From construction projects and campus improvements to summer camps, conferences and recreational programs, Trent University was abuzz with activity in the summer of 2009.

Construction projects revitalize and renew Trent campus:

• Construction began and is already well underway on the Trent Community Sport & Recreation Centre. Slated to open in Fall 2010, the Centre will remain open during construction.
• Two new roads were constructed on campus – one new access road to the parking lot at Blackburn Hall and the other a new access road on the East Bank to the DNA Building from Mackenzie House.
• Construction of a new elevator to improve accessibility in the Environmental Science Building is nearing completion.
• The walkway podium around the ESB, which forms part of a larger project replacing the green roof on the building, has been replaced with the brick paver used on many other podiums on campus.
• The new Camp Kawartha Environment Centre was built on Trent Nature Area lands on Pioneer Road. With an official opening scheduled for November, the Centre, which will be used to teach high school students the value of sustainable building and living, will be renowned as one of the most sustainable buildings in Canada.

Summer camps and conferences bring community to Trent:

• In May and June, 1,500 elementary school students participated in the Trent Athletics Health and Wellness program.
• Over 800 campers participated in the Trent Summer Sports Camp.
• 1,000 people gained new swimming certifications in the Trent pool.
• 65 campers participated in Trent’s Forensic Science Camp, learning about all aspects of forensic science, from DNA extraction to crime scene processing.
• Trent hosted three Ontario-wide conferences – Ontario Heritage; Ontario Math Olympics; and Ontario Horticulture Association. In total, more than 750 people attended.
• The Great Hall and Lady Eaton College provided beautiful settings for 14 summer weddings.

I.T. changes how we use technology on campus:

• Computer labs in Bata Library underwent a huge facelift with technological upgrades and the replacement of old computers with new ones.
• Computer systems in all lecture hall lecterns received new solid state drives to reduce boot-up/time-to- use to two minutes or less.

Trent makes its international mark:

• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) chose Trent as a partner for the development if new computer systems to evaluate sustainability of Land for Agriculture, Agro-forestry and Grasslands. Geography professor, Dr. Raul Ponce-Hernandez will take the lead on the prestigious project with the FAO.
• Trent History professor, Dr. Carolyn Kay, was granted a residency by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation to conduct research for a month in Germany.
• Dr. Dennis Murray, Trent Biology professor, was invited to Sweden to showcase his research during a five day course at Grimsö Wildlife Research Station.
• Faculty and graduate students participated in the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant in Giuyang, China. Leading experts in the field, Drs. Doug Evans, Brendan Hickie and Holger Hintelmann along with seven graduate students, attended the conference.

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