Trent University Traill College review

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TraillCollegeReview:Report

Introduction:

CatharineParrTraillCollegehasundergoneseveralmajorchangesinitshistory,froma

womenscollegethroughtoitscurrentinstantiationasagraduatecollege.Overthecourseof

eachtransitionithasremainedanintegralpartofthestoryofTrentUniversity. Today,some

thinkthatTraillhaslostsomeofitstraditionalvibrancyanditshistoricalassociationwiththe

Peterboroughcommunity.Coupledwiththebeliefthatthecollegehasbecomeafinancialdrain

onanalreadychallengeduniversitybudget,areviewofTraillsoperations,potential,andfuture

possibilitiesisinorder.Forthemostpart,thecurrentreviewhasbeenwelcomedasan

opportunityfordifferentsegmentsofthecollege(andsomeoutsidethecollege)totelltheir

storytothewidercommunity,whilereflectingonthethingstheydowellandhowthosethings

maybeenhancedinthefuture.

TraillisTrentsgraduatecollege.Itisalsothehomeoftheundergraduatedepartmentsof

EnglishLiterature,CanadianStudiesandCulturalStudies.ThegraduateFrostCentrefor

Canadian

Studies

and

Indigenous

Studies

(MA

&

PhD),

Theory,

Culture

and

Politics

(MA),PublicTexts(MA),CulturalStudies(PhD)andHistory(MA)programsalsocalltheCollege

home.TrentsContinuingEducationPrograminPeterboroughisbasedatTraill,alongwiththe

TrentCommunityResearchCentre.Intermsofenrolmentandbudget,Traillisthesmallestof

Trentscolleges(withanannualbudgetof$170,000).Whiletheprogrammingandsupportfor

studentstaffistherebylimited,themoniesavailableareexpendedtooptimumeffect.

In

conducting

this

review

over

the

early

months

of

this

year,

I

have

benefitted

from

the

considerableinputofstudents,staff,faculty,alumni,andmembersofthePeterborough

community.Thetaskofconductingthereviewwouldnothavebeenpossibleoras

pleasurablewithoutthesemanycontributionsbothinpersonandthroughwritten

submissions. Iwouldliketoexpressmythankstoallinvolved.


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Giventherangeofresponsestotheinitialcallforinput,Ihavenotbeenabletoincludeor

accommodatealloftheminthisreport.Iwouldstillemphasizethattheyplayedanimportant

rolehelpingmearriveatabalancedappreciationoftheinterestinthecollegeandthe

possibilitiespertainingtoitsfuture.IcanassureallthateverythingIheardandreadhasbeen

carefullyconsidered.Torecognizethosewhoresponded,Ihaveincludedalistofgroupsand

individualswhohaveplayedapartinthereviewinanAppendix.

Iwouldliketosingleouttwogroupswhoseinsightswereofspecialvalue.Thefirstisthe

graduatestudentswhocurrentlyholdTraillastheircollege.Afteraninitialsuspicionthey

embracedthechancetoreflectseriouslyonsomeofthechallengesconfrontingthecollegeand

offeredarangeofvaluablesuggestions.Mostimportantly,Iwouldalsoliketothankthestaffat

Traill,whohavekeptthecollegerunningonadaytodaybasisinspiteofallthedifficultiesthat

wemightexpecttobeassociatedwithfinancialchallenges.Ifnothingelse,Ihopethatthis

reportwillleadtoanapproachtoTraillwhichwillalleviatesomeofthesechallenges.

AfterthePresidentsannouncementofthereviewinmidJanuary,Imadethreetripsto

Peterborough

to

consult

with

members

of

the

college,

the

university,

and

the

city,

including

the

mayorandtheDBIA.Thesevisitsweresupplementedbyphoneconversationswithseveral

peoplewhohadnotbeenabletomeetwithme,andafewmeetingsoutsideofPeterborough.

WeextendedthedeadlineforsubmissionsfrominterestedpartiesfrommidJanuaryuntilthe

endofApril,whichwejudgedtobeampletimeforgroupstodiscussthereviewanddevelop

submissions,andforindividualstoofferthebenefitsoftheirreflections.Manywritten

submissionswerefollowupstothediscussionsheldoncampus.

Inallofthis,IwasassistedbyAshleyHorne,whowaspresentatallmeetingsthatinvolvedtwo

ormorepeople,andwhooversawtheschedulesandcollectedsubmissions.Thereviewwould

nothavebeencompletedasefficientlyandinastimelyafashionwithoutherassistance,for

whichIamextremelygrateful.


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Inwhatfollows,Igiveasummaryofthemainrecommendationsflowingfromthereviewand

thenprovideadetaileddiscussionandjustificationforeachofthem.Inthecourseofthese

discussionsotherrelatedrecommendationswillbeforwarded.ThePresidentscallforthe

reviewwasexpressedintermsoffourcentralquestions,andIhavestructuredthisreport

aroundresponsestothosequestions.Itshouldberecognized,however,thattheanswersto

somequestionspresupposewhatissaidinresponsetoothers(Inviewofthis,Iwould

encourageinterestedreaderstoingestthetotalbeforeisolatinganyparticularcommentsor

recommendations).

SummaryofRecommendations:

R1.TraillshouldbeanInterdisciplinaryCollegeinwaysthatenhancetheprograms,graduate

andundergraduate,thatcurrentlyoperatethere.

R1a:Aspecificrangeofundergraduatesshouldbeaddedtothecollege.

R1b:Traillshouldrevisitthemeritsofbecomingaresidentialcollegeforundergraduate

andgraduatestudents,andincludeapartmentresidentsasmembersofthecollege.

R1c.TraillshouldconsiderhavingteachingfacultyalongthelinesoftheDurhammodel,

reporting

to

the

College

Head

and

offering

innovative,

interdisciplinary

courses.

R1d:ThegraduatecoreshouldbeenhancedbymovingtheOfficeofGraduateStudiesto

thecollege.

