Recent News from Trine University

Recent News

Jordan, Cerasani join Trine board

The Trine University Board of Trustees voted to add two new members during its meeting on Friday, Oct. 1. Joe Jordan, a lifetime resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has served as president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne since 2009. Jorda...

Oct 11, 2021, 9:40am EDT

Retired Trine University faculty member and golf coach Bill SanGiacomo, left, was honored at the university’s annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Friday, Oct. 1. The golf laboratory in Ford Hall has been renamed the Bill SanGiacomo Teaching and Learning Center in his honor. At right is Trine University President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D. (Photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Trine inducts 4 into Athletics Hall of Fame, honors SanGiacomo

Trine University inducted four of its distinguished former athletes into its Athletics Hall of Fame during the annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Friday, Oct. 1. Prior to the induction, the university recognized former faculty memb...

Oct 7, 2021, 1:58pm EDT

Trine University students and other fans pack the stands at the university's first home football game of the fall on Sept. 11. Trine is experiencing record this fall, serving more than 5,400 students. (Photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Trine fall 2021 enrollment shatters record

Trine University is serving 5,467 students this fall, more than 200 above its previous enrollment record. "We are proud that an increasing number of students continue to choose Trine University as the pathway to their career and life goals," said Earl...

Oct 7, 2021, 12:44pm EDT

Carl Tilmann, center, a 1987 Trine University aeronautical engineering alumnus, receives the university's Outstanding Achievement Award from Trine University President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., left, and Rachel Troutman, president of the Trine University Alumni Association. (Photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Trine honors top alumni at Homecoming

Trine University honored three distinguished graduates with alumni awards during its annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Oct. 1. Ned Haylett of Sturgis, Michigan, a 1972 mechanical engineering alumnus, was honored with the Distingui...

Oct 5, 2021, 2:08pm EDT

Busse, left, receives the Pillar of Success Award from Trine University President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., during the university’s annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Friday, Oct. 1. (Photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Busse recognized as Trine University's Pillar of Success

Keith Busse, who rose from modest means to co-found one of the nation's largest steel producers, was honored with Trine University's Pillar of Success Award during the university's annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Friday, Oct. 1. ...

Oct 5, 2021, 10:02am EDT

Trine honors lieutenant governor as Woman of Distinction

Trine University honored Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch with its annual Woman of Distinction Award during the university's annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Friday, Oct. 1. Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine University president, an...

Oct 5, 2021, 9:57am EDT

Members of the Theta Phi Alpha sorority and Kappa Sigma fraternity stand with Trine University mascot Storm at the Thunderstruck Pep Rally on Friday, Oct. 1. Both organizations were honored with the university’s President’s Cup for the 2020-2021 school year. (Photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Theta Phi Alpha, Kappa Sigma win Trine's President's Cup

Trine University honored its top fraternity and sorority with the 2020-2021 Trine University President's Cup at the Thunderstruck Pep Rally on Friday, Oct. 1. The President's Cup is awarded to the most outstanding fraternity and sorority on campus bas...

Oct 5, 2021, 9:41am EDT

The Trine University Homecoming 2021 court: from left, Zakareya Yousef, Kelsey Taylor, Conner Johnson, Jessalyn Friederick, Kayleah Anderson, Aiden Benysh and Meghan McGonagle. Trine mascot Storm escorted Anderson in place of Brandon Murphy, who was unable to participate in the Thunderstruck Pep Rally.

McGonagle, Benysh named Trine Homecoming royalty

Trine University recognized its 2021 Homecoming court as well as its king and queen during the annual Thunderstruck Pep Rally, held at Zollner Football Stadium on Friday, Oct. 1. Meghan McGonagle of Frankfort, Illinois, was crowned Homecoming queen. A...

Oct 5, 2021, 9:31am EDT

The Trine University evGrand Prix team competed at Purdue University in mid-September. Standing, from left, are Daria Frame, Alex Walters, advisor Joe Thompson II, Brian Morris, Josh McCallum, and advisor John Liu, Ph.D. Bethany Blumer is seated in the kart.

Trine team competes in international electric go kart event

Automakers around the world are racing to design and produce more efficient, cost-effective electric vehicles. A group of Trine University students recently took part in a similar competition, designing an electric-powered go kart that went up against...

Oct 4, 2021, 10:22am EDT

Kole Elkins, a third-generation auto racer at Angola Motorsport Speedway and a mechanical engineering major at Trine University, finished fourth in the Late Model Sportsman points standings and third in the High Banks Triple Play points standings.

Trine student Elkins follows course of family's racing history

Stock car racing is in Kole Elkins' blood. His father, Fred, was the first person inducted into the Hall of Fame at Angola MotorSport Speedway, and his uncle John and grandfather Milburn are also members. The dream of a racing career passed from fath...

Oct 4, 2021, 9:52am EDT

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