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Trinity University (Texas)
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Trinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university
in San Antonio
, Texas
. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park.
The student body consists of over 2,400 undergraduate and 200 graduate students, and awarded 649 degrees in 2007-2008. The university employs 243 full-time faculty and 83 part-time or adjunct faculty members in 2009. The university offers 39 majors and 52 minors among 6 degree programs.
Trinity opened in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas and was formed from the remnants of three smaller colleges. Its current campus in San Antonio opened in 1952.
s in Tehuacana, Texas
. The school was formed from the remnants of three small Cumberland Presbyterian colleges that had failed during the American Civil War
. Feeling that the school needed the support of a larger community, the university moved in 1902 to Waxahachie, Texas
. In 1906, the university, along with many Cumberland Presbyterian churches, affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
.
In 1942, the Methodist-affiliated University of San Antonio
was failing. Trinity was solicited by community leaders in San Antonio who wished to maintain a Protestant-related college in the city. The university left Waxahachie and took over the campus and alumni of the University of San Antonio. The old Waxahachie campus is currently home to Southwestern Assemblies of God University
. In 1945, the school acquired a former limestone
quarry
for a new campus. Texas architect
O'Neil Ford
was hired to design a master plan and many of the buildings. Construction began in 1950, and the current campus opened in 1952. Since 1969, Trinity has been governed by an independent board of trustees and has maintained a covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA)
.
Under the leadership of Dr. James W. Laurie, the university’s 14th president, Trinity took advantage of its new location in a rapidly growing major urban center to grow in academic stature. Dr. Laurie was responsible for drastically increasing Trinity’s endowment, largely funded by the James A. and Leta M. Chapman
Charitable Trust of Tulsa, Oklahoma
. The enlarged endowment allowed Trinity to construct a new, modern campus in its “University on the Hill” location and to increase the quality and range of its faculty while maintaining an extremely high faculty to student ratio. This in turn allowed Trinity to be more selective in student recruitment. This work was continued by Ronald Calgaard, who followed Laurie's successor, Duncan Wimpress. Former president John R. Brazil
focused on replacing outdated campus buildings and improving the school's financial resources. The "Campaign for Trinity University," which launched in September 2005, sought to raise US $200 million for a variety of purposes. At its conclusion on September 25, 2009, the Campaign raised US $205.9 million, surpassing the original goal. On January 23, 2009 it was announced that Dr. Brazil would retire as Trinity's President in January 2010. That same day he was awarded Trinity's Distinguished Service Award, Trinity's most prestigious honor, by the Board of Trustees. On September 25, 2009 it was announced that Dr. Dennis Ahlburg would assume the presidency in January 2010.
and Alamo Heights
neighborhoods. The 117 acre (0.47348262 km²) Skyline Campus, the university's fourth location, is noted for its distinctive red brick architecture and well-maintained grounds, modeled after an Italian village by late architect O'Neil Ford
.
and sciences
, fine arts, and engineering
, and graduate programs in accounting, teaching, school psychology
, school administration
, and health care administration
. Trinity stresses close interaction between students and faculty members across all disciplines, with a 10:1 student/faculty ratio. The full-time faculty numbers 228, 98% of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field. About 52% of the student body has studied abroad, in over 35 countries.
Trinity was recognized by the Princeton Review in their 2009 edition of The Best 368 Colleges, its annual college guide, and has featured in the guide since its first publication. In its "America's Best Colleges" ranking, U.S. News and World Report placed Trinity first among universities granting primarily bachelor's and select master's degrees in the western United States for 20 straight years.
Approximately 83% of the student body receives financial aid.
Trinity hosts several local social fraternities and sororities
. Fraternities include Iota Chi Rho, Bengal Lancers, Chi Delta Tau, Kappa Kappa Delta, Omega Phi, and Phi Sigma Chi. Sororities include Alpha Chi Lambda, Chi Beta Epsilon, Gamma Chi Delta, Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Theta Tau, SPURS, and Zeta Chi.
One fraternity, Alpha Theta Chi, dissolved their charter and left the university voluntarily due to judicial violations during the 2007-2008 academic year. Two other fraternities, the Triniteers and Alpha Delta Epsilon had charters revoked for hazing violations, and do not exist officially.
In the fall of 2008, Trinity's first colony of a national Greek organization, Pi Kappa Alpha
, often shortened to Pikes, was officially recognized by the school. Pi Kappa Alpha would receive its charter in late 2009, making it the only national Greek fraternity or sorority on campus, and, with its 81 members, the largest. The move led to controversy amongst the local greek organizations, who did not support the inclusion of a national fraternity. Subsequently, a shake-up in the administration occurred following the new charter, and individuals were removed.
Additionally, the school hosts chapters of several academic honor organizations, including Blue Key, Mortar Board
, and Phi Beta Kappa. The school also has a couple of national co-ed organizations, Alpha Kappa Psi
(Nu Pi Chapter), a national co-ed business fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega
(Delta Pi Chapter) a national co-ed service fraternity, and Phi Alpha Delta
, an international co-ed Pre-Law fraternity.
Service opportunities can be found through the largest single student organization, the Trinity University Voluntary Action Community, or TUVAC, which provides opportunities for students to give back to the surrounding community. The national co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega
is also represented. Student government takes the form of the Association of Student Representatives which oversees the Trinity University Honor Council, TIGER Council, the Trinity Multicultural Network, and a Student Conduct Board. The Trinity University Student Ambassadors maintain Trinity traditions and encourage philanthropic activity among students, alumni, and friends of the University.
