Veronica Nolan '99, executive director of Urban Alliance in Washington, D.C., has been named a Rising Star in the 2009 Women Who Mean Business Awards presented by the Washington Business Journal. Nolan earned her master of arts in teaching from Trinity's School of Education. Full Article

President Patricia McGuire has been invited to join a distinguished panel of leaders to participate in a new online feature that the Washington Post launched this week called On Success. Full Article

Dr. Robert Maguire, associate professor of international affairs, authored a major report about the future of Haiti that was published by the U.S. Institute of Peace in October.  Full Article

Kiauna Hemsley, a sophomore forward on Trinity's soccer team, was named a recipient of the Association of Division III Independents Student-Athlete of the Month award for September 2009. Full Article

President Patricia McGuire announced that Trinity's fall 2009 enrollment is 2,076, an all-time high in the history of Trinity. This record enrollment marks the first time that Trinity has enrolled more than 2,000 students, and is a 19% increase in enrollment over fall 2008. Full Article

For the first time, two Trinity students were named player of the week in the same week. Full Article

Mary Meehan

Mary Meehan '63 addressed the Trinity community assembled in O'Connor Auditorium on October 1, 2009.Her remarks advocate a consistent approach to life issues including abortion, war and the death penalty.

Following the address, she led a lively discussion with students about their life goals. Full Article

Trinity President Patricia McGuire '74, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi '62, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius '70 were named to Washingtonian magazine's list of "Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women" in the October 2009 issue. Full Article

Trinity senior Sydney Cross '10 was awarded the prestigious St. Catherine Medal at Cap and Gown Convocation on September 26, 2009. Cross, an international affairs major who is completing her degree in three years, is from St. Louis, Missouri. Full Article

Pro-life advocate and Trinity graduate Mary Meehan '63 will give a special lecture at Trinity on Thursday, October 1, at 11:15 am in O'Connor Auditorium. Meehan will address the topic “Building a Consistent Culture of Life:  What You and Trinity Can Do.”  All members of the Trinity community are welcome to attend. Full Article

Philonda Johnson

Trinity graduate Philonda Johnson '05, founding principal of the KIPP DC: Discover Academy, will be the featured speaker at Cap and Gown Convocation on Saturday, September 26, at 5:00 pm in the Trinity Center.  She will be presented with the Trinity Washington Woman of Genius Award. Johnson is the youngest person to serve as a principal of a KIPP school. The KIPP DC: Discover Academy in Ward 8 in Southeast Washington, D.C., is a college-preparatory early childhood school serving 100 pre-kindergarten students; the school will grow to capacity to serve 280 students in grades pre-school through kindergarten.  Full Article

Trinity senior defender Allison Evans of Chevy Chase, Maryland, has been named the Association of Division III Independents women’s soccer player of the week, marking the second week in a row that a Trinity player has received this honor. Full Article

President Patricia McGuire and Maureen Baxter, director of Health Services, have issued advisories to the Trinity community to keep Trinity flu-free this year. Full Article

Trinity will host the second annual Costco D.C. Scholarship Fund Breakfast in the Trinity Center on Wednesday, September 16. The fundraiser will bring together more than 500 business and education leaders and will raise scholarship funds for the D.C. College Success Foundation. Full Article

Trinity sophomore forward Kiauna Hemsley of Baltimore, Maryland, has been named the Association of Division III Independents women’s soccer player of the week. Full Article