Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Shares Her Journey of Determination and Overcoming Challenges
Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot Was One of the First Army Women to Fly Combat Missions During Operation Iraqi Freedom More than 240 students, faculty and staff packed Social Hall on Tuesday, Arpil 23, to hear Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth – it was standing room only! She told the crowd, and especially the students, that their voices matter. She...
Interdisciplinary Excellence Rooted in the Liberal Arts Tradition
Remarks by Gina Perovich ’94 at the Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony Gina Perovich ’94 was a Clare Booth Luce Scholar at Trinity; she earned a bachelor of science in biology and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned a master of science in marine biology from the University of Delaware and began a...
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth to Speak at Trinity, Tuesday, April 23, 10:00 a.m. Content
Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot Was One of the First Army Women to Fly Combat Missions During Operation Iraqi Freedom Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and former assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs who now represents the 8th Congressional District of Illinois, will speak on Trinity’s campus on Tuesday, April 23, 10:00 a.m., in Social...
Trinity Senior Linda Moktoi Shares Her Academic Journey With U.S. Department of Education Policy Staff
Trinity senior Linda Moktoi was invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Education Policy Briefing Series for agency staff. On April 4, 2013, she spoke as part of a student panel focusing on “Youth Voices: How U.S. Department of Education’s Policies Are Impacting Students.” She spoke specifically about her Pell grant and how it...
National Service Day Brings Ambassador Susan Rice and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Campus
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and her family and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and his wife joined Trinity students, alumnae and staff, and hundreds of volunteers on Trinity’s campus to sort and pack food donated during the D.C. Citywide Food Drive on the National Day of Service on Saturday, January 19. The food drive, which was organized by the Presidential Inaugural Committee, collected...
President McGuire Joins College Leaders in Urging Action on Gun Control
Trinity Washington University President Patricia McGuire joined with more than 170 college and university leaders across the country in an open letter published today urging both President Obama and Congress “to take action on gun control now.” In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, and other violent incidents, the academic leaders are advocating several proactive measures, including: “Ensuring...
Peace and Human Rights Activist Marie Dennis ’64 to Give Keynote Remarks at Winter Graduation
President Patricia McGuire announced that Trinity graduate Marie Dennis ’64, co-president of Pax Christi International, will receive an honorary doctor of letters and deliver the keynote address at Trinity’s Winter Graduation. “Marie Dennis is a true exemplar of the values of Trinity and the Sisters of Notre Dame in her work for social justice and peace around...
Trinity and Georgetown University Partner with KIPP Charter Schools to Increase College Completion Rates
KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program), the nation’s largest nonprofit charter school network, announced that it will partner with both Trinity Washington University and Georgetown University in an effort to increase college completion rates for underserved KIPP students nationwide. This new partnership is featured in The Washington Post in an article that includes quotes from Trinity President...
Trinity Posts Another Record Enrollment With More than 2,660 Students
President Patricia McGuire announced that Trinity’s fall 2012 enrollment is 2,663 students in all degree programs and in all four schools, an all-time high for the university. This marks the sixth year in a row that Trinity has posted a record enrollment. Since 2000, Trinity’s enrollment has more than doubled. In her Fall President’s Newsletter,...
Senior Charity Blackwell ’13 Awarded St. Catherine Medal at Cap and Gown Convocation
Trinity senior Charity Blackwell was awarded the prestigious St. Catherine Medal at Cap and Gown Convocation on September 22, 2012. Blackwell, who came to Trinity from Rock Hill, South Carolina, and now resides in Fort Washington, Maryland, is a communication major who has distinguished herself in many ways. Since the day she first set foot...