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65-556: Division 2: Southwestern & Sam Houston State (Tied at 5 Titles) The Lone Star Alliance ( LSA ) is a lacrosse -only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The conference incorporates teams in Texas , Oklahoma , Louisiana , Arkansas , Kansas , Missouri , and Nebraska and is divided into three divisions, Division I, Division II, and Division III. Seven institutions currently make up
130-467: A 2012 update to that book. Southwestern University is located in Georgetown, Texas , about 30 miles (50 km) north of Austin . The campus comprises 700 acres (2.8 km²) mostly located north of University Avenue , although the eastern portion of these lands remains largely undeveloped. The main campus is organized around a central academic mall formed by a semi-circular grassy area bounded by
195-487: A 300,000 square-foot science facility. The complex, certified LEED Gold, features a rooftop observatory, a living "green" roof and rooftop greenhouse, and an open-air innovation and design studio. The new building helped Trinity earn a top-five ranking in the Princeton Review for best science lab facilities. The Margarite B. Parker Chapel seats six hundred and is known for its large Hofmann-Ballard pipe organ ,
260-601: A 9:1 student/faculty ratio. The full-time faculty numbers 423, 98% of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field. About 47% of the student body has studied abroad in over 35 countries. Its most popular undergraduate majors, based on 2022-23 graduates, were: 39% of students attend graduate school immediately after earning their bachelor's, and 75% of all students attend within five years of graduation. Trinity's 2,582 undergraduate students come from 47 U.S. states and 58 countries. Students of color account for 38.9 percent of undergraduate students. 72 percent of
325-593: A chapter of Phi Beta Kappa , a chapter of Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta), and the founding chapter of the Alpha Chi honor society. The national co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega also has a chapter. Several groups on campus participate in social activism and awareness on campus and in the Austin area, including College Democrats, Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge (SEAK), Latinos Unidos, EBONY, and Amnesty International . Religious groups on campus include
390-553: A majority of enrollments coming from undergraduate students. The full-time, four-year undergraduate program is classified as "more selective, lower transfer-in" and has an arts and sciences focus with some graduate student coexistence. Trinity is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society . Full-time undergraduate tuition is $ 53,676 for
455-551: A pedestrian walkway and academic buildings. Residence halls and on-campus apartments are located to the east and northwest of the academic mall. Sports fields, support facilities, and parking are on the periphery of the main campus. The Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen Building (formerly called the Administration Building) was built in 1898 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and is listed on
520-486: A private, independent university with a self-perpetuating board of trustees. The campus continues to be a "historically connected" member of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities . Trinity's growth continued under Ronald Calgaard, who followed Laurie's successor, Duncan Wimpress. Under Calgaard, the university implemented a number of changes to raise its profile. For example, Trinity transformed into
585-630: A proposed state university in Austin , the University of Texas , the Texas Legislature instead granted a charter in 1875 under the name Southwestern University as a continuation of the charters for Rutersville, Wesleyan, McKenzie, and Soule. The institution considers its founding date to be 1840 when Rutersville College opened. Southwestern thus claims to be the oldest university in Texas and
650-415: A residential undergraduate school, requiring all freshmen to live on campus and cutting the number of master's programs offered from more than 20 to four. Also, Trinity decreased its student population from about 3,300 to 3,000 (and eventually to 2,700), increased merit scholarships, increased the focus on national student recruitment, and began scheduling a strong series of speakers and cultural events open to
715-632: A school of Trinity's size, also houses over 200,000 volumes of government documents, over 1.3 million microforms, over 65,000 media items, and maintains 2,400 periodical subscriptions and access to over 20,000 electronic periodicals. The library's annual acquisition budget is over US$ 1.8 million. In 2006, the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center, consisting of the Jim and Janet Dicke Art Building, the Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building, and
