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made some significant strides thathave allowed you to get to whereyou are today,” President andVice-Chancellor Bonnie Pattersontold Trent University graduates.“Look back on past accomplish-ments and achievements, patyourselves on the back, but alsolook ahead to future directionsand dreams.”

The largest graduating classever, took off from “the launchpad” that is Trent, each havinghad the opportunity to shakehands with Chancellor Dr.Roberta Bondar. She presidedover four ceremonies on June 2and 3, and her third convocation.A record 1444 undergraduate andgraduate students were eligible toreceive degrees and diplomas;among them, the first graduatesfrom the School of Education andProfessional Learning part-timeprogram, the Trent-FlemingNursing collaborative four-yearprogram and the Native StudiesPh.D. program.

So I want to say to all of you,‘welcome’.”

As temperatures soared andthe sun beat down on the BataLibrary podium into the after-noon on June 2, Dr. Bondar welcomed family members andfriends to “hot, summer days atTrent”.

Degrees were conferred upon1386 undergraduate and 53 grad-uate students, five undergraduatestudents received diplomas andfour distinguished Canadiansreceived honorary degrees including Drs. Erica Cherney,Jake Eberts, Mary Simon andRoméo Dallaire. ❦

Dr. Bondar opened the first convocation ceremony remarking that as a “family,” wewere celebrating morethan the graduation ofour own family memberor friend.

“As we share in our own rela-tive’s graduating, we also share inthe spirit of another Canadiangraduating and you just neverknow when they’re going to beyour next doctor or engineer.

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World champion rower andBusiness Administration graduate Peter Van Rooijen

Trent-Fleming School of Nursinggraduates

International student AkemiTakeda and her mother Fukimowho travelled from Japan for convocation

Grad Mike Matheson ofChamplain College andTrent staff member Noranne Flower

Lieutenant-General the Honorable RoméoDallaire (ret’d) Senator and Chancellor Dr. Roberta Bondar

Close to 1,500 Trent University students convocate June 2 and 3

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Facts and figures:

Trent University granted: • 47 masters degrees – 22 in

the arts and 25 in the sciences • 6 Ph.D.s • 494 arts and 225 science

honours bachelor degrees • 239 arts and 85 science

general bachelor degrees • 200 Bachelor of Education

degrees – 58 of them to part-time students

• 85 Bachelor of BusinessAdministration degrees

• 57 Bachelor of Science inNursing degrees – 35 of themfrom the first collaborativefour-year program

All undergraduate students gradu-ating with a cumulative averageof A- (80%) or better were namedto the President’s Honour Roll.Students who achieve an averageof A- (80%) in their most recentsession and who have a cumula-tive average of B (75%) or better,have their names placed on theDean’s Honour Roll. • 249 students are listed on the

President’s Honour Roll• 372 students are listed on the

Dean’s Honour Roll

Statistics from the Office of theRegistrar show…• 69% of graduates are female,

while 31% are male• students ages 20 to 21 com-

prise 3.8% of the graduatingclass

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Erica Cherney, B. COMAn honorary Doctor of Lawsdegree was conferred upon localbusinesswoman Erica Cherneyfor her significant volunteer con-tributions to the arts, educationand business communities overmore than three decades.

“Get involved and be openminded…Our livelihood, survival,sense of accomplishment, is depen-dent entirely upon communities ofpeople. No matter where we live orwhat we work at – alone or withothers – we are dependent upon acommunity of people.”

John David (Jake) Eberts, o.c.,B.Chem. Eng., M.B.A.., D.LITT., D.C.L.An Honorary Doctor of Lawsdegree was conferred upon Jake Eberts for his outstandingcontributions to the world of artsand entertainment, and for hiswork in nurturing young writers,directors and actors.

“Do your best and who knows,people may like it. You may be disap-pointed if you fail, but you aredoomed if you don’t try. If you risknothing, you risk everything. Trustyourself – you know more than youthink you do. And it’s important todiscover what you don’t want to do,by doing it. One day you’ll findsomething you do want to do.”

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Jeffrey Paul Lambe, John Joseph Phillips and Kevin DesmondFitzMaurice were the first graduates of Trent’s Native Studies Ph.D.program. In 1997, the Department of Native Studies initiated the program – the first of its kind in Canada. The first students entered theprogram in September 1999.

The program is unique in its structure; it is interdisciplinary in natureand based on the integration of Indigenous and Western academicknowledge. Prof. David Newhouse, of the Native Studies department,says the graduates’ research was innovative and cutting-edge, encompassing academic, cultural and experiential learning.• Dr. Lambe’s dissertation, We Plant a Tree of Peace: Mohawk Chief Jake

Swamps’ Narratives, Dynamics of Relationships, and Principles of Peace, isbased on the teachings of Elder and Sub-Chief Jake Swamp, a leaderof the Mohawk Nation in the Northeast of North America.

• Dr. Phillips’ study, Creation of Meaning: Non-Aboriginal Teachers’Construction of Meaning in an Aboriginal Schooling Context, exploresnon-Aboriginal teachers’ perceptions of their roles as teachers in anisolated Aboriginal schooling context.

• Dr. FitzMaurice’s study, Aboriginal-White Relations, Balance and a Re-thinking of Power, is a reflection on the many dimensions of powerand how they are manifested within our relations with others. ❦

a distinctive degreeof extraordinary

respected Canadian peacekeeper,humanitarian and crusader forenlightened international conflictresolution. The University’s highest honour also recognizesLieutenant-General Dallaire’s outstanding efforts to increasesociety’s understanding of theRwandan genocide tragedy, post-traumatic stress disorder and theplight of children affected by war.

“Never ever should we forget orlet die the genocide in Rwanda, forladies and gentlemen, all humansare human. There is no humanmore human than another and assuch, every life is equal. There is nodifference, there are no differences;there are frictions, but ultimately,we are all the same.” ❦

Trent’s first NativeStudies Ph.D. grads

Four distinguished Canadians recognized as honorary graduands.They shared advice and words of wisdom...

Eminent Service AwardJ. Kenneth Fowler received theEminent Service Award which recognizes individuals who havemade outstanding contributionsto the life of the University in anyarea of its activities. Mr. Fowler,who retired from his position asapparatus design technician withthe Department of Physics last fallwas recognized for his 37-plusyears of service to the Universityand in particular, his outstandingcontributions in the areas ofinstrument design and researchsupport.

