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Trinity College is a private Liberal Arts College in Hartford, Connecticut . It was founded in 1823 as Washington College in downtown Hartford. Founded by the Rt. Rev. Thomas Brownell , it was the second college in the state of Connecticut following Yale University . The first president, Rev. Brownell, was an Episcopal Bishop . Due to this fact, the college had difficultly obtaining its charter from the state because of the dominance of the Congregationalists . One of the conditions for granting the charter was that despite its Episcopal origins, the charter must prohibit imposition of religious standards on any students, faculty members, or any other member of the college. In 1845 the name was changed to Trinity College. The college originally occupied "College Hill," the current site of the State Capitol . In 1878 , the college moved to its current 100 acre (405,000 m&2) campus. CAMPUS Trinity moved to its current location just south of the Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford in 1878 after selling its original site to the state of Connecticut for a new state capitol. The first buildings completed on the new campus were Seabury and Jarvis halls which, along with Northam Towers, make up what is known as the "Long Walk". The Long Walk is the earliest example of Collegiate Gothic architecture in the United States, and one of the finest. Trinity's other landmark is its distinctive chapel. The Trinity College Chapel, referred to by Trinity students as, simply, "the Chapel," was built in the 1930's to replace Trinity's original chapel, located in Seabury Hall (now a lecture hall). The Chapel's facade is made almost entirely of limestone and it seamlessly blends into the adjacent Downes Memorial Clock Tower. The Chapel, due to its location on Trinity's Gallows Hill is the highest (but not tallest) building in the city of Hartford. A distinctive feature of Trinity College is its central green known as the Main Quad. While a central green is a main feature in many college campuses, Trinity's is unique in that it is unusually large, running the entire length of the Long Walk, and in that it has no paved or unpaved walkways running through it. This makes the main quad ideal for outside work and picnics in the autumn and spring. Additionally, the steep hills on its north-eastern edge make it ideal for sledding in the winter months. Another feature of the quad are the trees located in it. They placed in the shape of a T (for Trinity)with its base located at the statue of Bishop Brownell and its top running the length of the Long Walk. Rumor has it that the trees were designed this way to distinguish Trinity from Yale. Also located on the Main Quad are two cannons used on the U.S.S. Hartford during the Civil War . The Main Quad is bound on the west by the Long Walk, on the east by the Lower Long Walk, on the north by the Chapel, and on the south by various dormitories. The whole of Trinity's campus is set out on a 100 acre . The Learning Corridor, completed in 2001, is a collection of K-12 public magnet schools created by Trinity and the governments of Hartford and Connecticut. It is located on what was formerly an abandoned bus depot adjacent to Trinity's campus. Trinity is distinctive for having no real through-streets running through campus. The only exception until recently was Vernon Street in north campus, which was closed off in 2001 on its east end to limit traffic. Since the street was transferred to the school from the city Trinity has done much to reinvigorate a street that was once fairly run-down. The street has been widened and repaved. Lightposts have been installed about every ten feet (which causes the street to look like a landing strip at night according to many students) and granite crosswalks, curbs, benches, and fenceposts have been added to the street. Vernon Street is also considered to be the social heart of campus, it is the location of most of the campus cultural houses and Greek organizations, as well as the new Vernon Social Center (known by students as the "party barn" due to its appearance). Important buildings on campus
TRINITY COLLEGE AND HARTFORD Trinity College and the City of Hartford in which it resides have had a fairly turbulent relationship in the last quarter of a century. Two major events have contributed to the loss of Hartford’s prosperity: the first being the White Flight that has been in effect in Hartford since World War II and the second being the Hartford recession of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Due to Hartford’s relatively small size (only 17 sq. mi.) the white flight hurt the city far more than others. In other cities, people leaving the inner cities would likely migrate to a suburb within the city (such as a Manhattan resident moving to Staten Island ). Hartford suburbs however, are independent of the city. Thus, if a Hartford resident moved even three or four miles they would be located in another municipality and no longer support the city. Due to this, the city became poorer and poorer as the decades moved on. The Hartford recession was another major blow to a city that was already struggling. The recession caused another migration out of the city and decreased funding for city police paved the way for gangs to form in Hartford (most of which, including the neighborhoods around Trinity College, could be classified as Inner City .) Trinity College has not been unaffected by the rises and falls of Hartford’s prosperity. Trinity has an open, mostly un-gated campus and has many wide open spaces. While the school has gone to great lengths to increase lighting and security on campus, crimes still occur on campus. Car break-ins are the most common crimes committed by Hartford residents against students, although they are rare. Assaults and vandalism are often attributed to Hartford residents but evidence suggests that most violent or destructive crimes on campus are actually committed by students. Trinity students' inability to assimilate in Hartford is often attributed to the fact that most Trinity students are white (while Hartford is mostly non-white) and come from safe, wealthy suburban areas such as Westchester County, New York or Fairfield County, Connecticut . In recent years, Trinity has made efforts to better acclimate students to their urban environment. For the past several years Trinity has been distributing a free bus pass for use on all city buses. The Hartford bus system however, is commuter based and students complain that buses are rarely on time, do not run often enough, and do not serve enough locations. Hartford does give Trinity many advantages over other Liberal Arts Colleges , or ''LACs''. Trinity’s urban location is atypical for a LAC in that most are located either in rural or suburban environments. Also, Hartford’s distinction as the seat of government for the state of Connecticut (the state capital is within walking distance of campus) provides students with many opportunities for internships and special learning opportunities. Downtown Hartford is also in the process of revitalizing, with the Adrian’s Landing entertainment district and the Connecticut Convention Center nearing completion downtown is slowly becoming popular again with Trinity Students. Trinity and the Community Trinity College has also been an instrumental player in Hartford and especially in the neighborhoods surrounding it. Trinity College along with the Learning Corridor, Hartford Hospital , and the Institute Of Living make up the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance or SINA. SINA has been instrumental in creating affordable housing in Hartford’s Frog Hollow and Barry Square neighborhoods as well as in the creation of the Learning Corridor and the Trinity College Boys and Girls Club, the only Boys And Girls Club located on and run by a college or university. In addition, Trinity students are actively involved in the community through outreach programs and community service projects. Many students work or volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club or at one of the Montessori Schools of the Learning Corridor. Additionally, Trinity has made an effort, especially since the inauguration of President James F. Jones, to include the community in its own internal improvements. The two most visible examples of this are the free use of Trinity’s library and computer resources afforded to Hartford residents and the new Community Sports Complex currently under construction. The new complex will double as a rink for Trinity’s Ice Hockey teams and as a public skating rink. ACADEMICS AT TRINITY COLLEGE Selectivity Trinity College consistently ranks as one of the top Liberal Arts Colleges in the nation. The US News and World Report ranks the school in the top 25 institutions in the nation. Recently the Wall Street Journal ranked Trinity as the 43rd top "feeder school" for the top graduate school programs. Trinity College is a highly selective and respected institution. It attracts students from all over the world with its reputation. Areas of study Trinity College currently offers the following majors: Contributions to the Arts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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