In addition, a number of interest groups attract students. Religious organizations include The Well, InterVarsity
, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
, Jewish Student Association, Catholic
Student Group, the Muslim
Student Association, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, and Students Creating Awareness of the Sikh
Faith. Cultural and ethnic groups include the Asian Sub-Continental Association, African Student Association, Black Student Union, Chinese Culture Club, Filipino Student Association, International Club, Latino Exchange, the Hindu
Student Union, the Gaelic
Cultural Society, Sexual Diversity Alliance, and the Vietnamese Student Association. Political interests can be pursued in College Republicans, College Democrats, and the Coalition for Peace and Justice.
Trinity's radio station, KRTU 91.7 FM http://web.krtu.org/, broadcasts jazz
during the day, the only station in San Antonio to do so. At night, students, and a good deal of the station's community volunteers play indie rock
. TigerTV serves as the campus TV station. In addition to movies, the channel broadcasts three main shows: Studio 21, Newswave, and the Not So Late Show. The Not So Late Show also includes a show titled The Floor. Both the campus radio station and television station have undergone renovations with funding from AT&T
, bringing them in line with the best studios in the country. The Trinitonian http://web.trinity.edu/x2883.xml has been the weekly campus newspaper for 103 years, and has a print circulation of 2,500.
Trinity boasts very strong student participation in musical activities including the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Handbell Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, chamber music, Opera Workshop, musical theatre productions, private lessons, and an extensive choral music program. The Trinity Choir, one of several choirs on campus, has received numerous accolades for its long-standing national/international touring tradition, collaborations with renowned musical artists, and performances at both national and regional music conventions. Trinity's premier female vocal ensemble, Voix d'Esprit, has gained a wide reputation throughout the San Antonio area for their performance and collaborations with community organizations to address important women's issues. Trinity also boasts several student-led music groups including chamber ensembles and a cappella groups such as the Trinitones and AcaBellas, the latter two performing every Friday afternoon in the Coates Student Center.
Intramural sports are also popular at Trinity. Students may participate in swimming, flag football, racquetball, table tennis, cross country, indoor and outdoor soccer, the home run derby, track and field, wrestling, tennis, volleyball, basketball, checkers, chess and spades.
Organized traditions at Trinity over the years have included students climbing Murchison Tower at the beginning and end of their time at Trinity, the Last Great Reception, the Golf Cart Parade during the homecoming football game, TigerFest, the Ring Ceremony, Spotlight, the talent show, and Christmas Vespers, a highly popular candlelit service following the Lessons & Carols tradition of King's College, Cambridge. After this musical service, administration officials living on Oakmont Avenue open their homes to serve refreshments and delicious holiday hors d'oeuvres to the campus community. Traditions that students perpetuate through word of mouth include being thrown into the Miller fountain on one's birthday and sorority candelights to announce engagements. Another recent tradition, reserved solely for first-years, is "Calvert Ghosts" in which the residents of Calvert Hall cover themselves in nothing but flour and streak through the first-year quad on Halloween Night. Originally this tradition was specifically for the third floor of the residence hall, which was traditionally male. However, for the 2003-2004 school year, residential changes led to a reversal of the floor's gender assignment. In response, students from other floors (and residence halls) cobbled together a traditionally male ancillary streaking expedition, though some females joined in as well. Tempered by this hardship, the tradition continues in a co-ed incarnation that is less Calvert-centric, welcoming students from all floors of Calvert, as well as from neighboring halls.
Throughout the years, various traditions have fallen to the wayside. These include the Sperm and Ova dance (done during the homecoming football game), Senior Disorientation (a full year celebration for graduating seniors), The Rites of Spring (a springtime celebration on Prassel Lawn), and Primal Scream (an organized stress release prior to finals), and Spontaneous Erections (constructions made from random objects that showed up overnight on the Esplanade). To take their place, new student traditions have been introduced, including a procession to Laurie Auditorium from the Esplanade prior to the first year convocation, and from Laurie Auditorium to the Esplanade following graduation ceremonies. Other new traditions include the Chocolate Festival, Trinity Idol, a Flash Rave in the Coates Library on the night before final, which has created a large following, and "This is my story," a variety show that demonstrates the diversity of life experiences of Trinity students.
's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
. The school mascot is LeeRoy, a Bengal Tiger
. In the 1950s, LeeRoy was an actual tiger who was brought to sporting events, but today LeeRoy is portrayed by a student wearing a tiger suit.
Trinity has historically had a strong tennis
program. Under the tutelage of Coach Clarence Mabry, Trinity player Chuck McKinley won the Wimbledon singles championship in 1963 and was rated the number one men's singles player in the world. With partner Dennis Ralston, McKinley won the US men's doubles championship in 1961, 1963, and 1964. McKinley and Ralston also played all of the matches while winning the Davis Cup for the US in 1963. All of these accomplishments occurred while McKinley was a Trinity undergraduate. In 1972 Trinity won the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship. The tiger captain that year, Dick Stockton, won the NCAA men's singles championship. The women's team won the USTA collegiate national championship in 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, and 1976. As recently as 2000, the men's and women's programs each won NCAA Division III national championships. Trinity also has won national championships in women's basketball
(Spring 2003) and men's soccer (Fall 2003). Club sports include men's and women's Tennis, Lacrosse
, Water Polo
, Fencing
, and Trap
and Skeet
.
In the 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game
on October 27, 2007, trailing by two points with two seconds left, the Tigers used 15 laterals covering 60 yards for a touchdown to give Trinity the win as time expired. The unlikely play was named the top sports moment of the year by Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686305_1690598,00.html as well as the "Game Changing Performance of the Year" by Pontiac
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/athletics/Football/Pontiac_GCPOY.htm https://r.espn.go.com/espn/contests/07GameChangingPerformance/index?cmp=ncaavanurl.
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park.