R1e:TheCollegeshouldretaingraduatestudentofficesasmuchasisfeasible,given

othercommitmentsandthedesireofsomegraduatestudentstohaveofficesonthe

Symonscampus.

R1f:TheUniversityshouldconsidertheadditionofsomeprofessionalprogramstothe

Traill

mix.

R2:Traillshouldhaveadifferentadministrativestructurefromtheothercolleges,withan

academicheadreportingtotheAcademicVicePresidentandProvost.


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R2a:Collegestaffshouldincludesupportforacademicskillsandcounselling,aswellasa

porter/maintenancepersonwithaknowledgeoftherequirementsofthecollege

buildings.

R2b:TheCollegeshoulddevelopanappropriate,financiallyviable,policyonancillary

fees,andhaveastudentcounciltohelpoverseethepolicy.

R3:Afinancialplanshouldbedevelopedthatdrawsonarangeofpotentialrevenuesources

thatarecurrentlyunderutilized.

R3a:TraillCollegeshouldimplementafundraising/developmentcampaignaimedat

providinganendowmentthatcouldbeusedforvariouspurposes(e.g.,toaddress

buildingmaintenance).

R3b:TheUniversityshouldimmediatelydoublethegraduatefeepaidtothecollege,and

negotiatewiththeGSAtodevelopascheduleofadditionalincreasestoeventuallybring

thefeeinlinewiththatpaidbyundergraduates.

R3c:Inaccordwithrecommendation1a,theCollegeshouldbuildastrongbodyof

undergraduatesinthecollegetoenhancethissourceofrevenue.

R3d:TheUniversityshouldenhancetheContinuingEducationprogramsothatit

eventuallyreflectstherobust,revenueprovidingprogramthatwasterminatedin2008.

R3e:

Future

college

heads

should

negotiate

the

Trend

contract

in

a

way

that

reflects

the

interestsofthecollegebutallowsforrevenueastheTrendsbusinessgrows.

R4:Trailladministratorsshouldworkactivelytoincreasethecollegeprofileinthecommunity,

buildingonthefirmrelationshipsnowinplace.

R4a:ThenextiterationofTraillCollegeshouldfacilitateandpromoteeventslikethe

WritersReadingSeriesandtheSymonsSeminar.

R4b:AclearcommunicationstrategyshouldbeworkedoutbetweenthefutureHeadsof

Traill

and

the

relevant

Trent

office.

R4c:TheTrailladministrationshouldpursuepossiblecollaborationswiththeCitys

Arts,CultureandHeritageAdvisoryCommittee.

R4d:Theadministrationofthecollegeshouldconsiderhavingitbecomearegularvenue

forthefilmfestivalandaplaceforPeterboroughsartiststoexhibittheirwork.


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R4e:ConnectionslikethatprovidedbytheTrentCommunityResearchCentreshouldbe

supported

and

replicated.

R4f:IfTrentdesiresafurtherpresencebeyondandinadditiontoTraill,thentherearea

numberofmajorbuildingsandsitescurrentlyvacantorsoontobeso,andtheviabilityof

expandingintothesepremisescouldbeexplored.

R4g:TrailladministratorsshouldworkwiththeDBIAtoadvertiseitsactivitiesmore

widely.

R4h:Trailladministratorsshouldalsolookatexpandingtheparkingfacilitiesand/or

workwiththecitytoprovideoccasionaltransitpassestoTraillevents.

R5:Trentshouldconsiderenhancingthevalueofservicetothecollegesbyreturningsuch

servicetothecollectiveagreements.

R6:InrelationtoR4h,Trailladministratorsshouldaddressfutureparkingneedsbyopeninga

discussionwithHospicePeterborough,thenewoccupantofthecornerofLondonandReid.

R6a:ConsiderationshouldbegiventoplacingmoreparkingspotsontheTraillcampus.

R7:Traillshouldgivealumnitheopportunitytobecomeactiveorassociatemembersofthe

college.

R8:Thecollegeshouldconsiderextendingsometypeofcollegemembershiptothewider

Peterboroughcommunity.

Discussion:

What

sort

of

College

should

Traill

be?

R1:

An

Interdisciplinary

college

comprised

of

students

(graduate

and

undergraduate)

more

matureintheirfocusandexpectations.

Fromallthediscussionsheldandthematerialsandsubmissionsreceived,twoclear

possibilitiesemergedforthefutureofthecollege.CollegesastheyhaveevolvedatTrentfocus


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onstudentexperience,whichisunderstoodinavarietyofways.Earliercollegesplayedakey

roleinthebasicacademicexperienceofstudents.Whilethisisstillpresent,itisless

pronounced.GiventhecurrentmakeupofTraill,thereisanopportunitytopromotethe

academicvisionoftheearliermodelwithinthemorepracticalrealitiesofthecontemporary

university.AsTraillhasdevelopedasagraduatecollege,theresulthasbeenintentionalor

otherwiseanenvironmentthatcaterswelltothemorematurestudent.Thisisanaspectof

Traillwhichisworthstrengtheninganddevelopinginacollegethatcouldhaveamore

academicfocusthanhersistercolleges.

***

Thisinvitestworelatedpossibilities.Thefirstis[R1]aninterdisciplinarycollegethat

acknowledgesandpromotesthecurrentstrengthsinthehumanities,andthatbuildsonTraills

coregraduatecohortbyaddingaselectedrangeofundergraduates[R1a].Specifically,these

couldbeundergraduatesintheirthirdorfourthyearswhoareconnectedtothedepartments

thathavemadetheirbaseatTraill(andtowhichothersmightbeadded),whofindmanyofthe

academicseminarsinwhichtheyareinvolvedtakingplaceatTraill,andwhohavebeen

preparedfor

the

more

advanced

student

experience

that

astrong

interdisciplinary

college

can

offer.

