Telling Trinity’s story each month through photography. This regular feature offers a glimpse into the many presentations, performances, competitions, and other events held during the academic year at this prestigious liberal arts institution.
In Photos
In Photos
Campus was in full bloom on May 1, as students make their way to classes for the last time in the spring 2024 semester.
Protests against the war in Gaza spread across college campuses nationwide, including one on Trinity’s campus May 2, where tents stood for eight nights. Two student groups met with the College administration, reaching an agreement to remove the tents.
Professors arrive at the chapel for the Honors Day ceremony on May 3.
Organizers of the Trinity Film Festival gathered for a photo on May 4, following an award ceremony. The annual festival featured short films by directors around the country, as well as several international entrants.
All manner of room decor is discarded by students at the end of the semester, including this stuffed hippo. Trinity’s Office of Sustainability promotes the “Ditch The Dumpster” program to encourage students to donate gently used items for reuse.
Maintenance work across campus began almost immediately after students who were not graduating this year departed for the summer. Included in the slate of updates is a renovation of the courtyards outside first-year dorms.
On May 11, the ballroom of the Connecticut Convention Center was packed for Trinity College’s Bicentennial Gala. The event celebrated the College’s 200th anniversary and raised money to help endow scholarships to the school.
Former Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden ’91 and Bloomfield mayor Danielle Wong laugh during a live auction at the Trinity College Bicentennial Gala held at the CT Convention Center.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney addresses the ballroom of nearly 800 attendees at Trinity College’s Bicentennial Gala.
Posing for a photo at Trinity’s Bicentennial Gala are (left to right) former CT House Minority Leader Themis Klarides ’87, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Nicole Klarides-Ditria, and Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam.
Trinity’s Charter Day celebration on May 16 included the planting of a tree on campus, however inclement weather moved the event indoors. President Joanne Berger-Sweeney informed a disappointed Banty that the tree planting will take place at another time.
Trinity’s mascot Banty the Bantam holds a Bicentennial emblem during the College’s Charter Day celebration on May 16.
During senior week, graduating students enjoyed a full spa treatment. Manicures, massages, and hair styling all took place in Mather Hall.
Seniors excited for graduation posed for a photo after contributing to their Senior Class Gift on May 17, as noted by their aqua colored cords.
Work was nearly finished on installing Class of 2024 bricks on the lower Long Walk on May 17, just two days before commencement. Every year bricks with the names of members of the graduating class are added.
Students take a selfie in front of the stage just days before Trinity's 2024 Commencement.
Family members pose for a selfie at the annual reception for graduating International Students on May 18.
Student members of the Chapel Singers gather in the Chapel cloisters before the start of the Baccalaureate program on May 18.
The photographer becomes the subject May 18, as Austin Arts Center Technical Director Elisa Griego P’22, ’24 takes a photo before the start of the college Baccalaureate program.
Danny Meyer ’80, P’20, takes a quiet moment early on the day of commencement to review his speech. Meyer, noted restauranteur and founder of both Union Square Hospitality Group and Shake Shack, received an honorary degree and served as the Class of 2024 commencement speaker.
Jason Rojas M'12, chief of staff to Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney, jokingly fumbled with the sleeves of his robe while preparing for Commencement.
Graduates of the Class of 2024 processed down the Long Walk at the start of the ceremony.
Graduates from the Class of 2024 tossed their caps in the air, marking the end of the ceremony.
Family members held up enormous baby picture cut-outs of their graduating senior to make sure he knew they were in the crowd.
Chris Cooper ’23 hoisted his friend and fellow Posse Scholar Ethan Yerkes ’24 in a joyful celebration of Yerkes’ graduation.
Trinity honored Jillian Hegarty, a student in the Class of 2024 who died in a hit-and-run accident as a sophomore in 2022.
