Dear Class of 2015,
On March 4, just outside the Ruth Taylor Theatre building, Trinity Professor and prominent sociologist Dr. Michael Kearl collapsed from a heart attack. He later died in the hospital. A thoughtful, bold, expansive thinker, Dr. Kearl was also a warm, generous person with a rare capacity for mirth. For the students who took classes from him, he was powerful and erudite, thought-provoking about ideas and attentive to theirs. For the faculty who had the honor of calling him a colleague, he was a firebrand, a fierce advocate of the liberal arts, yet also a gentle mentor and, for many, a genuine friend.
Dr. Kearl — Mike to his friends and colleagues — would have been the best person on campus to make sense of our collective experience of his singular loss. Besides his caring mentorship and teaching, he was a leading thinker about the sociology of death. It may seem to us that his devastating loss was merely unspeakably senseless, a deep wound in the Trinity community. But Mike Kearl’s monograph Endings: A Sociology of Death and Dying (Oxford University Press: 1989) argues that “death is the central force shaping our social life and order.” In this characteristically interdisciplinary book MORE >>
Kyle Gillette
Class Marshal
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Only 2 more weeks of classes left… EVER! Your Senior year and time at Trinity is almost at an end, so remember to be in the moment.
The last upper class breakfast for the semester will be Friday, May 1st. Be sure to stop by the Heidi Lounge between 8 and 10:30am to get FREE tacos and coffee!
And don’t forget that we got your finals munchies taken care of. At 11:55pm on May 5th is the Late Night Breakfast Luau with free pancakes, bacon and eggs. Om nom.
More information will be sent out to you concerning Senior week, but here is a list of some of the events:
Wednesday May 13, 4pm & 4:30-7pm
Tower Climb
Casino Night
Thursday May 14, 6pm & 7pm
Commencement Speakers (Skyline)
Twilight at Trinity
Friday May 15, 3-4:30pm
Last Great Reception (Mabee)
Baccalaureate Vespers (Chapel)
Saturday May 16, 10:30am
Commencement
ALSO remember the steps to follow when you’re checking out of your room. An email checklist has recently been sent out to all students, so if you did not receive this info, please contact your HM or ResLife.
I hope you all have a great last few weeks at Trinity!
iSalud!
Lyndsey Aguilar
Residential Life Coordinator
MAY SPOTLIGHTS!
Destress Fest 2015 featuring PaintU
Sponsored by the Student Programming Board
When: Saturday, May 1, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Prassel Lawn
What to Wear: Clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting messy!
Come out to an awesome paint & dance party to release your stress before finals. Free water bottles, t-shirts, and rally towels! We will also be announcing next year’s Welcome Week Concert artist and this semester’s iPad winner.
We can’t wait to see you!
*Congratulations to all the Student Leadership Award recipients!*
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The second part of the day is solely open to graduates who are seeking employment. A networking reception with employers who are still seeking candidates will be held at the conclusion of the program and will provide the opportunity for graduates to start the process of securing a position. You must register separately for the Networking Reception and it does not have a limited capacity. Sign-up by visiting this link!
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Career Services is happy to announce the piloting of a new program that will ease the angst and transition graduates are experiencing and provide concrete tips, advice, and leads for jobs. "Entering the Jungle" is a Career Survival program. It is comprised of two parts: The morning sessions are open to all graduating seniors who want to get as much advice as possible.
There is a cap of 50 participants.
The second part of the day is solely open to graduates who are seeking employment. A networking reception with employers who are still seeking candidates will be held at the conclusion of the program and will provide the opportunity for graduates to start the process of securing a position. You must register separately for the Networking Reception and it does not have a limited capacity. Sign-up by visiting this link!
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SENIORS!! - Come
celebrate your final days at Trinity during the Last Great Reception on Friday,
May 15 from 3:00-4:30p.m. in Mabee Dining Hall. The toast will be given between
3:15-3:30 so plan to arrive at 3pm. The Last Great Reception is open to
seniors, faculty, and staff. The event is hosted by the Student Ambassadors and
the Trinity University Alumni Association.
Commemorative champagne flutes
will be available. Dress is business
casual. Invitations will be emailed. A
RSVP is not necessary.
