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====== Nests ======

Established in 2015 as part of the [[bantam_network|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|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|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 [[berger-sweeney_joanne|Joanne Berger-Sweeney's]] yellow labrador dog. 
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**Roosevelt** - named for [[theodore_roosevelt_speech|President Theodore Roosevelt]], who visited the College in 1918, and for whom a [[roosevelt_plaque|plaque]] was installed on the [[long_walk|Long Walk]]. 

**Book** - named for Bishop Brownell's [[brownell_book|book]], which is traditionally touched during [[commencement|Commencement]].
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**Brownell** - named for [[brownell_thomas_church|Bishop Thomas Church Brownell]], Trinity's first [[presidents|President]]. 
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**Cannon** - named for the [[cannons|cannons]] from the U.S.S. Hartford, located on the Long Walk.     

**Lockwood** - named for President [[lockwood_theodore_d|Theodore Lockwood]], who led the College during times of unprecedented change.
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{{:nests5.jpg?direct&200 |}}**Lemon** - named for the Trinity tradition of making punch with a [[lemon_squeezer|lemon squeezer]].


**Washington** - named for Trinity's [[washington_college|original name]].


**Elms** - named for the [[elms|trees]] that once lined the Long Walk.

**Olmsted** - named for the [[olmsted_frederick_law|architect]] who designed parts of Trinity's campus.

In Fall 2022, the [[watkinson_library|Watkinson Library]] housed an exhibit detailing the objects and images relating to the Trinity Nests' names.
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===== Sources =====

[[https://www.trincoll.edu/bantam-network/nests/|About the Nests]]

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