Milestones

April

• 1958, April 1 - 1st Committee Meeting called by Mayor John Dewart - Chaired by Charles Fraser of the CGE
• 1959, April 2 - "Hope of Junior College Ends as Dunlop Refuses Money"
• 1963, April 1 - Reg Faryon awarded (posthumously) the Peterborough Citizen of the Year Award
• 1963, April 3 - The Trent University Act, 1962-63, Trent receives its charter, Symons becomes first President. "This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. This Act may be cited as The Trent University Act, 1962-63
• 1964, April 23 - Master Plan submitted by R. J. Thom
• 1967, April 6 - Press Release - Students dedicate yearbook to citizens
• 1983, April 15 - A Special Convocation to Commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of the Granting of the Charter
• 1994, April 29 - Symons Retirement
• 1997, April 12 - Thomas Eagleton Westwood Nind, dies at his home a few months shy of his 71'st birthday. Born in London, England 16th, June 1926
• 1997, April 25 - Board of Governors approves temporary appointments of David Smith as President and David Morrison as Vice-President, John Earnshaw continues as acting VP-Administration v.27, no. 16 Fortnightly

March

• 1974, March 1 - Margaret Laurence Writer in Residence at CC, weekend of March 1st - 2nd. Joined by friends: Al Purdy, Graeme Gibson, George Johnston, Robert finch, Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, W.O. Mitchell, Richard Wright, John Newlove, A.J.M. Smith and Tom Marshall
• 1996, March 4 - 1st Issue of "The Round Table" published. Student Newspaper. Dan Gunn Publisher
• 1997, March 20 - Released at a public meeting: Final report : Arthurs/Lorimer external review of Administration. Board strikes committee to appoint an acting president and vice-president to begin in July, Arthurs and Lorimer are facilitators for the committee. v. 27, no.13 Fortnightly

February

• 1966, February 3 - 1st edition of the "GAZEBO"
• 1967, February - Committee on Teacher Education Established
• 1998, February 25 - W. O. Mitchell, 1985 honorary degree recipient dies at 83.
• 2004, February 27 - PR Community and Student Association purchased Sadlier House from the Maloney Development Corporation.

January

• 1989, January 1 - Trent's logo becomes a protected trademark
• 1963, January 4 - Trent's First Case Circa
• 1997, January 6 - External Review of the Administration of Trent University.  Harry W. Arthurs and Joyce Lorimer, external reviewers.  v.27, no.8 Fortnightly  launched following the resignation of President Conolly
• 1961, January 18 - Inaugural Meeting January 18, 1961
• 1969, January 18 - Official Opening Lady Eaton College
• 1979, January 21 - The Memorial for Barbara Rooke (1917-1978)
• 2002, January 24 - Peter Gzowski dies. b. 13 July 1934
• 2009, January 24 - 40th Anniversary of the Official Opening of LEC
• 1967, January 27 - Peter Robinson Birthday Week (27th - Feb. 3rd, also Reading Week)  Dining facilities open later in the month
• 1968, January 27 - The Great Walk to Curve Lake aka Hike for Hundreds.  97-019/34 - 27: Vanier Seminar, 1990-1992, includes a photograph and some correspondence re: the Great Walk from Trent to Curve Lake (1967 or 1968)
• 1997, January 31 - MNR relocates 14 scientists and technicians to temporary space on campus.  New construction begins on a labs in the ESC to accommodate the MNR on a 15 year lease which is expected to recoop Trent's costs by 2012.
• 1994, January - Joint Fleming/Trent program in Museum Studies, starts.

 

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