Trent University
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| Trent University | |
| Image:Trent u logo.gif | |
| Motto | nunc cognosco ex parte (Latin: now I know in part) |
| Established | 1964 |
| School type | Public |
| President | Bonnie Patterson |
| Location | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Enrollment | 7160 undergraduate, 230 graduate |
| Faculty | 456 |
| Mascot | None |
| Sports teams | Trent Excalibur |
| Official website | www.trentu.ca
Logo image © Trent University |
Trent University is a small liberal arts oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Roberta Bondar is currently the chancellor of Trent, and its president is Bonnie Patterson.
The University has been consistenly ranked amongst the top 3 primarily undergraduate institutions in Canada and 1st in Ontario for the category. Trent is considered an excellent school by many academics in the way the school promotes open and active dialogue which is sometimes hidden at larger or more politically conservative schools. The school has a long-standing reputation of being a wonderful stepping stone for many in their development as humans, corporate players, academics and informed Canadians and global citizens.
Trent has long been characterized by political debate: the staff, students and faculty actively engage in ultra-political conversations and the education in every discipline is rooted within a new-age educational philosophy. At Trent, professors are as interested in writing award-winning research articles as they are in listening and hearing comments from students, and in the overall discussions which challenge the status quo.
The University's students have long been admired and coveted by graduate and law schools as their acceptances to prestigious programs is impressive: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge, The LSE, University of Toronto, McGill University to name a few outside of their Peterborough borders.
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 university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Trent Excalibur.
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History
Trent University came about from public discussion in 1957 about the possibility of opening a post-secondary institution in the Trent Valley. In 1963, the university received a provincial charter and opened Rubidge Hall, Traill College, and Peter Robinson College in 1964. The first students were admitted in September, 1964.
Catharine Parr Traill
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, Canadian Studies and Philosophy. The college is located in close proximity to downtown Peterborough.
Champlain College
Located on Symons Campus along the Otonabee River, this college was opened in 1967. It is named after the early 16th century explorer Samuel de Champlain, who explored the Otonabee area in 1615.
Julian Blackburn College
This college has programs for part-time students in Peterborough and Oshawa, and coordinates Trent University's programming in Oshawa on the site of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. It is named after Julian Blackburn, who was one of the original professors who helped establish Trent.
Lady Eaton College
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 Ancient History and Classics, History, Mathematics, Women's Studies, and Modern Languages. The college includes a student-run coffee shop known as The Magpie.
Otonabee College
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 Ojibway. The college was officially named Otonabee in 1972. Otonabee includes the offices for the Departments of Psychology, Native Studies, Anthropology, Computer Studies, and Sociology.
Peter Gzowski College
The newest of the Trent University colleges, it is named after CBC broadcaster Peter Gzowski who was the 8th chancellor of the school. The college has two campuses: one on Argyle Street, which houses the Teacher Education and Nursing Programs, and the other in new buildings on the main Symons campus, which house Native Studies, Economics and Business Administration.
Peter Robinson College
The first college to open at the university, it is dedicated to one of the Peterborough's founders, Peter Robinson. The college has no residence, so students prefer to live off-campus because of the lack of sufficient residential amenities, such as a dining hall, or any college space. The college was shut down by the administration although many of the Peter Robinson students and faculty protested the closure.
Media
The Arthur is a student-published newspaper at Trent, and is a member of the Canadian University Press. It publishes a weekly newspaper that is circulated to students free of charge, funded by a $12.00 CDN levy paid by every Trent student. Most of the articles are about issues that affect students at Trent University, although some are more wide-ranging and may relate to subjects such as the environment or politics. Arthur is maintained by a board of directors and has editorial autonomy from the university's administrators.
The Absynthe is a student paper at Trent. It was founded by Brad Harkness, Derek Fisk, Kenny Giffen, Neil Horne, and Peter Read in 1999. The paper was established as an alternative to Arthur. The paper's format underwent a significant transformation when Todd Parker became Absynthe's editor-in-chief in 2001, and it has since established itself as a venue for discussion and debate within the Trent student body. It is a submissions-based publication and is reliant on members of the Trent community to provide content. It is distributed free of charge every two weeks with an average circulation of 1000 copies. Absynthe is published by Absynthe Media, and receives a refundable levy from each full-time student of Trent University.
The university's campus radio station is Trent Radio 92.7 FM CFFF.
OurTrent is a group of Trent alumni, past and present employees, students and concerned citizens of the City of Peterborough, the Province of Ontario and Canada. We share one thing in common - an overwhelming love and concern for the continued health and well being of Trent University. We advocate for transparency and accountability in university governance of Trent University and beyond.
Toast is a summer newspaper affiliated with Arthur, Trent Univeristy's student and community newspaper. Toast was founded by Nathaniel Christopher in summer 2004 in response to a need for a summer publication at Trent. Arthur ends publication in April and resumes in September, leaving an increasily large population of Trent students and community members without a newspaper. In summer 2005 Toast published three issues on a biweekly basis, up from two on a monthly basis in 2004. Toast is similar to Arthur in scope and content but with a slightly irreverent, cheeky twist. In 2004 the publication was edited by Nathaniel Christopher and Cody Skinner and in 2005 it was edited by Nathaniel Christopher and Brendon Mroz. Toast will resume publication in June, 2006. Toast has a circulation of 1500.
Athletics
There are many varsity and intermural sports at Trent. Trent competes at the varsity level under the name Excalibur in men's[1] and women's[2] rugby, volleyball[3], fencing[4], rowing[5] and soccer.
External links
- Web Site
- Absynthe Website
- Arthur Website
- Fortnightly Website
- OurTrent Website
- Trent Radio
- Excalibur Rugby
- Early photos and letters concerning Ron Thom's architecture at Trent
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