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58-707: Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas , the son of Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University . In 1959, he co-wrote the book The IN and OUT Book with Harvey Schmidt , published by The Viking Press. He was the art director at Esquire in the early 1960s. Benton won the Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Best Original Screenplay for Places in

116-552: A Renaissance fair theme park , is located southwest of the town. It opens annually during April and May, and has been in operation since 1981. The city's annual Gingerbread Trail Festival features tours of many of the Gingerbread homes . Bethlehem Revisited, a re-enactment of the birth of Jesus , occurs behind Central Presbyterian Church in early December. The Texas Country Reporter Festival (hosted by Bob Phillips) features artists, craftsmen, music, and food from all over

174-487: 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 ,

232-601: 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

290-553: 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

348-415: A planned ring circumference of 54.1 miles (87.1 km). Seventeen shafts were sunk and 14.6 miles (23.5 km) of tunnel were bored before the project was cancelled by Congress in 1993. In 2020, County Judge Todd Little came into the national spotlight when the county's only elected African American, Constable Curtis Polk, Jr., protested having his office located in the basement of the courthouse next to

406-486: 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

464-473: A range of extracurricular activities to its students, including football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, concert and marching band, drama, choir, drill team, and dozens of academic teams and clubs. The football program made the playoffs every year from 1989 to 2010. Waxahachie Global High School , an ECHS T-STEM school emphasizing instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in

522-415: 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

580-632: 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

638-533: A segregation-era sign that read "Negroes". The controversy was resolved amicably when Little worked with Polk to relocate him to another office. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification , Waxahachie has a humid subtropical climate , Cfa on climate maps. As of the 2020 United States census , 41,140 people, 12,522 households, and 9,073 families resided in

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696-764: A small-learning-community environment, opened on August 27, 2007. The city limits of Waxahachie extend into the Ferris , Midlothian , and Red Oak ISDs. In addition to the district schools, Life School , a public charter-school system, operates a 7–12 grade campus. On April 15, 2014, Life School broke ground on a new high school in Waxahachie, planned to accommodate about 1,000 9th–12th graders. The several private schools include Waxahachie Preparatory Academy (K-12), First Christian Day School (through 8th grade), and St. Joseph Catholic School (through 8th grade). Two postsecondary educational institutions have campuses in

754-602: 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

812-641: Is currently represented by Republican Jake Ellzey . The United States Postal Service operates the Waxahachie Post Office. Almost all of Waxahachie is served by the Waxahachie Independent School District (WISD), which currently has eight elementary campuses, three middle-school campuses, and two high schools. WISD offers advanced-placement and dual-credit courses, and varied career and technology courses. Waxahachie High School , classified as 6A, offers

870-725: Is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Brian Birdwell , District 22, and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Brian Harrison, District 10. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Waxahachie District Parole Office in Sherman. At the federal level, the two U.S. senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz ; since 2003, Waxahachie has been part of Texas's 6th congressional district , which

928-591: Is today the Farmer Administration Building of Southwestern Assemblies of God University . Trinity's present-day location is San Antonio . The town is the namesake of the former United States Naval Ship Waxahachie (YTB-814) . In 1988, the area around Waxahachie was chosen as the site for the Superconducting Super Collider , which was to be the world's largest and most energetic particle accelerator , with

986-491: 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

1044-643: 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

1102-560: 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

1160-670: 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

1218-559: 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

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1276-574: 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

1334-734: 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

1392-624: 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

1450-466: The Heart (1984). Benton garnered three additional Oscar nominations: two for Best Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Late Show (1977), and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool (1994). He also directed Twilight (1998) and Feast of Love (2007), and co-wrote the screenplays for Superman (1978) and The Ice Harvest (2005). In 2006, he appeared in

1508-826: The Lone Star State – much of it featured on the TV show over the years. Waxahachie is locally known for its elaborate Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse . The town also features many examples of Victorian architecture and Gingerbread-style homes, several of which have been converted into bed and breakfast inns. The Ellis County Art Association hosts ART on the Square (Cultural Attractions- Events and Facilities; 113 West Franklin Street). Parks in Waxahachie include Spring Park, Getzendaner Memorial Park, Richards Park, Chapman Park, and Brown-Singleton Park. Getzendaner Park features

1566-569: The Muscogee compound word wakvhvce from the Muscogee words wakv (meaning "cow" derived from the Spanish vaca ) and the Muscogee word hvcce (meaning "river" or "creek"). Waxahachie was founded in August 1850 as the seat of the newly established Ellis County on a tract of land donated by early settler Emory W. Rogers, a native of Lawrence County, Alabama , who migrated to Texas in 1839. It

