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Leone is co-president of the Trinity chapter of Best Buddies, a student organization under the Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement. Best Buddies creates opportunities for friendship between neurotypical people and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) clinic at Trinfo will open for the 2022 tax season in early February. Now in its fourth year, the clinic offers free tax preparation services to the community.

In the Fall of 2021, I chose to apply to the Liberal Arts Action Lab. This project has made me feel more connected to the community. Through the power of storytelling, I feel like a neighbor now.

In 2018, CHER started CLiFF (Community Learning Faculty Fellows) to help professors develop curriculum and teach community learning courses. One of the Community Learning Faculty Fellows this year is Dr. Kelly P. Dugan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Trinity. 

On the drizzly Monday before Thanksgiving, seven Trinity staff members loaded five cars full of 100 Thanksgiving meals and turkeys to deliver to two community partner locations. The 2021 Thanksgiving Drive, like every year, was a community effort.

Reflecting on Trinity's Engagement in Hartford and more

We are so excited to have Lori Reynolds join us this fall as the Communications and Program Assistant at the Liberal Arts Action Lab. Lori comes to the Lab with education and experience in communications, digital media, and project management.

In the spring semester of 2020, Professor Nick Marino set out to teach his course, Visual Rhetorics, with a new Community Learning curriculum. The course teaches students about how messages are communicated through visuals, font, typography, and photography for persuasion. Students worked with two partners to create new logos using skills they learned in the course.

Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (SINA) promotes economic vitality and quality of life in south central Hartford through institutional partnerships with Trinity College, Hartford Hospital, and Connecticut Children’s. This month, we’re highlighting two SINA programs, the Homeownership Incentive Program (HIP) and Walk to Work program, that can help further connect the Trinity community with the surrounding neighborhood.

In November, the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER) will host events to reflect on Trinity’s engagement with Hartford and discuss proposed next steps for CHER.