Experience Trent: Living Off-Campus

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The Colleges

Everyone is part of a College A College is a smaller community within

the larger Trent Community; filled with academic and social services

4 Colleges on the Symons Campus Champlain Lady Eaton Otonabee Peter Gzowski

1 downtown College Catharine Parr Traill

What does affiliation mean?• Each undergraduate student is affiliated with a college. By affiliating, you join a

smaller community by taking part of in the college tradition, events and access to services.

How do you choose which College is right for you? Changing your College Affiliation• Theme & Motto of the College• Events & Traditions• Spaces in the College • Personal Interest

Choosing Your College Affiliation

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Research the colleges & decide which one suits you best. Check the college websites & YouTube!

Log into your myTrent, under Support Choose Change College Affiliation

Wait to be approved!

Catharine Parr Traill College

Established in 1964 in the downtown core

Initially an all females college Theme: Performance Connections Each Traill house represents an

architectural motif of its timeEvents Trivia & Open Mic Night Symons Series for Graduate

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Traill College Spaces

Senior Common Room

The Trend • Delicious food and pub at Traill

• Hosts open mics, and other fun events

Champlain College Named in honour of explorer

Samuel de Champlain in 1966 Designed by Canadian architect Ron

Thom Originally an all males college Theme: Discover, Adventure,

Reflect & Engage Mascot: Pax the gorilla Events Broomball & Chillioke Earn Your Stripes

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Champlain College Spaces

The Great Hall• This dining hall serves a variety of

options, including vegetarian, vegan, halal and gluten-free

Champlain Junior Common Room (JCR)

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Champlain College Space

The Seasoned Spoon• Serving vegan and vegetarian options, many of which are

grown at Trent’s Rooftop Gardens or locally sourced • Students can volunteer to work (for food!) or attend

cooking/sustainability workshops here

• Our on campus pub, serving both alcohol

and food • Free use of a pool table!

Established as the second oldest college on the Symons Campus in 1968

Diversity, Personal & Artistic Expression & Community

Mascot: The Toad

Events• Annual Photo Contest• Spring Celebration & Apple Picking

Lady Eaton College

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Lady Eaton College Dining Hall

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Lady Eaton Spaces

The Pit

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Lady Eaton Study Spaces

LEC Junior Common Room LEC Quad

Otonabee College

Theme: Innovative, Dynamic & Health

Its name translates from Ojibwewhich means "river that beats like a heart"

Mascot: Ottie the OtterEvents• Trent East vs. West Charity Hockey

Game• Why Act? (Social Justice Series)

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Otonabee College Spaces

Otonabee College Lounge Otonabee Patio

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Otonabee College Spaces

OC Commons The Crypt – in the basement of Science Complex

Peter Gzowski College Gzowski's building is named Enweying

which translates from Nishnaabewinas "The way we speak together“

Theme: Fair Trade Indigenous knowledge & Environmental Sustainability

Established in 2004 & home to First People's House of Learning

Mascot: Bamm the mooseEvents Trip to Curve Lake Pow Wow 1000 Villages Market 14

Peter Gzowski College Spaces

• The Gathering Space

• The Tipi

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Peter Gzowski College Spaces

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Gzowski Quad Gzowski Atrium

Consider your College Office as a one-stop shop for questions, accessing resources such as locker rentals, academic support, connecting with peers in your College community through volunteer opportunities, Off-campus and O-week events.

College Office Staff will connect with you via your Trent email or phone – this is an opportunity to ask questions, etc.

College newsletters are also sent out once a week with information on events, and resources (check your Trent email!)

Get involved! There are off-campus representative and first year representative spaces available on all College Cabinets in September, consider running for election into student government to stay active in the community!

Connect online: http://trentu.ca/colleges/offcampus

How Your College Supports You While Living Off-Campus

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• In the Colleges:

Academic Advisors

Academic Skills Instructors

College Head

College Cabinet (student government)

• Office of Student Transitions & Careers

Orientation

Rebound (Peer support for 1st and 2nd year

students in goal setting, academic resources)

Career Centre

• Student Wellness Centre

Student Accessibility Services (SAS)

Health Services

The Counselling Centre

• Trent Central Student Association (TCSA)

• First Peoples House of Learning Services and

support programming (FPHL)

Campus Services

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Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Busses to Trent

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A) East & West Bank ‘Trent Express’ Buses

- Downtown to terminal with key stops in student areas along the way

- Every 10 mins 8 am – 7 pm

- Every 20 mins after 7:00 pm

- Every 40 mins on weekends

B) George North

- Every 40 mins (City bus)

Red and Green lots on campus Red = Closer to buildings, $381.10 for the academic year (Sept – April) Green = A 10-15 minute walk, $190.55 for the academic year (Sept – April)

Permits were available for reserve starting August 1st 2017, but you can purchase at any time

Already bought one? Pick it up any time after August 25th in Blackburn Hall

trentu.ca/parking

Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Parking

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Downtown Peterborough is an amazing place and well worth exploring

Reasons why you will LOVE downtown:

Quick commute to supermarkets (Freshco, NoFrills & Wednesday Farmers Market) Great social scene ( the junction, the social, the spill) More café’s and restaurants than OSAP can pay for Accommodating & punctual transit system Lively student communities

Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Downtown Living

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• Monday: - Natas Café - Black Honey

• Tuesday:- Wing Night (Riley's, Wild wings)- Taco Night at Champs- ½ mussels at St Vernous- ½ price movies at Cineplex

• Wednesday:- Dancing at Shots- Karaoke at Tonic

Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Downtown Living

• Thursday:

- ½ wings at 180

- ½ Price Pool at Riley's

• Friday & Saturday:

- Dancing at Junction or Aria

- Concerts and live music at the Red Dog or the Spill

- Concerts at Market Hall or The Venue

- Breakfast at Speak Easy, Wimpys. & Bumble Berry Bistro

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Stay Connected with your College

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Thank you for attending!

QuestionsYou can always email us! colleges@trentu.ca