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What’s New at Trent University
WHAT’S NEW
at Trent University
It’s Official! Trent is Ontario’s #1 Undergraduate University 12 Years Running
The rankings are in! Trent continues to hold the top spot as Ontario’s number one undergraduate university for 12 years running. The 2023 Maclean’s University Rankings also showcase Trent as a leader in several categories provincially and nationally. Some highlights of the rankings include: • #1 undergraduate university in Ontario 12 years in a row, #4 in Canada • #1 in Ontario and #2 in Canada for overall reputation • #2 in Canada for most innovative • #1 in Ontario for highest-quality, scholarships and bursaries, faculty awards, and student awards • #2 in Ontario for student services and medical/science grants • Trent School of Education–only primarily undergraduate university among top 20 Education programs in
Canada
New B.Sc. Degree Examines Data Science through Interdisciplinary Lens
Healthcare, social media, the stock market, astronomy. These seemingly unrelated fields all share a connection—big data. With nearly every sector now underpinned by data management, Trent’s new B.Sc. in Data Science is primed to equip students with in-demand skills and hands-on experience to make significant contributions to the complex area of data analysis across a variety of industries and sectors. The new degree leverages Trent’s interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning as students pick a focus in a discipline of their choosing. For example, a student interested in health data might choose courses in sociology, or someone interested in the world of finance can choose business or economics courses. Students will also put learning into practice as they propose, develop, implement and evaluate a data science solution from real-world datasets.
Learn more at trentu.ca/futurestudents/datascience
Trent Durham Establishing Itself as an Oshawa Landmark
The spectacular new residence and academic building at Trent Durham Greater Toronto Area not only provides students with a bright, modern space in which to live and learn, it truly anchors the campus as an integral part of the Oshawa community.
The architectural splendour of the building and Trent Durham GTA’s strong ties to the City of Oshawa were recently recognized with the Urban Design Award from the City. This is Trent Durham’s second Urban Design Award, having won the 2012 award for its original campus building.
“This award recognizes the place Trent Durham has in the overall community: a beautiful landmark of the region, and a centre of learning and space of engagement for the broader Oshawa and Durham communities,” said Dr. Scott Henderson ’84, dean and head of Trent University Durham GTA.
This fall, the School for the Study of Canada will host Dr. Elizabeth Elliot-Meisel in the role of Fulbright research chair to promote the exchange of insight, knowledge and scholarship between Canada and the United States— the first Fulbright scholar for Trent.
As part of her fellowship, Prof. Elliot-Meisel will be teaching a seminar focused on comparative public memory and public history, exploring the origins and development of public memory in the United States and Canada. Her unique point of view as an American with a scholarly interest in and familial connection to Canada, combined with her significant body of research on Canada’s north, will offer Trent students novel perspectives on historical events and individuals important to each nation.
The Fulbright Chair was announced at a special lecture with Dr. Michael Hawes, part of the 50th anniversary of Canadian Studies at Trent. Learn more about the milestone anniversary, and other upcoming events, at trentu.ca/canadian_studies_at_50
A first-of-its-kind, virtual interdisciplinary museum on the Spanish Civil War, co-developed by Trent historian Dr. Antonio Cazorla-Sanchez, has officially opened to online visitors. The Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War is the first dedicated museum that gives a global explanation of the conflict from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives including history, archaeology, digital humanities, literary, and cultural studies.
Professor Cazorla-Sanchez, one of North America’s leading experts on the Spanish Civil War and fascism, developed the project alongside scholars and experts from Trent University, York University, the SSHRC, and the University of Warwick, as well as the Embassy of Spain in Canada and Spain’s Ministry of Culture and Sport.
“The Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War is a reflection of Trent’s commitment to interdisciplinary, international collaboration and the digital humanities,” said Dr. Leo Groarke, president and vice-chancellor of Trent University.
Visitors are encouraged to explore the Virtual Museum for the Spanish Civil War at www.vscw.ca.
The Peterborough Historical Society recognized Trent and members of the broader Trent community for their contributions to Peterborough’s heritage, and more specifically to honouring the region’s rich Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg history and heritage. Together with Curve Lake, Hiawatha, and Alderville First Nations, and the Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers Council, Trent was presented with the J. Hampden Burnham Heritage Award for the collaborative Treaty Rock Installation, revealed on the inaugural National Day of Truth & Reconciliation in 2021. Other Heritage Award recipients associated with Trent include an honour for the late Douglas Williams ’69, recognized for his efforts to preserve the oral history and traditions of the Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg, and former Board chair Bryan Davies and his spouse Andra Takacs, both loyal Trent donors, who were recognized for their ongoing heritage stewardship at Trent.
