Author Archives: Andrea Herrmann

Trinity’s New Chief Volunteer: Chancellor Brian Lawson

Trinity’s New Chief Volunteer: Chancellor Brian Lawson

On September 6, 2023, Brian Lawson ’82 was installed as Trinity’s 13th Chancellor at the College’s annual Matriculation ceremony. While his appointment was announced in April 2023, for most in the Trinity community Brian and his wife Joannah Lawson (MIR ’89, U of T) were already familiar as active volunteers and supporters of the College.…Continue Reading

Meet the new Trinity Student Leaders

          These members of the Trinity community will be a vital link for students in the coming year. Here’s a little more about our committed leaders, in their own words. Head of College 1   Bhavnoor Pannu        I am Bhavnoor Kaur Pannu (a.k.a Noor) and I’m super excited to serve as…Continue Reading

Larisa Galadza: War Zone Ambassador

Larisa Galadza ’94: War Zone Ambassador Larisa Galadza ’94 was Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine from 2019-2023. She is the first Canadian ambassador to serve in an active war zone since the Second World War. Following the completion of her post in Ukraine in August, she reflected on her life-changing experiences and shared some memories of…Continue Reading

Class Notes September 2023

NEWS ALEXANDER ADOLPHE ’22  competed at the World Dragon Boat Championships 2023 in Pattaya, Thailand in August as a member of the Canadian National Team. Across the seven events in which he competed, Alexander won six gold medals and one silver medal. The Canadian National Team won the Nations Cup. Congratulations!   KELLY BAXTER GOLDING ’92…Continue Reading

Book It! September 2023

CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT ’96 Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada reveals how globalization and technology have spun an extensive web of clandestine processes that disguises how financial criminals operate, the channels they use, and how they suborn banks and institutions. Co-edited by Jamie Ferrill, the book brings together contributors from the public and private sectors to identify…Continue Reading

Book It! June 2023

SAMANTHA MAJIC ’01 Celebrities in the United States have drawn significant attention and resources to the complex issue of human trafficking—a subject of feminist concern—and they are often criticized for promoting sensationalized and simplistic understandings of the issue. In this comprehensive analysis of celebrities’ anti-trafficking activism, however, Samantha Majic finds that this phenomenon is more…Continue Reading

Kenneth Oppel ’89 answers The Trinity Questionnaire

Kenneth Oppel ’89 wrote his first novel at age 14. He wrote his second novel, The Live-Forever Machine, for a creative writing course while he was studying English and Cinema Studies at Trinity College. Oppel also wrote book reviews for The Varsity, was assistant editor of The Trinity University Review, and made movies as part…Continue Reading