Nests
Established in 2015 as part of the Bantam Network, Nests are “networks of care” and support systems for students that encourage community and provide mentorship and resources. The term “Nests” derives from the College's mascot, the Bantam. Each Nest is named after an historically significant person, object, or place related to Trinity.
Students are placed into a Nest upon entering the College and discover which during their Convocation ceremony. Each Nest is comprised of about 40-70 students and has its own Dean as well as faculty advisor (which is the student's First-Year Seminar professor).
The Nests and their descriptions are as follows:
Minty - named for President Joanne Berger-Sweeney's yellow labrador dog.
Roosevelt - named for President Theodore Roosevelt, who visited the College in 1918, and for whom a plaque was installed on the Long Walk.
Book - named for Bishop Brownell's book, which is traditionally touched during Commencement.
Brownell - named for Bishop Thomas Church Brownell, Trinity's first President.
Cannon - named for the cannons from the U.S.S. Hartford, located on the Long Walk.
Lockwood - named for President Theodore Lockwood, who led the College during times of unprecedented change.
Lemon - named for the Trinity tradition of making punch with a lemon squeezer.
Washington - named for Trinity's original name.
Elms - named for the trees that once lined the Long Walk.
Olmsted - named for the architect who designed parts of Trinity's campus.
In Fall 2022, the Watkinson Library housed an exhibit detailing the objects and images relating to the Trinity Nests' names.