Pres. McGuire: “Fresh Take” Interview
President Pat McGuire is the featured guest on the October 21, 2021, edition of “Fresh Take,” Greater Washington Partnership’s interview series with top leaders in the region in higher education, business, nonprofits, and more. Hosted by JB Holston, the CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership, the interview re-caps Trinity’s transformation over the past 20 years, and then focuses on several initiatives and priorities at today’s Trinity – healthcare, Trinity DARE, Trinity’s 125th Anniversary, clearing student balances and other initiatives to make college more affordable, Trinity’s partnerships, Trinity’s continued emphasis on a liberal arts foundation while expanding career pathways for students and graduates – and so much more!
Watch or listen to the engaging interview here – in just 45 minutes.
The Greater Washington Partnership provides significant leadership to promoting the greater Washington region – from Richmond to Baltimore with, major focus on the Washington, D.C. region. GWP promotes inclusive growth and promotes the talent, and talent pipeline, of the region, in all sectors, including technology and healthcare. Founders and leaders of GWP include some of the biggest names in business, technology, higher education, health care and other key sectors. GWP is the parent organization of Capital CoLAB, which focuses on expanding and educating the digital workforce. Trinity became a member of both the Greater Washington Partnership and Capital CoLAB in spring 2021, at the same time that Trinity launched its digital analytics minor. Read more.
President McGuire is a recognized leader in the Washington region and was named to the “Power 100” list of the Washington Business Journal in October 2021: “As Trinity Washington University’s president since 1989, Pat McGuire has overseen major changes in enrollment and revenue across the decades, growing its endowment from less than $2 million to nearly $19 million last year, and she’s remained a cornerstone of the D.C.-area business community. But she’s used that platform, and her bold, fearless voice, to help elevate the needs of her predominantly Black and Latina female student body as a priority, recently using federal pandemic rescue funds to clear their tuition and cover transportation, books and child care needs, earning her national attention this summer. She’s forced the likes of Amazon.com Inc. and Greater Washington Partnership to take note of her and her nearly 2,000-student university and, last year, launched Trinity DARE, or Driving Actions for Racial Equality, to raise $10 million in the next three years to help equalize economic opportunities for her student body.”
Media Contact: Ann Pauley, Trinity Media Relations, pauleya@trinitydc.edu