Symons Award forExcellence in TeachingDr. Carolyn Kay, an associateprofessor in the Department ofHistory, received the SymonsAward for Excellence in Teachingwhich is presented annually to a

faculty member who displaysexemplary teaching, as well asconcern for students. Prof. Kayhas an M.Phil from Oxford andan M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale. Shejoined the faculty at Trent in1990 and teaches courses inmodern German history and thehistory of the Holocaust.Nomination letters refer to Prof.Kay’s patience, enthusiasm andunderstanding and to her abilityto provide a comfortable envi-ronment in which students areable to learn at their best.

Distinguished ResearchAwardDr. Leonard Conolly, of theDepartment of English Literature,received the DistinguishedResearch Award which is pre-sented annually to a member ofTrent’s faculty in recognition ofoutstanding achievements inresearch and scholarship. Prof.Conolly, former President, is aScholar of the Academy of theShaw Festival and has been read-ing, seeing and studying Shaw’swork for 45 years. He waselected a Fellow of the RoyalSociety of Canada in 2002, andhas been a Senior Member ofRobinson College, Cambridge,since 1981. Prof. Conolly has anM.A. from McMaster and a Ph.D.from Wales, and joined Trent asits fifth president in 1994. ❦

To read more about the honorary graduands, visithttp://www.trentu.ca/news/pressreleases/050309honorarydegrees.html

Mary May Simon, C.M., LL.D.Mary Simon is Canada’s formerAmbassador for CircumpolarAffairs and was Trent University’sseventh chancellor. She receivedan honorary Doctor of Lawsdegree for her important contri-butions to the recognition ofAboriginal rights and the studyof northern affairs. The degreealso recognizes her outstandingleadership as an internationaladvisor on the environment,human rights, development, andpeace and as an advocate forArctic children and youth.

“As you seek to determine andfind your place in Canada andinternationally, I encourage you tolook northward; the challenges areenormous and exciting, but therewards may be comparable to ourchancellor’s space voyage – infinite.”

Lieutenant-General The Honourable Roméo A.Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., M.S.c., C.D.,(Ret’d), SenatorAn honorary Doctor of Lawsdegree was conferred uponLieutenant-General theHonourable Roméo Dallaire inrecognition of his leadership as a

Dr. Jake Eberts

Dr. Mary May SimonDr. Erica Cherney

Dr. Roméo Dallaire

To read more about staff and faculty award winners, visithttp://www.trentu.ca/news/pressreleases/050503awards.htm

recognizing faculty andstaff contributions

Nursing is in her genes

Graduate and Symons Medalwinner Barbara Longlandcomes from a long line of nurses,and is now married to one. She,too, had wanted to pursue theprofession since she was five.

Though she tried to go backto school in 1990, as a singlemother with four children, shefound it too difficult. Instead, shestarted a residential cleaningbusiness which she continues tomanage today.

While she describes the transi-tion she went through in 2001 togo back to school “overwhelm-ing,” Ms. Longland finds herself achanged person, due in part, tothe time she spent this year inZimbabwe for her individualpractice placement. She spent ashortened seven weeks at theSalvation Army’s HowardHospital in Zimbabwe in Januaryand found a culture and condi-tions she says “you can hardlyimagine”.

This summer, Ms. Longland isheading to Guyana for twoweeks with the Mission for

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“Lynda is an outstanding student whose accomplishmentsnot only put her at the top ofher class at Trent, but also estab-lish her as an exceptional newscholar within the national context,” states Dr. Joan Sangster,director of Trent’s Frost Centrefor Canadian Studies and NativeStudies.

Ms. Mannik graduated withher Masters of Arts in CanadianStudies and Native Studies, andpreviously, with her Bachelor ofArts, from Trent. An entrepreneurand small business owner, aswell as a single mother, Ms.Mannik returned to school part-time in 1995.

“I always had a passion for it,”says Ms. Mannik, adding she hadwanted to go back to school eversince she had left in grade 10.

Ms. Mannik pursued part-time undergraduate studies forfour years and ran her business;she graduated with a doublemajor in anthropology and history in 2002 and continuedon with graduate studies throughthe Frost Centre.

Her thesis, Transcultural Viewsof Indian/Cowboy Performance atthe Royal Easter Show in Sydney,1939, presents five different perspectives of this single eventto emphasize how visual repre-sentation is, in varying degrees,intercultural, social in nature andbased on relationships of power.In summer 2006, the Universityof Calgary Press will publish themanuscript for not only univer-sity and graduate students, butalso for general readers interestedin Canadian history.

Ms. Mannik received anOntario Graduate Scholarship todo her masters degree and is nowthe recipient of a prestigiousCanadian Graduate Scholarship,

which sees her receive $35,000 ineach of three years.

Inspired by “all” her professors,Ms. Mannik attributes much ofher success to her M.A. thesiscommittee members and sheaspires to one day, teachCanadian Studies. But in the

Advancing Theological Education/Friends Committed To Caring, tonurse in hospitals, rural clinicsand schools. As well, she hopesthat an upcoming interview andsite visit in Albuquerque, NewMexico, will land her the job ofher dreams; to work full-time ina neonatal intensive care unit.During her visit to Zimbabwe,she realized her calling was towork with newborns.

Ms. Longland graduated witha Bachelor of Science in Nursingas a member of the first class ofthe Trent-Fleming Nursing collab-orative four-year program. ❦To read more about Ms.Longland’s trip to Zimbabwe,visit www.trentu.ca

A love of learning“For me, it’s such a privilege…”

Lynda Mannik loves Canada.In fact, every paper she’s writtenin her nine-year academic careerhas focused on Canada – manyon First Nations’ political issues.

So when she received theGovernor-General’s Gold Medalfor the student with the highestacademic standing in the masters and doctoral degreeprograms, it was that muchmore exhilarating.

The daughter of immigrants,her father from Estonia and hermother from England, Ms.Mannik isn’t sure why she’s sofocused on Canada, but is nowexamining international views ofthe country between the 1930sand 1950s as part of her Ph.D.studies at York University. Herpatriotism and passion for learn-ing combined have earned heran array of academic accolades.

meantime, she’s simply gratefulto be doing something she’s sopassionate about.

“I’m still loving it, I’m weddedto it,” says Ms. Mannik, whosedaughter Dylan, a first-yearUniversity of Guelph student,joined her at convocation. “Forme, it’s such a privilege – I feelso grateful.” ❦

medalwinners…Kristine Anne Williamson, of JulianBlackburn College, received the BagnaniMedal, awarded to students in the general program who achieve high overall standing on graduation.

