Strength To Strength Campaign Report

From the Provost

Let us celebrate the successful conclusion of a $19.5-million campaign, and warmly congratulate Bill Saunderson and the rest of the Campaign Cabinet and the Development Office for a fine job well done.

Provost Andy Orchard Meanwhile, we should not only give sincere thanks to our many donors for their continuing generosity, but also remember that the work of the College goes on, and that still further opportunities for consolidation and expansion arise as we move forward under the leadership of Matthew Airhart, our new Executive Director for Development and Alumni Affairs.

All of us at Trinity well recognize the force of the adage Met’agona stephanos, and after all the hard work of this Campaign, it is surely right to contemplate our crowning achievements, not the least of which has been significant increased support for scholarships and bursaries, for key academic programs, for the library and the archives, and most of all, for the enrichment of the student experience that is at the heart of the whole enterprise. Trinity is, and must remain, the distinctive, intimate, and intellectually challenging place that has nurtured and encouraged so many fine minds and socially responsible souls over so many years, and must do so even in straitened circumstances.

In a difficult economic climate that has seen significant cutbacks in our funding in key areas such as the Writing Centre, it remains a challenge to develop and maintain the levels of excellence and opportunity that the superlative students we continue to attract undoubtedly deserve. The incoming grades for students enrolled in our highly successful Trinity One programs, for example, routinely exceed 90 per cent, and competition for places even with such exalted marks is fierce, so that it is a high priority to make the small-group teaching experience that the programs offer available to more of our incoming students. As you will notice in the current issue of Trinity magazine, we now have an official strategic plan to help us direct our energies in specific directions. We will aim (for example) to increase international experience, internships and community-outreach opportunities for our students, to engage more fully that glorious network of alumni and friends brimming with warmth and wisdom, and to encourage more interaction with our growing body of Fellows of international stature, so as to offer the kind of characteristically distinct undergraduate experience that makes the College unique.

After the contest, the crown, to be sure – but as we take great satisfaction in what has been achieved, let us enjoy our laurels even while refusing to rest upon them. Now is the time to continue to take Trinity onward – and from Strength to Strength indeed.

Andy Orchard

Strength To Strength Campaign Report

From the Provost

Let us celebrate the successful conclusion of a $19.5-million campaign, and warmly congratulate Bill Saunderson and the rest of the Campaign Cabinet and the Development Office for a fine job well done.

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