Jolie Francis

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Trinity welcomes new hires to multiple departments

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Along with a record 695 first-years, Trinity University welcomed many new staff members this fall, including the first ever in-house general counsel, a new executive director of institutional research, new staff throughout the Tiger Learning Commons (TLC) and the long awaited director of residential life, Deb Tyson. Tyson joins Trinity from Dartmouth, where she had held a similar role. "I...

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New first-year hall promotes health and wellbeing

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Wellness services and residential life banded together to introduce a new first-year living learning community — the 360 Well-Being Hall — located on the second floor of Calvert Hall. The new hall focuses on handling mental and physical health while in college and developing routines that will benefit students later in life. Each month will feature programs based on one...

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The (path)ways to success: How to navigate Trinity's required curriculum

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During the first year of college, students can have difficulty understanding Trinity’s curriculum and scheduling classes — this confusion often persists into their later years, occasionally resulting in issues with satisfying university requirements and graduate on time. Trinity’s graduation requirements are in the form of a curriculum called Pathways. Pathways is a curriculum unique to Trinity University that was first...

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How to make cash on campus

Trinity students look for jobs on campus during the school year as a way to make money and work in close proximity to their residence hall. Trinity University offers a variety of jobs on campus, which range in hours per week. Most pay minimum wage, and all student paychecks are distributed every two weeks. The Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Institutional...

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