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#1732786618364780-681: A varsity team in 2014. The women's team won a division championships in 2007. In addition to lacrosse, Southwestern has a nationally ranked handball team that won the Division II National Collegiate Championship in 2007. In September 2016, Southwestern's volleyball team moved up to 3rd place in the AVCA coaches poll as well. Southwestern reinstated football in 2013 after a 62-year hiatus. The institution previously fielded football teams from 1908 to 1951, reaching national prominence during World War II when
845-573: Is a private liberal arts college in San Antonio, Texas . Founded in 1869, its student body consists of about 2,600 undergraduate and 200 graduate students. Trinity offers 49 majors and 61 minors among six degree programs, and has an endowment of $ 1.725 billion. Cumberland Presbyterians founded Trinity in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas , from the remnants of three small Cumberland Presbyterian colleges that had lost significant enrollment during
910-602: Is a member of the Presidents' Climate Commitment and is actively working toward carbon neutrality . Miller Residence Hall, home to first-year students at Trinity University, was renovated and updated in 2010, earning gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in the process. In addition, Calvert Hall, the Thomas-Lightner complex, and The Center for
975-964: Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Association of Schools of Music and historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church . The institution is a member of the Annapolis Group , the Associated Colleges of the South , the Council of Independent Colleges , and is a signatory of the Talloires Declaration . Prior to assuming its current form, charters had been granted by
1040-688: Is also a member of Southwestern’s umbrella organization the Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice. The Megaphone , established in 1907, is the official student newspaper of Southwestern University. Published online and biweekly in print, the newspaper focuses on the campus community, including sections on news, features, opinions/editorials, culture, and sports. Throughout its history, the Megaphone has changed formats several times, alternating between broadsheets and tabloid paper. The newspaper publishes an April Fool's Day edition every spring under
1105-862: Is an online radio station broadcasting music and student commentary in hour-long programming blocks. Southwestern is a member of the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) and an affiliate member of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) for football, with all other sports moving to SAA in 2025. Southwestern competes in 20 varsity sports, including football, basketball, cross country, track & field, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, lacrosse, men's baseball, women's volleyball and women's softball. Intramural sports on campus include handball, rock climbing, and ultimate frisbee. The school mascot
1170-566: Is the pirate . The men's lacrosse team became a varsity sport in 2009 after offering lacrosse as a club sport for 25 years. The men's lacrosse team won the Lonestar Alliance Division II Championship for four consecutive years prior to becoming a varsity sport. The women's team is currently non-varsity and is affiliated with the Texas Women's Lacrosse League, although the university plans to field
1235-491: The New York Times reported that Trinity had discontinued campus Greek organizations right to pledge new members as a result of being in violation of the university's alcohol use policy. In 2012, two fraternities and two sororities had their charters temporarily revoked for hazing violations. These violations were said to have taken place over many years. Trinity's radio station, KRTU-FM , broadcasts jazz during
1300-644: The Civil War : Chapel Hill College (founded 1849), Ewing College (founded 1848), and Larissa College (founded 1855). John Boyd , who had served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1845 and in the Texas Senate from 1862 to 1863, donated 1,100 acres of land and financial assistance to establish the new university. Believing that the school needed the support of a larger community,
1365-589: The Cody Memorial Library and was built as part of a WPA project. It was expanded in 1966 and again in 1989, receiving the new name as a result of the second expansion. In addition to books and periodicals, the library houses a film and audio collection, 24-hour computer lab, maps, sheet music, and special collections for Texas history and culture, John Tower , J. Frank Dobie , Jessie Daniel Ames , Herman Melville , Aaron Burr , Edward Blake , Thomas Bewick , and Australia. The Lois Perkins Chapel
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#17327866183641430-643: The James A. and Leta M. Chapman Charitable Trust of Tulsa, Oklahoma . The stronger endowment allowed Trinity to construct a new, modern campus on its "University on the Hill" location and to increase the quality and range of its faculty while maintaining a high faculty to student ratio. In 1969, Trinity entered into a covenant agreement with the regional synod of the Presbyterian Church (USA) that affirmed historical connections, but transformed Trinity into
