Trent University is a small liberal arts oriented institution located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Trent has about 6400 students and it specializes in the liberal arts. It also has one of Canada's best continuing education departments.
The university is divided into a series of colleges. Chaplain, Lady Eaton, Catharine Parr Traill (named after the author), Otonabee, and Peter Gzowski (named after CBC broadcaster and former Chancellor of Trent Peter Gzowski). Each college has its own residence hall, dining room, and student government.
It was opened in 1964 to deal with the influx of baby boomers into Canadian universities. Originally located in an old high school, it moved to its current campus just outside of Peterborough in 1966.
Trent is also home to the Bata Library. |