The student body consists of over 2,400 undergraduate and 200 graduate students, and awarded 649 degrees in 2007-2008. The university employs 243 full-time faculty and 83 part-time or adjunct faculty members in 2009. The university offers 39 majors and 52 minors among 6 degree programs.
Trinity opened in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas and was formed from the remnants of three smaller colleges. Its current campus in San Antonio opened in 1952.
History
Trinity was founded in 1869 by Cumberland PresbyterianCumberland Presbyterian Church
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Christian denomination spawned by the Second Great Awakening. In 2007, it had an active membership of less than 50,000 and about 800 congregations, the majority of which are concentrated in the United States...
s in Tehuacana, Texas
Tehuacana, Texas
Tehuacana is a town in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census. From 1869 until 1902, the town was home to Trinity University.-Geography:Tehuacana is located at ....
. The school was formed from the remnants of three small Cumberland Presbyterian colleges that had failed during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. Feeling that the school needed the support of a larger community, the university moved in 1902 to Waxahachie, Texas
Waxahachie, Texas
Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southern suburb of Dallas. The population was 21,426 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ellis County....
. In 1906, the university, along with many Cumberland Presbyterian churches, affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
The United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was the largest branch of Presbyterianism in the United States from May 28, 1958 to 1983...
.
In 1942, the Methodist-affiliated University of San Antonio
University of San Antonio
The University of San Antonio was a Methodist institution of higher education located in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded as San Antonio Female College in 1894. The name was changed to Westmoorland College in 1918 and to the University of San Antonio in 1937...
was failing. Trinity was solicited by community leaders in San Antonio who wished to maintain a Protestant-related college in the city. The university left Waxahachie and took over the campus and alumni of the University of San Antonio. The old Waxahachie campus is currently home to Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private Christian University located in Waxahachie, Texas, USA, near Dallas and Fort Worth. SAGU is regionally-accredited with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and officially endorsed by the Assemblies of...
. In 1945, the school acquired a former limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
for a new campus. Texas architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
O'Neil Ford
O'Neil Ford
O'Neil Ford was a major regional architect of the mid-20th century in Texas and a leading architect of the American Southwest. He is considered one of the nation's best unknown architects, and his designs merged the modernism of Europe with the indigenous qualities of early Texas...
was hired to design a master plan and many of the buildings. Construction began in 1950, and the current campus opened in 1952. Since 1969, Trinity has been governed by an independent board of trustees and has maintained a covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
.
Under the leadership of Dr. James W. Laurie, the university’s 14th president, Trinity took advantage of its new location in a rapidly growing major urban center to grow in academic stature. Dr. Laurie was responsible for drastically increasing Trinity’s endowment, largely funded by the James A. and Leta M. Chapman
James A. Chapman
James A. Chapman was a businessman and philanthropist closely associated with Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born in Ellis County, Texas, he moved to Holdenville, Oklahoma in 1901 and to Tulsa by 1912. He was a co-founder of first Holdenville Oil and Gas Company, then McMan Oil Company, and finally McMan Oil...
Charitable Trust of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
. The enlarged endowment allowed Trinity to construct a new, modern campus in its “University on the Hill” location and to increase the quality and range of its faculty while maintaining an extremely high faculty to student ratio. This in turn allowed Trinity to be more selective in student recruitment. This work was continued by Ronald Calgaard, who followed Laurie's successor, Duncan Wimpress. Former president John R. Brazil
John R. Brazil
John R. Brazil is an American professor of history and English. He was the president of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas from 2000 until his retirement in January 2010. Prior that he was president of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois from 1992 until 2000.-Career:He is a native of...
focused on replacing outdated campus buildings and improving the school's financial resources. The "Campaign for Trinity University," which launched in September 2005, sought to raise US $200 million for a variety of purposes. At its conclusion on September 25, 2009, the Campaign raised US $205.9 million, surpassing the original goal. On January 23, 2009 it was announced that Dr. Brazil would retire as Trinity's President in January 2010. That same day he was awarded Trinity's Distinguished Service Award, Trinity's most prestigious honor, by the Board of Trustees. On September 25, 2009 it was announced that Dr. Dennis Ahlburg would assume the presidency in January 2010.
Campus
Trinity overlooks downtown San Antonio, adjacent to the Monte Vista Historic District and just south of the Olmos ParkOlmos Park, Texas
Olmos Park is a city located within San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,343 at the 2000 census. The city is the second wealthiest location in the San Antonio metropolitan area after Hill Country Village.- Government :...
and Alamo Heights
Alamo Heights, Texas
Alamo Heights is an incorporated town that is completely surrounded by the City of San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. At the time of the 2000 U.S. Census, this town's population was just 7,319, and 7,477 by 2009. However, its location as an enclave in San Antonio causes it to be a part of the...
neighborhoods. The 117 acre (0.47348262 km²) Skyline Campus, the university's fourth location, is noted for its distinctive red brick architecture and well-maintained grounds, modeled after an Italian village by late architect O'Neil Ford
O'Neil Ford
O'Neil Ford was a major regional architect of the mid-20th century in Texas and a leading architect of the American Southwest. He is considered one of the nation's best unknown architects, and his designs merged the modernism of Europe with the indigenous qualities of early Texas...
.
Sustainability
The environmental movement at Trinity is known as Red Bricks, Green Campus. Trinity is a member of the Presidents' Climate Commitment and is actively working towards carbon neutrality. Trinity was ranked 5th in the RecycleMania Challenge. Students pushed for fair trade options, and now all coffee sold at the university is certified fair trade. In 2009, Trinity University scored a C- on the College Sustainability Report Card, also known as the Green Report Card.Notable buildings and structures
- The 166 feet (51 m) tall Murchison Tower is the most dominant landmark on the campus, designed, as many other buildings on campus, by O'Neil FordO'Neil FordO'Neil Ford was a major regional architect of the mid-20th century in Texas and a leading architect of the American Southwest. He is considered one of the nation's best unknown architects, and his designs merged the modernism of Europe with the indigenous qualities of early Texas...
