THIS IS MOMENTOUS CHANGE

LAUNCHING MOMENTOUS CHANGE: THE LARGEST CAMPAIGN IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY

The bold $100-million Campaign for Momentous Change—the largest in University history—will empower students, enable worldchanging research, steward the University’s iconic architecture, and vitalize campuses.

“As the world around us changes, we face complex challenges that require decisive action and new ways of thinking. This makes Trent University more important than ever,” says Dr. Leo Groarke, president and vice-chancellor of Trent University. “Our Momentous Change Campaign provides supporters with an opportunity to expand the work of brilliant researchers, remove barriers that might prevent students from achieving their full potential, and take ideas from our classrooms and laboratories to communities and the world.”

The University’s most ambitious and comprehensive philanthropic campaign is built on three consequential pillars: discovery, students, and places. It enables the Trent community to discover and impact the world without limitation

through research, experiential learning, and meaningful debate. It also empowers students to reach their academic and personal potentials while supporting the purposeful stewardship of Trent’s established places, and facilitating the creation of state-of-the-art destinations.

Launched on Symons Campus in March, followed by momentous launch events in Toronto (April) and Calgary (May), the campaign is fundraising for areas such as the Trent Fund to support student wellness, the Trent Lands and Nature Areas, the School of Education, School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, the Faculty of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, the Colleges of Trent, and the School of Graduate Studies. To assist in raising the ambitious $100M goal, the University also aims to recruit 500 new monthly donors to provide sustainable student support.

More than $42 million has been raised to date including $6.6 million toward a new residence and academic building, as well as student supports at Trent University Durham GTA; $2.5 million from the

Joyce Family Foundation to increase access to education for disadvantaged students; nearly $2.4 million to launch and support the inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership; $1 million from David and Joan Moore to support students through international scholarships; and $1.2 million to support students participating in community-based research.

“This campaign is a call to the bold thinkers, truth seekers, and community builders who move the world forward,” says Sherry Booth ’98, associate vice-president, Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement. “It’s inspired by Trent’s history of significance, our future of optimism and this moment of momentum.”

Momentum is continuing across the country with momentous events planned for Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax over the summer and fall.