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 ====== Trinity ConnPIRG ======  ====== Trinity ConnPIRG ====== 
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 +[{{ ::connpirg.jpg?400|Trinity students pose with Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill during a Voter Registration Day event on the [[gates_quad|Gates Quad]] run by CONNPIRG in September 2019. Photo credit: CONNPIRG.}}]
  
 Public Interest Research Groups, or PIRG, advocate for the public interest, including but not limited to: public health, democracy, economic reform, and climate solutions. The PIRG movement was founded in 1970 by Ralph Nader. At the college level, PIRGs help raise student awareness on a variety of topics. The structuring of a PIRG involves a hired team of professionals and experts who students work with to conduct research, educate the public, and interact directly with community groups, legislative bodies, and governmental agencies. Participating students can earn academic credit for their work with a PIRG. These groups are completely student funded and student run (initially, the Trinity chapter was financed by $2 from each student’s Activities Fee per semester, unless they opted to receive a refund). The Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (ConnPIRG) was first conceived of in Fall 1972, and by Spring 1973 several Connecticut colleges and universities had successfully petitioned for the establishment of a PIRG at their institutions. By summer 1973, Trinity had contracted with its [[trustees|board]] and ConnPIRG became a financial reality.   Public Interest Research Groups, or PIRG, advocate for the public interest, including but not limited to: public health, democracy, economic reform, and climate solutions. The PIRG movement was founded in 1970 by Ralph Nader. At the college level, PIRGs help raise student awareness on a variety of topics. The structuring of a PIRG involves a hired team of professionals and experts who students work with to conduct research, educate the public, and interact directly with community groups, legislative bodies, and governmental agencies. Participating students can earn academic credit for their work with a PIRG. These groups are completely student funded and student run (initially, the Trinity chapter was financed by $2 from each student’s Activities Fee per semester, unless they opted to receive a refund). The Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (ConnPIRG) was first conceived of in Fall 1972, and by Spring 1973 several Connecticut colleges and universities had successfully petitioned for the establishment of a PIRG at their institutions. By summer 1973, Trinity had contracted with its [[trustees|board]] and ConnPIRG became a financial reality.  
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 [[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/468|Trinity Tripod]], 2006-02-14.   [[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/468|Trinity Tripod]], 2006-02-14.  
  
-[[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/432|Trinity Tripod]], 2004-10-26.  +[[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/446|Trinity Tripod]], 2005-02-01.
  
-[[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/446|Trinity Tripod]], 2005-02-01.  +[[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/432|Trinity Tripod]], 2004-10-26.    
  
 [[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/365|Trinity Tripod]], 2001-10-23.    [[http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/365|Trinity Tripod]], 2001-10-23.   
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