DECEMBER 17, 2014

SPOTLIGHT ON TRENT

The Trent Difference

Trent's graduates are engaged global citizens and are catalysts in developing sustainable solutions to complex issues.

Regardless of your program of study at Trent, you will experience personal learning, and will be supported and encouraged to generate new thinking, test your ideas, and make a difference.

92% of Trent graduates are employed after two years.

Learn more about their accomplishments at trentu.ca/challenge

Supporting Excellence

At Trent, we are committed to helping students succeed. That's why we invest more money in scholarships and bursaries than any other Canadian university of our size. All new students with a final admission average of 80% and higher will automatically receive an entrance scholarship. Canadian secondary students entering with 90% and higher will receive a full tuition scholarship. All entrance scholarships are renewable for up to four years.

We are also available year round to help you find alternative sources of financial assistance, like bursaries, awards and student employment on campus.

Learn more about entrance scholarships and full eligibility requirements at trentu.ca/fulltuition

STUDENT INSIGHT

Favourite Holiday Memories at Trent Walking Around a Postcard I love walking around campus in the evening when it's snowing. The campus is so beautiful with all the trees, the river, and the lovely yellow glow of the lights from the buildings and the pathways. It is like walking around a postcard. - Jennifer Walsh, Trent Graduate (Peterborough)
Hot Chocolate & Marshmallow Pong During winter exam season at Trent Durham, the Student Association put on Stress Busting activities. One of my favourite activities was the game of Hot Chocolate & Marshmallow Pong. Long tables were set up in the atrium and we paired up to compete for the Marshmallow Pong Title. Ugly Christmas sweaters were, of course, part of the tournament attire. It was such a fun time to be silly and festive, enjoy copious amounts of hot chocolate, and have a break from exams! - Kelly Vanleyden, Trent Graduate (Durham)
Friendships Every year Champlain College hosts a holiday event in the Great Hall. This is a photo from my graduating year. This photo means a lot to me because these guys have become amazing friends, and we made so many memories at Trent that I will never forget. - Spencer Anderson, Trent Graduate (Peterborough) Frost Week Milk Run One of my favourite winter traditions at Trent University is the Milk Run event during frost week. The Milk Run involves flying down the Lady Eaton Drumlin (800m long, 37m high) on our make shift toboggans, trying not to spill a full cup of milk as we race down. Surrounded by hot chocolate, laughter, friends and the brisk January air - it's always a highlight of the semester. - Brooke Harrison, third year student

KEY DATES & REMINDERS

January 14: Recommended deadline for Ontario secondary school students to submit 101 applications to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre. Applications after this date will be accepted.

March 14: March Preview Open House at the Peterborough Campus

March 21: March Preview Open House at the Durham Campus

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View all dates & deadlines at trentu.ca/applicantdeadlines

NEWS & EVENTS

Trent to Launch FastStart Entrepreneurship Program
Trent University, in conjunction with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Durham College, and Fleming College are joining together to work with Spark Centre and the Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster (GPIC) to launch the FastStart program, a powerful new resource designed to help university and college students acquire entrepreneurial skills and convert innovative business ideas into successful companies. Read full story...

Trent University to Launch Canada's First Water Sciences B.Sc. Program

A new Water Sciences B.Sc. degree program - the first of its kind in Canada - will be launched at Trent in the fall of 2015, ensuring future environmental leaders and scientists will be equipped with the expertise to solve problems related to the quantity and the quality of our world's most precious resource. Read full story...

Note: Applications are now being accepted on OUAC

Trent Community Raises 50 in 50

Trent University issued the challenge and our students, alumni, faculty, staff and supporters in the community and around the world answered with overwhelming support.

In celebration of GivingTuesday and in honour of the University's milestone 50th anniversary the goal was to raise $50,000 in 50 hours from November 30 through GivingTuesday on December 2. Read full story...

Dean of Trent/Fleming School of Nursing Named President of CASN

Reflecting Trent University's high status in the nursing community, Dr. Kirsten Woodend, dean of the Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, has been installed as president of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN), the national voice for more than 90 institutions that offer baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs and the accrediting body for nursing schools in Canada. Read full story...

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