Ms. Williamson studied part-time andworked full-time as she completed herhistory major. She is interested in publichistory, specifically museums and archival work, as well art history,and would like to eventually completeher honours year and pursue a masters degree in art history and work in artsadministration or as a gallery curator. In the meantime, Ms. Williamson willpursue a two-year esthetics course atSeneca College and perhaps look to openher own spa.

Barbara Longland

Lynda Mannik and her daughter Dylan Mannik-Zulinski

Top student flying highCristina Chifor, B.Sc. Hons. and Symons Medal winner reflects on the highlights of her time at Trent. This joint physics and computer science major writes from the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA site in Maryland, US. This is her third summer there as aresearch assistant. She studies solar flares which are closely related tounderstanding space weather.

Ms. Chifor, who was on theDean’s List in each of her four years, was an international studentfrom Romania who chose to come to Trent. The Trent InternationalProgram supported her with a fullinternational scholarship. Ms. Chifor is bound for the University of Cambridge in the fall, where three scholarships will enable her to read for a Ph.D. in three years.

Academic Interests: “Physics, in particular astrophysics. Sciencehas come a long way in the past century and has changed theway in which we perceive the world around us. Space and theuniverse are the ultimate challenges; I admire the people whodedicate their careers to understanding what is beyond the skies.”

Highlights of her time at Trent: “It would be impossible to list themall. I will just mention my first days in Canada, at the TrentInternational Program camp. I was impressed with the diversity –lots of international students in a small university – and with howfriendly Canadians are.”

On her Trent experience: “Life changing. I am grateful to the people who have made it possible for me to come to Canada and to those that I was lucky to meet and have supported methroughout.” ❦

To read more about Ms. Chifor, visit www.trentu.ca

Cristina Chifor in a lunar moduleat the NASA visitor centre.

…united in the diversity of their futures

Giannetti George, more com-monly known as “Gigi” says shehas a healthy disregard for theimpossible and believes she cando anything. This month, she’sheaded home to St. Lucia, whereshe hopes to share her outlookwith her secondary school students.

Ms. George is among three St.Lucians who graduated fromTrent this year. Along with KevinScotland and Allan Thomas, Ms.George left the island of fewerthan 200,000 people to study atTrent. It seems remarkable for asmall university in centralOntario to have so many gradu-ates from a small island in theCaribbean, but this is evidenceof the breadth and depth ofTrent’s reputation and therecruitment efforts of the TrentInternational Program’s (TIP’s)Cindy Bennett Awe in theregion, says TIP Director MikeAllcott.

At 17 and right out of highschool, Ms. George startedteaching grade four, but aftereight years in the classroom,believed it was time to fulfill herdream and become a scientist.

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She graduated with a major inbiology and a minor in environ-mental science and planned toreturn home the day after herconvocation hoping to teachand to one day, have a hand indeveloping environmental sci-ence curriculum in her country.

During her time at Trent, Ms.George was vice chairperson ofthe Trent International StudentAssociation (TISA) in her thirdyear, responsible for the co-ordi-nation of major campus eventsincluding Cultural Outreach,World Affairs Colloquium andthe TISA Potluck. All the while,she worked part-time forAramark Food Services. In 2004,Ms. George attended theLeaderShape Institute at theUniversity of Illinois, where shelearned about leadershipthrough a demandingly rigidcurriculum. She was the firstperson to attend the institutefrom a Canadian university.

It took Allan Thomas, betterknown as “Perry” 20 years to getto graduation. Though he hadhoped to study in England afterhigh school graduation, financesdidn’t allow it. This June, hegraduated with a Bachelor ofBusiness Administration, whichhe combined with studies ininternational political economy.

Mr. Thomas had alwayswanted to study abroad, butinstead, he “let it rest” andbecame involved in everythingelse he could. He went to workas an office assistant in govern-ment and in the accounts andthen sales department for a private company. He even

started his own business andentered politics.

“The most significant thingthat has happened in my lifewas entering politics, it changedmy perspective dramatically…itmade me realize my weak-nesses…not having the knowl-edge and skills to perform eventhough you have talents andabilities.”

Mr. Thomas was appointed asenator by the prime ministerand served for two years. He wasalso chairman of the conserva-tion authority. In politics, herealized he needed to go back toschool and get the education hehad desired.

In 2001, Mr. Thomas came toCanada and to Trent and in sec-ond year, he was asked to runfor TISA and became its co-chair.In that role, Mr. Thomas authoreda new constitution that wouldsee TISA not as a group amonggroups, but as an organizationof groups. In his third year, oncethe constitution was implemented,Mr. Thomas became speaker ofthe board. He also sang with theTISA Choir and the Trent GospelChoir.

Mr. Thomas, who is father tothree daughters, is headinghome to St. Lucia this year forthe first time in four years, butsays he will look forward tocoming back to Canada. He hasbeen accepted to do his mastersdegree in public policy andmanagement at CarletonUniversity this fall.

While Kevin Scotland is nowan alumnus, he won’t be goingfar – he will be working for thecoming year with Dr. AndrewVreugdenhil in Trent’sChemistry department. Mr.Scotland will be continuing thework he started as part of hishonours thesis with Prof.Vreugdenhil, the creation of thinfilms from silicon materials, as aresearch assistant.

Mr. Scotland, who says hewas ready for a change ofscenery after high school, choseTrent because of its relativelysmall size. Many things standout for him as he reflects on his

four years at Trent, but mainlythe “wonderful” people he had the opportunity to meet – professors and students alike.

“I got to meet students frommany different cultures and Idon’t think I would have hadthat experience anywhere else,”he says.

Mr. Scotland found his pas-sion for chemistry in first yearand for the last two years, hasbeen running a help session forstudents in first-year chemistry.He was also a teaching assistantin first-year chemistry and inorganic chemistry.

And while Mr. Scotland isplanning to pursue graduate studies, he would also like tohead home to St. Lucia at somepoint. He misses the seas and the summer here, he says, is too hot. ❦

To read more about these graduates, visit www.trentu.ca

Graduate Alanna Grant saysshe’s always been interested inaltered brain chemistry. So, whenshe read about the schizophreniaresearch of Dr. Cecilia Flores atMcGill University, she wasintrigued. A meeting with Dr.Flores and a masters degree pro-posal later, Ms. Grant is off to theDepartment of Neuroscience andNeurosurgery at McGill this fall.

