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Trent University |
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| Motto: | Nunc cognosco ex parte (Now I know in part) - 1 Corinthians 13:12 |
| Established: | 1964 |
| Type: | Public |
| Endowment: | $21.2 million |
| Chancellor: | Dr. Roberta Bondar |
| President: | Bonnie Patterson |
| Staff: | 456 |
| Undergraduates: | 7,160 |
| Postgraduates: | 315 |
| Location: | Peterborough, ON, Canada |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Sports teams: | Trent Excalibur |
| Colours: | Green and white 1 |
| Affiliations: | AUCC, Fields Institute, IAU, COU, ACU, OUA |
Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. 2 The chancellor of Trent University is Dr. Roberta Bondar and Bonnie Patterson is the president and vice-chancellor.
The Symons campus of Trent is approximately 14.60 square kilometres, over half of which is a part of Trent's Nature Areas, an ecologically diverse wild-life preserve. It is divided into a series of colleges: Champlain, Lady Eaton, Catharine Parr Traill, Otonabee, Peter Gzowski, and Julian Blackburn. Each college has its own residence hall, dining room, and student government. The exception to this rule is Julian Blackburn Hall, which does not house a residence, and is also used for administrative purposes. The campus plan and the original colleges were designed by the Canadian architect Ron Thom. A large portion of the main campus consists of land that was donated by GE Canada. This donation included a functioning hydroelectric power plant dating from the 1890s, and which still generates a substantial portion of the university's electricity; the power plant is being updated and a second generating plant being considered.
Trent also runs a full- and part-time program in Oshawa at the campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, with an enrollment of over 800 students. The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Trent Excalibur.
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Trent University came about from public discussion in 1957 about the possibility of opening a post-secondary institution in the Trent Valley. 3 The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. 3
Trent University is a non-denominational institution founded in Peterborough, Ontario. Trent University was granted a provincial university by Trent University Act, 1963 4 5 In 1963, the university opened Rubidge Hall, Traill College, and Peter Robinson College in 1964. The governor general, Georges Vanier officially opened Trent University in 1964. 6
The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership. 3
The first students were admitted in September, 1964. Although Trent University is predominantly undergraduate, graduate programs are offered at the master's and doctoral level. 7
Named after local biologist and writer Catharine Parr Traill, this college was one of the first to be opened, in 1964. It serves as the base for the Departments of English, Cultural Studies, and Canadian Studies. The college also includes the Alan Wilson reading room as well as the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies, where the M.A. and PhD. programs are housed.
Traill College consists of Wallis Hall, Bradburn, Stewart, Langton and Crawford Houses, which are residential; as well as Scott House — the original location of Catharine Parr Traill College in its entirety — Kerr house, and the Principal's Lodge.
By 2004 the University was considering either closing the college or converting it to some other use. Following prolonged debate the University decided in 2007 to convert Traill from an undergraduate to a graduate facility.8
Located on Symons Campus along the Otonabee River, this college was opened in 1967. It is named after the early 17th century explorer Samuel de Champlain, who explored the Otonabee area in 1615 and founded Quebec City in 1608 and whose sword is featured in the Trent crest. It originally served as an all-male residence, along with Peter Robinson College. The college is home to the Political Studies department and the Trent University Alumni Association.
The fourth college, established in 1968, it is named in honour of Lady Flora McCrea Eaton, one of the original sponsors of the university. It contains the offices for the departments of History, Philosophy, Women's Studies, and Modern Languages.
Founded in 1972 and named for the river that runs through the university, Otonabee College was the fifth established college at Trent. Its name was the source of debate, with some suggestions including Norman Bethune, Lester B. Pearson, and Ojibwa for a tullibee. It is now the only college in the university to bear a name in a Native language (Ojibwa)in which it means "swift flowing water" and the only one not named after a person. Otonabee includes the offices for the Departments of Psychology, Anthropology, Computer Science, and Sociology. It is also the home of Trent's main auditorium, the Wenjack Theatre, named after Charlie Wenjack, a native student who suffered at the hands of the residential school system and died trying to escape back to his home. Otonabee college is also the most populous college at Trent and its current president (as of the 2008-2009 academic year) is Dr. Robin Lathangue. Ottonabee Collage is organized by a system of houses, eight in total, designated by the letters of the alphabet A-H respectively. Each house is a self contained unit though all are accessed by means of a common hallway known as "The Link" each house has a unique layout but all are based on the same basic plan, and share common features such as the presence of a common room and four bathrooms each. The building itself is three stories high and students, upon application, are asked their level of social activity and then placed on the floors in accordance to it, the less social they claim to be the lower they will be placed. The plan of the residence section of Ottonabee college was based off that of a prison. Each of the houses has its own mural on the wall adjacent its staircase in the link, these murals are painted over each year by the students residing in the house and a photograph of the previous mural is placed on a plaque and hung on the wall beside it. Previous to the end of the academic year 2007-2008 students were also each allotted one block of the wall inside of their house that they could paint as they saw fit, but this tradition has since been abolished and all of the blocks painted over. Other traditions survive however, such as signing the back of the mirrors provided in the rooms on the third floor.
