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Traill Tales May 6th 2026.pdf (15.23 MB)

The first page of the Traill Tales Newsletter from May 6th, 2026. The page has a maroon header and trim. The header contains a photo of Scott House (a white Victorian style building) in the summer. Grey text reads: "Summer edition 1 - May 6th, 2026. Traill Tales. Catharine Parr Traill College. Trent University". There is an illustrated gray squirrel to the right of the text. In a white text box under the header, there is a message from Traill College Principal, Dr. Michael Eamon.

Traill Tales Newsletter

Dear Traillites, It sure has been a busy April. The sudden quiet at the College is a welcome relief to what has been a very full academic year. Preparations are well underway for our summer events and activities. For over 11 years, Pizza Fridays have been a summer tradition at the College. Mark your calendars. They will be starting again on May 15th. For the low price of $5 (cash) you will get chips, a drink, all-you-can-eat pizza, and a dessert. Come for the food, stay for the fellowship. It is a great way for the entire Traill community to meet and enjoy each others company. Likewise, the William and Nona Heaslip Summer Series, a newer Traill tradition, will be starting soon at the College. Open to everyone, this series will have twelve free performances from June until September. Every Thursday evening starting at 7 PM in the Amphitheatre. Four performances will be hosted by our special theatrical partner New Stages. Other performances will feature local musicians and artists. A full listing of performances will be published in just a couple weeks. Today, at the Symons Campus, the Centre for Teaching and Learning will be holding their annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Research. I am proud to announce that three of the recipients are fellows of Traill College and include: Distinguished Research Award: Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer Early Career Researcher Awards: Dr. Joshua Synenko Award for Excellence in Online Teaching: Dr. Andrew Loeb Please join me in congratulating these great teachers and all the award winners this year. On Saturday, I attended Bloody Marvelous that celebrated the life of P.S.B. Wilson and I was not the only one. The Athletics Centre was packed to capacity as friends and colleagues remembered fondly the life and achievements of Paul Wilson. I first got to know Paul and Gillian through Tom Symons. I later connected, as principal of Traill, over the longstanding Team Trend reunions. Paul was always suggesting that Traill offer more athletic opportunities to its students. And, therein was part of his brilliance and passion. As Athletics Director he, of course, fostered high performance athletics, elevated Trent’s varsity teams, and created new facilities. However, he believed strongly that everyone should be physically active. Trent’s intramural program was second-to-non under Paul, and he sacrificed certain varsity programs, so that everyone could be engaged. He was an incredible advocate and teacher, and it is no surprise that he remains the only recipient of the Symons Award for Excellence Teaching that was not a faculty member. Let’s all raise a glass to P.S.B.! Finally, this is the last chance for students to reach out for afterhours access this summer in Scott House. If you are interested, please reach out to traillaccess@trentu.ca before May 1st. Until next week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales Apr. 23, 2026.pdf (10.79 MB)
traill tales newsletter cover page with michael eamons message on it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales April 8th 2026.pdf (8.83 MB)
first page of traill tales newsletter for april 8th 2026 with principal michael eamons message on it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales Apr. 1, 2026.pdf (9.08 MB)
first page of the traill tales newsletter for april 1st 2026 with principal michael eamon's message attached

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales March 18 2026.pdf (12.13 MB)
first page of the traill tales newsletter for march 18th with message from college principal Michael Eamon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales March 11.pdf (12.51 MB)
Traill Tales Newsletter front page containing Michael Eamons message

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales Mar. 4.pdf (11.3 MB)
Traill Tales Newsletter March 4th, front page with Message from Michael Eamon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales feb 17.pdf (10.14 MB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales Feb 11.pdf (17.37 MB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Traill Tales Feb 4.pdf (11.75 MB)

 

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Traill Tales Jan 28 2026.pdf (11.38 MB)

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Traill Tales Jan 14.pdf (12.3 MB)

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Traill Tales Jan. 7.pdf (12.92 MB)

 

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