March 10, 2021
Trine University hosted its last We Care Day on Wednesday, March 10.
On this day, all classes were canceled and the university hosted events across campus. An added benefit was beautiful weather.
Activities around campus included trivia, pottery, yoga, massages, open skate, open bowling, outdoor yard games and animals from the shelter to play with. Trine Student Government handed out free T-shirts and pizza.
The day also featured free donuts around campus, $1 drinks at the Bean Counter and free lunch and dinner for commuter students at Whitney commons.
Six Trine University civil engineering seniors and two faculty members toured a cement plant and the Newburgh Lock and Dam, learned about the Ohio River Crossing project and traveled to bridge construction sites during a senior trip in November.
Trine engineering mechanical engineering majors Ezekiel Keim, Christian Verst, Collin Seegert, Jacob Batten, Michael Jones, Ryan Somsel and Tristan Pappano secured a sponsorship from one of their hometowns for their senior design project, an entry for the annual Shell Eco-marathon.
Trine University staff members, from left, Emily Chancellor, Lydia Roop and Ben Darnell delivered 51 Christmas wreaths to residents of Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola on Thursday, Dec. 11.