Afurthercohorttoaddtothismixwouldcomprise105sforwhomthestudent

experienceofferedattheothercollegesisnotasattractive.Thesestudentshavealreadybeen

introducedintopostsecondaryeducation,havemovedtoTrenttoenhancetheiracademic

experienceandcredentials,andarelikelytobeolder.

Tothese,Iwouldsuggesttheuniversityaddmatureandparttimestudentsintheirfirst

yearof

post

secondary

education

(international

students

might

be

included

in

this

category).

Thislastpointisarecommendationthataroseindifferentwaysfrommymeetingswith

undergraduatestudentsandwiththeheadsoftheothercolleges.Bothgroupsappreciatedthe

needtoaddresstheneedsofstudentsforwhomthecurrentprogrammingofferedbythe

collegeswasnotclearlyappropriateandwhowerethereforedifficulttoengage.Thesestudents


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wouldseemidealtoaddtothemixofamorematurecollege.Addingthisrangeof

undergraduatestudentswouldbeasignificantsteptowardsaddressingthefinancialchallenges

uniquetoTraill.1

IfTrailladmittedthisrangeofstudents,itwouldbepossibletorevisittheprospectofit

becomingaresidentialcollegeofsomedescription[R1b].Whiletherewouldbeinitialcosts

associatedwiththis,itwouldbethebestwaytoreturnafullsenseofcollegelife,throughout

theweekandonweekends.Withthisinmind,theresidentsofthefourteenapartmentsat

Traillshouldbemembersofthecollegeandencouragedtoparticipateinthelifeofthecollege.

OneambitiousfeatureofapotentialInterdisciplinaryCollegecouldbethedevelopment

ofcollegespecificcoursesthatwouldbecomepartofastudentsdegree,possiblyinfirstyear

beforetheyspecialized,butalsoasattractiveelectivesinlateryears.Thiscouldtaketheform

ofcoursesthatintroducedstudentstoarangeofdisciplinesbyexploringparticularthemes.The

ambitiouselementherewouldinvolvetheacquisitionofTraillteachingfaculty,reportingtothe

Headofthecollege,whowoulddevelopanddeliverthesecourses.TrentatDurhamhasalready

establishedtheprecedentofhavingfacultyspecifictothatcampusandIwouldencourageTraill

toexploresomethingalongsimilarlines[R1c].

*

*

*

Ishouldstresswhatwasmentionedinpassingabovethatthecoreoftheinterdisciplinary

collegeisthegraduatestudentbody.Thiscoreshouldberetainedandevenreinforcedby

movingtheGraduateStudiesofficeandDeantoTraill[R1d].WhenTraillwasmadeagraduate

college,theDeanofGraduateStudiesassumedtheroleofcollegeheadbydefault.Thiswas

successfulbutnotdeemedanecessaryfeatureofthecollege,andsubsequentheadshavenot

beenGraduate

Deans.

An

impartial

observer

looking

at

the

make

up

of

Traill

might

find

it

1IwouldnotethatthisproposedcompositionofthefuturestudentbodyatTraillisconsistent

withthatrecommendedtotheProvostbytheCollegePlanningCommittee(June,2013),which

notedthatundergraduateaffiliationwithTraillwouldbestsuitupperyearstudents,students

affiliatedwithTraillacademicdepartments,andolderparttimestudents(p.16).


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strangethatitwouldbedesignatedasagraduatecollegebuthavetheofficeofGraduate

StudieswithitsDeanlocatedelsewhere.

LocatingtheofficeatTraillwouldservetounderlinetheimportanceofbothGraduate

Studiesandthecollege.Itwouldhelptofosterconnectionsbetweenthetwocampusesas

meetingsareshifted,requiringmoremembersoftheTrentcommunitytospendtimeatTraill.

ItistruethatsomegraduatestudentsremainconnectedtotheSymonscampus(science

studentstotheirlabs,forexample),andareabletoeasilyaccesstheofficeofGraduateStudies

whennecessary.ButmostofthesestudentsliveinthePeterboroughcommunityandshould

easilybeabletoaccesstheofficeatTraillatthebeginningortheendofthedayontheirwayto

andfromtheSymonscampus.Thenewmandateenvisionedforthecollegewouldnotpermit

therolesofcollegeheadandgraduateDeantobefulfilledbyonepersonasinthepast.But

thesetwoadministrativeleaderscouldquicklyformamutuallysupportiverelationship.

Afurtherfixtureofthegraduatecollegeisthestudentsaccesstoanduseofoffices

there.Thishasbecomeapointofsomecontroversyduetoawidespreadperceptionthatthese

officesareunderutilized.Thataside,theuniversityisobligatedtoprovidegraduatestudents

withoffices.Ifthereisadesireonthepartoftheuniversityorthecollegetorevisitthis

situation,thentheappropriatecourseisthroughfuturenegotiationsofthecollective

agreement.

But

it

is

clear

that

these

offices

are

an

important

component

of

the

experience

of

manyofTrentsgraduatestudents.TheyattractsomestudentstoTrent,andtheyofferan

importantspaceforquietstudythatissimplynotavailableinanycomparableformonthe

Symonscampus.Whileadjustmentstothenumberofofficesmaybenecessarytoprovidefor

otherkindsofspacethatcanbeusedtogeneraterevenuesforthecollege,Iwouldrecommend

retainingasmanyofficesasneeded[R1e]becausetheirvaluetothecollegecommunity,

presentandfuture,isoneofthoseintangiblesthatitisworthkeeping.Thataside,aregular

audit

of

office

use

to

determine

how

many

are

required

is

quite

appropriate.

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Avariantontheinterdisciplinarycollegerecommendationfollowsfromarangeoffurther

suggestions,anditisimportanttoincludeithere(Idonotbelievethetwopossibilitiesare

incompatible).ThissecondpossibilityisthatTraillbecomeaprofessionalcollegethatmixes

maturegraduate

and

undergraduate

students

with

some

of

the

(also

mature)

professional

programs[R1f].ThesewouldbeprogramsthatdependlessonahomeontheSymonscampus

andaremoreconnectedtothecommunity.ForvariousreasonsNursingwouldnotbepractical

here.ButtheConsecutiveBachelorofEducationwouldbeagoodfitunderthismodel,as

would,perhaps,theprograminSocialWork.

