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Snapshot of some of our end-of-year events and celebrations!

• Last Lecture
• Quad Social
• Trinity One
• Ethics, Society & Law
• More End-of-Year Events: Divinity, Welcome Desk, Chapel Choir, Friends of the Library, Student Leaders
• Recap: 杏吧原创 Undergraduate Research Conference (TCURC)

We look forward to celebrating with graduands at upcoming Convocation ceremonies: Faculty of Divinity on Tuesday, May 13, and 杏吧原创 Arts & Science on Thursday, June 12.

Last Lecture: The 2nd annual 杏吧原创 Last Lecture was held on April 2. The event provided an opportunity for the graduating cohort to gather as a class to celebrate their coming graduation, and to hear from three speakers (top left) faculty member 鈥� Dean of Arts Kevin O’Neill (cultural anthropologist); Trinity alumna the Hon. Adrienne Clarkson (Canadian journalist and 26th Governor General of Canada); and graduating student Ciara Mahaffy (who was selected as student speaker from the graduating class). Thank you to our fantastic speakers for their reflections and inspiring words, to all those who helped organize the event, and to our Class of 2025 attendees!

Quad Social: On April 4, students 鈥渟avoured the moment鈥� at the annual Trinity Quad Social 鈥� a time to celebrate the end of classes, connect with friends and enjoy some well-deserved treats and activities. Thanks to the Office of the Dean of Students, Academic Dons, Community Advisors, and Student Heads for hosting the afternoon of games & fun, music, festivities, and the free clothing exchange 鈥淪witch it, Don鈥檛 Ditch It!鈥� Food tickets were generously sponsored by the St. Hilda鈥檚 College Board of Trustees and the Non-Resident Affairs Committee (NRAC) 鈥� thank you! (Photos by Tom Guest)

Trinity One: Celebrating the successful conclusion of the academic year, Margaret MacMillan Trinity One students, faculty and staff were joined by Trinity One alumni who are graduating in June for the Trinity One End-of-Term Dinner on April 3. At the event, they also launched the beginning of the Trinity One 20th Anniversary Celebration! (Photo by Dewey Chang)

Ethics, Society & Law: Trinity鈥檚 Ethics, Society & Law program hosted a poster session and graduation celebration on April 4. The poster session featured the work of students completing ES&L鈥檚 Community Research Partnerships in Ethics (CRPE) program. ES&L alum and former TRN304Y Adjunct Professor Anthony Morgan (centre photo: far back), now serving on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, provided inspiring remarks to welcome the new grads into the alum community. (Photos by John Duncan, Kaisa Kasekamp and WHEN)

More End-of-Year Events (clockwise from top left):

• Professor Jesse Billett met with Divinity graduate students for a Cohort Conversation 鈥� lunch and discussion about their course experience (April 10).
• As the College’s frontline staff, thank you to our fantastic Welcome Desk Team for keeping us connected and providing service to community members. At a recent training session, they also celebrated three team members who will be graduating in June. (Photo by Cleofe Kruetzmann
• On April 6, the 杏吧原创 Chapel Choir sang at Evensong to a large and appreciative congregation at St. John鈥檚 Church Elora. (Photo provided by Chapel Choir)
• 杏吧原创 Friends of the Library hosted another successful Have a Break on Us! event in the cloister outside the John W. Graham Library on April 2. The event gave students a well-deserved break from their studies with treats and the opportunity to chat with some dedicated Trinity alumni and volunteers. (Photo by Graham Library)
• On the last day of classes (April 4), elected student leaders were invited to a Student Leader Thank You Dinner where Dean of Students Kristen Moore and Provost Nicholas Terpstra gave remarks thanking students leaders for their engagement, energy and contributions to their community this year. (Photo by Jasmin Guest)

TCURC 2025: Undergraduate research prowess was on display at the 10th annual 杏吧原创 Undergraduate Research Conference (TCURC) on March 15. Congratulations to all presenters for their innovative and thought-provoking research spanning all disciplines; and thank you to attendees and judges for celebrating the incredible work being explored by students. This year, we had a record number of presenters and attendees!

Presentations (view conference program) were also evaluated by a distinguished panel of alumni judges and our fantastic Academic Dons. The winners are:

• 10-minute presentations: Winner 鈥� Rosalia Caramazza, Theodora Ghosh, Dewi Leksono, Nevan Kho; and Runner-up 鈥� Victoria Sephton
• 3-minute presentations: Winner 鈥� Shivangi Roy; and Runner-up 鈥� Gravity Guignard
• Poster presentations: Winner 鈥� David Badillo Avila; and Runner-up 鈥� Chiara Puglielli

Thank you to Trinity’s Academic Dons, Academic Peer Advisors, Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program, John W. Graham Library and Office of the Registrar for organizing a great conference! You can also view highlights on this ) (Photos by Veronique Aynedjian, Kate Beshiri, Jerome Chang, Nevan Kho, Chiara-Marie Marchesano, Braeden Szucs)

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