1495-560: The NCAA Collegiate National championship in 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, and 1976. As recently as 2000, the men's and women's programs each won NCAA Division III National Championships. In the 2007 Trinity v. Millsaps football game on October 27, 2007, trailing by two points with two seconds left, the Tigers used 15 laterals covering 60 yards for a touchdown to give Trinity the win as time expired. The unlikely play
1560-599: The NCAA 's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The school mascot is LeeRoy, a Bengal tiger . In the 1950s, LeeRoy was an actual tiger who was brought to sporting events, but today LeeRoy is portrayed by a student wearing a tiger suit. Trinity fields strong teams, evidenced by its finishes in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Learfield Directors' Cup, which recognizes
1625-743: The National Register of Historic Places . It is named in honor of Hugh Roy Cullen and his wife. Mood-Bridwell Hall , originally a men's dormitory , was completed in 1908 and currently houses classrooms, faculty offices, a computer lab, the Debbie Ellis Writing Center, and an indoor atrium . Mood-Bridwell is included in the Cullen Building's listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The A. Frank Smith Library Center opened in 1939 as
1690-488: The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed Trinity's accreditation status on probation in 1936, jeopardizing its future. Once again, its leaders began to consider relocation to a larger community to improve the university's viability. Meanwhile, in 1942, the Methodist -affiliated University of San Antonio was failing. San Antonio community leaders, who wished to maintain a Protestant -affiliated college in
1755-691: The Texas Legislature (Texas Congress 1836–1845) to establish four educational institutions: Rutersville College of Rutersville, Texas , Wesleyan College of San Augustine, Texas , McKenzie College of Clarksville, Texas , and Soule University of Chappell Hill, Texas . In 1870, a charter was granted to a new institution, known as Texas University , that would be a union of these four previously-independent institutions. This new university would open its doors in Georgetown three years later in 1873. Intending to reserve that name for
1820-551: The 2013–2014 academic year, total student enrollment was at 1,536, with a gender distribution of about 60 percent female and 40 percent male. Of the entering first-year students in Fall 2013, 37 percent were in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class with an average SAT score of 1166 (writing section not included). The majority of students come from Texas (89 percent); the remaining 11 percent come from 23 other states and 6 countries. Minority students constitute 33 percent of
1885-574: The 2024–25 academic year; room and board are an additional $ 14,750. Trinity offers 47 majors and 59 minors in the traditional liberal arts , business, sciences , fine arts , and engineering , and graduate programs in accounting , teaching , school psychology , school administration , and health care administration and is the only university in San Antonio to offer a minor in creative writing . Trinity stresses close interaction between students and faculty members across all disciplines, with
1950-542: The 700-seat Alma Thomas Theater, the smaller Jones Theater, the Caldwell-Carvey Foyer, numerous practice rooms, art studios, a black box theater, and an instrumental rehearsal hall. The Wilhelmina Cullen Admission Center opened in 2009, moving the admissions office out of the Roy and Lillie Cullen Building. It is Southwestern's first "green" building and was designed to receive Gold LEED certification. Some of
2015-734: The College Tennis Courts were named after him. Under the tutelage of Coach Clarence Mabry, Trinity Player Chuck McKinley won the Wimbledon Singles Championship in 1963 and was rated the #1 men's Singles Player in the World. With partner Dennis Ralston , McKinley won the US Men's Doubles Championship in 1961, 1963, and 1964. McKinley and Ralston also played all of the matches while winning the Davis Cup for
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2080-624: The English Department, and the Religion Department. The building is 3 stories with 40,000 square feet, 6 classrooms, and 1 lecture hall. It was designed by the San Antonio architectural firm Lake Flato Architects using a mass-timber structural system also known as Engineered wood . As defined by the Carnegie Foundation 's classification, Trinity University is a small, highly residential university with
2145-587: The LSA Division II. All of the LSA DI members are members of NCAA Division I . Currently the LSA DI league includes two Big 12 members, three SEC members, one Sun Belt Conference member, and one American Athletic Conference member. Ten institutions currently make up the LSA Division III. The league comprises members of various NCAA collegiate athletic conferences. Note: From 1976 to 1990
