To our new Trumbull Class of 2022, welcome! To all our upperclass Trumbullians, welcome back!
I was here in Trumbull College most of the summer (with the exception of one trip to a conference in Colorado and some vacation with family in Rhode Island.) Our Dean, our residential fellows, Deb Bellmore, Debbie Rueb and Leah Jehan also have been here much of the summer spending much of their time preparing for your arrival.
Special One-Item TrumBulletin: April 23, 2018
I write about a facilities issue affecting Trumbull (but not Trumbull-in-Bingham Hall). Beginning at the very end of this Tuesday evening (April 24th) meaning midnight and continuing until 6 a.m. the following morning (Wednesday, April 25th) the water in Trumbull-proper will be shut down. (In other words, water is shut down from the very end of tomorrow night (Tuesday) into the early morning hours of Wednesday.)
I hope all had a wonderful spring break whether you went home, traveled elsewhere, remained here in New Haven (or combined these options in some way). The Dean, I and our resident fellows all got away a bit ourselves, but we also covered Trumbull making sure someone was always here.
Spring break is almost here but, first, we’ll fit in one more snowstorm (it’s coming tomorrow – don’t put your hat and gloves away quite yet) along with just a few more exams and p-sets (don’t collapse just yet).
Welcome back and to the new semester. I hope you had wonderful breaks with time to reconnect with family members and friends with whom you grew up, time to sleep late and read some things you did not have to read, time get outside (especially for those who come from warmer places but also for those who love winter). Most of you (not all!) missed some prolonged, bitterly cold weather here along with a “cyclone-bomb” (which was both a new term to me and a new experience as well on Jan. 4th). It was, in other words, a good time to be away.
It’s fall break. I imagine many of you feel as do I which is, simply: We need this. If there’s anything true of Yalies, it’s that you are committed to many activities – academics, of course, but also extracurricular groups, social activities, athletics, etc. Your daily schedules are packed; commitments sometimes even overlap.
This past weekend was a busy and wonderful one with good weather, an art studio open house on Friday, a home football game (congratulations to the team on a terrific win), our TrumBall and a YSO concert featuring a Trumbull sophomore all on Saturday, followed, for me, by a trip to Vassar to celebrate Betsy Bradley’s (the former head of Branford) inauguration as Vassar’s new president.
Whenever Trumbull has been busy, it means that I have lots of thanks to express.
What a beautiful weekend! I savor these last days of summer and the early days of fall as well.
I’ll usually send out the TrumBulletin on Monday, but due to Labor Day, it’s Tuesday this time.
I hope all enjoyed our long weekend, especially the lovely weather yesterday for Labor Day.
Here’s hoping we can enjoy the weather for a bit longer.
I hate to see summer end but also look forward to the fall.
(I’m sending this out at 9:30 p.m. We have half a chocolate cake and half a Claire’s coffee cake from today’s reception for our fellows who serve as first year advisers. Rocky Mt. Candy Company also sent some Carmel Apples today as samples to each Head of College. I’m taking these items to the Buttery after I send this out. Help yourself.)