She’s received a $17,500Canada Graduate Scholarship(CGS) from the NationalSciences and EngineeringResearch Council of Canada(NSERC). This prestigious schol-arship is awarded to students ofhigh academic success who areentering postgraduate studies.

“The brains of schizophrenicsare structurally and functionallydifferent from other people. Weknow that environmental factorssuch as obstetrical difficultiescan cause alterations in brainsand these changes resemblethose seen in schizophrenicpatients, however we don’t knowexactly how this happens,” saysMs. Grant. “The goal of theresearch that I will be doing nextyear is to elucidate the cellularand biochemical mechanismsthrough which perinatal injuryleads to these changes.Ultimately, if we can figure outhow these changes occur in thedeveloping brain, then we coulddevelop a way of counteringthese effects and potentiallydecrease the risk of developingthis terribly debilitating disease.”

the richesof St.Lucia

“Oh, the placMs. Grant is this summer

working with Dr. Janet Yee, ofthe Department of Chemistry, on the organism Giardia lamblia,which causes Beaver Fever. Forthis work, she has received aNational Sciences andEngineering Research CouncilUndergraduate Student ResearchAward (USRA).

Ms. Grant came to Trent fouryears ago as a mature student.She graduated high school in1996 and went on to train andthen work as a registered mas-sage therapist for two yearsbefore she realized pain in herhands would prevent her fromcontinuing her career long term.While she was apprehensive togo back to school, she soonrediscovered her love of learning.

“Trent, because of its intimatenature, provided the opportu-nity for someone like me to goback to school. This put me ona totally different path, and nowI want to stay in school forever,”says Ms. Grant. ❦

To read more about Ms. Grant,visit www.trentu.ca

Three international students tell their stories

graduatepursuesschizophrenia research

Chemical physics major andgraduate Kenneth Stevensbelieves that most students canbe good at science.

With this philosophy, he’s offto Queen’s University as part ofthe Queen’s-Trent ConcurrentEducation program to become ateacher. This scholar and varsitysoccer player hopes to teachhigh school chemistry, mathand physics, as well as coach,though he hasn’t completelyruled out a masters degree.

Mr. Stevens says that he’sinspired to make learning inter-esting for his future students,and adds that it’s the applica-tion of science that makes it so.

Last summer Mr. Stevensworked as a research assistantwith Dr. Bill Atkinson, of theDepartment of Physics. He hadreceived a National Science andEngineering Research Council(NSERC) Undergraduate StudentResearch Award for this work,which focused on superconduc-tors. With Prof. Atkinson, Mr.

Stevens has been studying theeffect of bi-layer splitting on thelocal density of states in a high-temperature superconductor.

Mr. Stevens has been namedan Academic All-Canadian forthe last three years, havingachieved an above 80 per centaverage and participated in var-sity athletics. A member of themen’s soccer team for the lastthree years, he was this yearnamed Most Valuable Player andlast year received the Coach’sAward. ❦

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Wendy Legere received aBagnani Medal, awarded to students in the general programwho achieve high overall standingon graduation. Ms. Legere com-pleted the majority of her degreepart-time at Trent In Oshawa,while she worked full-time. Themother of three, she works as aproject coordinator and as partof the consulting team atNorthern Lights VocationalServices and will likely pursue amasters degree in the near future.

“I have broad interests when itcomes to academics. I am a regis-tered nurse and have been workingin the vocational rehabilitation andcareer and employment counsellingfield for the past 13 years. I decidedto take my degree in psychologybecause it tied in nicely with thework I am currently doing. I alsohave a strong interest in businessand took a number of electivecourses related to this area.”

Stephanie May McGregorreceived a Symons Medal,awarded to students in the hon-ours program who achieve highoverall standing on graduation.During her time at Trent, she was

also involved with Trent Studentsfor Literacy, the Walk Home pro-gram, Introductory SeminarWeek and as a facilitator for English 205. In the fall, she willattend teacher’s college at the University of Western Ontarioand in the future, may pursue amasters degree.

“…After completing a diversecollection of courses in my firstyear, I decided to pursue a jointmajor in Economics and English. Ifound the math stimulating andthe literature inspiring. I wasattracted to the precision and logicof Economics, while equally drawnto the freedom and emotion ofEnglish. While the disciplines mayappear as polar opposites to some, Ifound the combination of studiesextremely rewarding. I was intro-duced to a broad spectrum of topicsand was able to foster a range of

a winning combination

soccer andscienceGraduate Heidi Butler is heading east, to the land of theliterature she will study.

This English major is off to theUniversity of New Brunswick thisfall to pursue her masters degreefocusing on Maritime andAtlantic prose, and specifically,authors Wayne Johnston andAlistair MacLeod.

She’s also heading back to herroots – Ms. Butler was born inNewfoundland and lived thereuntil she was 12. Her affinity forthe east was rekindled as she readBaltimore's Mansion during hertime at Trent.

Though she’s never lived inNew Brunswick, Ms. Butler loveseastern Canada and says she’ssure to have the “Canadian expe-rience” studying there. But herown Canadian experience won’tend out east – Ms. Butler hopesto have the opportunity to live inas many provinces as possible.

Ms. Butler is starting theUniversity of New Brunswick two-year thesis-based programwith a $3,000 merit award and a$20,000 teaching assistantship.But having been inspired by herTrent professors to pursue acareer in academe, she won’treally be leaving Trent behind.She sees herself someday teachingin an atmosphere similar to thatat Trent. She says she will takeaway with her a fondness forteaching and learning in an intimate environment as well as athing or two about professor-student relationships. ❦

english gradheads east

To read more about Ms. Butler, visit www.trentu.ca

es you’ll go!”skills. I gained an appreciation fortwo distinct fields, noting both theirobvious differences and underlyingsimilarities.

The diversity of my educationopened my mind and challengedmy way of thinking.”

Jesse Wheeler received theGovernor General’s Silver medal,awarded to the honours student with the highest academic standing in the bachelor’s degreeprogram. He has volunteered asa peer mentor, served on thePsychology department commit-tee and helped to represent thedepartment at the March BreakOpen Houses. Mr. Wheeler stud-ied psychology, as well as sociol-ogy and biology/neurology andis planning to apply to medicalschool this summer for entry in

fall 2006. Ultimately, he hopesto return to Peterborough topractice as a family physician.Mr. Wheeler was married justone week after graduation.