2210-596: The LSA was known as the SWLA (South Western Lacrosse Association) Southwestern University Southwestern University ( Southwestern or SU ) is a private liberal arts college in Georgetown, Texas . Formed in 1873 from a revival of collegiate charters granted in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest college or university in Texas. Southwestern offers 40 bachelor's degrees in the arts, sciences, fine arts, and music as well as interdisciplinary and pre-professional programs. It
2275-618: The Ruth Taylor Recital Hall was substantially renovated under the guidance of Kell Muñoz Architects, providing 20,000 additional square feet of space. The building subsequently won a merit award for design from the City of San Antonio in 2008. The Center for Sciences and Innovation (CSI), completed in 2014, modernized the university's science, engineering, and laboratory facilities and helped ease collaboration across disciplines. Renovations to connect existing buildings allow for
2340-646: The Sciences and Innovation have been registered with the Green Building Council's LEED program and are awaiting certification. The 166-foot (51 m) tall Murchison Tower is the most dominant landmark on the campus, designed, as many other buildings on campus, by O'Neil Ford, who also designed San Antonio landmark the Tower of the Americas a few years later based on this design. It was previously
2405-466: The Student Congress, with each member elected to represent students living in residence halls, Greek houses, and at-large for students living off-campus. The Student Congress is headed by a president elected through popular vote. An independent organization, Student Foundation, serves as a liaison between students, faculty, alumni, and the administration. A panel of students and faculty maintain
2470-725: The US in 1963. All of these accomplishments occurred while McKinley was a Trinity undergraduate. In 1970, as a freshman at Trinity, Brian Gottfried won the USTA boys 18s Singles Championship, as well as the Doubles Championship with Alexander Mayer . In 1972 Trinity won the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship. The Tiger Captain that year, Dick Stockton , won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. The Women's Team won
2535-437: The board of trustees awarded him its Distinguished Service Award, Trinity's most prestigious honor. Dennis A. Ahlburg served as president from January 2010 to January 2015. During Ahlburg's presidency, Trinity developed and executed a strategic plan to shape the future of the university. Academically, Trinity refined its curriculum to further define a liberal arts education, developed an entrepreneurship program, and realigned
2600-572: The building's features include a bamboo floor in the lobby area, skylights in the center of the building, solar-powered sink faucets and reflective roof shingles. Southwestern plans to turn the area in the original Cullen Building formerly occupied by the Admission Office into a museum. The Admissions Center was named after Wilhelmina Cullen, the daughter of Roy and Lillie Cullen. There are over 90 student organizations on campus. The school hosts chapters of 16 academic honor societies, including
2665-743: The business program. Trinity also refocused its marketing to raise the university's national profile. Finally, under Ahlburg, Trinity built the Center for Sciences and Innovation, which modernized and combined science facilities to ease collaboration across disciplines. Danny J. Anderson, a Latin American literature scholar and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas , succeeded Ahlburg as president in May 2015, serving until May 31, 2022. During his tenure, improvements included
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2730-564: The campus bookstore, ballrooms , and student organization offices. It is named for billionaire entrepreneur and Southwestern alum Red McCombs . The Fayez Sarofim School of Fine Arts is housed in the Alma Thomas Fine Arts Building, originally built in 1956 on the former property of the Texas rancher Dudley Hiram Snyder , a Southwestern University benefactor. The Fine Arts Building (FAB) has been renovated multiple times, most recently in 1998 and 2008. The FAB houses
2795-520: The city, approached Trinity with a relocation offer. The university left Waxahachie and took over the campus and alumni of the University of San Antonio. (The old Waxahachie campus is currently home to Southwestern Assemblies of God University ). For the next decade, the Woodlawn campus, on the city's near-west side, was Trinity's home while it developed a permanent home. Lacking adequate facilities,
2860-563: The construction of Dicke Hall, home for Humanities studies; transformation of the Halsell Center into a modern learning environment, and creation of the Michael Neidorff School of Business, an AACSB -accredited undergraduate business school. The school was named a National Historic District during Anderson's tenure. Anderson also implemented several initiatives aimed at increasing the school's inclusivity, and by