Founded in 2003, it is the newest of the Trent University colleges. It is named for CBC broadcaster Peter Gzowski, who was Trent's 8th chancellor. At one point the college had two campuses: on Peterborough's Argyle Street in buildings leased from the Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, which housed the Teacher Education and Nursing programs; and the Enweying building on the main Symons campus ("enweying" means "the way we speak together" in the Anishinaabe language.) Enweying housed the Indigenous Studies, Economics, Mathematics and Business Administration programs. Programs at the Argyle location were moved to Enweying prior to the 2006-2007 academic year.
The first college to open at the university, it is dedicated to Peter Robinson, the member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada who oversaw emigration of Irish settlers to the area in the 1820s. The city of Peterborough is also named in his honour. The college used to have a residence (apartment style) until its sale to a private landlord in 2004. The college was shut down by the university administration, although many Peter Robinson students and faculty protested the closure.
By referendum in March, 2003, Trent students voted to create and operate a non-profit educational and cultural student facility, to be shared with the community as a whole. Chosen to house this new facility was Sadleir House: one of the original university buildings at the PR site, it holds special historical significance for both the Trent and Peterborough communities. Funded by a new student levy and organized as the P.R. Community and Student Association (PRCSA), the students' offer to purchase the property was accepted by the current non-university owners. The Trust secured a mortgage for the property and the students took possession of Sadleir House on 27 February, 2004. Currently, each student pays a levy fee each year of over $25 to support the mortgage on the house. Among other things, Sadleir House contains the offices of the Arthur, the Trent student newspaper, and the Sadleir House Alternative Library. Another building on the premises, housing Trent Radio headquarters, is also affiliated with the University.
This college has programs for part-time students in Peterborough, and part-time and full-time students in Oshawa. It is named after Julian Blackburn, who was one of the original professors who helped establish Trent.
Trent runs a full time program in Oshawa at the campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College. Administered by JBC, Trent has a history of over 30 years of offering courses in the Oshawa area. Over 800 students attend Trent in Oshawa (formerly Trent@UOIT), which is home to a number of tenure-track professors, as well as staff who are based at the main campus. Students may obtain degrees in Oshawa in Anthropology, Biology, Computer Studies, Cultural Studies, English, Environmental & Resource Studies, History, Psychology, Sociology and Women's Studies. Trent in Oshawa has a unique feel, with small classes and a tightly knit student body.
Trent's other undergraduate programs include the Queen's University/Trent concurrent education program, the Trent University School of Education, a joint program with Fleming College, in which students earn a B.Sc.F.S. in Forensic Science, as well as a B.Sc.N. program in Nursing.
Trent has a small number of graduate programs, including Anthropology M.A. (current focus is in physical anthropology and archaeology), Applications of Modelling in the Natural & Social Sciences M.A./M.Sc., Canadian Studies English M.A., History M.A., and Indigenous Studies M.A. Canadian Studies Ph.D., Theory, Culture and Politics M.A., Indigenous Studies Ph.D. Environmental and Life Sciences (formerly known as Watershed Ecosystems) Ph. D / M.Sc, and Materials Sciences M.Sc. The university's Indigenous/Native Studies program was the first in Canada, and only the second in North America. In addition, the Joint Carleton/Trent Canadian Studies Ph.D. Program was the first program in Canada. The new Ph.D Program in Cultural Studies is the first in Canada.
Trent University developed governing board and senate policies as well as Aboriginal governed councils within the university structure. Trent University’s First Peoples House of Learning is a dedicated space for Aboriginal institutions, a “zone of comfort” for Aboriginal students and a focus for Aboriginal culture and activities on campus. Trent University has had success in recruiting and retaining large numbers of Aboriginal faculty. The language and Native Studies Programs at Trent University were designed to meet the knowledge needs of First Nations, Métis and Inuit. Trent University offers a Native Management and Economic Development Program to meet specific needs within Aboriginal communities. 9
| Location | Peterborough, Ontario |
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| Opened | 2005 |
| Owner | Trent University |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Capacity | 1000 |
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There are many varsity and intramural sports at Trent. Trent competes at the varsity level under the name Excalibur in men's and women's rugby union, volleyball, fencing, rowing, competitive swimming, and soccer.
Trent University installed a new artificial turf athletics field in the summer of 2005. The field was built as part of Trent's bid to hold the 2007 U19 Women's Lacrosse Championships. There is seating to fit 1,000 spectators.
Trent Summer Sports Camp, a sports and leadership camp affiliated with the university's athletics department, offers a full range of activities to children 4 to 16 during the summer months. The camp's director is Bruce Emmerton.
Trent University takes pride in its rowing club. Each autumn, Trent in conjunction with the Peterborough Rowing Club[1] hosts the Head of the Trent rowing regatta, a 5 kilometre head-style race along the Trent Canal and Otonabee River, finishing under the Faryon Bridge on the Trent University campus. The day-long event is open to university, club, and high school crews. Head of the Trent weekend is also homecoming at Trent University and includes a wide range of athletic and festive events.
Trent has a variety of clubs and groups including a number of theatre groups, social interest groups, newspapers, religious groups, political chapters and academic societies. These groups include the Peterborough chapter of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group, Anne Shirley Theatre Company, Sustainable Trent, and the Federation of Gamers. These groups are showcased during Introductory Seminar Week (ISW) for the benefit of new students.
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