TWO CAMPUSES – LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES 2010 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
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Report to the Community is an opportunity to showcase the year in review and highlight milestones, as well as share stories of our successes and impact over the past year. After a year of in-depth consultations, Trent University has developed a strong strategic intent based on growth and success. The Trent of the future is emerging, balancing our significant heritage with the essential components for success: high quality, distinctive academic programming; a reputation for international research; financial planning and accountability; and strong community connections. With six strategic directions (Graduate Studies, Internal and External Community Partnerships, Research, Student Engagement and Accessibility, Teaching and Learning, and Trent University Oshawa), as well as a new Vision and Mission, Trent University has clarified what will be important for our institution in the future, based on the values we share. Strong governance, through a dedicated Board of Governors, has led the University on a positive path forward, despite many external forces of economic uncertainty. Structural change internally has enhanced Trent’s ability to effectively communicate and be responsive to opportunity. A new provost and vicepresident academic, Dr. Gary Boire, joined Trent in September 2010. Three new deans were appointed in the Faculty of Arts and Science, as well as deans in the Trent-Fleming School of Nursing and the School of Education and Professional Learning. A School of Graduate Studies was introduced in September 2010, led by a newly appointed dean.
Combined academic and business planning will give new clarity to our priorities and initiatives over the next four years. The opening of the new Trent University Oshawa Thornton Road Campus has renewed our 36-year history of granting degrees in the Durham region. On Symons Campus in Peterborough, the opening of the new Life and Health Sciences Building furthers Trent’s leadership in Nursing, Anthropology, Psychology and other health-related studies. Also just opened, the Trent Community Sport and Recreation Centre, exemplary in both architecture and functionality, is already contributing to the wellbeing of our entire community as it accepts members from throughout the region. As Trent University attracts high-achieving students and advances learning and knowledge, we continue to fuel new opportunity in our local communities of Peterborough and Oshawa – and around the world. Truly, we do have “two campuses with limitless possibilities.” We approach our 50th anniversary in 2014 with bold thinking and a new confidence about the future. Thank you for your part in the ongoing story of Trent’s success.
David Morton Chair, Board of Governors
Dr. Steven E. Franklin President & Vice-Chancellor
Inside the Report A New Vision for Trent................................................................................................................2 Three New Buildings Open........................................................................................................3 Research NSERC/GFO/ERS Senior Industrial Chair...............................................................5 $50 Million Campaign..................................................................................................................8