Currently,B.Ed.studentsareaffiliatedwithdifferentundergraduatecolleges.Butthe

scheduleofthesestudentsdoesnotneatlycoincidewiththatofundergraduates,creatinga

situationin

which

college

events

are

not

always

available

to

them

(though

students

affiliated

withOtonabeemayhaveaslightlybetterexperiencebecausetheSchoolofEducationislocated

there).Further,theprogrammingoftheundergraduatecollegesnaturallyaddressestheneeds

ofyoungerstudentsratherthantheneedsofpostgraduateB.Edstudents.Anaffiliationwith

Traillwouldconnectthesestudentswithothergraduatestudentsinarichinterdisciplinary

environment.

SocialWorkisevolving.ButtherearestrongconnectionswithTrentinDurham,andif

teachingspace

could

be

provided

with

teleconferencing

capabilities,

then

this

would

allow

coursedeliverytobothcampusesfromonesite.Situatingtheprogramwithinthecommunity

couldfacilitateclinicalplacements(therelocationofHospicePeterboroughtothebordersof

thecollegesuggestsoneoftheopportunitiesthatcoulddevelopthere).

IfTraillweretobeamoretraditionalcollegehowshoulditoperate?

R2:Traill

should

have

adifferent

administrative

structure

from

the

other

colleges,

with

an

academicheadreportingtotheAcademicVicePresidentandProvost.

Inconductingthisreview,Iassumedthattraditionalcollegereferredtothekindofcollege

structurethatcharacterizedTrentthroughmostofitshistory(butwhichhasrecentlybeen


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abandoned).Giventhatthesewereresidentialcollegeswithanintegrationoffacultywork

spacewithstudentresidencesandthefullinvolvementofthecollegecommunityinits

activities,atraditionalmodelmightnotbefullyfeasibleimmediately.Toomanythingshave

changed,bothinthephysicalplantandthestructureofinstitutionalsupport.Butitisstill

possibletoprovidesomeresidentialexperiencesoastoenhancethelifeofthecollege,and

this,inturn,couldbedevelopedinthefuture.

InansweringthefirstquestionIhaveessentiallysaidthatTrentshouldbeatraditional

college.Butthereremainstheissueofhowthecollegeshouldoperate,andthatisthefocusof

myresponsetothecurrentquestion.

GiventheenormouspotentialtodevelopsomethinguniqueandimaginativeatTraill,

whateveremergeswillnotbeliketheothercolleges.Thisisnottosuggestthatitwillbebetter

thantheothers;justdifferent.Thisdifferencejustifiesanumberofthings,includingaseparate

administrativemodel.

CurrentlyTraillsuffersfrombeingremovedfromthecentreofmanyservicesthatare

locatedattheSymonscampus.Overtime,asituationhasevolvedthatseesanumberofoffices

administeringspaceandprovidingservicesatTraillinawaythatislessthanefficient.These

includeHousing,Housekeeping,theRegistrarsoffice,theDeansoffice,inadditiontoIT

services,

security

and

maintenance.

This

is

far

removed

from

the

kind

of

efficient

coordinated

operationthatcharacterizedTraill(andtheothercolleges)inthepast.

TobestachievethekindsofthingsIenvisionaspossibleforTraill,thecollegeshould

aim,asmuchaspossible,tooperateseparatelyfromthecollegesontheSymonscampus,and

fromtheoperationinOshawa.Thissuggestsadifferentadministrativestructureshouldbe

consideredforthecollege,withanacademicheadreportingtotheAcademicVicePresident

andProvost[R2].Thatindividualshouldbegivenamultiyearcontracttoallowtimeforthem

to

develop

the

ideas

they

bring

to

the

job.

This

will

be

particularly

important

during

the

phase

inwhichanyoftherecommendationsareimplemented.Withrespecttotheappointmentof

theacademichead,itmightbeappropriate,asinthecaseofDeans,tohavetheVicePresident

Academic(towhomtheHead/Principalreportsto)chairanadvisorycommitteewith

representationfromTraillfellowsandstudentsandstaff.


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TheHead/Principalwouldberesponsibleformanagingtheoperationsandfinancesof

Traill,andforensuringthatthecollegeoperatesinawaythatgarnersittheresourcesneeded

tosupportandoverseetheaffairsofthecollege,includingbutnotlimitedtoanadministrative

assistant.Thecollegeneedstoprovidesupportforacademicskillsandcounselling,and,ideally,

itshouldhaveaporter/maintenancepersonwithaknowledgeoftherequirementsofthe

collegebuildingstoprovidefulltimesupporttotheotherstaff[R2a].Graduateand

undergraduatestudentswillrequireacouncil[R2b]tooverseetheiraffairsandassistinthe

developmentofanappropriatepolicyonancillaryfees.

Thequestionhasbeenraisedastowhethersuchadifferentmodelispossiblegiventhe

universityscurrentstructures,and,importantly,itsresponsibilitiestotheOntariogovernment.

Ithinkitis.Itistobenoted,forexample,thattheOntariogovernmentspolicyonancillaryfees

(December,1994/2004)allowsadifferentprotocoldocument2forinstitutionswithamulti

campusfacility.Specifically,thatdocumentnotes:Institutionswithamulticampusfacilitymay

wishtohavemultipleprotocolsdocumentstoaddressthedifferentcompulsorynontuition

relatedancillaryfeeconfigurationsattheirinstitution(Appendix5.2,PartA,section1).I

interpretTrenttobesuchaninstitution,withcampusesatTraillandinOshawa.Thispolicy

shouldallowthefutureadministrationatTrailltoworkwithstudentorganizationsthereto

establish

a

protocol

that

meets

the

variant

needs

of

that

academic

community.

