DECEMBER 17, 2014   Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter 
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're 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 greater will automatically receive an entrance scholarship. Canadian secondary students entering with 90% and greater 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 grants, 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

 

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 Durham Graduate

    

Textbooks for Toboggans

I was in the middle of a study session with friends, when we noticed it was the first snowfall of the year in Oshawa and decided to take a much needed break.  We packed up our lecture notes and textbooks and exchanged them for toboggans and the nearest hill.  We spent the afternoon racing each other down, and later returned to our studying with rosy cheeks, hot chocolate, and optimistic spirits - one more exam to go and Christmas was ours!   

- Valerie Naylor, Trent Durham Graduate

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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TRENT 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.
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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... 

  

Students Explore Pleasures and Perils of Dress in 19th Century

This fall, students in Dr. Rita Bode's fourth year English seminar at Trent University Durham, visited the Bata Shoe Museum in downtown Toronto to consider, "the pleasures and perils of dress in the 19th century". After the exhibit, class members took a walking tour of the University of the Toronto to look at examples of Gothic Revival buildings, a style of architecture popular in the 19th century. They were accompanied by local Oshawa architectural historian Joseph Marion who explained some of the similarities between the buildings on the tour and Oshawa architectural examples. 

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Jan 31: "Your Trent" Student Symposium 2015
The "Your Trent" symposium is a one-day gathering that will bring Trent's students, faculty, alumni, staff, and community members together to discuss the question "What is your Trent?" It is an opportunity for students to apply the technical knowledge and skills acquired through their academic study in analyzing various aspects of this question.
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CHALLENGE THE WAY YOU THINK

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