2925-470: The day, and indie rock overnight. TigerTV serves as the campus TV station. In addition to movies, the channel broadcasts three main shows: Newswave, Studio 21, and the Not So Late Show. The Trinitonian has been the weekly campus newspaper for 103 years, and has a print circulation of 2,500. The Trinity Tigers is the nickname for the sports teams of Trinity University. They participate in
2990-476: The end of his term 40% of Trinity's student body came from underrepresented backgrounds. Vanessa Beasley, former vice provost for academic affairs, dean of residential faculty, and associate professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University was named Anderson's successor on May 31, 2022. She will be the first woman to lead Trinity and began her term at the beginning of the 2022–23 school year. Megan Mustain, provost and vice president for academic affairs,
3055-730: The highest point in San Antonio. The tower is now lit at night (excepting evenings when the lighting interferes with on-campus astronomical observances), a tradition begun on September 22, 2002, to commemorate Trinity's 60th anniversary in San Antonio. Laurie Auditorium seats 2,865 and hosts both campus and community events. The university has many lecture series, such as the high-profile Trinity Distinguished Lecture Series, Stieren Arts Enrichment Series, Nobel Economists Lecture Series, and Flora Cameron Lecture on Politics and Public Affairs. The 164,000-square-foot (15,200 m ) Elizabeth Huth Coates Library houses more than 1 million books and bound periodical volumes. The library, an advanced facility for
3120-667: The institution's honor code , replacing the Student Judiciary which previously adjudicated violations of the honor code. Southwestern hosts eight national social fraternities and sororities . All fraternities occupy houses on the western side of the campus. The sororities do not have dedicated housing, although they maintain chapter rooms in the Lord Caskey Center. Southwestern also has the Alpha Tau chapter of Kappa Delta Chi sorority. The Alpha Tau chapter
3185-551: The institution's participation in the Navy's V-12 College Training Program enlisted talented players from other schools. Southwestern was a founding member of the Southwest Conference and won the Sun Bowl in 1944 and 1945 . Southwestern University Women’s Soccer team won its first-ever SCAC Championship in 2019, defeating Trinity University on penalty kicks. 30°38′10″N 97°39′53″W / 30.63600°N 97.66480°W / 30.63600; -97.66480 Trinity University (Texas) Trinity University
3250-416: The largest pipe organ in South Texas, comprising 5 divisions, 102 stops , 112 ranks, and over 6,000 pipes. A state-of-the-art four-manual console was installed in summer 2007, with the aid of the university's Calvert Trust Fund. Non-denominational services are led by the campus chaplain Sunday evenings. In the Fall 2022, Trinity opened its latest building, Dicke Hall, which houses the Humanities Collective,
3315-411: The national Christian fraternity Kappa Upsilon Chi, Christian sorority Sigma Phi Lambda , Jewish Student Association, Muslims and Allies, and Buddhist Meditation Group. Other groups include Southwestern Breakaway , Mock Trial, Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC), Best Buddies, Cat Partners, Exercise is Medicine, Robotics Club, Business Club, and much more. Student government is primarily handled by
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#17327866183643380-486: The public. Calgaard's successor, John R. Brazil , focused on replacing outdated campus buildings and improving the school's financial resources. The "Campaign for Trinity University", which launched in September 2005, sought to raise US$ 200 million for a variety of purposes. At its conclusion on September 25, 2009, the campaign raised $ 205.9 million, surpassing the original goal. Brazil served as Trinity's president through January 2010. Upon announcement of his retirement,
3445-663: The role of president and CEO of St. David's Foundation. Southwestern trustee and former provost Dale T. Knobel assumed interim presidency of Southwestern until Laura Skandera Trombley began her term as president on July 1, 2020. The institution offers 40 majors and 36 minors divided between the Brown College of Arts, Garey School of Natural Sciences, and the Sarofim School of Fine Arts. In addition to traditional academic majors, Southwestern offers interdisciplinary , independent, and paired majors as well as pre-professional programs in Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Theology . Its most popular majors, based on 2021 graduates, were: In
3510-482: The school's main rivals. After World War II, Southwestern became a small liberal arts institution, discontinuing its post-graduate degrees, disbanding the football team, and rebuilding much of the campus with a massive capital campaign. The endowment rose substantially. Until 1965, no African-Americans were allowed to attend the institution. In 1965, Ernest Clark enrolled; he graduated in 1969. Former president Edward B. Burger stepped down in January 2020 and assumed