Of

course,

if

an

undergraduatecohortofficiallyreturnstoTraill,whatneedstobeensuredisthatthose

studentsreceivethesameorcomparableservicesastheircounterpartsontheothercampuses.

HowcanTraillsbudgetissuesberesolved?

R3:Afinancialplanshouldbedevelopedthatdrawsonandimplementsarangeofpotential

revenuesourcescurrentlyunderutilized.

Iunderstandthethrustofthisquestiontoaddressthedisparityregardingstudentfeesreceived

bycollegesontheSymonscampusandTraill.Asagraduatecollege,giventhelowerfees

2Theseprotocolagreementsarerequiredtoexplainandjustifyincreasestoancillaryfees(non

tuitionrelatedfees)beyondthoseinexistencein199394(thepointatwhichtheyarefixed).


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assessedgraduatestudentsfortheircollegeaffiliation,thereisaconsiderableshortfallfrom

thatresource.Moregenerally,thequestionreflectsthegeneralperceptionthatTraillgenerates

verylittleinthewayofrevenuesandthusneedstobesubsidizedeachyearfromothersources

withintheuniversity.

***

OnecommonbeliefisthatdeferredmaintenanceispartofthemainproblematTraill.While

deferredmaintenanceissuesexist,astheydoformostbuildingsintheOntariosystem,they

haveinfactbeenindirectlyaddressedbythesalesandupgradesthathaveoccurredoverthe

lasteight

years.

As

aresult,

they

do

not

stand

out

in

comparison

with

Trents

other

colleges

and

buildings.

Thelastbuildingaudit(2012)estimatedTrentsdeferredmaintenancedeficitataround

55million,ofwhichTraillssharewas1.5million.Thebulkoftherepairsneededfallintothe

necessarybutnotyetcriticalcategory.Under$27,000fallswithinthecurrentlycritical

category,and$57,000withinthepotentiallycriticalcategory.Thiscomparesveryfavorably

withtheothercolleges.ThissituationstemsinpartfromthesaleofBradburnHouseand

LangtonHouse,

both

of

which

were

in

poor

repair.

In

addition

to

this,

the

conversion

of

Traill

to

agraduatecollegesawthekitchenremovedfromScottHouseandthatbuildingupgraded.Kerr

HousehasbenefittedfromCanadianStudiessupport,whichhasprovidedupgradeslikethe

WilsonReadingRoom.BagnaniHall,ofcourse,isthecentrepieceofthecollegethankstothe

supportoftheBagnaniTrust.

EvenWallisHall,whileitremainsabuildinginneedofattention,hasseenupgradeslike

thenewflooringasaresultoftheconversionofmuchresidencespacetostudentoffices.The

PrincipalsLodge

was

well

maintained

over

the

years,

and

this

has

left

it

still

in

reasonable

condition,althoughitdoeshave$4,500incriticalrepairspending.CrawfordHouserequires

work,butthebulkofitisinthenotyetcriticalcategory.Thefinalbuildinginthecollegeis

StewartHouse,whichhadbeentemporarilyshutduringtheperiodofthisreview.Itwould

appeartobethebuildingmostinneedofattentionandsomedecisionwillneedtobemade


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(perhapsinrelationtothisreview)astowhetherthebuildingshouldbeupgraded,sold,or

removedandthespaceusedforadditionalparking.

TheupshotisthatdeferredmaintenanceisnotasseriousanissueatTraillasitisat

someothercollegesandwouldnotseemtothreatenthecontinuationofthecollege,especially

inviewoftheupgradesinplace.

***

Ofcourse,thisisnottoignoretherealityofthesebuildingcosts.Inadditiontodeferred

maintenancetherearecostsrelatedtoaccessibility.ScottHouseneedsintheregionof$25,000

tomake

it

compliant.

There

was

astrong

alumni

response

to

the

review,

many

of

whom

indicatedadesiretocontributefinanciallytothecollegeiftherewasaviableplaninplace.

Giventheexposurethisreviewhasreceivedamongthealumni,thismaybethetimeto

constructaDevelopmentcampaignaimedatbuildingageneralendowmentforTraillwhich

couldbeusedtosupportthemaintenanceoftheCollege,andforotheruses[R3a].American

institutionshavedemonstratedwhatatremendouscontributionsuchendowmentscanmake

tothelongtermviabilityofacollege.

Ihave

other

suggestions

about

alumni

involvement

below.

***

Beforethisreview,itwasnotgenerallyknownthatgraduatestudentscontributelessbywayof

acollegefeethanundergraduates($15,comparedtothe$241paidbyanundergraduate).Of

course,thecurrentcohortofgraduatestudentsplayedinheritedthecurrentfeestructure.It

seemstohavebeenshortsightedoftheuniversityandthosewhoestablishedthefeeinthe

waytheydid(withnoadjustmentforinflationorcostoflivingincreases). Animpartialobserver

mightthinkthat,inassigninggraduatestudentstoTraillCollege,theUniversityaddressedtwo

problemsthatitwasunsurehowtoresolve(whattodowithTraill,andwhattodowith

graduatestudents),andsimplyhopedthatafavorableoutcomewouldsomehowemerge.That


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aside,therealitythatexistsdoesneedtobeaddressed.

Itistobenotedthatgraduatestudentsareawareoftheirsituationandwillingto

contributemore.Whileseveralofthemhaveobservedthattheypayfarmoretotheuniversity

thanundergraduatestudents,theyaregenerallyappreciativeofthehighercostsassociated

withthelevelofeducationandtrainingthattheyreceive.Responsestothegraduatestudent

surveyinrelationtothereviewshowedstrongsupport(63%)fordoublingthegraduatestudent

ancillaryfeepaidtoTraill(to$30).Realistically,thiswillnotgofarinrelievingTraillsbudgetary

pressures,butitwillhelp,andshouldbeadopted,withfurtherincreasesscheduledthrough

negotiationwiththeGSA[R3b].