1624-618: 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

1682-646: 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

1740-725: 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

1798-437: 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

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1856-743: 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

1914-634: The city of Waxahachie: Navarro College , a community college based in Corsicana, Texas , and Nelson University , a private, four-year university affiliated with the Assemblies of God , which offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees. The first newspaper in Waxahachie, the now-defunct Waxahachie Argus , was established in 1870. The Waxahachie Daily Light has served the town since 1891. Additionally, 47 radio stations are within close listening range of Waxahachie. KBEC radio has served

1972-520: 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,

2030-589: The city. Employment opportunities in the city are highly oriented toward industry. Owens Corning , Georgia-Pacific , International Paper , James Hardie Industries , Berry Global , Americase, Cardinal Glass, Magnablend, and Dart Container are located within a few miles of each other. Nonindustrial employers include Baylor Scott & White Health, Waxahachie Independent School District, Walgreen Distribution Center, Walmart, HEB Grocery, Navarro College, and Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The Scarborough Renaissance Festival (also called Scarborough Faire),

2088-515: The community and surrounding area since 1955. Both Altus Emergency Center and Baylor Scott & White Health at Waxahachie provide emergency services locally, as does Ennis Regional Medical Center, about 14 miles away in Ennis. Between 2003 and 2010, Waxahachie's healthcare industry added 555 jobs, making it the city's fourth-largest employment sector. Additionally, the long-running television series Walker, Texas Ranger , starring Chuck Norris ,

2146-563: 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

2204-470: 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

2262-521: The documentary film Wanderlust . He married artist Sallie Rendig in 1964. Producer Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards Directors Guild of America Berlin International Film Festival Other awards Waxahachie, Texas Waxahachie ( / ˌ w ɒ k s ə ˈ h æ tʃ i / WOK -sə- HATCH -ee ) is the county seat of Ellis County, Texas , United States. Its population

2320-476: 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,

2378-730: 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

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2436-503: The historic Chautauqua Auditorium , built in 1902. Lake Waxahachie features a range of camping and fishing areas. The city of Waxahachie is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions. Waxahachie

2494-653: 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,

2552-682: The name means "cow" or "buffalo" in an unspecified Native American language. One possible Native American origin is the Alabama language , originally spoken in the area of Alabama around Waxahatchee Creek by the Alabama-Coushatta people, who had migrated by the 1850s to eastern Texas. In the Alabama language, waakasi hachi means "calf's tail" (the Alabama word waaka being a loan from Spanish vaca ). A Waxahatchee Creek near present-day Shelby, Alabama , suggests that Waxahachie shares

2610-592: The new university. Believing that the school needed the support of a larger community, 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,

2668-543: 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,

2726-597: The remnants of three small Cumberland Presbyterian colleges that had lost significant enrollment during 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

2784-740: The same name etymology. Many place names in Texas and Oklahoma have their origins in the Southeastern United States, largely due to forced removal of various southeastern Indian tribes. The area in central Alabama that includes Waxahatchee Creek was for hundreds of years the home of the Upper Creek moiety of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Again, this would suggest a Muscogee Creek-language origin of Waxahachie. "Waxahachie", therefore, may be an anglicized pronunciation of

2842-464: 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,

2900-921: 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,

2958-399: 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

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3016-405: Was 41,140 in 2020. The city was founded in 1850, and incorporated in 1871. Much of the employment is provided by a number of industries and by educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools, a community college and a private university. In the mid-1980s, the city became a filming location for a number of movies and occasional episodes of television series. Some sources state that

3074-479: Was filmed in Waxahachie on occasion. Some scenes in Prison Break were filmed in Waxahachie. Scenes from Bonnie and Clyde (1967) were also shot here. In 2018, an animated short film from Crypt TV titled Dark Vessel featured the town as its 1977-based setting. In 2021, Miranda Lambert , Jon Randall and Jack Ingram released a song named for the city on their acoustic album The Marfa Tapes . It

3132-428: Was incorporated on April 28, 1871, and in 1875, the state legislature granted investors the right to operate a rail line from Waxahachie Tap Railroad to Garrett, Texas , which greatly increased the population of Waxahachie. From 1902 to 1942, Waxahachie was the second home of Trinity University , which was a Presbyterian-affiliated institution founded in 1869. Then-Trinity's main administration and classroom building

3190-515: 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

3248-403: 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

3306-855: Was later recorded again with full production for inclusion on Lambert's solo album Palomino in 2022. Sabinas in Coahuila, Mexico , has been proposed as Waxahachie's sister city . Sabinas is located about 70 miles (110 km) south of Eagle Pass, Texas . Trinity University (Texas) Trinity University 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

3364-421: 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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