Syllabus/Academic Life
The name of the main online portal you use at Trinity to track your class registration, view schedules, and handle your student profile.
What is Workday?
The official agreement that must be completed by you and your suitemates during the first week to establish boundaries for noise, cleanliness, and guests.
What is the Roommate/Suitemate Agreement?
During business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 am-6 pm), you go to this place if you are locked out of your residential space.
What is the Witt Reception Center Front Desk?
The weekly events that happen in Coates Student Center, where you can win free prizes and engage in interactive, student-led health and stress-relief education.
What is Wellness Wednesdays? (Bonus points if you mention the Peer Health Educators who run them!)
True or False: If you realize a class isn't a good fit, you can drop it without any penalty on your transcript during the official Add/Drop period.
What is True? The Trinity Academic Calendar includes a specific Add/Drop period at the beginning of each semester.
The frequency at which Trinity’s housekeeping staff enters your suite to clean your shared bathroom.
What is Bi-weekly (Every two weeks)? Residents are responsible for keeping it tidy in between!
True or False: If you are struggling with stress, anxiety, or homesickness, Trinity offers free, confidential counseling services on campus.
What is True? Students can access free therapy through Trinity Counseling Services or 24/7 support via TigerCare Live.
Every Wednesday from 3:33 p.m. to 4:33 p.m., the Coates University Center hosts a popular gathering where students enjoy free nachos and aguas frescas.
Nacho Hour
This office coordinates New Student Orientation, but it also provides crucial support for the Trinity Diversity Connection (TDC).
What is Student Inclusion & Belonging Office?
The designated weekly hours are when Trinity professors sit in their offices specifically to answer your questions.
What are Office Hours?
If you have an issue with your roommate/suitemate, you should do what first?
What is Talk to them directly and politely? Direct communication is step one.
If you catch a cold, need an immunization, or want to see a nurse practitioner, you can come to this place on campus.
What are Health Services? They are located on the first floor of Myrtle Hall.
The name of the organization that does the trap and release of the cats on campus.
Bonus Question (How many cats are there?)
What are the Trinicats? (Remember, do not bring them inside your residence)
15-16 cats
True or False: You must identify as a Presbyterian Christian to seek pastoral counseling or apply for the student leader Fellowships at the campus chapel.
What is False? The Chapel & Spiritual Life (CSL) Office and Chaplain Alex Serna-Wallender serve students of all faiths, spiritual backgrounds, and non-religious identities. They even host Interfaith Pilgrimages across San Antonio.
The area you should visit if you need free peer tutoring, help drafting an essay, or preparation for a big public speaking assignment
What is the Tiger Learning Commons (Located in the Coates Library)?
The maximum number of consecutive nights a guest is allowed to stay in your room under the Residential Life policy.
What are two consecutive nights? (always remember you should check with your suites comfortability before having guests over.
This common household substance should never be poured down the sink drain to avoid a massive plumbing clog and a fine.
What is cooking grease/oil? It solidifies inside the pipes. Pour it into an empty can, let it cool, and throw it in the trash.
The closest free washing machines, if you live in Herndon or Beze Hall and need to do laundry, are located here.
What is Beze Underground?
If you run into an unexpected crisis and need assistance and guidance, or if a professor needs to be officially notified about a family emergency that will cause you to miss classes, this office can help!
What is The Dean of Students Office (Located in Coates Student Center, Suite 222).
This office is dedicated to guaranteeing that students with disabilities have equitable access to all aspects of Trinity’s campus by providing them with reasonable accommodations.
What is Student Accessibility Services?
True or False: University furniture is allowed to be removed from its assigned location.
What is False? University furniture may not be moved from its assigned location (e.g. public spaces, residence hall rooms/units). Fines may be assessed for each piece of furniture or other University property moved without permission. Students are jointly (with other residents of their assigned building) responsible for the care of public areas, furniture, and equipment.
You should do this before AND after running the dryer in the laundry facilities.
Check and empty the lint trap. Failure to do so could result in a fire.
These First-Year Neighborhood buildings feature an accessible roof patio equipped with outdoor furniture.
What is Witt Winn & McLean?
This 24/7 confidential resource is available to all Trinity students experiencing an immediate emotional or psychological mental health crisis.
What is The 24/7 Counseling Careline (at 1-855-850-4301)?