“Looking back on the past fouryears, I suppose that my strongestmemory of Trent will be of thediversity and interconnectednessthat the University embraces. I'mproud to have attended an institu-tion that demands an open mindand a positive attitude toward self, others, and the community, and Iam extremely happy with mychoice to attend Trent. Indeed, I amconfident that the spirit of respect,appreciation, and communityfound here is unlike any other. Inmy time here, I have received notonly a first class education, buthave learned to see myself and theworld around me in a differentlight.”

Maria-Anna Huberreceived a Symons Medal,awarded to students in the hon-

ours program who achieve highoverall standing on graduation.An international student fromGermany, Ms. Huber started outas an anthropology major, butafter first year, “fell in love” withthe classics. In September, shewill be heading to England toread for her M.Phil in Classics atCambridge University andintends to pursue a Ph.D. inRoman Archaeology and eventu-ally teach at a university andwork in the field.

“…I developed my love for myfield at Trent, thanks to all thegreat work my profs have done overthe last four years and my friends(almost all actual or honorary clas-sics fans). I was taught well enoughto be accepted by my dream univer-sity and (to) be able to gain somefieldwork experience as well… Forme, going to Trent was probablyone, if not the most rewardingexperiences of my life.” ❦

Jesse Wheeler

The title of a storybook written

and illustrated by Dr. Seuss

in theirownwordsmedal winners

AS SHE LISTENED to Canada’snational anthem play at the PanAmerican field hockey champi-onship in Puerto Rico, it all cametogether for School of Educationand Professional Learning part-time program graduate AmyHollingsworth.

There as manager for TeamCanada’s junior women as theyattempted to qualify for theWorld Cup in March, Ms.Hollingsworth realized that shewas, in fact, doing what she hadtrained for and aspired to formany years.

“It all connected,” she said.“This is where I should be andthis is where my teaching andcoaching come together – righthere, right now.”

Ms. Hollingsworth had beentold for years that coaching wasnot “a valuable teaching experi-ence,” and it was not until shebecame a student in Trent’steacher education program thatshe realized the two were, in fact,intertwined.

“When I came to Trent, Iexpected to learn teaching funda-mentals…but what I reallylearned is that my teaching self isintegrated in my coaching self.Trent affirmed that the twobelonged together. Trent allowedme to explore and connect myteaching experience and mycoaching experience in the class-room.”

Ms. Hollingsworth had alwayswanted to be a phys-ed teacherand so, after high school gradua-tion, pursued phys-ed and his-tory as well as varsity fieldhockey at York University. Whenshe didn’t get into teacher educa-tion after graduation, sheenrolled in the post-graduaterecreation leadership program at

Hockey team to Puerto Rico forthe Pan American Championships– a World Cup qualifying eventand was in Vancouver andCalifornia with her CanadaGames squad in May. InSeptember, she will travel toSantiago, Chile, with TeamCanada to compete at the WorldCup. All of this, she says shecouldn’t have done without thesupport of the School ofEducation faculty members,specifically Director Dr. DeborahBerrill.

“Deborah has been so sup-portive – she knew where I wasstarting and she knew where myfinishing point would be,” saysMs. Hollingsworth. “That’s theTrent experience, making thoseconnections and valuing people.Thank you, Trent.” ❦

HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTSgraduate Erin Reynolds didn’tthink she wanted anything to dowith teaching – she came toTrent to study English and his-tory, as well as German.

But today she’s bound for theUniversity of Toronto to pursuea masters degree; a Ph.D. willfollow, as will a career as a professor with a healthy compo-nent of teaching. While Ms.Reynolds comes from a long lineof educators and it seems, teach-ing is in her blood, she was alsoinspired to teach during hertime at Trent.

This English major firstlycites her invaluable relationshipswith her own professors, as wellas her experience working as aresearch assistant with Dr. ZailigPollock, of the Department ofEnglish Literature. In assistingProf. Pollock with a book on P.K.Page’s poetry, Ms. Reynolds

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found her affinity for research.She continues to work with Prof.Pollock this summer.

But working with Drs.Elizabeth Popham and JamesNeufeld as a facilitator forEnglish 205 – Form and Context– Ms. Reynolds says she finallyrealized what her future wouldhold. As a facilitator, she rantutorials, monitored Web CTstudent discussions and com-mented on student assignments.

Ms. Reynolds will start at U ofT this fall with a $17,500 SocialSciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canadascholarship. She’s particularlyinterested in modernism and20th century British literature,specifically, James Joyce andconnections between literature,geography and history. ❦

To read more about Ms.Reynolds, visit www.trentu.ca

FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE gradu-ate Scott Farrow, there’ssomething in the water at Trent– something that attracted himhere and something that helpedhim attain academic and ath-letic success.

“I was lured by the river run-ning through (the campus),”says Mr. Farrow, who was listedon the Dean’s Honour Roll upongraduation and was a memberof the varsity swim team forfour years. “There’s somethingabout the water.”

Mr. Farrow started swimmingcompetitively in his last year ofhigh school and decided to give

it a try his first year at Trent.Though he says he struggled atfirst, he grew to love the sportmore and more. In second year,he qualified for the CanadianInteruniversity Sport (CIS)Championships in Victoria andin third year, qualified for theCanadian Open in Quebec andonce again, for CIS in Toronto.

This past fall, Mr. Farrowqualified for the Canadian Openin Calgary and won a goldmedal in the 200-metre freestylerelay as well as a bronze in asecond relay event. In addition,Mr. Farrow won the OUA divi-sional championship in the

Wow Pongpanich, ofThailand, loves Canada, thoughshe says it’s a little cold.

But below zero temperatureswill soon be far behind this 22year-old international studentand global studies graduate, whois heading to theUniversity of Hawai’iat Manoa this fall.There, she’ll pursue amasters degree inanthropology havingreceived the East-WestCenter GraduateDegree Fellowship andfull scholarship.

Her nickname,“Wow” is the word“kite” in Thai. She wasgiven the name,because kites take offand fly high. She’slived in India and Myanmar, andspent her third year in Japan atKansai Gaidai University explor-ing Asian Studies. Her graduatework will stem from her studiesthere, focussing on the impactsof globalization, tourism andurbanization on Thai Women andchildren. Specifically, she has

proposed to research transna-tional human trafficking inThailand.