, who also designed San Antonio Landmark the Tower of the AmericasTower of the AmericasTower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68....
a few years later based on this design. It was previously the highest point in San Antonio. The tower is now lit at night (excepting evenings when the lighting interferes with on-campus astronomical observances), a tradition begun on September 22, 2002 to commemorate Trinity's 60th anniversary in San Antonio.
- Laurie Auditorium seats 2,865 and hosts both campus and community events. The university has many lecture series, such as the high profile Trinity Distinguished Lecture Series http://web.trinity.edu/x1481.xml, Stieren Arts Enrichment Series, Nobel Economists Lecture Series http://www.trinity.edu/nobel/, and Flora Cameron Lecture on Politics and Public Affairs. Guest lectures at Laurie Auditorium occur routinely throughout the academic year and have included Henry KissingerHenry KissingerHeinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and...
, Tony BlairTony BlairAnthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, George H.W. Bush (former Trustee of the University), Ken BurnsKen BurnsKenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs...
, Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
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(organised by the San Antonio Business Council) and John CleeseJohn CleeseJohn Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report...
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- The 164000 square feet (15,236.1 m²) Elizabeth Huth Coates Library houses (as of 2007) 937,000 books and bound periodical volumes. The library, an advanced facility for a school of Trinity's size, also houses over 200,000 volumes of government documents, over 1.3 million microforms, over 65,000 media items, and maintains 2,400 periodical subscriptions and access to over 20,000 electronic periodicals. The library's annual acquisition budget is over US $1.5 million. http://lib.trinity.edu/libinfo/factsheet.pdf In 2007, the library was awarded the Excellence in Academic Libraries Award from the Association of College and Research LibrariesAssociation of College and Research LibrariesThe Association of College and Research Libraries , a division of the American Library Association , is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals...
(ACRL). Sponsored by ACRL and Blackwell’s Book Services, the award recognizes the staff of a college library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution.http://www.trinity.edu/departments/public_relations/news_releases/070101libraryaward.htm
- In 2006, the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center, consisting of the Jim and Janet Dicke Art Building, the Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building, and the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall was substantially renovated under the guidance of Kell Muñoz ArchitectsKell Muñoz ArchitectsKell Muñoz Architects is a leading architecture firm based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1927, the firm specializes in the design of major academic, education, and scientific projects...
, providing state-of-the-art facilities and 20,000 additional square feet of space. The building, with its blending of elegant form and function, subsequently won a merit award for design from the City of San Antonio in 2008 http://www.trinity.edu/departments/public_relations/news_releases/060413ruthtaylorreno.htm.
- The Margarite B. Parker Chapel seats six hundred and is known for its large Hofmann-Ballard pipe organPipe organThe pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
, the largest pipe organ in South Texas. comprising 5 divisions, 102 stopsOrgan stopAn organ stop is a component of a pipe organ that admits pressurized air to a set of organ pipes. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist; some can be "on" , while others can be "off" .The term can also refer...
, 112 ranks, and over 6000 pipes. A state-of-the art four-manual console was installed in Summer 2007, with the aid of the University's Calvert Trust Fund http://www.keggorgan.com/. Non-denominational services are led by the campus chaplain Sunday evenings.
- The newly constructed Northrup Hall, finished in 2004 and designed by Robert A. M. SternRobert A. M. SternRobert Arthur Morton Stern, usually credited as Robert A. M. Stern, is an American architect and Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture....
Architects, is used for administrative and faculty offices and classrooms.
- Sixteen residence halls - as a residential campus, students are required to live on campus for three years and many stay for their fourth. As a result, Trinity has a variety of residence halls located on lower campus. Halls reserved for first-year students include Beze, Calvert, Herndon, Miller, Winn and Witt. Upperclassmen halls include Isabel, Lightner, Murchison, Myrtle, North, Prassel, Thomas, South, and Susanna. One residence hall, McLean, houses both first-year and upperclass students.
- The Coates University Center houses an information desk, dining areas, post office, bookstore, bar, meeting rooms, offices and a number of student organizations.
- "Conversation with Magic Stones" (or, more commonly, simply "Magic Stones"), a series of metal sculptures created by Dame Barbara HepworthBarbara HepworthDame Barbara Hepworth DBE was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism, and with such contemporaries as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo she helped to develop modern art in Britain.-Life and work:Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield,...
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Academics & Rankings
The university offers 39 majors and 52 minors in the traditional liberal artsLiberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
and sciences
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
, fine arts, and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, and graduate programs in accounting, teaching, school psychology
School psychology
School psychology is a field that applies principles of clinical psychology and educational psychology to the diagnosis and treatment of children's and adolescents' behavioral and learning problems...
, school administration
Academic administration
An academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint responsibilities...
, and health care administration
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
. Trinity stresses close interaction between students and faculty members across all disciplines, with a 10:1 student/faculty ratio. The full-time faculty numbers 228, 98% of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field. About 52% of the student body has studied abroad, in over 35 countries.
Trinity was recognized by the Princeton Review in their 2009 edition of The Best 368 Colleges, its annual college guide, and has featured in the guide since its first publication. In its "America's Best Colleges" ranking, U.S. News and World Report placed Trinity first among universities granting primarily bachelor's and select master's degrees in the western United States for 20 straight years.
