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These living areas are purely optional. The theme of
each of these communities will enhance, not replace, the traditional
residential life experience. The locations of each of these halls (within
the first year area) will be determined based on the number of students
interested. They are each served by Resident Mentors.
Substance-Free Living. While there are
Residential Life policies prohibiting smoking in rooms, illegal drugs, and
under-age possession and consumption of alcohol, the staff has learned that
the use of these substances does occur in our first year area (even though
the staff actively enforces the policies) and can be a significant source of
conflict between roommates. Conflicts also tend to arise when alcohol and/or
other illegal drugs are consumed off campus but their effects are brought
back to the room by a roommate. Therefore, we offer a substance-free housing
option for those students who know in advance that they do not want this to
be an issue between them and their roommates. By signing up for this option,
students agree that if they violate any of these policies they will be
removed from this designated residence hall floor/building.
Trinity Elects. Those students
with a passion for politics and the upcoming presidential election will
enjoy living on this dynamic floor. Participants will engage the Trinity
community to increase awareness, host and participate in debates, and have
frequent programs regarding the issues and candidates in this exciting
election. There is no specific first year seminar linked to this
hall.
Humanities 1600. This hall is unique because the
residents share common coursework. "HUMA 1600," Trinity's flagship course in
the history of Western ideas, is one of the most rewarding offerings on
campus. The course sprints from Homer to Dante, from epic to philosophy,
tragedy and the origins of Christianity. Unique among first year seminar
offerings, HUMA 1600 fulfills both the first year seminar and writing
workshop requirements in your first semester in a single six-hour course. It
features weekly lectures from experts across Trinity and the United States
and lays a foundation for further exploration of the humanities at Trinity.
Because of the breadth and scope of this course, many informal conversations
occur outside of regular class - right where students live.
Students interested in the Humanities 1600 course are encouraged to sign up
to live with other enrolled first year students on the same residence hall
floor. Humanities 1600 is a six credit course alternative to the required
First Year Seminar and Writing Workshop. In order to make an informed choice
between the HUMA 1600 course and the First Year Seminar/Writing Workshop
offering, please carefully review these options. Click here for a
sample syllabus.
Creativity and Entrepreneurial Behavior Hall.
For students who love the initiative, ingenuity and excitement of putting
original ideas into action, this interdisciplinary community allows students
across the humanities, arts, engineering, sciences and business to take the
same first year seminar course on the topic of entrepreneurship. Students on
this hall will take part in the energy and diversity of managing team
projects both inside and outside the classroom with other innovative
students. This course fulfills your first year seminar requirement. Students
selected for this course will be required to live with other enrolled first
year students on the same residence hall floor. This course/community
requires an application. To be considered for this First Year Seminar
please contact Brooks Hill at
lhill@trinity.edu. Click here for a
sample syllabus.
Climate
Change: The Planet Earth Experiment.
The newest
addition to special interest housing is for students opting to take the
first year seminar, Climate Change: The Planet Earth Experiment.
These students will live on a hall as a group to promote sustainable
lifestyles and discussion of the issues outside of class.
Global warming may be the environmental issue of your generation, but
climate change is nothing new to humanity. In this seminar we will explore
the causes and consequences of climate change from the last ice age, through
the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and into our current
human-induced experiment with global warming. Readings and films will focus
on the history of climate change science and the discovery of modern global
warming within the social and political framework of the late 20th and early
21st centuries The students in this course will pay particular attention to
the human response to environmental change, from the Hollywood version of
Climate destabilization as depicted in The Day After Tomorrow to
discussions about our vulnerability and response to potential
warming-related developments such as increased hurricane frequency and
intensity. Click here for a
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