President McGuire Receives National Award for Advocacy and Leadership in Higher Education
Trinity President Patricia McGuire received the distinguished 2012 Henry Paley Award today from NAICU – the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. This award recognizes one individual each year who exemplifies an outstanding commitment to students, faculty and higher education. President McGuire was honored for her accomplishments in making Trinity a model of private,...
2012 NAICU Paley Award: Citation in Honor of President Patricia McGuire
Trinity President Patricia McGuire received the distinguished 2012 Henry Paley Award on January 31 from NAICU – the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Here is the text of the citation. Read remarks of Herb Tillery, Executive Director, College Success Foundation – D.C. Read President McGuire’s acceptance remarks. Typically, NAICU does not given its Paley...
Remarks of Herb Tillery, Executive Director, College Success Foundation – D.C., in Honor of President Patricia McGuire
Trinity President Patricia McGuire received the distinguished 2012 Henry Paley Award on January 31 from NAICU – the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Herb Tillery, executive director of the College Success Foundation–District of Columbia, gave the introductory remarks in tribute of President McGuire. Read the citation in honor of President McGuire. Read President McGuire’s...
Educator and Principal Philonda Johnson ’05 to Reflect on her Commitment to Social Justice on Tuesday, February 7
Trinity alumna Philonda Johnson ’05, founding principal of the KIPP DC: Discover Academy, will present the seventh Sower’s Seed Lecture on Tuesday, February 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Social Hall. Trinity students, faculty, staff, alumnae and friends are invited to attend the lecture. Students are encouraged to come at 4:00 p.m. and learn about community...
New Two-Car Elevator Opens in Main Hall
Trinity is pleased to announce that a new two-car elevator is now servicing Main Hall. Thanks to the generosity of alumnae who have responded so remarkably to Trinity Annual Fund appeals over the last several years, Trinity had the financial resources to build a second elevator. The installation of the elevator was a major project...
Ambassador Susan Flood Burk ’76 to Speak at December Graduation
President McGuire announced that the 2011 December Graduation speaker at Trinity Washington University will be Ambassador Susan Flood Burk ’76, special representative of President Obama for nuclear nonproliferation. She will receive an honorary doctor of laws. “Ambassador Burk has a distinguished career of more than 30 years of service in international affairs and at the...
Trinity Posts Record Enrollment With More than 2,550 Students
President Patricia McGuire announced that Trinity’s fall 2011 enrollment is 2,555, an all-time high in the history of Trinity. This record enrollment reflects an enrollment growth of 93% since 2001 and an increase of 11% over fall 2010. The fall enrollment includes more than 775 new students in all four schools. In the College of...
Sr. Mary Ellen Dow, SND, Named Director of Campus Ministry
Sr. Mary Ellen Dow, SND, has joined the Trinity community as director of campus ministry. In announcing her appointment, President Patricia McGuire said, “We are especially pleased that a Sister of Notre Dame now leads Trinity’s campus ministry program and I know our campus community, especially our students, will value her experience and charism.” “Campus...
President Patricia McGuire Blogging for The Huffington Post
President Patricia McGuire was invited by The Huffington Post to be a regular blogger and she officially began blogging on September 15, 2011, when the web site launched its Washington-focused HuffPostDC. Her first blog, “The Agenda We Left Behind,” addresses the great socio-economic divide in D.C. and how it particularly impacts children. Readers can bookmark her...
Trinity Alumnae, Trustees, and Honorary Degree Recipients Among Washingtonian Magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women”
Three Trinity alumnae, three Trinity honorary degree recipients, and three Trinity trustees were named to Washingtonian magazine’s list of the “100 Most Powerful Women” in the October 2011 issue of the magazine. In a preface to the list, the Washingtonian noted that “It’s been a very good year for women in Washington…. So many women...