Dear Seniors,
This
semester I’ve been fortunate to have a number of very cool conversations with
members of your class. They’ve involved senior project design, plans for after
graduation, personal epiphanies, and academic questions. Some of these have come from advisees and
students I’ve known through courses – others from students I’ve met once before
at a Trinity event as your class marshal – and others have been with students
I’ve never met before who followed up on a recommendation from a professor in
another department.
I
share all this to emphasize the potential of conversations you hopefully are
having with Trinity faculty, staff, alumni, and other members of the Trinity
and San Antonio community. As I wrote in
an earlier newsletter, faculty and others enjoy these conversations with you –
and we just might have something to offer – including the fact that we know
people who know people who know people… We can help put you in touch with
interesting people who might become mentors and employers. Know, though, that these conversations do not
“just” have to be about academics, graduate school – things you think are our
“turf.” We like hearing what you’re thinking about your continued intellectual and
personal evolution, including your thoughts and questions about “life after
Trinity.”
So
– take advantage of the opportunity to have cool conversations with faculty and
staff at Trinity. Hopefully you’ve
already started these – and – it’s never too late. Plus once started, they keep going beyond
graduation. I can look back at my
Trinity experience and remember at least three pivotal conversations I had that
really changed my thinking and my career path – one of which was just about
this time of year….
Sincerely,
Dr.
Breidenstein
Class Marshal
Dear Seniors,
As we come upon spring break, I remember writing you for your first spring
break to wish you a fun break, give you ideas about San Antonio and Texas
locations to explore, and urge you to be safe. The same holds true three years later. Please be safe and consider exploring all that
San Antonio and our nearby locations have to offer!
As we get to the final stretch of your senior year and your Trinity career, we look forward to celebrating many important milestone events with you. Hopefully many of you got your alumni card at the Countdown to Commencement – you are nearly there! I am sure you are all aware of the many activities that are focused on the “next phase” in your career. Graduate school, new job possibilities, service work around the world, maybe reflection and relaxation before launching ahead. We all are here to help in those endeavors. Be sure to participate in career services and alumni relations events! You are about to be one of us, so let us help you get engaged with interested and appropriate alumni around the world. I am looking forward to seeing each of you become successful Trinity Alumni!
As we get to the final stretch of your senior year and your Trinity career, we look forward to celebrating many important milestone events with you. Hopefully many of you got your alumni card at the Countdown to Commencement – you are nearly there! I am sure you are all aware of the many activities that are focused on the “next phase” in your career. Graduate school, new job possibilities, service work around the world, maybe reflection and relaxation before launching ahead. We all are here to help in those endeavors. Be sure to participate in career services and alumni relations events! You are about to be one of us, so let us help you get engaged with interested and appropriate alumni around the world. I am looking forward to seeing each of you become successful Trinity Alumni!
Sincerely,
Dave Mansen
Alumni Sponsor
“Living, living fully and well, is at the heart of all serious spirituality.” Eugene Peterson’s assertion jarred my eye as I read, and re-read, and re-read again. My relationships with members of the Trinity community serve to alert us to this insight and explore how it plays out from day to day. My own tendency - to forget the invitation to “life abundant” - gets challenged by those relationships. Take out your calendar. What parts of this past week would you assess as “living fully and well?” Where has the way you are spending your life falling short? more>>
3/7/2012 (Wednesday), 2012 Spring Career Fair, Laurie Auditorium, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Come meet face-to-face with representatives from a variety of employers! Whether you're looking for an internship or a full-time position, you'll find a wide variety of opportunities! Check out TigerJobs for a complete list of attending employers. Please bring at least 10 copies of your resume, and dress professionally!
Click here to view Career Services Recruiting Events during March.
If you weren’t able to make
it to the Countdown to Commencement event last month, that’s okay! We can’t recreate the good times, but the
information is still available. Click here to
order your cap and gown, get graduation announcements, find out about your
alumni benefits, and more!Important Reminders
Saturday, March 17 Electrical power outage scheduled
4:30 - 5 a.m. Entire campus
5 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lower campus only
12:30 - 1 p.m. Entire campus
Sunday, March 18 There will be limited road access on campus in the morning because of the Alamo Half Marathon.
