Dr. Geraldine Bednash, CEO and Executive Director, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, to Speak at December Graduation
President McGuire announced that the 2010 December Graduation speaker at Trinity Washington University will be Dr. Geraldine Bednash, chief executive officer and executive director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. She will receive an honorary doctor of letters. Trinity will hold its first December Graduation on Thursday, December 16, at 5:00 pm in the Trinity Center for...
Trinity Graduate Cathleen Black ’66 Named Chancellor of NYC Public Schools
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Trinity graduate Cathleen Black ’66 to serve as chancellor of the NYC public school system. Black will be the first woman to head the nation’s largest school system, with a $23 billion budget, 135,000 employees and more than one million students. Black is currently chair of Hearst Magazines; she...
Three Trinity Alumnae Named to Forbes Magazine List of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women”
Three Trinity graduates were named to Forbes magazine’s list of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women”: Speaker of the House Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi ’62 (#11), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius ’70 (#23) and Hearst Magazines Chair Cathleen Black ’66 (#67).
Dr. Mary Romanello Named Dean of Trinity’s School of Nursing and Health Professions
Provost Virginia Broaddus announced the appointment of Dr. Mary Romanello as the founding dean of Trinity’s newly established School of Nursing and Health Professions. Trinity launched its nursing program in 2007 and it has surpassed its enrollment goals. Trinity formally created the School of Nursing and Health Professions this fall to support the rapid growth...
Trinity Students and Faculty Play Key Role in Report on Area Women and Girls
The Washington Area Women’s Foundation is focusing a new light on the strengths, challenges and issues that women and girls in the D.C. metro area face with the recent release of its “2010 Portrait of Women and Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area,” and Trinity students and faculty played a key role in shaping the...
President McGuire Honored by International Women’s Forum for Her Enlightened Leadership
President Patricia McGuire was presented with the International Women’s Forum 2010 Women Who Make A Difference Award, which celebrates workplace diversity, support for the advancement of women, and enlightened leadership. President McGuire was honored at the International Women’s Forum (IWF) World Leadership Conference in Montreal on October 15, 2010.
Senior Morgan Kellman ’11 Awarded St. Catherine Medal at Cap and Gown Convocation
Trinity senior Morgan Kellman ’11 was awarded the prestigious St. Catherine Medal at Cap and Gown Convocation on September 25, 2010. Kellman, a political science major, is from Middletown, Maryland. Kellman has distinguished herself as a scholar, athlete and student leader in many ways. She is currently president of the Student Government Association, is a...
Trinity Posts Record Enrollment With More than 2,300 Students
President Patricia McGuire announced that Trinity’s fall 2010 enrollment is 2,358, an all-time high in the history of Trinity. This record enrollment reflects a 16% increase in enrollment over fall 2009, and a 79% increase over fall 2000.
Refugee Advocate Reneé Wolforth ’98 to Give Keynote at Cap and Gown Convocation
Trinity graduate Reneé Wolforth ’98, an attorney and refugee advocate, will be the featured speaker at Cap and Gown Convocation on Saturday, September 25, at 5:00 pm in the Trinity Center. Wolforth’s interest and dedication to serving the community began when she was a student at Trinity. Wolforth participated in the Campus Ministry community service...
Trinity Students Sign Honor Pledge at New Student Convocation
Trinity welcomed more than 350 new freshmen and transfer students into the College of Arts and Sciences and today they signed the Honor Pledge, a Trinity tradition that has endured for more than a century. The students were officially welcomed into the Trinity community at the New Student Convocation by President Patricia McGuire ’74, Provost...