AN EARLY START TO SUCCESS
About the Program
The Skyline Scholars Program is an invitation-based opportunity for selected students to move to campus two weeks early, begin their First-Year Experience (FYE) course, make friends, participate in workshops, and get to know Trinity.

What You’ll Learn
FYE Topic
All Skyline Scholars are enrolled in the "A Successful Life" First -Year Experience course. In this course, you will:
- Question how we can measure deep, long-term success
- Examine the surprising ways important figures have sought to define success
- Study contemporary examples of struggles to achieve artistic and scientific success
In addition to reading a range of classic and contemporary texts, we will discuss how you might finish your first year at Trinity with success and how you might extend that success along the road to graduation.
Workshop Topics
In addition to attending FYE classes, you will attend daily Skyline Scholar workshops focused on starting your life at Trinity with tools and skills for success. Topics to choose from include:
- Study strategies
- Managing life in college
- Tech @ Trinity
- Time and task management
- Library resources
- Mindfulness and wellness
- Strategies for building your coping toolkit
- Career Services and Experiential Learning
- Study Abroad opportunities
- Thriving in your first college math course
- LatinX Leadership
- Getting involved
- College research skills
You will also take part in community building activities, including:
- A campus scavenger hunt
- Volunteering at the San Antonio Food Bank or other community service
- Evening activities to connect with other students
There are so many people and services to help you. You can tell Trinity really wants to be there for the students and set them up for success. We aren’t just a number here.”
The workshops were useful in getting me more involved at Trinity!
I’ve gotten settled into my classes and my room and feel more comfortable in knowing my way to classes. My peer tutors are also amazing.
-2022 participants
Program Details
Meet the Faculty
Betty Curry
Director for Academic Support
Skyline Scholar Program Sessions
210-999-8528
bcurry@trinity.edu
Vincent Maldonado
Academic Coach
Skyline Scholar Program Sessions
vmaldona@trinity.edu
Jules Poage
Academic Coach
Skyline Scholar Program Sessions
jpoage@trinity.edu
Jennifer Bartlett
FYE Professor, English Faculty
210-999-7527
jbartlet@trinity.edu
Jennifer Rowe
FYE Professor; Director, Tutoring Programs
210-999-7571
jrowe@trinity.edu
Niescja Turner
FYE Professor, Physics and Astronomy Faculty
210-999-7424
nturner1@trinity.edu
Becca Burt
Academic Coach
Summer Bridge Sessions
210-999-8180
bburt@trinity.edu
Greg Hazleton
FYE Professor, English Faculty
ghazleto@trinity.edu
Alan Vince
FYE Professor, Library Faculty
avince@trinity.edu
Shannon Mariotti
FYE Professor, Political Science Faculty
ghazleto@trinity.edu
Sheryl Tynes
FYE Professor
stynes@trinity.edu
QUESTIONS?
Contact
If you have questions or would like additional information concerning the Skyline Scholars Program, please contact Betty Curry at bcurry@trinity.edu.