Student Spotlights

Angie Castro ‘22 was so sure Trinity was the right place for her to pursue a degree in music that she showed up to her transfer admissions orientation without having visited first.

For Alyssa Busker ’24, Trinity is a family tradition. “I heard about Trinity a lot growing up because my grandma was a part of the first graduating class,” said Busker.

Graphic design major Yuri Coleman ‘24 came to Trinity because of the College’s size and opportunities that such a close-knit community offers.

Bolu Jegede ’23 loved her Foundations philosophy course so much, she not only got up early every day to attend class—she ended up switching her major to philosophy.  

Mike Hay chose Trinity for three primary reasons. First, the College’s campus is close to his hometown of Villa Park, Ill., Second, Trinity has an outstanding education program. And third, he would be able to play volleyball for the Trolls. 

Selah Hopkins knew God wanted her to be at Trinity from the moment she stepped on campus. ‘The sense of family and community was overwhelming and really helped seal my decisions, as well as how comfortable the soccer team and Coach Josh [Lenarz] made me feel right from my first visit.”

Kendra Henry originally considered majoring in nursing at Trinity decided a social work degree would be a better fit and allow her to help people in a different way. A member of the Navajo community, she wants to work with Native American youth on mental health issues once she graduates and earns her master’s degree.

Lily Ruckman ’22 didn’t initially plan to come to Trinity. A native of Peotone, Ill., she thought she wanted to attend a college farther from home. And she wasn’t sure about following in the footsteps of her older sister, a 2013 grad.  However, after touring Trinity, she knew it was the place for her.

Ten years after first starting the Adult Undergraduate Program at Trinity, Karen Moran ‘21 will be graduating with her degree in business management. While she temporarily put her college career on hold to take care of her family and work full time, she has persevered and fulfilled her goal of earning a bachelor’s degree.  

Despite a full schedule with a busy family life and a job as senior project manager for facilities planning design and construction at University of Chicago Medicine, Michael Parr ’21 began to explore options for finishing up his Bachelor’s degree.

Nino Carrico, a native of Cabo Frio, Brazil, is majoring in Digital Design and minoring in Communication Arts.

A native of Schererville, Ind., Hannah Last ’23 is majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in Special Education.

A Human Resource Management major who is minoring in Math and Computer Science, Karen Jegadish ’23 is a member of Trinity’s Student Government Association and a student mentor in the Thrive program.

Caleb Driggers knew that Trinity was the place for him, between the community and the Christian atmosphere on campus.

Casey, who is part of the women’s basketball team, is an exercise science major.

Men’s cross country runner Andrew Dobrescu tries to live through his faith each day, and he’s grown in that during his time at Trinity.

Ally, who is from Mequon, Wis., is majoring in English and Communications Arts with a Theatre focus.

A native of Fremont, Mich., Erin Davis is a history education major and a Thrive mentor.

Raeann Fopma, a native of Sully, Iowa, is triple-majoring in graphic design, English, and special education.