***

ForTraill,aclearerroutetofinancialstabilityistheintroductionofundergraduatestudents

alongthelinessuggestedabove.Itispossiblethatthenumberofundergraduatesaffiliatedwith

Traillwillhaveincreasedbythetimethisreviewisdiscussed.Duringthereview,itwasclear

thatthecollegewaswellusedbystudentswholiveinthevicinity,whoseekaquietplaceto

study,andbythoseupperyearstudentswhohavefrequentseminarsatTraill.Manyofthese

studentswere

unaware

that

affiliation

with

Traill

was

an

option.

Initially,itappearsthatstudentswerenotabletochooseTraillastheircollegesince,

beingidentifiedasagraduatecollege,itwasnotlistedinthedropdownmenu.Iunderstand

thatthissituationhasnowbeenremedied,andthatsomestudentshave,asaresultofpublicity

aroundthereview,chosentoaffiliatewiththecollege.Thoseaside,theadditionofgroupsof

undergraduatestoTraillalongthelinesproposedabovewouldallowthecollegetoreceivea

portionofancillaryfeesatthehigherlevelpaidbyundergraduates.Thiswillvastlyimproveits

viabilityas

acollege.

Adding

four

hundred

undergraduates,

for

example,

would

generate

close

to$100,000inadditionalcollegefees[R3c].

TherearerelatedwaysinwhichtheTraillfinancialpicturecouldbeimproved,

dependingonthetypeofcollegethatTraillbecomes.Ifitispossibletoreturnsomeresidence

studentstothecollegeinordertoimprovecollegelife,thenthiswill,aftertheinitialcosts,


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becomeasourceofrevenues.

***

OneinitiativeTraillcouldpursueforfinancialbenefitisareturntothekindofContinuing

Educationprogramtheuniversityclosedin2008[R3d].Thisisagoodfitforthecollege,bothin

viewoftheuniversitysdesireforcommunityconnectionsandthefactthatafledgling

ContinuingEducationProgramsurvivesatTraillwithashoestringbudget.Thisbudgetshould

beincreasedtoallowtheProgramtodevelop,ideallytoitsformerheights,andwiththe

expectation(requirement)thatitachievearevenuelinewhichwillallowittobeself

supporting,and

subsequently

generate

revenue

for

the

college.

TheContinuingEducationProgramreceivedconsiderableinvestmentoversevenyears

asitemergedfromthedissolutionofJulianBlackburnCollege.In2008,itachievedfinancial

viabilityandheldthepromiseofbecomingaverysuccessfulrevenuesource.Iwasnotableto

determinewhysuchastrongprogramwasclosedsuddenly,atatimewhenmanycommunity

memberswereinthemiddleofacquiringcertificates,andatthecostofsomefrustrationinthe

community.Atthetimeofthisdissolution,theprogramboastedaseriesofinterestand

professionalcourses,

some

carefully

tailored

to

the

specifications

of

local

businesses

and

organizations.Certificateswereofferedinareasasdiverseasworkplacecoaching,conflict

resolution,andteachingEnglishasasecondlanguage(amongothers).Feesrangedfromover

$1000toseveralhundred,dependingonthecostsinvolved.

AfterTrentclosedthisContinuingEducationprogram,otherorganizationssteppedin.

Soitwillnotbeeasytoreplicatetheearliersuccess.Butasitstandsnow,ContinuingEducation

isrestrictedtoafewspecialinterestcourseswithquitesmallfees.Trentshouldgiveserious

thoughtto

the

kinds

of

revenue

streams

that

can

be

associated

with

astrong,

diverse,

and

vibrantContinuingEducationProgram,alongwiththesignificantcommunitygoodwillthat

couldflowfromthis.Traillisagoodlocationfromwhichtooffersuchaprogram.

WhilemanyofthepeopleIspoketorecalledthestrongprogramthatexistedin2008,

mosthavenoclearideaofwhyitwasdiscontinued.Apparently,itfellvictimtoaperiodofcuts


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andchangesinpriority.Unfortunately,thischangeinvolvedaretreatfromthecommunity

thathashadsomerepercussionsforTrentslocalreputation.Inmydiscussionswithcommunity

partners,somestillsawthewithdrawalofthesecertificateprogramsasasorepoint,asa

negativereflectiononTrentsrelationshipwiththelargercommunity.Whileseriouseffortsto

rebuildthisprogramwould(again)involveaninitialinvestment,itcouldprovidesome

significantreturns,andthisisapossibilitythatshouldbeexplored.

***

TheTrendisanotherpotentialsourceofrevenue.Currently,Traillreceivesnoreturnfromthe

facilityand

the

university

only

receives

asmall

percentage

from

the

cards

that

students

use

there.Noportionsoftheprofitsnoranyrentreturnstothecollege.Thisreflectshistorical

difficultiesthataroseinattemptstofindandkeepacontractor.EarlierTrendoperatorsfailed

toderivesufficientrevenuestosurvive.Thecurrentoperatorsderivemostoftheirprofitsfrom

cateringtoeventsinthecollege,ratherthanthedaytodayoperationsofthecaf.Certainly

theTrendisthesocialhubofthecollege.Itwasanimportantstepontheuniversityspartto

allowTrailltoenterintoaseparateservicesagreementwiththecontractor.Inspiteofthe

absenceof

any

serious

returns

to

the

college,

there

are

reasons

to

encourage

this

situation

to

continueinonewayoranother.TheadministrationofTraillCollegeneedstochoosefuture

operatorsoftheTrendandenterintocontractsthataremutuallyagreeabletobothparties

[R3e].Itwouldbebesttoenterintocontractsthatprovidesomereturns,buttheprimary

concernshouldbethecontinuedoperationoftheTrendinawaythatsupportsthelifeofthe

college.Asthatlifedevelopsandexpands,andespeciallyiftheresidentialcomponentofTraill

isabletoexpand,anexpansionoftheoperatinghoursmightallowforacontractwhichwould

providesome

revenue

for

the

college.

