Summer 2010

Commencement Address 2010 Trinity welcomed Argelia Rodriguez as the 2010 Commencement speaker. Rodriguez is president and CEO of the D.C. College Access Program and a member of Trinity’s board of trustees. DC-CAP is a nonprofit organization funded by corporate and foundation support that encourages and enables D.C. public high school students to enter and graduate ...

  Trinity: In your inspiring Commencement address to the 2010 graduates, you told them to “find your inspiration and have the courage to pursue your passion and to be of value by being of service.” Do you remember what you aspired to be when you came to the U.S. from Cuba? Rodriguez: I was very young when ...

Tina Pryce College of Arts and Sciences Tina Pryce graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts in English, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded both the Mary Boyle McCrory ’22 Award for Excellence in Writing and the Special Service award. She will be attending the University of Maryland University College in the fall, ...

by President Patricia McGuire ’74 Each year at Commencement it is customary for the president to address the state of the university and the state of the academy. I am pleased to report that the state of Trinity is well: the achievements of this glorious green Class of 2010 give witness to the strength and vitality ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi ’62 delivered the keynote commencement address for undergraduate and graduate students at Mills College in Oakland, California, in May. Below are the Speaker’s remarks. “Thank you, Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Barbara Lee is nationally recognized as an outstanding leader, a champion for social justice, and a proud alumna of ...

  “The Power of All-Women’s Colleges” Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi ’62 delivered the keynote commencement address for undergraduate and graduate students at Mills College in Oakland, California, in May. Below are the Speaker’s remarks. “Thank you, Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Barbara Lee is nationally recognized as an outstanding leader, a champion for social justice, and ...

  Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Alma Mater: George Washington University Major: Biology Graduate Study: None, officially. However, I have been taking Spanish classes for the past year and am greatly enjoying learning to speak a foreign language. As a “hard” science major at George Washington University, I was forgiven some of the “soft” science requirements that other undergraduates had to ...

    Trustee Profile: Marilyn E. Demorest ’65   Hometown: Born in New Haven, CT; now Baltimore, MD, for almost 45 years. Alma Mater: Trinity College, Blue Class of 1965 Major: Psychology Graduate Study: The Johns Hopkins University, M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1969, Experimental Psychology Employment: Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, since 1972. Why I chose Trinity: The reasons I chose Trinity ...

Trinity’s Global Impact This issue of TRINITY magazine celebrates the global accomplishments and impact of Trinity alumnae, students and faculty. From helping rid the world of deadly nuclear arms to teaching English to students in South Korea, the spirit of community service is as ingrained in Trinity today as it was when the Sisters of Notre ...