Student body
Trinity's 2,693 students come from 48 states plus 66 countries. Minority enrollment is 23 percent for all undergraduate and graduate students. For the class of 2011 admissions received over 4,500 applicants, a 16% increase over last year. The acceptance rate in 2008 was 58.2%.Approximately 83% of the student body receives financial aid.
Student organizations
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
. Fraternities include Iota Chi Rho, Bengal Lancers, Chi Delta Tau, Kappa Kappa Delta, Omega Phi, and Phi Sigma Chi. Sororities include Alpha Chi Lambda, Chi Beta Epsilon, Gamma Chi Delta, Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Theta Tau, SPURS, and Zeta Chi.
One fraternity, Alpha Theta Chi, dissolved their charter and left the university voluntarily due to judicial violations during the 2007-2008 academic year. Two other fraternities, the Triniteers and Alpha Delta Epsilon had charters revoked for hazing violations, and do not exist officially.
In the fall of 2008, Trinity's first colony of a national Greek organization, Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
, often shortened to Pikes, was officially recognized by the school. Pi Kappa Alpha would receive its charter in late 2009, making it the only national Greek fraternity or sorority on campus, and, with its 81 members, the largest. The move led to controversy amongst the local greek organizations, who did not support the inclusion of a national fraternity. Subsequently, a shake-up in the administration occurred following the new charter, and individuals were removed.
Additionally, the school hosts chapters of several academic honor organizations, including Blue Key, Mortar Board
Mortar Board
Mortar Board is an American national honor society whose purpose is to recognize outstanding students dedicated to the values of scholarship, leadership, and service. The Cornell University Der Hexenkreis chapter, founded in 1892, is the oldest and predates the national society's founding in 1918...
, and Phi Beta Kappa. The school also has a couple of national co-ed organizations, Alpha Kappa Psi
Alpha Kappa Psi
ΑΚΨ is the oldest and largest professional business fraternity. The Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded on October 5, 1904 at New York University, and was incorporated on May 20, 1905...
(Nu Pi Chapter), a national co-ed business fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
(Delta Pi Chapter) a national co-ed service fraternity, and Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Alpha Delta
ΦAΔ , or P.A.D., is the largest co-ed professional law fraternity in the United States of America. Phi Alpha Delta has members who are university students, law school students, lawyers, judges, senators, and even presidents. It was founded in 1902 and today has over 300,000 initiated members...
, an international co-ed Pre-Law fraternity.
Service opportunities can be found through the largest single student organization, the Trinity University Voluntary Action Community, or TUVAC, which provides opportunities for students to give back to the surrounding community. The national co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
is also represented. Student government takes the form of the Association of Student Representatives which oversees the Trinity University Honor Council, TIGER Council, the Trinity Multicultural Network, and a Student Conduct Board. The Trinity University Student Ambassadors maintain Trinity traditions and encourage philanthropic activity among students, alumni, and friends of the University.
In addition, a number of interest groups attract students. Religious organizations include The Well, InterVarsity
Intervarsity
Intervarsity, Inter Varsity or Inter-Varsity may refer to:*All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships, now merged to form the United Asian Debating Championships.*Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships...
, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
, Jewish Student Association, Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Student Group, the Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Student Association, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, and Students Creating Awareness of the Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
Faith. Cultural and ethnic groups include the Asian Sub-Continental Association, African Student Association, Black Student Union, Chinese Culture Club, Filipino Student Association, International Club, Latino Exchange, the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Student Union, the Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
Cultural Society, Sexual Diversity Alliance, and the Vietnamese Student Association. Political interests can be pursued in College Republicans, College Democrats, and the Coalition for Peace and Justice.
Trinity's radio station, KRTU 91.7 FM http://web.krtu.org/, broadcasts jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
during the day, the only station in San Antonio to do so. At night, students, and a good deal of the station's community volunteers play indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
. TigerTV serves as the campus TV station. In addition to movies, the channel broadcasts three main shows: Studio 21, Newswave, and the Not So Late Show. The Not So Late Show also includes a show titled The Floor. Both the campus radio station and television station have undergone renovations with funding from AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
, bringing them in line with the best studios in the country. The Trinitonian http://web.trinity.edu/x2883.xml has been the weekly campus newspaper for 103 years, and has a print circulation of 2,500.
Trinity boasts very strong student participation in musical activities including the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Handbell Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, chamber music, Opera Workshop, musical theatre productions, private lessons, and an extensive choral music program. The Trinity Choir, one of several choirs on campus, has received numerous accolades for its long-standing national/international touring tradition, collaborations with renowned musical artists, and performances at both national and regional music conventions. Trinity's premier female vocal ensemble, Voix d'Esprit, has gained a wide reputation throughout the San Antonio area for their performance and collaborations with community organizations to address important women's issues. Trinity also boasts several student-led music groups including chamber ensembles and a cappella groups such as the Trinitones and AcaBellas, the latter two performing every Friday afternoon in the Coates Student Center.
Intramural sports are also popular at Trinity. Students may participate in swimming, flag football, racquetball, table tennis, cross country, indoor and outdoor soccer, the home run derby, track and field, wrestling, tennis, volleyball, basketball, checkers, chess and spades.
Traditions
Throughout the years, various traditions have fallen to the wayside. These include the Sperm and Ova dance (done during the homecoming football game), Senior Disorientation (a full year celebration for graduating seniors), The Rites of Spring (a springtime celebration on Prassel Lawn), and Primal Scream (an organized stress release prior to finals), and Spontaneous Erections (constructions made from random objects that showed up overnight on the Esplanade). To take their place, new student traditions have been introduced, including a procession to Laurie Auditorium from the Esplanade prior to the first year convocation, and from Laurie Auditorium to the Esplanade following graduation ceremonies. Other new traditions include the Chocolate Festival, Trinity Idol, a Flash Rave in the Coates Library on the night before final, which has created a large following, and "This is my story," a variety show that demonstrates the diversity of life experiences of Trinity students.