IsTraillasuccessfulTrentconnectiontodowntownPeterborough?

R4:Traillshouldworkactivelytoincreasethecollegeprofileinthecommunity,buildingonthe


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firmrelationshipsnowinplace.

Ifthereisoneclearoutcomeofthisreview,itisthattheanswertothisisanemphaticyes.As

straightforwardas

this

seems,

the

question

raises

several

other

questions

that

complicate

any

directresponsetoitandtherecommendationsthatfollow.

***

First,whatdowemeanbydowntownPeterborough?Secondly,whatcountsasasuccessful

TrentconnectionsuchthatTraillmaybesaidtoprovideit?

Inthecourseofdoingthisreview,Ihadtheopportunitytomeetwithanumberof

interestedpartiesfromthePeterboroughcommunity,bothindividuals,suchastheMayorand

peoplewhoattendeventsatTraill,andgroupssuchastheDBIAandTrentdonorsfromthe

community.Allhadimportantperspectivestoshareandcontributedtomythinkinginvaluable

ways.Atthesametime,justabouteveryonehasadifferentideaofwheredowntown

Peterboroughis,oratleastwhetherTraillcurrentlyfallswithinsuchaboundary.

TheDBIAdesignatestheareaessentiallybetweenAylmerandthewater,andfrom

MurrayinthenorthtosouthofDalhousie.Butitsasegmentedareathatexceedsthese

boundariesinplaces,andfallswithintheminothers.Thelargestsuggestedarearunsfrom

LandsdowneinthesouthtoParkhillinthenorth,andfromtheriverwesttoMonaghan.The

meritsofthisboundary,beyonditsinclusionofTraill,isthatitisaprojectedone,anticipating

thecoresgrowthovercomingdecades.ItseemslikelythatanyfuturedevelopmentofTraill

wouldwantittoaccommodatesuchgrowth.

GiventhedisputeoverwherethedowntowncoreliesandwhetherornotTrailliswithin

itsboundaries,wemaybebetteroffthinkingofTraillintermsthatwereexpressedinoneof

ourmeetings:askingnotwherethePeterboroughcoreliesbutwherewewouldfindthe

Peterboroughcommunity.SinceTrentisauniversitylyinginthenorthernreachesofavibrant

community,Traillrepresentsanextensionofthatuniversitythatalreadyhasimportant

communityconnectionsandpossessesthepotentialtodomuchmoreinthatareawiththe


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rightencouragement.Severalcontributorsnotedthatitssignificanceliesinitscharacterasa

towncollege(ratherthandowntown),withthekindsofcommunityconnectionsthatsucha

titlemakespossible.

***

Onceweacceptthatitisthecommunitythatmattersratherthandisputedphysical

boundaries,wecanturnourattentiontothesecondquestionofwhatcountsassuccessful

connections.Successinthisrespectmightbemeasuredintermsoftheintellectual

contributionsTrent,throughTraill,makestothecommunitythathostsit.Oritmaybe

measuredin

terms

of

the

economic

value

it

contributes.

Somewhere

in

between

might

lie

the

supportinexpertise,services,andenergythatarecontributedtoorganizationsandgroups

withinthecommunity,andthereciprocalvaluetostudentsexperienceofworkingwithand

learningfromthesegroups.Intruth,abalancedresponsetothislastquestionofthereview

shouldaccommodateallofthese.

Itisclearthatwithinthemeansavailabletoit,thecollegecommunityatTrailloffers

muchtothelocalcommunity.WeseeexamplesofthisintheWritersReadingseriesandthe

SymonsSeminar

Series.

The

former

is

clearly

the

largest

attraction

to

Peterborough

citizens.

Originally,theWritersReadingSerieswasdistributedamongthecolleges,withdifferentwriters

readingatdifferentcollegesthroughouttheyear.Now,theeventstakeplacealmostentirelyat

Traill(Inotedeightoccasionsinthefirsttermofthecurrentschoolyear),allowingtheseriesto

evolveintooneofthemostsuccessfulseriesofitstypeinthecountry.Thisisaconsiderable

contributionthatTraillmakestotheintellectuallifeoftheuniversitybut,asimportantly,it

bringsmanypeopleinfromthecommunity.Thevalueoftheserieswasimpresseduponmein

bothcommunity

meetings

and

anumber

of

written

submissions.

TheSymonsSeriesislikewiseopentothecommunityandattractsawide(andslightly

different)audience.Theseareonlytworecurringeventsofnote;thereareothers.Thetypeof

collegethatTraillbecomesshouldfacilitateandpromoteeventsofthisnature[R4a].Ifthereis

adrawback,itisonthepromotionside.MorecouldbedonetomakeTrailleventsmore


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generallyknowninthecommunity.Asmuchaseventssuchasthesedrawpeoplein,thereare

othermembersofthecommunityunawareevenofthecollegeslocation.Tosomedegree,this

reviewanditsassociatedpublicityhasbeguntorectifythat.Butthecollegecoulddomoreto

promoteitselfanditsactivities.Aclearcommunicationstrategyshouldbeworkedoutbetween

thefutureHeadsofTraillandtherelevantTrentoffice[R4b].

***

ThereisastrongandactivesegmentofTraillwithconnectionstotheartisticcommunitywithin

Peterborough.Thisisapparentintheattentiongiventocreativewriting(inacademicprograms,

inthe

Writers

Reading

series,

and

in

the

offering

of

the

Continuing

Education

program);

in

drama(throughtheeffortsofkeyfacultywithhighcommunityprofilesinthisarea);andin

visualarts(throughavarietyofinitiatives).Thestrongdesireforrehearsalandgalleryspaceat

thecollegedoesnotseemlikelytobemetinthenearfuture.Butthereareopportunitiesfor

Trailltobeconnectedtootherspacesofthisnatureinthecity(likeArtspace).