Ms. Pongpanich received a full scholarship to Trent. Serendipitously, she says, it wasthe only scholarship she applied

for. She attended interna-tional schools in Thailandand feels at home in amulticultural community.

“I’ll never need to pay fora hotel (room) for the restof my life – everywhere Igo, there will be someone Iknow,” she says, addingshe chose also to apply tothe University of Hawai’ibecause of its multicultur-alism. “Being in a multicul-tural setting is natural forme – it’s home for me. It’salso why I chose Canada.”

Passionately involved in theinternational student community,Ms. Pongpanich sang in the TrentInternational Student Association(TISA) Choir, and in second year,sat on the TISA board commit-tee. She also took part inCultural Outreach – a studentshowcase of culture and artisticabilities for three years. ❦

50-metre butterfly and set a newOntario university record. Lateron that season, Mr. Farrowattended two more meets – the OUA championships in St. Catherine’s and CIS in Edmonton. At the OUA championship, Mr. Farrowearned a bronze medal in the50-metre butterfly and at the CISChampionships in Edmonton,narrowly missed a birth to theWorld University games beingheld this summer in Izmir,Turkey.

“The experiences that I’vebeen able to have over the lastfour years I’ll remember for therest of my life,” says Mr. Farrow,who trained up to 30 hours aweek between September andJuly. ❦

To read more about Mr. Farrow,visit www.trentu.ca

alumnato studyat the U.of Hawai’i at Manoa

inspiredto teach

Humber College. Ms.Hollingsworth found herself atTrent in 1993, coaching varsitywomen’s field hockey and in1994, in the role of intramuralco-ordinator.

In 2000, she moved on toLakefield College School, whereshe is currently head of SusannaMoodie House, responsible forthe mentorship of 27 girls. Ms.Hollingsworth is also an acade-mic advisor and coaches girls’field hockey as well as ice hockeyand a mother of two daughters,ages seven and 10.

This spring, while still com-pleting her Trent B.Ed. program,Ms. Hollingsworth was namedHead Coach for the Ontario fieldhockey team for the CanadaGames in Regina in August. Justthis last semester, Ms.Hollingsworth travelled with theJunior Women’s National Field

where teachingand coachingcome together

graduatepursuespassionin thewater

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twenty nursinggradshired by hospital

ACCESS TO THE TEACHING professionwas the philosophy behindTrent’s School of Education andProfessional Learning part-timeprogram, which saw its first classof 58 convocate on June 3.

The first program of its kind inthe province, part-time teachereducation at Trent caters to indi-viduals who cannot attend classesin the daytime, says Dr. DeborahBerrill, program director. Classesare scheduled for one Saturdayeach month and two eveningseach week, though students mustalso spend 61 days over thecourse of two years in a class-room, complete 15 days at analternative placement and spendthree weeks tutoring.

Dr. Berrill marvels at the grad-uates, most of whom have full-time jobs and families and a largepercentage of whom drive closeto an hour to get to classes. Sheadds she believes there were alsohalf a dozen babies born to her students.

“It’s extraordinarily humblingto see the lengths to which peo-ple will go to become a teacher,”she says, adding the part-time

students have very diverse back-grounds and are slightly older thanthose in the full-time program.

Bob BurgarAs a professional archaeologistand coordinator of heritage pro-jects with the Toronto and RegionConservation Authority, BobBurgar realized his favourite partof the job was working with stu-dents. While after 18 years, acareer change wasn’t going to beeasy, Mr. Burgar, father to a 12-year-old girl and eight-year-oldboy and husband to a Trentalumna, kept his full-time job andbecame a part-time student.

“Being a teacher is what I’mmeant to be. There’s a calling,” hesays. His driving from RichmondHill two nights a week for twoyears is a testament to his visionand commitment.

As part of his position with theconservation authority, Mr.Burgar has run a grade 12 creditcourse since the early eighties andfor his work, was nominated forthe Governor General’s Award forExcellence in Teaching CanadianHistory. Mr. Burgar has accepted a

secondary school teaching positionwith York Region District SchoolBoard and says that the “cool factor” is his secret to success.

“If it’s cool and fun, the kidsare going to pay attention.”

Lisa CroweRight after convocation – the cul-mination of a two-year marathonthat was the part-time teachereducation program for Lisa Crowe– she went onto the Relay For Life.

Ms. Crowe gave birth to hersecond daughter, KaitlynYonemitsu, one week before theprogram started and then was

learning to teach–part-time

TWENTY TRENT-FLEMING School ofNursing graduates have beenhired in the school’s backyard, bythe Peterborough Regional HealthCentre (PRHC).

The graduates have signed onfor part-time positions with PRHCfor one and two years, and inreturn, received signing bonusesin addition to an amount equiva-lent to their final year’s tuition. Inits fifth year, the hospital pro-gram has seen 111 local nursinggraduates hired by PRHC as partof the program and of those, 83per cent have stayed on at theHealth Centre.

The opportunity is open toTrent-Fleming students who havecompleted their consolidation,also known as clinical practiceplacement, in an area of PRHCthat has an opening, explainsPRHC Vice-President and ChiefNursing Officer Wendy Fucile,adding the result is an easier transition for the nurse and forhospital staff members, who havealready worked with him or her.

The program started when itbecame clear that there would bea nursing shortage. With a newhospital on the horizon, Ms.Fucile says it was a proactiveapproach to staffing. The programis not limited to Trent-Fleminggraduates, though more than 95per cent of those who have takenpart are graduates of the program.

“With this program in place,these graduates are less likely toleave the community, and weknow it’s harder to get them backlater,” says Ms. Fucile, addingnovice nurses are partnered witha preceptor as part of a mentoring

program at PRHC. “This is a suc-cessful approach – a great way forgraduates to make the transition.”

Kate Kincaid, academic teamleader, Institute for Healthy Agingand Nursing, Fleming College,says “The win-win for our stu-dents and the hospital was and isobvious, but on a relational levelit is another example of thought-ful partnerships and solid leader-ship in our community. Healthhuman resources is a very com-plex circumstance and this innov-ative approach to local problem-solving is being emulated in otherhospitals. We look forward tomore opportunities with our localhealth care providers and our stu-dents appreciate the practice andlearning support provided.”

THE TRENT-FLEMING SCHOOL ofNursing celebrated the first of itscollaborative four-year programgraduates on June 3. In total, 57students received Bachelor ofScience in Nursing Degrees – 35of them from the first collabora-tive four-year program.

