The Long Walk and Quad
The Long Walk Buildings, a combination of residence halls and academic facilities, are Trinity’s oldest buildings and they are one of America’s earliest examples of Collegiate Gothic architecture.
Adjacent to the Long Walk is the Main Quad. This is where every student begins and completes their time on campus. First-year students are welcomed to the community here during the President’s Convocation, and seniors graduate here during Commencement. Throughout the year you will see students studying, meeting friends, and relaxing under the elm trees that inspired Trinity’s alma mater, ‘Neath the Elms'.
Highlights
President’s Office
President Berger-Sweeney has open office hours throughout the semester and is a well-connected presence to our students.
Jarvis Hall
Residence hall that you can live in starting sophomore year, still has its original fireplaces (they are now non-functional).
Main Quad
The perfect place to relax in between classes, get homework done, hang out with friends. The trees have been planted to form a “T” that can be seen from an aerial view. Our wireless campus allows access to the internet outdoors. You can surf the web, do homework, even take your finals depending on the course.
Statue of Bishop Brownell
Trinity was originally located on the site of the present state Capitol Building (the building with the big gold dome on Capitol Ave). The campus moved to its current location in 1872. The statue of Trinity’s founder and first President, Bishop Thomas Church Brownell was moved here from the old campus.
Luther-Roosevelt Stone
Installed to commemorate the honorary degree presented to Theodore Roosevelt in 1918 during his Commencement address to Trinity College. Inscription translates roughly to “Let not the person equipped for war boast as equally as the person who has laid down his arms.”
There is a tradition of not stepping on the plaque until graduation—if you step on it before then, you will not graduate in four years. During graduation, the graduates will line up to officially step on it signifying the end of their journey.
Seabury Hall
Mostly classroom space. Seabury and Jarvis were the first brownstones built in 1878, using a Collegiate Gothic style. Average class size is 18 students, 9:1 faculty to student ratio. 95% of faculty hold a terminal degree in their field.