Trinity University history

1872: Trustees sell the “College Hill” campus to the City of Hartford as the site for a new State Capitol.

1876: The student body grows to nearly 100, a size rarely exceeded until the 20th century.

Formed in 1900, the Tehuacana Warriors were the University's first intercollegiate football team.

Believing that the school needed the support of a larger community, the university moved in 1902 to Waxahachie, Texas.

But in 1916, after the Detroit Tigers chose Waxahachie as their location for spring training, the "Tigers" moniker stuck.

The Stock Market Crash of 1929, however, severely hindered the university's growth.

On December 8, 1941, Trinity accepted an invitation from the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to establish a strong Protestant institution of higher learning in the Alamo City.

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.

On May 13, 1952, Trinity moved for the final time to its Skyline Campus in San Antonio.

1969: Trinity votes to admit women as undergraduates for the first time.

"Man's Evolving Images," the largest montage mural in the world, was completed in 1983 after four years of manual work.

In 1985, the University made it mandatory for all first-year students to live in residence halls on campus.

Halls on the east side of campus became known as the "first-year quad." By 1992, the residency requirement had been extended to sophomores and juniors.

The "Campaign for Trinity University", which launched in September 2005, sought to raise US$200 million for a variety of purposes.

The play, dubbed the "Mississippi Miracle," was named the Pontiac Game-Changing Performance of the Year for the 2007 NCAA football season and the No.

2008: Renovation of The Long Walk is completed, preserving the historic and architectural integrity of the three buildings (Seabury, Jarvis, and Northam Towers) while outfitting the classrooms, faculty offices, and student suite-style rooms with modern, state-of-the-art amenities.

At its conclusion on September 25, 2009, the campaign raised $205.9 million, surpassing the original goal.

2014: Joanne Berger Sweeney becomes the 22nd president of Trinity College, marking many firsts: she is the first woman, first African American, and first neuroscientist to become president of the college.