State of the University looks back on successes, ahead to future
Welcoming employees to a new school year for the first time as president, Tony Kline, Ph.D., praised them for helping make Trine University one of the region’s premier institutions.
November 04, 2025

The cast of the Trine University Theatre production of “Murder on the Orient Express” poses on the stage of the Ryan Concert Hall in the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts. The play will be performed there at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 each for the general public, $5 for students ages 5-17 and free for Trine students and employees. They are available at trine.edu/furthtickets or at the door.
Back, from left, Evyenia Butterfield, Katelyn Brott, Jonah Kyle, Zidon Spradling, Dominic Garner, Ty Pearce, Ben Hercules, Sage Scherzer, Judah Witmer, Nathan Schmidt, Madelyn Cox; front, Mackenzie Rosenau, Vick Kiger, Tyler Kreider, Macy Bonifield and Lydia Keiter.
Photo by Emma J.V. Rode