Athletics
The Trinity Tigers is the nickname for the sports teams of Trinity University. They participate in the NCAANational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas...
. The school mascot is LeeRoy, a Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent that in 2010 has been classified as endangered by IUCN...
. In the 1950s, LeeRoy was an actual tiger who was brought to sporting events, but today LeeRoy is portrayed by a student wearing a tiger suit.
Trinity has historically had a strong tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
program. Under the tutelage of Coach Clarence Mabry, Trinity player Chuck McKinley won the Wimbledon singles championship in 1963 and was rated the number one men's singles player in the world. With partner Dennis Ralston, McKinley won the US men's doubles championship in 1961, 1963, and 1964. McKinley and Ralston also played all of the matches while winning the Davis Cup for the US in 1963. All of these accomplishments occurred while McKinley was a Trinity undergraduate. In 1972 Trinity won the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship. The tiger captain that year, Dick Stockton, won the NCAA men's singles championship. The women's team won the USTA collegiate national championship in 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, and 1976. As recently as 2000, the men's and women's programs each won NCAA Division III national championships. Trinity also has won national championships in women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(Spring 2003) and men's soccer (Fall 2003). Club sports include men's and women's Tennis, Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, Water Polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
, Fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, and Trap
Trap shooting
Trap shooting is one of the three major forms of competitive clay pigeon shooting . The others are skeet shooting and sporting clays. There are many versions including Olympic trap, Double trap , Down-The-Line, and Nordic trap. American trap is most popular in the United States and Canada...
and Skeet
Skeet shooting
Skeet shooting is one of the three major types of competitive shotgun target shooting sports . There are several types of skeet, including one with Olympic status , and many with only national recognition.- General principles :Skeet is a recreational and competitive activity where...
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In the 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game
2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game
The 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game is best known for the memorable play that occurred in the game's last minutes. On October 27, 2007, the NCAA Division III 19th-ranked Trinity University Tigers threw 15 lateral passes and scored a 61-yard touchdown to win a game against the 24th-ranked...
on October 27, 2007, trailing by two points with two seconds left, the Tigers used 15 laterals covering 60 yards for a touchdown to give Trinity the win as time expired. The unlikely play was named the top sports moment of the year by Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686305_1690598,00.html as well as the "Game Changing Performance of the Year" by Pontiac
Pontiac
Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/athletics/Football/Pontiac_GCPOY.htm https://r.espn.go.com/espn/contests/07GameChangingPerformance/index?cmp=ncaavanurl.
Arts & Entertainment
- Malouf Abraham, Jr.Malouf Abraham, Jr.Malouf Abraham, Jr. , is a retired physician and active art collector from Canadian, a community in the Texas Panhandle and the seat of Hemphill County...
(B.S., 1961) - Allergist and patron of the arts from Canadian, TexasCanadian, TexasCanadian is the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,233 at the 2000 census. It is named for the Canadian River, a tributary of the nearby Arkansas River. Canadian is sometimes called "the oasis of the Texas Panhandle."-History:The trails along the river are... - Garrett Haines (B.S. 1993) - Recording Tips Editor of Tape OpTape OpTape Op is a recording magazine that focuses on creative recording techniques. Subtitled, "The Creative Music Recording Magazine," It is free to subscribers in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as offering paid subscriptions to the United States of America, all of Europe, Canada,...
Magazine - Kathryn Miller Haines - Mystery novelist, author of The War Against Miss Winter (Harper Collins)
- Pedro Herrera III, a.k.a. Chingo BlingChingo BlingPedro Herrera III in Houston, Texas of Mexican parents, better known by his stage name Chingo Bling, is a well known underground rapper and producer....
(B.S., 2002, Business Administration) - Rap Artist, CEO Big Chile Enterprises - Gibby HaynesGibby HaynesGibson Jerome "Gibby" Haynes is an American musician, radio personality, and painter, and the lead singer of the group Butthole Surfers.-Early life and career:...
(B.S., 1981, Business Administration) - Lead singer of the Butthole SurfersButthole SurfersButthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second...
, a popular rock band formed at Trinity - David N. JohnsonDavid N. JohnsonDavid N. Johnson was an American organist, composer, educator, choral clinician, and lecturer....
(B.Mus., 1950, Music) - American Composer, Organist, and Professor - Paul LearyPaul LearyPaul Leary is an American musician from Austin, TX, best known as the guitarist for American rock band Butthole Surfers. He is also the producer of a number of songs and albums by other bands, including U2, Sublime, the Meat Puppets, Daniel Johnston, The Reverend Horton Heat, Pepper, Maggie...
(B.A., 1980, Art) - Member of the Butthole SurfersButthole SurfersButthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second... - Naomi Shihab NyeNaomi Shihab NyeNaomi Shihab Nye is a poet, songwriter, and novelist. She was born to a Palestinian father and American mother. Although she regards herself as a "wandering poet", she refers to San Antonio as her home.-Career:...
- Poet, songwriter and novelist - Jaclyn SmithJaclyn SmithJacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best-known for the role of Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels, and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run...
- American actress and model - Bob WestBob WestBob West is an American television actor best known as the voice of Barney in the hit children's show Barney & Friends. He has also appeared in several Barney-related shows such as concert tours...
(B.A. Art - 1978) - Voice of BarneyBarney & FriendsBarney and Friends, also referred to by HiT Entertainment as Barney the Friendly Dinosaur, is an independent children's television show produced in the United States, aimed at children from ages 1-8...
, the purple dinosaur seen on PBS.
