Happy Birthday, Odell Shepard!

Born in western Illinois on July 22, 1884, Odell Shepard was the inaugural J.J. Goodwin Professorship of English. He taught at Trinity College from 1917 to 1946. However, it was not always clear that Shepard would remain in Connecticut at Trinity. At age 34, the summer after he finished his first full year of teaching … Continue reading "Happy Birthday, Odell Shepard!"

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Alden R. Gordon ’69 donates his faculty papers and alumni memorabilia to the Trinity College Archives

Alden Rand Gordon was the coxswain of the Trinity College freshman crew team in the spring of 1966.

Trinity’s FIRST Microcomputer: New Exhibit in Lobby of MECC

Earlier this month, on March 10, 2026, a new exhibit was installed in the ground-floor lobby at the eastern end of the Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science (MECC) building on Trinity College’s campus. Professors August Sapega and David (Dave) Ahlgren purchased Intel’s first 8-bit microprocessor chip (8008) in 1974.  The kit included the 8008 processor, 1024 bytes … Continue reading "Trinity’s FIRST Microcomputer: New Exhibit in Lobby of MECC"