The school currently offers acollaborative four-year programand an accelerated three-year pro-gram for students who have hadprevious university experience.While the same courses areoffered in both programs, thereare two delivery models. This yearmarks the accelerated program’ssecond graduating class.

Brigitte BlazinaBrigitte Blazina brought evidence-based practice to her clinical rota-tion in labour and delivery atCornwall Community Hospital.She obtained the research evi-dence to challenge hospitalrestriction of food and fluid towomen in active labour and isleading her hospital to be the firstinstitution in Ontario to have awritten policy enabling women inactive labour to eat and drink.

“Brigitte had the courage totake on a cultural norm – torestrict food and fluid in labour –and live her knowledge,” saysProf. Michele McIntosh, addingMs. Blazina has been hired by thehospital. “She exemplifies the bestqualities of a nursing graduate.”

The reason women arerestricted from eating and drink-ing during labor is fear of aspira-tion of stomach contents intotheir lungs in the event of a c-sec-tion. Ms. Blazina’s research detailsthe antiquated rationales uponwhich this is based and concludesthat although slight risk does existin rare circumstances, the policyof food and fluid restriction isoverwhelmingly applied in con-trast to the likelihood of risk ofreal aspiration, explains Prof.McIntosh.

Her institution, inspired byher, has obtained the Cochranedata base (to guide evidence-

Princess Margaret Hospital andadds she is proud to have joinedsuch a trusted and respected pro-fession and is honoured by theawesome privilege of being inti-mately involved in patients’ lives.

Ms. Longford plans to build hercareer in Peterborough, thoughshe would like to try an interna-tional nursing exchange at somepoint and perhaps pursue furthereducation in palliative care.

Jackie LevereFor Jackie Levere, nursing com-bined her desire to work in a“hands-on helping profession”with her interest in biology. Nowemployed on a general surgeryfloor at a teaching hospital inOttawa, Ms. Levere says shewanted to become a nurse to provide comfort to those in diffi-cult situations and to decrease thevulnerability they experiencewhilst dealing with challengedhealth.

One of the beauties of nursing,she says, is the countless opportu-nities it offers, of which she isinterested in exploring many. Ms.Levere believes her next step willbe in the direction of bedside pal-liative care and to provide sup-port to those who are dealingwith death and dying.

During her time at Trent, Ms. Levere says she enjoyed theoutdoor opportunities andbecoming involved in servicessuch as Hospice Peterborough.She also highlights the caringnature of the nursing program. ❦

diagnosed with thyroid cancerthree months into the program.After receiving her degree on June 3 she headed straight to theCanadian Cancer Society’sSurvivor Walk. While she gave upa graduation celebration with family and friends that day, shefelt it was something she had to do.

“There were new beginningson June 4,” said Ms. Crowe.

Having always wanted to be ateacher, Ms. Crowe, also a Trentcomputer science graduate, ful-filled all of the components of theprogram despite numerous hospi-talizations, surgeries and two

intense rounds of radiation therapy. Ms. Crowe also workedfull-time in the Registrar’s Officeat Trent.

While she says being at workduring the day and school atnight was a great diversion andhelped her maintain a positiveattitude, she spent many latenights studying.

“The program’s faculty is veryaccommodating to everyone’sneeds; if there are challenges likeI had, it’s possible…” ❦

To read more, visit www.trentu.ca

Graduate Shawna Longford and her preceptor at PRHC, Andrea Keating, RN

Lisa Crowe and daughters Kassandra(left) and Kaitlyn Yonemitsu

based practice in labour anddelivery). Ms. Blazina is also nowthe hospital’s Registered NursesAssociation of Ontario representa-tive on the Childbirth Committee.

Shawna LongfordAfter careers in social work and asa personal support worker,Shawna Longford, who was look-ing for a career that would bringher personal satisfaction throughhelping others, went back toschool. Three years later, this 37-year-old mother of twoteenage boys has been hired bythe Peterborough RegionalHealth Centre (PRHC) and isworking in surgical services. Shecredits much of her success tothe loving support of her sons,her parents, her high schoolsweetheart, and her classmates.As well, she gives credit andthanks her professors, clinicalinstructors, and her preceptor atPRHC, Andrea Keating, RN.

In 2000, Ms. Longford’s hus-band passed away after a longfight with leukemia. She says shewitnessed wonderful care bysome very inspiring nurses at

Business Admin Program Ranked First

Trent University has taken the topspot in the undergraduate cate-gory in Corporate Knights maga-zine’s annual ranking of businessschool programs in Canada.

The Second Annual Guide toBusiness Education: Knight Schoolswas published in the April issueof Corporate Knights magazine andis touted as “a guide to businessschools for students who want tochange the world”. The ranking,evaluated 34 Canadian businessschools by looking at the degreeto which they incorporate socialand environmental factors intotheir programs.

Summer Conferencesat Trent

For groups from across Ontario,gathering at Trent University forsummer conferences has becomea tradition.

Campus Challenge, run by theChinese Youth Church Group, hasbeen coming to the campus forits annual activities for more than15 years and will be among the45 groups using the facilities this summer. From the Sir WilliamOsler Science Camp to KOSTACanada, a Korean youth churchgroup with 800 involved, theUniversity will be abuzz withactivity.

The summer will be a busy one,welcoming new and returninggroups, says Conference ServicesDirector Ashok Kaushik.

The Full Gospel Businessmen’sFellowship group has a long his-tory of summer conferences atTrent and will be welcomed againthis year. Trent has already hostedthis summer, Conserving theModern in Canada, MNRLeadership Training and theHidden Costs / InvisibleContributions symposium. Otherhighlights will include the wel-coming of TV Ontario for the firsttime as well as Ontario SpeedSkating, which has been visitingcampus for more than 10 years.

An average summer will bringalmost 4,500 people to theUniversity and this summer willbe no exception. Groups vary insize from 40 to 450 and manyevents attract guests and

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Local Student Awarded Scholarship

Trent University has awarded itsmost prestigious scholarship to alocal high school student for thesecond time this year.

St. Peter’s Secondary Schoolstudent Stephen McCarthy is therecipient of Trent’s secondChamplain Scholarship, valued at$20,500 over four years. Mr.McCarthy has accepted the schol-arship and hence, Trent’s offer ofadmission. Last month, PCVS stu-dent Matt Whitfield was awardedthe first of the two scholarships.