3575-507: The second oldest coeducational liberal arts college west of the Mississippi . Southwestern was a charter member of the Southwest Conference in 1915. Southern Methodist University was Southwestern's main rival for several decades in remembrance of an unsuccessful attempt to relocate Southwestern to Dallas which instead resulted in the establishment of SMU. When SMU's student population became much larger, students at Southwestern began considering Trinity University and Austin College to be
3640-407: The strength of athletic programs by division. Since the Directors' Cup inception in 1995, Trinity has finished in the top 10 on five occasions out of over 400 Division Ill programs; it finished 31st in 2017–18. Trinity has historically had a strong tennis program. In 1963, Al G. Hill Jr, grandson of oilman H L Hunt, entered as a Freshman Tennis Player. When he graduated in 1967 as Tiger Captain,
3705-424: The student body. The student to faculty ratio is 11:1, with an average class size of 15 students. Ninety-nine percent of the tenured or tenure-track faculty hold a doctorate or highest degree in their fields. Collaborative research and publication with students is common. Loren Pope , former education editor for The New York Times , included Southwestern in his 1996 book, Colleges That Change Lives , and in
3770-483: The title The Megaphool . Spyglass Literary Magazine is the student literary magazine . The magazine is the oldest publication on campus, established in 1882 as the Alamo and San Jacinto Monthly and renamed the Southwestern University Monthly in 1895, then the SU Literary Magazine , and finally The Spyglass in 2012. Currently published twice a year at the end of each semester, the magazine features student poetry, short stories, artwork, and photography. SU Radio
3835-825: The undergraduate student body is from Texas ; the next six states represented are California , Colorado , Louisiana , Arizona , and Missouri / Oregon . The admissions office received 12,505 applications for the class of 2028 and accepted 26%. Test scores for the enrolled class were 1360-1500 for the SAT and 31-34 for the ACT . Approximately 98 percent of the student body receives financial aid. Trinity hosts fourteen Greek organizations, seven fraternities and seven sororities. U.S. News & World Report estimates that 14% of men and 19% of women were members, or about 17% of total undergraduate enrollment. The current fraternities and sororities are as follows: Fraternities: Sororities: On occasion, fraternities and sororities have been mired in conflict at Trinity. In 1991,
3900-399: The university functioned by using military barracks and quonset huts to house students and to provide library and classroom space. In 1945, Trinity acquired a former limestone quarry for a new campus and hired Texas architect O'Neil Ford to design a master plan and many of the buildings. Construction began in 1950, and the current campus opened in 1952. When it moved, the campus
3965-421: The university moved in 1902 to Waxahachie, Texas . In 1906, the university, along with many Cumberland Presbyterian churches, affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church . The Stock Market Crash of 1929 , however, severely hindered the university's growth. Enrollment declined sharply, indebtedness and faculty attrition mounted, and trustees began using endowment funds to maintain daily operations. Consequently,
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#17327866183644030-399: Was built in 1950 and includes an Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ . Stained glass windows along the east and west sides depict Reformation leaders and Methodist leaders with seals for the educational institutions they were affiliated with. The McCombs Campus Center opened in 1998, replacing the Bishops' Memorial Student Union Building and University Commons. It includes dining facilities,
4095-432: Was interim president until then. Trinity overlooks downtown San Antonio and is adjacent to the Monte Vista Historic District and just south of the cities of Olmos Park and Alamo Heights . The 125-acre (0.5 km ) Skyline Campus, the university's fourth location, is noted for its distinctive red-brick architecture and well-maintained grounds, modeled after an Italian village, by late architect O'Neil Ford. Trinity
4160-403: Was largely undeveloped (one classroom building, one dorm, and a nearly empty library were the only completed buildings). Yet, under the leadership of James W. Laurie, the university's 14th president, Trinity took advantage of its new location in a rapidly growing major urban center to grow in academic stature. Laurie was responsible for drastically increasing Trinity's endowment, largely funded by
4225-421: Was named the top sports moment of the year by Time Magazine as well as the "Game Changing Performance of the Year" by Pontiac . In November 2015, Trinity and Austin College announced they would affiliate with the Southern Athletic Association for football in 2017. This alliance renews a relationship that ended when the SAA schools split from the SCAC. As a result, the SCAC will no longer offer football as
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