| Trinity's “Miracle Play” Scores $100,000 Pontiac Scholarship
Tiger fans were especially proud – and loud – during halftime of the men’s game when President John R. Brazil accepted a $100,000 check for the University’s general scholarship fund from Bobby Cavender of the Cavender Auto Group. more>>
This academic year has been an unforgettable one for Andrew Porter, an assistant professor of English who teaches creative writing at Trinity. The University of Georgia Press recently honored him with the 2007 Flannery O’Conner Award for Short Fiction. The award included a cash prize and a contract from the University of Georgia Press to publish a collection of his short stories, to be titled The Theory of Light and Matter, in the fall. more>>
Anyone who has been to Trinity’s men’s basketball games during the past four years has probably heard fans chanting for Coach Pat Cunningham to put fan favorite Darsh Singh in the game. This season, fans haven’t had to chant for Darsh – the team co-captain has appeared in every game, and every time he plays, he makes a statement. more>>
Claudia Scholz, Trinity’s coordinator of research programs, became a parent with only 48 hours notice. Although she and her husband had spent a year taking classes, passing background checks, and signing required documents, the call in mid-December to pick up two foster children came with little advance warning. To make matters worse, her husband was in England on business and the couple had to make several hurried international phone calls to confirm that it was the right time to accept the toddlers. more>> Melody Boone Meyer Practically born in the oil patch, it’s not surprising to find Trinity Trustee Melody Boone Meyer as a vice president for Chevron. Based in New Orleans with the oil company’s Gulf of Mexico business unit, you can find out if she really was a homecoming queen for the Tigers by clicking here.
What's a typical “day in the life” of the associate vice president for Academic Affairs like? A typical day might involve two or three committee meetings, several hours spent at the computer, and a few phone calls from faculty members with questions of one kind or another. I spend a lot of time on e-mail. more>> Counseling Services: Helping Students Cope with the Calamity of Life
With apologies to Carol King and James Taylor, Counseling Services is the office students turn to when they are down and troubled and need a helping hand. Gary Neal directs the office, and he his staff, which includes Richard Reams and Kristen Eisenhauer, are all licensed psychologists who help students going through difficult times. more>>
Meredith Elsik, library assistant at the Coates Library, is the December recipient of the Helen Heare McKinley Classified Employee Excellence Award. The McKinley Award honors a deserving member of the classified staff each quarter. more>> Distinguished Alumnus and Spirit of Trinity Awards Presented
The Great Hall of the Chapman Center was beautifully decorated on the evening of Feb. 8, for the Alumni Awards Dinner. Erich Menger III ’66 was honored with the Spirit of Trinity award while Dr. Mark W. Kline ’79 was named Distinguished Alumnus. The Spirit of Trinity Award is given to a loyal alumnus or alumna who embodies what it means to be a Trinitonian. The award recognizes exceptional service to the community or University. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest award presented by the Trinity University Alumni Association. Candidates have distinguished themselves through personal or professional achievement. more>> Trinity Economics Majors Catapult University Into Top Ranking Question: When is Trinity University mentioned in the same breath as Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology? more>> Spotlight on Honors by Trinity Faculty, Staff, and Students >> Promotions/Transfers/Retirements>> Former U.S. General Visits Trinity to Discuss Middle East Military Strategies
Trinity’s Catering Service Donates 800 Pounds of Fresh Produce As the winter holidays were approaching and after students left campus for the break, ARAMARK at Trinity University never stopped helping others. At the suggestion of Felicia Lee, vice president for Student Affairs, ARAMARK donated 800 pounds of food to the San Antonio Food Bank. Bruce Bravo, food service director, said a donation of that magnitude was a first in the history of Trinity. Bruce adds, “This is a part of our services that seek to cultivate community and align with the campus we serve and its vision of community.” more>>
Gamma Chi Delta sorority presented Trinity University’s third annual Concert for the Cure on Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Mabee Dining Hall. The concert, formerly known as “Dance Marathon,” is the sorority’s annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society that features Texas musicians. In 2005, when the event began, two members of the sorority were cancer survivors. The group continued to choose the American Cancer Society as the recipient of its fundraising since cancer has touched so many lives. more>>
Mike Lenneville ’03 and Lani Steffens ’03 arrived at Trinity riding the wave of the “swing craze” of the late 1990s. Although Mike had been coming to dance lessons at Trinity prior to enrolling, Lani’s only experience came from an introductory ballroom class taken in high school in Tucson. Mike, Lani, and a few friends began dancing freshman year; by 2000, the students decided to make a formal club out of their dancing-inclined circle of friends. “We were a group of people who hung out and played a lot,” Mike says. more>> McNair Scholars Program Trinity's McNair Scholars Program, named after the late physicist and Challenger astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair, prepares students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. Click here to check it out. McLean Science Hall and Residence Hall
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Trinity fans were beaming with pride during the Tiger basketball games on
Feb. 2 with arch rival DePauw University as the annual Campus of Champions
event unfolded for prospective student-athletes. 
Good Ink: Trinity English Professor Wins Flannery 
Always a winner – that’s Darsh Singh
Trinity Staff Members Learning to Foster Children 
Duane Coltharp, associate vice president for Academic Affairs
Meredith Elsik Receives Helen Heare McKinley Classified Employee Excellence Award
Trinity Students Raise More
Than $15,000 for American Cancer Society 
Swing Dancing Remains Hugely Popular at Trinity
Two buildings on the Trinity campus are products of major gifts from the Marrs and Verna McLean Foundation: The Marrs McLean Science Center, dedicated in December 1959 and renovated in 1995, and the Verna H. McLean Residence Hall, dedicated in October 1985. The first floor of the original wing of the science building, the Thomas Semmes Chemistry Hall, was a memorial gift of the Semmes Foundation. The McLeans, Texas oil entrepreneurs, supported a wide range of philanthropic enterprises throughout the state. Recently, their daughter, Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers, made a $500,000 gift to establish a Women’s Studies Resource Center as part of the ongoing $200 million capital campaign.