Trinity’s Health Center: Tips to Avoid the Flu
President Patricia McGuire and Maureen Baxter, director of Health Services, have issued advisories to the Trinity community to keep Trinity flu-free this year.
Trinity Hosts Costco D.C. Scholarship Fund Breakfast
Trinity will host the second annual Costco D.C. Scholarship Fund Breakfast in the Trinity Center on Wednesday, September 16. The fundraiser will bring together more than 500 business and education leaders and will raise scholarship funds for the D.C. College Success Foundation.
Kiauna Hemsley Receives Association of Division III Independents Women’s Soccer Player of the Week Award
Trinity sophomore forward Kiauna Hemsley of Baltimore, Maryland, has been named the Association of Division III Independents women’s soccer player of the week.
Telaekah Brooks Named Dean of Trinity’s School of Professional Studies
President Patricia McGuire announced the appointment of Telaekah Brooks to be the dean of Trinity’s School of Professional Studies. Brooks brings to the position extensive experience in higher education, business and economic development.
Two Trinity Alumnae Named to Forbes Magazine List of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Two Trinity graduates were named to Forbes magazine’s list of the “Worlds’ 100 Most Powerful Women”: Speaker of the House Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi ’62 and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius ’70.
Trinity Named One of the Top 100 Universities Awarding Master’s Degrees to African Americans
Trinity Washington University has been named one of the top 100 colleges and universities nationwide to award the most master’s degrees to African Americans by the magazine Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Trinity Alumna Gloria Guard ’67 Honored by Professional Women’s Roundtable
The Professional Women’s Roundtable of Philadelphia will present its PoWeR Award to Trinity alumna Gloria M. Guard ’67, president of the People’s Emergency Center, on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.
Pres. McGuire’s Essay, “Restructuring Our Business Model,” Published in Business Officer Magazine
President McGuire’s essay, “Restructuring Our Business Model,” is featured in the June/July 2009 issue of Business Officer, the monthly flagship magazine published by the National Association of College and University Business Officers in Washington, D.C. The magazine is distributed to more than 25,000 college and university presidents, CFOs and business officers.
Trinity Students Participate in Student Leadership Conference
Four Trinity student leaders participated in the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders in early June: sophomore Chyna Jones ’12, sophomore Alyse Martin ’12, senior Tina Pryce ’10, and sophomore Jaime Temple ’10. The students valued the opportunity to participate in the conference; according to Temple, “It was an extraordinary experience. My student colleagues...
Trinity Graduates Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Sebelius Meet in U.S. Capitol
Speaker of the House Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi ’62 met with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius ’70 in the U.S. Capitol on June 2 to discuss health care reform. Before their meeting they made brief remarks to the media, and both commented on their connection as “Trinity sisters.”