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Celebration of Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Research

Posted: October 5, 2025

Join us as we recognize exceptional teaching and research at Trent

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Event Details

  • Wednesday, April 29, 2026
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    City: Peterborough

    Building: Student Centre
    Cost: Free

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The Trent Teaching Commons, the Office of Research and Innovation, and the Trent Community Research Centre are pleased to invite you to the 2025-2026 Celebration of Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Research, which takes place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Student Centre at the Symons Campus. The event will also be live streamed for those unable to attend in person. The celebration will include an awards ceremony followed by a reception with light refreshments.  

The following awards will be honoured at the ceremony:  

  • Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Nour Hammami
  • Distinguished Research Award: Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer
  • Early Career Researcher Awards: Dr. Kira Borden and Dr. Joshua Synenko
  • CUPE 3908-1 Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Shiva Jian-Javdan
  • Award for Excellence in Online Teaching: Dr. Andrew Loeb
  • Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance: Jonathon Smith
  • TCRC Award for Faculty Leadership in Community-Based Research: Dr. Stephanie Rutherford

Come and join us as we recognize faculty and instructors’ exceptional teaching and research at Trent. We look forward to celebrating with you!  

REGISTER HERE

You can learn more about the 2025-2026 recipients of the Awards for Teaching Excellence on the Trent Teaching Commons site. To learn more about the 2025-2026 recipients of the Awards for Excellence in Research, please visit the Office of Research and Innovation site.

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teachingcommons@trentu.ca

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