THE MISSION OF TRINITY COLLEGE
Trinity College is a community united in a quest for excellence in liberal arts education. Our purpose is to foster critical thinking,
free the mind of parochialism and prejudice, and prepare students to lead examined lives that are personally satisfying, civically
responsible, and socially useful.
Four elements are central to the success of this quest:
- An outstanding and diverse faculty who excel in their roles as teachers and scholars, bringing to the classroom
the insight, and enthusiasm of people actively engaged in intellectual inquiry. Working closely with students in a
relationship of mutual respect, they share a vision of teaching as discussion - a face-to-face exchange linking professor
and student in the search for knowledge and understanding.
- A rigorous curriculum firmly rooted in the traditional liberal arts, but one that also integrates new fields of study
and interdisciplinary approaches to learning. Trinity encourages a blend of general education and specialized areas of
study, and takes imaginative advantage of the many educational resources inherent in Trinity’s urban location and
international ties.
- A talented, motivated, and diverse body of students who are challenged to the limits of their abilities and are fully
engaged with their subjects, their professors and one another. Our students take increasing responsibility for shaping
their education as they progress through the curriculum, and recognize that becoming liberally educated is a lifelong
process of disciplined learning and discovery.
- An attractive, secure, and supportive campus community that provides students with myriad opportunities for
interaction with their peers as well as with the faculty. The College sustains a full array of cultural, recreational,
and volunteer activities, and embodies the philosophy that students’ experiences in the dormitories, dining halls, and
extracurricular organizations are an important and powerful complement to their formal learning in the classroom.