The Robin L. Sheppard field, first built in the summer of 2002, is a state of the art artificial astroturf field, home to the Trinity College Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse teams. The first field was dedicated to the 25 year award winning field hockey and women’s lacrosse coach, Robin Sheppard. The field was revamped and redone in the summer of 2018, adding a Kwik goal benches on the field for both the home and visitor teams. In the summer of 2019, there was an addition for a water irrigation sprinkler to allow for easier coverage of field watering.
The Koeppel Community Sports Center was constructed and completed in November 2006. It is an multi-use facility that includes the Albert Creighton Williams ’64 Rink and holds 3,400 fans. The ice rink is a state of the art ice arena that is the home to the Trinity women's and men's ice hockey teams. The Sports Center also provides opportunities for other ice hockey and figure skating teams and organizations to use the ice creating a community space for mentoring programs in the Hartford area.
In 1991, a 48,000 square foot facility designed by Cesar Pelli opened to Trinity College in Hartford, CT called the Mathematics, Computing, Engineering Center. Trinity's Mathematics, Computing, Engineering Center was rededicated on May 18, 2012 as the Roy Nutt Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Center, in honor of the leadership and legacy of the Trinity College alumnus Roy Nutt, class of 1953.
The Austin Arts Center at Trinity College officially opened in 1965 and received its name from A. Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr., founder of the Trinity Department of Fine Arts. Austin was also the former director of Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum, which was the first public art museum in America. The building was made possible with the tremendous support of the Trinity in the early 1960s. They took the initiative and began to raise money for the two and a half million-dollar project.
The Cinestudio was founded in 1970 by a group of devoted Trinity College students, with the official grand opening on February 16. It was a recreation of a 1930s film house. It is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization. Additionally, the theater is independent from Trinity College, despite its location. Currently, the Cinestudio remains running with the help of 50 dedicated Trinity students and community volunteers. It includes all genres of movies, including filmmaker national film festival created by Trinity students and is running seven days a week.
Mather Hall has and continues to be a staple of Trinity College. Although it is best known as the only dining hall on campus, it also houses a coffee shop, post office, school book store, offices, meeting rooms, and much more. It resides on the south side of campus, near the Jones and Elton Residence Halls, and faces the school library and Crescent townhouses. It was renovated around 1988 to include the many offices and places to eat that students now frequent every day.
Seabury Hall built in 1878 is named after Samuel Seabury. Samuel Seabury was the first American Episopal Bishop and the first Bishop of Connecticut. Seabury Hall is unique to Trinity college for many reasons as it was the first building constructed on the Trinity College campus. Serving many different purposes, Seabury Hall consisted of seminar rooms, classrooms, professor’s offices, and originally contained the Trinity’s chapel.
Jarvis Hall is a suite for students at Trinity College. It is one of three buildings that make up the long walk which was completed in 1878. The suites contain doubles, singles, bathrooms, and study areas. The building is one of the oldest structures on campus. The hall is 286 feet long, 35 feet wide, and 3 stories high and is divided into 7 entry ways in order to prevent fires.
Vernon Social is a large joint student center and residence hall space located at 114 Vernon Street on the Trinity College campus in Hartford, Connecticut. Vernon Social is home to a myriad of viewing events throughout the year such as Super Bowl and VMA viewing parties. The space is also the location for number of annual events held by student organizations such as Trinity College Black Women's Organization's (TCBWO) 'Sex, Milk, and Cookies' and Encouraging Respect of Sexualities' (EROS) Annual Drag Show. As of October 2019, the space is also home to local eatery 'Steve's Bagels'.
Completed in 1933, the iconic gothic structure sits on a hill near the center quad of the Trinity College campus in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1928 the construction began and in 1932 the chapel was completed. Its long row of pews, detailed with wood carvings, sit below intricate stain glass windows and an intricate ceiling. Presently, it exists as a place of worship for many religious groups including Roman Catholics, Protestant Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists with Trinity Zen.
Bishop Brownell founded Trinity College in 1823, creating the second college in Connecticut after Yale University. He was born in 1779 and lived until 1865. The statue was dedicated to Brownell on November 11, 1869 at the original Trinity campus, formerly known as the Washington campus. It now stands at the center of the current campus, right in front of the chapel on the quad.
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