Champlain Scholarships areawarded to students enteringtheir first year of study at Trent,and recognize exceptionally highacademic achievement andpromise. Two scholarships areawarded yearly. This year, thevalue of the scholarship has beenraised from $17,500 to $20,500 torecognize the increasingly excep-tional calibre of student applicants.

New StudentOrientation Begins

New Student Orientation (NSO) isa program hosted by TrentUniversity to ease the transitionto the university environment. Inits third consecutive year, the pro-gram has been found to be bene-ficial to new students and theirparents/guardians.

Beginning July 6 and runningevery Wednesday, Thursday andFriday until August 19, the NewStudent Orientation Program willbring new first-year students fromacross Ontario to Trent Universityto learn about course registration,campus life, Introductory SeminarWeek and housing services.Students will also have the oppor-tunity to tour the campus, resi-dential colleges and learn aboutfinancial aid opportunities.

The New Student OrientationProgram is run by six upper yearTrent students who each offer aunique perspective to incomingstudents on Trent University life. ❦

Researchers receive$779,830 from SSHRC

As part of an $81.6 million invest-ment in research that will helpCanadians improve their qualityof life and enjoy a vigorous econ-omy, Trent University researcherswill receive $779,830 from theSocial Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada(SSHRC).

The SSHRC funding will support 12 humanities and socialscience researchers at Trentincluding Professors JenniferClapp, James Conolly, AlisonFalby, Alena Heitlinger, EricHelleiner, Jennine Hurl-Eamon,Carolyn Kay, Anne Keenleyside,Liu Mowei, Roger Lohmann,Kevin Siena and Miriam Smith.

“The success of ourresearchers in the competition forthese SSHRC awards is a spectac-ular achievement and speakshighly of the quality of their pro-posals,” says Dr. James Parker,Trent University’s associate vice-president, research. “It builds sig-nificantly on Trent’s clearleadership among smaller univer-sities in research in the social sci-ences and humanities.”

SSHRC is an independent federal government agency thatfunds university-based researchand graduate training throughnational peer-review competitions.

Dr. Bondar Donates Photograph

Trent University Chancellor Dr.Roberta Bondar presented theUniversity with a third panoramicphotograph titled Tundra Pondthis month.

The image is the third in aseries of three arctic photographsintended for the University’s per-manent collection. Tundra Pondis in Aulavik National Park in theNorthwest Territory.

Last year, Dr. Bondar donatedthe panoramic photographTanquary Fiord. The first image,Sirmilik Hoodoos Panorama, fromher series on Canada’s NationalParks in the last millennium, waspresented to the University by Dr.Bondar in 2003, after she wasappointed Chancellor of TrentUniversity.

comprehensive 2005 report thatguided the development of thebudget.

Trent Prof Wins Teaching Honour

Trent University is pleased tocongratulate Professor DavidPage, who has been namedamong Ontario’s six most out-standing university teachers in aprovince-wide competition adju-dicated by the OntarioConfederation of UniversityFaculty Associations (OCUFA).

Prof. Page has been a full-timemember of the Department ofAncient History & Classics atTrent since 1968 – his entire aca-demic career. He has taught morethan 30 different courses duringhis time at Trent, ranging fromthe 100 to 400 level, in Latin,Classical History, and ClassicalCivilization. He is also the 2003recipient of the Symons Awardfor Excellence in Teaching.

PWAA presents awardsto Trent students

To commemorate the 100thanniversary of the Women’s ArtAssociation Peterborough Branch,the past presidents of theAssociation awarded two prizes tograduating women at TrentUniversity. Lindsay Adamsreceived the prize for excellencein Women’s Studies; Hilary Wearfor excellence in CanadianStudies. Both young women hadexcellent academic records duringtheir honours degree studies, andmade important contributions tothe lives of their peers and intheir local communities.

Representing the Women’s ArtAssociation at the presentationwere Janice Fountain, currentpresident, and past presidents,Margaret Fleming and DorothyHubbs. Professors Julia Harrison,Associate Professor, Anthropology,and Chair of Women’s Studies,and James Struthers, Chair ofCanadian Studies, expressed theirappreciation to the PWAA for thisopportunity to acknowledge theaccomplishments of two ofTrent’s highest achieving femalestudents.

spectators. Also on campus thissummer, there will be 16 weddingcelebrations.

Trent’s newest residence onthe East Bank of the SymonsCampus will host approximatelya dozen conferences this year. Mr.Kaushik says there has been aresounding response by visitors tothis building, which is air-condi-tioned and features single roomswith double beds and semi-privatewashrooms. Within the buildingare classrooms and a dining hall.

Donor Wall Unveiled

Trent University unveiled thenewest addition to Peter GzowskiCollege and the First PeoplesHouse of Learning, EnweyingBuilding, on June 2.

The donor wall formally recognizes those who gave to the Peter Gzowski College andBuilding Capacity fund-raisingcampaigns and incorporates sym-bols inspired by the PeterboroughPetroglyphs including the moose,turtle, thunderbird and heron.These are used symbolically withpermission from Curve Lake FirstNation. The donor wall wasdesigned and manufacturedlocally to complement the build-ing’s architecture and significance.There are 780 names listed.

The unveiling of the donorwall was part of an evening in celebration of the completion ofthe Building Capacity and PeterGzowski College fund-raisingcampaigns. Collectively, donorshave given a total of $5.6 millionto support the construction of theChemical Sciences Building fea-turing the Water Quality Centre,Peter Gzowski College and theFirst Peoples House of Learning,as well as undergraduate andgraduate students and theirresearch.

New Investments in Universities

Trent University President andVice-Chancellor Bonnie Pattersoncommended the provincial gov-ernment on its most recent bud-get that will see $6.2 billioninvested in Ontario’s postsec-ondary education sector by 2010.

“Premier McGuinty, MinisterSorbara and Minister Chambersare to be applauded for theircommitment to follow throughon the Rae Report and for deliver-ing significant new investmentsthat ensure students get access toquality and excellence inOntario’s universities,” saidPresident Patterson, after the bud-get was released last month. “Withthis budget, the government willenrich the quality experience forstudents and is taking a majorstep to enhance Ontario universi-ties’ competitiveness in Canada.”

President Patterson stressedthat the university sector owes alarge debt of gratitude to theHonourable Mr. Bob Rae for his

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