Our spaces
Trumbull offers a variety of common spaces for your comfort and entertainment enjoyment. For spaces that require a reservation, find room reservation forms under the Spaces Menu. As soon as your request has been approved, you will receive an email from the Trumbull Office.
Trumbull Library
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Trumbull Library: The library has been thoroughly inventoried, the favorite red plush chairs have been reupholstered, and there’s no better place to do serious studying at Trumbull. You can also take a break from your work to enjoy some of the wonderful books that crowd the shelves; see what’s new this year just to the right inside the door. No food or drink please.
Common Room
Common Room: Possibly the most beautiful room in Trumbull, the common room is a great place to meet friends and chat, or sit quietly with a book. There’s even a grand piano!
The common room is the “living room” of the college and cannot be reserved for non-TC sponsored events.
Seminar Room
Seminar Room: Meet a tutor, schedule a meeting, have a class; the seminar room is multi-purpose. There is also a 65-inch flat-screen TV with Blue Ray for presentations.
ACCESS: Trumbull residents use their room key; off campus, Old Campus and Swing Space need to sign out an activity room key from the Head of College’s Office.
RESTRICTIONS: No food or drink is allowed.
GYM
Reserving and Using the gym
For access, if you live in TC please use your room key; if you live on Old Campus, Swing Space or off campus, please sign out an activity room key from the Trumbull Office. If you have questions about the space, contact the Trumbull Office.
Music Practice Rooms
Music Practice Rooms:
There are two music practice rooms. The MUSIC PRACTICE ROOM (Room 24) in the basement is a smaller space with an upright piano and room for two additional chairs and music stands at most.
RESTRICTIONS: No food or drink is allowed.
The MUSIC STUDIO (Room S14), located in the sub-basement, is a larger space with a piano and drum set and is suitable for individual or group practice.
To request a key for the music studio, you need a check availability and fill out a room request form. As soon as your request has been approved, you will receive an email from the Trumbull Office. A key cannot be signed out before the request form is approved.
Complete Part I of request form if the space will only be used for individual practice purposes. Complete Part II of request form if space will be used for group practice. This practice room is used on a first come, first served basis.
RESTRICTIONS: Trumbull student(s) must be the individual or a member of the group. No food or drink allowed.
Art Studio
To check availability of room and fill out the form required to reserve the art studio, please go here. As soon as your request has been approved, you will receive an email from the Trumbull Office. A key cannot be signed out before the room request is approved.
RESTRICTIONS: No food or drink allowed.
Pottery Studio
Nick Chapel
This beautiful black-box theater offers a host of opportunities to anyone with thespian tendencies. There is also a large movie screen and projector. To check availability, please visit the Nick Chapel Google calendar. If the theater is available, please submit one of the applications: Live Production or Special Event (Non-Live) to tcadmin@yale.edu.
Live Production Application. Note: This link will bring you to the Undergraduate Productions website, you can find the Nick Chapel application under “Resources”.
Special Event (Non-Live) Application
If your request is approved, you will be contacted by the Nick Chapel student aide who will confirm your reservation request, review user responsibilities, user procedures and user access.
Gallery
Dance Studio
Tango to your heart’s content in Trumbull’s dance studio; the flexi-floor will keep you limber.
Using the Dance Studio
To check availability, please visit the Dance Studio Google calendar. To obtain a key and/or make a reservation for the dance studio please fill out the room reservation request form and send it to tcadmin@yale.edu. As soon as your request has been approved, you will receive an email from the Trumbull Office with information about signing out a key. A key cannot be signed out before the room request is approved.
Students may not reserve the space for more than 3 hours per week per individual/group.
Dancers are welcome to use the studio on a first come first served basis anytime it is available.
RESTRICTIONS: No street shoes allowed. No food or drink allowed.
The Study
2/18/19: The problem with accessing the calendar has been reported. In the meantime, please email tcadmin@yale.edu if you need assistance. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you.
The Study: It’s big. It’s roomy. It’s the TV room. Enjoy the large flat-screen TV and catch your favorite shows or sports event. The TV room is available on a first come, first served basis.
Using the TV Room
We have the library for quiet study, the seminar and common rooms for group study, and now we have “The Study”, a gorgeous new space for lounging and group study with a chic, 1930s retro feel. “The Study”, is located in the basement of entryway D and is furnished with lots of comfortable seating and great lighting. The flat screen TV has a new Oppo multi-regional DVD player for projecting special projects or movies from your laptop. Enjoy “The Study”!
To check availability, please visit the The Study Google calendar. To make a reservation, please fill out the room reservation request form and send it to tcadmin@yale.edu. As soon as your request has been approved, you will receive an email from the Trumbull Office about the signage you need to post on the doors. Signage is provided by the Head of College office.
The key for this room is your room key. If you live in Bingham or off campus, please use your activity room key. If you don’t have an activity room key, please come to the Head of College office (room G103) to sign one out.
Student Kitchen
If it is your first time reserving the Trumbull Kitchen, please follow the instructions further down this page for submitting an initial request. If you have reserved the Trumbull Kitchen before, please fill out this form with the day and time you would like to reserve the kitchen and the kitchen aides will email you with instructions for getting the key: https://forms.gle/Rmp8tV6s26cf9sxa6. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the kitchen aides: abby.mintz@yale.edu and abby.leonard@yale.edu.
Student Kitchen: It’s a true transformation from our little closet of old to the big, beautiful space we’re about to move into. Bon appétit! If you have questions about using the student kitchen contact the Trumbull Office or the Student Kitchen Aide.
Succeeding Kitchen Requests: If you have reserved the Trumbull Kitchen before, please fill out this form with the day and time you would like to reserve the kitchen and the kitchen aides will email you with instructions for getting the key: https://forms.gle/Rmp8tV6s26cf9sxa6. (Please copy and paste link if necessary.) If you have any questions or concerns, please email a Student Kitchen Aide!
CLEANING UP: When using the kitchen, you are expected to clean up, wash your dishes and put things back where they belong. There is also a broom and mop so you can clean the floor. Remove trash and reline trash can. Take trash to dumpster outside, do not use Buttery trash cans.
Computer Clusters
Computer Clusters: Need a computer? No problem: head upstairs to one of Trumbull’s two computer clusters. We’ve also added a two-monitor state-of-the-art AV editing station; make your own movies and become famous!
