Trent University

Trent University

Motto	Nunc cognosco ex parte (Latin)
Motto in English	Now I know in part
Type	Public
Established	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Academic affiliations	COU, Universities Canada
Endowment	$54 million
Chancellor	Stephen Stohn
President	Leo Groarke
Academic staff	251
Undergraduates	13,825 (2023–2024)
Postgraduates	1,235 (2023–2024)
Location	Peterborough , Ontario , Canada 44°21′27.95″N 78°17′22.42″W / 44.3577639°N 78.2895611°W / 44.3577639; -78.2895611
Campus	Urban
Colours	Green   and white  [1]
Nickname	Excalibur
Sporting affiliations	U Sports, OUA
Website	trentu.ca

Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes.^[2]

As a collegiate university, Trent is made up of five colleges. Each college has its own residence halls, dining room, and student government. The student government (Cabinet) and its committees cooperate with the College Office and dons in planning and delivering a variety of events for both its non-resident and resident members: visiting scholars, artists, musicians, scientists; College dinners and dances; Fall and Winter College Weekend; and intramural co-educational competitions in a number of sports. Although Trent University is predominantly undergraduate, graduate programs are offered at the master's and doctoral levels.^[3]

The Symons campus of Trent, named after founding president Thomas Symons, is located on the banks of the Otonabee River at the northeast corner of the City of Peterborough. The Symons campus plan and its original college buildings, including Champlain College, Lady Eaton College, Bata Library, Chemistry Building, and the Faryon bridge which spans the Otonabee, were designed by Canadian architect Ron Thom.

Almost 10 000 undergraduate students and over 900 graduate students are enrolled at the Peterborough campus while Trent University Durham GTA serves over 3 000 full- and part-time students at the campus on Thornton Road in Oshawa. The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Trent Excalibur.