"We seek to support an intellectual environment where social and academic dimensions are fused within the best liberal arts tradition. The College has the opportunity, with careful investment and attentive leadership, to transform the social ethos to match the quality of our academic character."
lege. Our residence halls will be clustered around six Houses, each led by a designated House Dean and an Academic Adviser. These houses will be small, comprising 375 students each, and students will remain affiliated with their Houses throughout their Trinity years. The House experience will feature regular shared dining opportunities and specific programming such as lectures, special speakers, and extra-curricular events; • Strengthen the first-year experience by extending
orientation, expanding pre-orientation ~est type programs, and adding rigor and discernment as each student undertakes his or her intellectual journey at Trinity; • Improve the quality and quantity of social spaces by
opening a reconfigured and refurbished Vernon Social Center with new hours of operation and purposes that appeal to students and faculty alike; investing in better lounges for each of the new Houses; and designating other College properties for social spaces based on the organic input of students themselves; • Institute a clear and transparent Social Code that
outlines the standards, principles, and expecta-
tions of the College and provides directives for appropriate behavior among our students. A designated committee will oversee the implementation of this Social Code and diligently monitor and support those social organizations that function with a defined membership comprised predominantly of Trinity students, that involve initiation activities, andj or that occupy real estate. New G PA standards, community service requirements, and the Trustee amendment to abolish pledging are principal features. Failure of an organization to abide by all aspects of the Social Code will result in the inability of that organization to continue to operate; • Restore staff positions and program funding cut over
the last decade in order to support the new House System, oversee the new Social Code, and create vibrant cultural and social options for the campus community; • Reinvigorate the co-education mandate, initially approved
by the Board of Trustees in 1992, to ensure that all social organizations with access to facilities, and particularly the fraterni ties and sororities, have gender parity
The full report of the Committee is available on the College Web site at www. trincoll.edu.
Implementation Committee An Implementation Committee for Building Social Community has been formed to carry forward the initiatives as outlined here. President Jones chairs the committee and the members are drawn from the faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Steering Group President James F. Jones, Jr. (Chair) Cornie Parsons Thornburgh '8o (liaison to the Board of Trustees) Board of Fellows (2000 2002) , Board ofTrustees (2004-2014) , Women's Leadership Council (2010 - ) Christopher McCrudden '68, National Alumni Association (2010 -2016) Patricia Mairs Klestadt, Esq. '8o, P'o9, ' II , Women's leadership Council (2010 - ), Board ofFellows (2orr -20I4) , Parent Di rector (2005-20II) Faraj Saghri '81, Board of Fellows (2011 -2014) Staff: Mary Jo Keating '74, Secretary of the College and Vice President for College Relations; David
Andres, Special Assistant to the President; James Hughes, Director of Institutional Research and Planning; Carla Pereira, Assistant to the Vice President of Finance and Operations
Subcommittee on Compliance and Support for Social Organizations This committee will work to help fraternities and sororities meet the new requirements and iden tify opportunities for new social organizations to emerge. · Robin Sheppard, Professor of Physical Education and Associate Director of Athletics (chair) Prcifessor Sheppard has been on the faculty in the Athletics Department since 1976. · Daniel Blackburn, Thomas S. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Biology Prcifessor Blackburn has been on the foculty in the Biology Department since 1988. · Christoph Geiss, Associate Professor of Physics and Environmental Science Prcifessor Geiss has been on the foculty in the Physics Department since 2001. · Milia Riggio, James J Goodwin Professor of English Prcifessor Riggio has been on the faculty in the English Department since 1973. TRINITY REPORTER
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