top: Trinity’s production of Rent sold out every show of its October run.
Above: left to right, Sean Snyder ‘13 (as Mark), Malcolm Williams ‘14 (Tom),
Rey Llena ‘15 (Angel), and Corey Trowbridge ‘13 (Roger) rehearse around a
piano in an Austin Arts Center classroom.
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Direction and choreography was
by Erik Bloomquist ’14, with musical
direction by Moshell.
“Rent has become an iconic piece
of contemporary theater, with some
of the most instantly recognizable
songs from the musical theater
repertoire,” said Bloomquist. “I was
excited to have the opportunity to
mount a production of it at Trinity.”
To view more photos from Rent,
visit trincoll.edu/givingtotrinity/news.
ON A RELATED MUSICAL NOTE:
Over 500 students pass through our
Music Department every year, yet
Trinity has never had a rehearsal or
performance space with acoustic
qualities designed for music. A proposed
music rehearsal and performance
center, for which $3 million has been
raised so far, would benefit the entire
campus community and do justice to
the outstanding level of musical talent
at Trinity. To learn more about this
project, contact Amy Brough, director
of institutional support, (860) 297-5315
or [email protected].
The Trinity
College Fund
OUR STUDENTS APPRECIATE YOUR ANNUAL GIFT
Our students thank you for the many ways you support Trinity, including
through an annual gift. This year, our Trinity College Fund goal is $9 million,
•Invests
•Transforms
•Elevates
•Expands
•Defines
•Supports
which includes a $1.7 million Parents Fund goal. In addition, we have a
separate goal to raise $1.2 million for restricted annual support for athletics.
As many Trinity donors choose to make their annual gift as part of their
tax-year-end charitable giving, our student fundraisers will be on the
phone on Trinity’s behalf quite a bit during December. A parent donor
recently shared: “I loved talking with your student caller. She had so much
to tell me about everything happening on campus, new professors, the
T H E T RINIT Y
EXP ERIENCE .
TA KE T H E CA LL .
M A KE YO UR G I F T.
next theater production—I learned a lot talking with her. She was much
more talkative than my own son!”
(800) 771-6184
www.trincoll.edu/giving
totrinity
BANN
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The Blue & Gold Banner is published
each academic semester to inform
donors and friends of Trinity College
about the far-reaching impact of their
support.
Please address all inquiries to:
Advancement Communications
Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (860) 297-4278
Fax: (860) 297-2312
James F. Jones, Jr.
President and Trinity College
Professor in the Humanities
John P. Fracasso
Vice President for College
Advancement
Mary Jo Keating ’74
Secretary of the College and Vice
President for College Relations
Jenny Holland
Director of Communications
Gretchen Orschiedt
Director of Development
Kathy Andrews
Director of Advancement
Communications
Contributing Writers:
Bri Diaz, Dayana Aleksandrova ’15,
Junius Ross-Martin ’15
Design:
2k Design
STEVE LASCHEVER
www.trincoll.edu
(L-R) Student callers for the Trinity Fund include: Caroline Brewster ’13, Francisco Bedoya ’13, Tessa Ramirez-Smith
’14, Alanna Dent ’16, Kate Furgueson ’15, Scott Sewall ’14, Morgan Williams ’16, Alfy Fernandez ’13
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