Athletics
- Louise Allen - (1984) Former Professional Women's Tennis Player. 4-time All-American. Won Double's Nation Championship with Gretchen Rush
- Todd BenderTodd BenderTodd Bender is an American skeet shooter from Alpharetta, Georgia. He attended Trinity University from 1979 to 1982, receiving a B.S. in Business Administration. He won three straight National Collegiate Shooting Championship titles, from 1979 through 1981, and was a member of the United States...
(B.S., 1982, Business Administration) - All American skeet shooter, 3 time National Collegiate Shooting Champion - Frank Conner (B.S. Business Administration 1970) - Professional golfer PGA and Champions Tour and tennis player.
- Tim Derk (1979, B.S. Business Administration) - The original coyote mascot of the San Antonio SpursSan Antonio SpursThe San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
and author of Hi Mom, Send Sheep! My Life as the Coyote and After (Trinity University Press, 2006). - Brian GottfriedBrian GottfriedBrian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....
, professional tennis player. - Jerry GroteJerry GroteGerald Wayne Grote is a former professional baseball player. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Mets and was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era.-Early life:...
(1962), Former Major League Baseball player. - Davey JohnsonDavey JohnsonDavid Allen "Davey" Johnson is an American Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Washington Nationals. He was the starting second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles when they won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1965 and 1972...
(1964), former Major League Baseball player and coach - Lance Key (2000), Former Major League Soccer Player for the Colorado RapidsColorado RapidsThe Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
- Chuck McKinleyChuck McKinleyCharles Robert "Chuck" McKinley Jr. was an American men’s amateur tennis player of the 1960s. He is remembered as an undersized, hard working dynamo, whose relentless effort and competitive spirit led American tennis to the top of the sport during a period heavily dominated by Australians.McKinley...
(B.S., 1964, Mathematics) - Amateur tennis player, Men's WimbledonThe Championships, WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
Singles Champion in 1963, ranked No. 1 men's singles player in the world, 1963 - Anne SmithAnne SmithAnne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...
(B.A., 1993, psychology) - Professional tennis player, numerous tennis Grand Slam doubles titles. - Dick StocktonDick Stockton (tennis)Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....
(B.A., 1972, sociology) - Professional tennis player, ranked as high as No. 8 tennis player in the 70's - Daniel South (B.S., 1978, Medicinal Economics) - Former Wide Receiver for Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League
- Marvin UpshawMarvin UpshawMarvin Allen Upshaw is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He played nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns , the Kansas City Chiefs and the St...
(1968) - Former NFL defensive lineman, Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1968–1969), Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
(1970–1975), St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
(1976) - Jerheme UrbanJerheme UrbanJerheme Wayne Urban is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent from Trinity University by the Seattle Seahawks and served as a reserve wide receiver during his years there...
(B.A. 2003) - NFL wide receiver, Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
(2003–2006), Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
(2006–2007), Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
(2007–2009), Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
(2010-) - First Trinity alumnus to appear in a Super BowlSuper BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
Business
- Adam Lee (B.A. History, 1987) - Founder, Owner, and Winemaker, Siduri Wines, Santa Rosa, CA
- Gavin Maloof (B.A., 1979, Speech and Communications) - Co-owner of the Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
- Christopher Hart http://www.minderinc.com (B.A., 1990 - History, German) Founder of Minder, Inc.
- David Weekley (1975) - CEO of David Weekley Homes
- Sardar BiglariSardar BiglariSardar Biglari is an American businessman and value investor, and is the Chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings Inc., a diversified holding company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BH...
- Chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings (NYSE Symbol: BH) and Manager of The Lion Fund. - Dirk Elmendorf (B.A. International Economics) - Co-Founder of RackspaceRackspaceRackspace US, Inc. is an IT hosting company based in San Antonio, Texas. The company also has offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Hong Kong, and data centers operating in Texas, Illinois, Virginia, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong in late 2008...
- Richard YooRichard YooRichard Yoo is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of the popular web hosting company Rackspace, and the founder and former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach.-Personal Life and Education:...
- Former CEO and Co-Founder of RackspaceRackspaceRackspace US, Inc. is an IT hosting company based in San Antonio, Texas. The company also has offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Hong Kong, and data centers operating in Texas, Illinois, Virginia, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong in late 2008...
, Former CEO and Founder of ServerBeach - Alice WaltonAlice WaltonAlice Louise Walton is an American heiress to the Wal-Mart fortune. She is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and Helen Walton, and sister of S. Robson Walton and Jim Walton. Another brother, John T. Walton, died in a 2005 plane crash. In September 2011, her estimated net worth was...
(B.S. Business Administration, 1971) - Daughter of Walmart founder Sam WaltonSam WaltonSamuel Moore "Sam" Wallballs was a businessman, entrepreneur, and Eagle Scout born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma best known for founding the retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's Club.-Early life:... - James Addison BakerJames A. Baker, Sr.James Addison Baker, Sr. was an American attorney and banker in Houston, Texas.Grandfather of the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan's administration, James Addison Baker III...
- (aka Captain James A. Baker)-Grandfather of Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan's administration, James Addison Baker III and founding chairman of Rice University's Board of Trustees and partner in international law firm
Government & Military
- John CornynJohn CornynJohn Cornyn, III is the junior United States Senator for Texas, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 111th U.S. Congress....
(B.A., 1973, Print Journalism) - United States SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from Texas - General James T. HillJames T. HillGeneral James Thomas Hill is a retired U.S. Army General and former commander of United States Southern Command from 2002 to 2004. Hill also served as the Commanding General, I Corps and Fort Lewis.-Military career:...
(B.A. Political Science, 1968) - Former commander, U.S. Southern Command. - Cyndi Taylor KrierCyndi Taylor KrierCynthia Taylor Krier, known as Cyndi Taylor Krier , is an attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician in San Antonio, Texas. She served in the Texas State Senate from District 26 from 1985 to 1993 and as the administrative judge of Bexar County from 1993 to 2001...
