Trinity College has a relationship with Hartford, Connecticut that is currently dictated by the college and lacks communication and stability. The presentation proposes that the relationship should be mutually beneficial with ongoing conversation rather than contestation. Key findings involved defining the functions of a city and college through academic sources and interviews with community partners that provided examples of the current issues like dictation, lack of communication and instability. The presentation concludes with proposing a website to explain the design for improving the relationship between Trinity College and the city of Hartford.

1. Trinity College & Hartford, CT
Nate Cyr
AMST 409 – Digital Image of the City
Final Project Presentation
December 12, 2016

2. Overview
•Trinity/Hartford Relationship
•Key Findings & Research
•Design & Explanation - Website

3. Current Relationship & Vision
What it is:
• Dictated by College
• Lack of communication
• Instability
What it should be:
• Mutually beneficial
• Conversation, not contestation
• Persistent

4. Key Findings
Defining functions of “City” and “College”
• “Varsity Letters: Documenting Modern Colleges & Universities”
Helen Willa Samuels
• “City as archive: a dialogue between theory and practice”
(Michael Sheringham and Richard Wentworth)

5. Key Findings
Examples: dictation by College, lack of communication, instability
• Interview with community partner Jennifer Cassidy
• Interview with community partner Laura Thompson

7. Conclusion
•Trinity/Hartford Relationship
•Key Findings & Research
•Design & Explanation - Website

8. Thank you all for your contributions!
Questions?