Dr. Susan Widmayer ’68, Health Care Advocate for Children, to Give Sower’s Seed Lecture, Thursday, October 2
Trinity graduate Susan M. Widmayer, Ph.D., ’68, founder and executive director of the Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, will present the fourth annual Sower’s Seed lecture on Thursday, October 2, at 6:00 p.m. in Notre Dame Chapel. Widmayer, who is a licensed psychologist, will reflect on how she has brought health...
Constitution Day on September 17: Teach-in on the Presidential Election
Constitution Day is on Wednesday, September 17, and this year Trinity will hold a “teach-in” all week about issues related to the presidential election, with many faculty members devoting some portion of their classes that day to issues ranging from the history of political parties, to the Bill of Rights, to mass media and elections,...
Trinity Student Sydney Cross Elected National Secretary of the Black Caucus of the College Democrats of America
Trinity student Sydney Cross, who is in Denver, Colorado, this week attending the Democratic National Convention, was elected by her peers to become the National Secretary of the Black Caucus of the College Democrats of America. Cross, who is an international affairs major from Missouri, is also participating in the National Convention of the College Democrats...
President McGuire’s Op-Ed: “RateMyRankings: Ridiculous!”
In the August 28, 2008 edition of Inside Higher Ed, one of the nation’s leading online higher education news sites, President Patricia McGuire critiques Forbes magazine for its new rankings of colleges and universities. She writes, “Forbes methodology, like that of U.S. News, reveals a profound bias in favor of wealth and class, and against institutions that...
Dr. Peggy O’Brien ’69 Honored With Shakespeare Award
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, presented the 2008 Shakespeare Steward Award to Trinity graduate Dr. Peggy Hoffman O’Brien ’69. O’Brien recently completed her term as chair of the Trinity Board of Trustees (2002 – 2008) and served as president of the Trinity Alumnae Association (1998 –...
School of Education Dean Comments on Teacher Certification Regulations
Lynn Johnson, associate dean of Trinity’s School of Education, presented testimony on behalf of Dean Suellen Meara on July 23, 2008, regarding proposed regulations governing teacher certification in the District of Columbia. The testimony was presented before Superintendent Deborah Gist and the District of Columbia State Board of Education.
President McGuire Interviewed on “The Leaders Spot”
Trinity President Patricia McGuire was interviewed about leadership issues on a program called “The Leaders Spot with Rebecca Blacksmith” on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, on WDMV Radio, 700 AM. In the interview, broadcast as she begins her 20th year as president, she discusses important lessons for leaders and talks about the Trinty Center for Women...
Trinity Remembers Sr. Joan Bland, SND, ’38
The Trinity community mourns the passing of Sr. Joan Bland, SND, ’38, who died on Sunday, June 29 at the age of 90. A graduate of Trinity’s green class of 1938, Sr. Joan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame at Ilchester that same year. Trinity alumnae, EPS students and graduates, and all members of the...
Trinity to Host D.C. Hispanic Youth Symposium in July
Trinity will host the District of Columbia Hispanic Youth Symposium, an inspiring program to help develop and grow the next generation of Hispanic professionals and guide 200 promising high school students on a path to achieving college degrees and careers. The Symposium will be held on Trinity’s campus July 23 to 26.
Commencement 2008: Nearly 400 Graduate at Trinity’s 105th Commencement
A steady drizzle did not dampen the spirits of nearly 400 graduates at Trinity’s 105th Commencement ceremony. More than 3,000 guests gathered for the ceremony on Trinity’s campus on Sunday, May 18. In her Commencement address, D.C. author and journalist Jonetta Rose Barras stressed to the graduates the importance of “protecting and developing your personal...