7 Must-Shop Businesses Owned by Trent Alumni
Support local innovation and entrepreneurship this holiday season
Trent University is pleased to launch the inaugural Alumni Gift Guide, featuring a curated collection of alumni products, authors, and businesses – just in time for the holidays.
“I am proud to support the incredible makers and entrepreneurs within our alumni community this holiday season. I encourage all of us to take pride in our shared connections and celebrate the spirit of giving by buying from Trent alumni,” says Naomi Handley, director of Alumni Engagement & Services at Trent University. “Together, we can uplift and empower the entrepreneurial spirit that thrives within our community.”
The alumni community at Trent is a vibrant collection of makers, vendors, creators, and entrepreneurs. Each product not only represents the hard work and creativity of Trent alumni but also embodies the spirit of innovation and community that Trent University fosters.
Featured alumni owners and creators include:
- Ptbo Northern Originals Classic Tree Hoodie from Flavour Fashion
- Mike Watt ’93 (Otonabee College)
- Project Wallet from Needles in the Hay
- Deanna Guttman ’03 (Champlain College)
- Mulled Wine Kit from Rolling Grape Vineyard
- Jonathan Drew ’99 (Otonabee College)
- Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold
- Novel by Jessica Outram ’94 (Otonabee College)
- Flower Garden Ornament
- By Mary Ann Slater ’06 (Gzowski College)
- This Year of Hunger
- Book of poetry by Shaun Phuah ’17 (Traill College)
- Sweetgrass Mist from Indigenously Infused
- Robyn Pierson ’12 (Otonabee College)
Alongside these alumni creations, there are numerous Trent products available for your holiday shopping. The Trent Varsity Jacket, available at the Trent Campus Store, is a modern twist on a timeless classic and has quickly become a top seller. Additionally, the Trent Shoes, inspired by Chancellor Stephen Stohn’s iconic footwear, are available in Trent #bleedgreen and Durham blue, symbolizing Trent spirit and community. Both items are perfect for showing off your Trent pride! This holiday season, we invite you to come together to celebrate and support our alumni, making a positive impact on their ventures and our community.
About Trent University
One of Canada's top universities, Trent University was founded on the ideal of interactive learning that's personal, purposeful and transformative. Consistently recognized nationally for leadership in teaching, research and student satisfaction, Trent attracts excellent students from across the country and around the world. Here, undergraduate and graduate students connect and collaborate with faculty, staff and their peers through diverse communities that span residential colleges, classrooms, disciplines, hands-on research, co-curricular and community-based activities. Across all disciplines, Trent brings critical, integrative thinking to life every day. Today, Trent's unique approach to personal development through supportive, collaborative community engagement is in more demand than ever. Students lead the way by co-creating experiences rooted in dialogue, diverse perspectives and collaboration. In a learning environment that builds life-long passion for inclusion, leadership and social change, Trent's students, alumni, faculty and staff are engaged global citizens who are catalysts in developing sustainable solutions to complex issues. Trent's Peterborough campus boasts award-winning architecture in a breathtaking natural setting on the banks of the Otonabee River, just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto, while Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area, delivers a distinct mix of programming in the east GTA.
For more information contact:
Justin Beaudoin, Senior Communications & Media Relations Officer, Trent University, (705) 748-1011 x6180 or justinbeaudoin@trentu.ca
