Farm to Table

Looking for something different to do on Fall Family Weekend? Check out the San Antonio Farmer’s Market at Pearl Brewery. It is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. From campus, simply exit on Josephine Street from 281 South and head toward the Pearl Brewery. While you are there, or any time over the weekend, walk the new River Walk north extension. This is worth seeing in daylight and then again at night. Saturday morning also features the on-campus ParentTalk Coffee at 9 a.m., the University Update at 10:45 a.m., and the brunch with faculty at 11:45 a.m. There is a myriad of options to enjoy – all before your student has awoken for the day!

Major Meals Epilogue

On September 22, 23, and 24 sophomore students dined with faculty, alumni, and upper-class students in the Skyline Room. This program named “Major Meals” provided a casual environment for sophomores to discuss their major interests. Fourteen departments and 193 students participated in the program. Conversations centered on questions such as, “what can I do with this major?” and “what classes should I take?” Both faculty and alumni commented that the program had a relaxed atmosphere and gave them the chance to get to know sophomore students. As the first major declaration deadline approaches on October 1, it is useful to have another opportunity for students to clarify and gain more insight on what path they will choose to take at Trinity regarding academics. 

Read more about Sophomore College in the current SoCol Newsletter.

Family Weekend

Fall Family Weekend is almost here! Check out the full schedule of events. We look forward to seeing many of you this weekend.

Bonus Track from the Library
Celebrate your freedom to read by visiting Coates Library during Banned Books Week through October 3.  Banned Books Week is a national celebration, sponsored by the American Library Association and recognized by libraries and bookstores around the country, which centers attention on the issue of censorship and the attempt to remove materials deemed offensive, harmful, or controversial from schools and libraries.  This past year alone, over 500 book challenges were reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom, including classics like To Kill a Mockingbird, contemporary masterworks like The Kite Runner, and celebrated young adult novels like The Golden Compass.

This year, Coates Library invites you to explore our new exhibit entitled, Libraries and the First Amendment, sponsored by the Chicago-based McCormick Freedom Museum.  Libraries and the First Amendment explores the library's role in enabling and protecting First Amendment freedoms.

We invite you to visit our display of banned and challenged books, view rare and controversial works from Special Collections, and ultimately, make up your own minds.

Special Events Your Student Should Consider

Ethics and Medicine, from New Orleans to San Antonio
Monday, October 12, 2009, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Fiesta Room, Coates University Center

Sponsored by: The Dean of Students Office and the San Antonio Business Journal 

Caught in two downtown New Orleans hospitals during Hurricane Katrina, husband-and-wife team Tyler Curiel, M.D. and Ruth Berggren, M.D., were forced to make difficult decisions between their personal and professional lives: Stay and help the disadvantaged patients left stranded or evacuate with their own two young children? Should they put themselves in danger — possibly leaving their children without parents?

They stayed. As a result, none of the infectious disease patients at Charity Hospital died, despite the fact that the hospital was abandoned by local rescue efforts and left without food, water and power for several days. Expensive equipment and rare cancer cell lines from a lab at Tulane University were rescued.  

Target audience: Students in Health Professions course work.

Announcements

Career Services
This week, Career Services is making sure your son or daughter will have ample opportunity to learn about how to fulfill their career and educational goals!

Graduate and Professional School Fair
Monday, October 5, 1:30-4 p.m., Mabee Dining Hall
Mabee Dining Hall has extended their hours for this event only to accommodate the overwhelming response we have received from graduate schools eager to recruit upcoming Trinity graduates.  Over 45 schools will be on campus providing information about their graduate programs.  Attending schools include Columbia University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, University of Texas Austin (School of Law), University of Glasgow, Carnegie Mellon and more!  To view a detailed list of registered programs, please visit TigerJobs. 

Interview Success Workshop
Tuesday, October 7, 5 p.m., Waxahachie
This workshop, presented by a professional recruiter, will help students learn first-hand what employers are looking for in an interviewee. Learn more by calling Career Services x8321.

Professional Practice Interview Days
Wed-Fri, October 7-9, By appointment only, Career Services Office
Students will have the opportunity to apply their interview skills during a practice interview with a work-world professional and receive immediate feedback. Space is limited students should schedule their interview early by visiting TigerJobs → On-Campus Recruiting. Learn more by calling Career Services x8321.

Margarite B. Parker Chapel
If your child would like to talk to a spiritual advisor, a chaplain, or someone who might ponder deep questions, vocational concerns, or the general vagaries of college life, suggest that they call us or e-mail us. They are always welcome here, and we would enjoy hearing from them! 

Chaplain Stephen R. Nickle, 999-7311, snickle@trinity.edu

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Career Services Corner with Brian Hirsch

Get Ready For Graduate School
It’s just October and we are already talking about graduate school but the truth is that the preparation and application process for graduate school takes time.  First, we strongly advise students to examine the reasons for pursuing graduate education.  We hope that students decide on graduate school because they are truly passionate about a specific discipline and not because they can’t think of anything else to do or are scared of the job market (if the latter two are the reasons it might be helpful to make an appointment with Career Services).  There are several things that students need to know about prospective programs but the most important is who the faculty are.  Do they teach and specialize in areas of study for which you as an individual are interested?  Believe it or not, not all graduate programs (for example MBA) programs teach the same things with the same emphasis.  It is also important to evaluate the culture of the programs, the application requirements, and timelines for admission.  Not to mention cost.

Career Services is sponsoring some events to help in the process.  Last weekend there were practice graduate exams and this week (September 29) a graduate school workshop was presented.  On Monday, October 5, we are having a Graduate School Fair with over 40 graduate and professional programs attending.  If your students missed out on some of  these there will be additional opportunities this spring.  As always students who have specific questions or needing assistance should contact Career Services for an appointment.

Dr. Brian Hirsch is the Director of Career Services

Campus Spotlight

Trinity University Selects 18th President

Capital Campaign Totals $205.9 Million

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Calls for World to Confront Terrorism, Economic Disparities

Source: University Communications

Micro Mail

This section features e-mails that were sent to all students since the last TrinitE newsletter. Parents are invited to micro-manage their students into reading this important information. For past due items, they are offered simply for information. By policy, students are responsible for information sent to them through e-mail, which serves as an official Trinity University communication tool -- because all students are assigned accounts. (Click on each heading to read the full e-mail.)

Informational Announcement
Trinity Announces 18th President
Announcement: DeCoursey Lecture Essay Contest
Presidential Search Committee Reception
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FINAL REMINDER - Install Sophos Anti-Virus
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The Difference

The difference between… The Trinity Parent and Family newsletter is a hard copy newsletter that is distributed to parents of new students in the summer. The TrintE Parent and Family electronic newsletter is sent to subscribers about every other week during the academic year. ParentTalk is an interactive list serve available to parents and family members. Participants must subscribe to this list, which allows parents to respond to posts submitted by others. It is a valuable list to utilize to pose questions about local services, parental dilemmas, general concerns, and inquiries.