- Texas state senator and Bexar County judge - Michael McCaulMichael McCaulMichael Thomas McCaul, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Austin to Houston.-Early life, education and career:...
(B.S., 1984) - Representative for Texas U.S. HouseUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
District 10. - Matt MeadMatt MeadMatthew Hansen "Matt" Mead , is the 32nd and current Governor of Wyoming.-Early Life:Mead is the son of Peter Mead and Mary Hansen Mead , the GOP gubernatorial nominee in 1990, and the grandson of the late Governor and U.S. Senator Clifford P. Hansen...
(B.A, 1984) - Governor of the state of Wyoming - Dan MoralesDan MoralesDaniel C. "Dan" Morales served as the 48th Texas Attorney General from January 15, 1991 through January 13, 1999, during the administrations of Governors Ann Richards and George W. Bush. As attorney general, Morales reached a $17 billion settlement with big tobacco companies. He also authored...
(B.A, 1978) - Former Attorney General of Texas - John H. ShieldsJohn Shields (Texas politician)John Howard Shields is an attorney in San Antonio, Texas, who is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bexar County. Shields is also an investor in Retama Park racetrack in San Antonio. His father-in-law is powerful San Antonio businessman B. J. "Red" McCombs...
(M.A.) - Former member of the Texas House of RepresentativesTexas House of RepresentativesThe Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
from San Antonio - William K. Suter (B.A. Sociology 1959) - Clerk of the United States Supreme Court and former Major General in the United States Army
- Henry T. WaskowHenry T. WaskowHenry Thomas Waskow was a US Army captain memorialized in Ernie Pyle's dispatch "The Death of Captain Waskow," which in turn was faithfully portrayed in the movie The Story of G.I. Joe...
(1939) - noted US Army officer in World War II - Lieutenant General Archie J. Old - Former commander, 15th Air Force, March Air Force Base, California, 1955-1965. Commanded first round-the-world flight of B-52 bombers in January, 1957, known as "Operation Power Flight".
Other
- Mario Bosquez (B.S.,1978 Journalism)- First Hispanic Anchor in NYC and Author
- John HageeJohn HageeJohn Charles Hagee is an American founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational charismatic megachurch with more than 19,000 active members...
(B.S., 1964, History)http://www.rickross.com/reference/tv_preachers/tv_preachers7.html - Prominent evangelicalEvangelicalismEvangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Christian leader and author - Hasan Bülent Paksoy - HistorianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
- Uma Pemmaraju (B.A., Political Science, 1980) - Fox News Journalist
- John SilberJohn SilberJohn Robert Silber is an American academician and former candidate for public office. From 1971 to 1996 he was President of Boston University and from 1996 to 2003 Chancellor of the University. Since 2003 he has been its President Emeritus. In 1990, Silber took a leave of absence from the...
(B.A. - Philosophy 1947) - Chancellor and former President of Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and candidate for governor of MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in 1990 - Jay Hartzell (B.S. Business Administration and Economics, 1991) - Associate Professor of Finance, University of Texas, Allied Bancshares Centennial Fellow; Executive Director, Real Estate Finance and Investment Center
- Ana Unruh Cohen http://www.trinity.edu/departments/public_relations/news_releases/071115youngalumna.htm (B.S. Chemistry, 1996) - Trinity's first Rhodes Scholar
- Daniel LubetzkyDaniel LubetzkyDaniel Lubetzky is a serial social entrepreneur known for integrating social objectives with sustainable market-driven forces into new business models. He is the CEO and Founder of and the . He is also founder of , and the PeaceWorks Foundation’s OneVoice Movement, and co-founder of...
(B.A. 1990) - Founder, The PeaceWorks Foundation. - Scott A. Williams (B.A. 1989) - Senior Managing Director, Changing Our World, Inc. and Board member, RSF Social FinanceRSF Social FinanceRSF Social Finance, located in San Francisco, California, is a non-profit financial services organization offering investing, lending, and philanthropic services to individuals and enterprises with a deep commitment to improving the well-being of society and environment. RSF has over one thousand...
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Notable faculty
- Steven M. Bachrach (Chemistry) - Dr. D. R. Semmes Distinguished Professor
- Mark R. Brodl (Biology) - George W. Brackenridge Distinguished Professor
- C. Mackenzie Brown (Religion) - Jennie Farris Railey King Professor of Religion
- Erwin Cook (Classical Studies) - T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities
- Philip L. Cooley (Business Administration) - Prassell Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
- Thomas Gardner (Geosciences) - Herndon Distinguished Professor
- Sammye Johnson (Communications) - Carlos Augustus de Lozano Chair in Journalism
- Gordon MacAlpine (Physics and Astronomy) - Zilker Distinguished Professor
- David A. Macpherson (Economics) - E.M. Stevens Distinguished Professor of Economics
- Arturo Madrid (Modern Languages and Literatures) - Norine R. and T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities
- Randall Nadeau (Religion)
- Gerald Pitts (Computer Science) - Caruth Distinguished Professor
- Norman SherryNorman SherryNorman Sherry is an English born American novelist, biographer, and educator who is most well known for his three-volume biography of the British novelist Graham Greene. He has an older brother Thomas Taylor Sherry and a twin brother called Alan Sherry...
(English) - Mitchell Professor of Literature and official biographer of novelist Graham GreeneGraham GreeneHenry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world... - Mary Ann Tetreault (Political Science) - Una Chapman Cox Distinguished Professor of International Affairs
- Deli Yang (Business Administration) - Burr-Clark Professor of International Business