Experience Trent: Living Off-Campus

Transcription

1 Experience Trent: Living Off-Campus

2 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 1

3 Choosing Your College Affiliation 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? Theme & Motto of the College Events & Traditions Spaces in the College Personal Interest Changing your College Affiliation 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! 2

4 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 time Events Trivia & Open Mic Night Symons Series for Graduate Research 3

5 Traill College Spaces Senior Common Room The Trend Delicious food and pub at Traill Hosts open mics, and other fun events 4

6 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 5

7 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) 6

8 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! 7

9 Lady Eaton College 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 8

10 Lady Eaton Spaces Lady Eaton College Dining Hall The Pit 9

11 Lady Eaton Study Spaces LEC Junior Common Room LEC Quad 10

12 Otonabee College Theme: Innovative, Dynamic & Health Its name translates from Ojibwe which means "river that beats like a heart" Mascot: Ottie the Otter Events Trent East vs. West Charity Hockey Game Why Act? (Social Justice Series) 11

13 Otonabee College Spaces Otonabee College Lounge Otonabee Patio 12

14 Otonabee College Spaces OC Commons The Crypt in the basement of Science Complex 13

15 Peter Gzowski College Gzowski's building is named Enweying which translates from Nishnaabewin as "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 moose Events Trip to Curve Lake Pow Wow 1000 Villages Market 14

16 Peter Gzowski College Spaces The Gathering Space The Tipi 15

17 Peter Gzowski College Spaces Gzowski Quad Gzowski Atrium 16

18 How Your College Supports You While Living Off- Campus 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, Offcampus and O-week events. College Office Staff will connect with you via your Trent 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 !) 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: 17

19 Campus Services In the Colleges: Academic Advisors Academic Skills Instructors College Head College Cabinet (student government) Office of Student Transitions & Careers Orientation Rebound (Peer support for 1 st and 2 nd 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) 18

20 Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Busses to Trent 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) 19

21 Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Parking Red and Green lots on campus Red = Closer to buildings, $ for the academic year (Sept April) Green = A minute walk, $ for the academic year (Sept April) Permits were available for reserve starting August 1 st 2017, but you can purchase at any time Already bought one? Pick it up any time after August 25 th in Blackburn Hall trentu.ca/parking 20

22 Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Downtown Living 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 21 21

23 Making the Most of Living Off-Campus: Downtown Living 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 Thursday: - ½ wings at 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 22

24 Stay Connected with your College 23

25 Thank you for attending!

26 Questions You can always us!