ThecitysMunicipalCulturalPlan(2012)callsfortherecognitionofthevaluethatpost

secondaryinstitutionsbringtothetownandforcollaborationwiththemtoexplore

opportunitiesfor

program

delivery

in

the

downtown.

Traill

is

well

placed

to

respond

to

such

an

initiative.Inparticular,thecity,throughtheworkofthePublicArtAdvisoryCommittee(asub

committeeoftheArts,CultureandHeritageAdvisoryCommittee)seesTraillasapotentialhub

forthingslikearesidencyprogramandaproviderofspaceforartisticgroups.ThenextTraill

administrationshouldpursuepossiblecollaborationswiththeACHAC[R4c].Therearea

numberofotherpossibilitiesthatwouldallowTrenttobecomemoreinvolvedinthecultural

lifeofthecommunitythroughcarefuluseofspaceatTraill,includingbecomingaregularvenue

forthe

film

festival

and

aplace

for

Peterboroughs

artists

to

exhibit

their

work

[R4d].

ManysubmissionstothereviewnotedcontributionsthatTraillmakestothecommunity

thatareintangible,andthuswillneverappearonacostsandbenefitsledger.Butthereisa

clearsenseofappreciationcomingfrommembersofthecommunityforTraillspresence,from

citycouncilorsthroughtoformerstudentslivinginthecity.Suchgoodwillshouldfacilitateany


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initiativesthataimtoenhanceandpromotecommunityinvolvement.

OneofTraillscurrentconnectionswiththecommunityisprovidedbytheactivitiesof

theTrentCommunityResearchCentre(previously,thiswascalledCommunitybased

Education).TheCentrecurrentlyoperatesoutofthePrincipalsLodgeatTraillandanumberof

universitydepartmentsareinvolved,suchasERS,ID,Forensics,Geography,Sustainability

Studies,History,CanadianStudies.ThisisatangibleconnectionbetweenTrentandthe

Peterboroughcommunity,viaTraill.TheCentreworkswithanumberoforganizationsinthe

community,suchastheYMCAandYouthEmergencyServices,anditsclearthatitisan

importantresourcefornotforprofitgroups(whomaynothavethefundstoconducttheirown

research),aswellasavaluablevehicleforundergraduatementoring.Therearecostsinvolved

inmaintainingtheCentrewhichhavetoberesponsiblymanaged.Aslongasthiscanbedone,

theCentreprovidesonewayforTraillandTrenttoengagethecommunity[R4e].

***

ThereisacleardesireonthepartofmanyforTrenttocontributemoretotheeconomic

wellbeingofthecommunity.WhetherTraillcanbeanactivepartnerinsuchendeavoursisless

clearto

me.

As

the

enrolments

at

Trent

have

climbed,

with

numbers

that

more

than

double

whatcanbeaccommodatedintheestablishedandnewresidencesonandneartheSymons

campus,itseemsclearthatafargreaternumberofstudentsarelivinginthePeterborough

communitythanatanyprevioustimeintheuniversityshistory.Ifthestudentsinresidenceon

theSymonscampusareremovedfromactivitiesinthecity(anditsbynomeansclearthatthey

are),thenthisotherlargecohortofstudentsisnot.Theypayrentandfrequenttherestaurants

andbars(asdomanyoftheirparentsandfriendswhovisit).

Amongsome,

there

is

aperception

that

Trent

has

withdrawn

from

the

city.

Iam

not

certainthisistrue,butafurtherTrentpresencebeyondTraillmightbewarranted.AlthoughI

thinkitfallsoutsideofthepurviewofthisreport,Iwouldnotethatthereareanumberof

majorbuildingsorsitesinthedowntownareathatarevacantorsoontobe.IfTrentdesireda

furtherpresencebeyondandinadditiontoTraill,thenthisisanavenuethatmightbeexplored


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[R4f].Butthiswouldrequireconsiderablevision(andsomesignificantexpenditure)beyond

whatisneededtostrengthenTraillitself.

Toreturntotheremitofthisreview,amorerelevantsetofrecommendationsisthat

Traillshouldlooktoadvertiseitsactivitiesmorewidely,andshouldconsiderconnectingwith

theDBIAinthisrespect[R4g].Itshouldalsolookatexpandingtheparkingfacilities3and/or

workwiththecitytoprovideoccasionaltransitpassestoTraillevents[R4h].

Somefurtherrecommendations:

Thefollowingrecommendationsdontfitneatlyunderanyofthequestionsdrivingthereview,

butthey

all

follow

from

the

discussions

it

has

generated.

Recommendation5:returncollegeservicetothecollectiveagreementsinsomeway.Make

collegecontributionscountinconsiderationsofservicetotheuniversity(andcommunity).

ThereisclearlyadesireamongagroupofTrentfacultytocontributemoretocollegelife,but

theyhaveotherpossibilitiesthatcountmoreclearlytowardstheircareerdevelopment.College

serviceoncecountedinthiswayandboththeuniversityandindividualfaculty(andmaybe

staff)members

would

benefit

ifthis

was

returned.

Recommendation6:addressthefutureparkingneedsbyopeningadiscussionwithHospice

Peterborough,thenewoccupantofthecornerofLondonandReidtoseeiftheywilluseall

theirspotsintheeveningand,ifnot,whethertheycouldbeavailableforcollegeeventparking.

Inaddition,considerationshouldbegiventoplacingmorespotsontheTraillcampus[R6a].

AngledparkingbehindWallisHallisapossibility,asisreplacingStewartHousewithasmalllot.

3LosingBradburnHousewasagaininsofarasaconsiderablerepaircostwasliftedfromthe

collegeanduniversity.Butatthesametimethatsavingcamewithalossofparkingspacethat

isnowbeingfelt.Therearearound22parkingspacesavailable,inadditiontothestreetparking

onLondonStreet.


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Recommendation7:Givealumnitheopportunitytobecomeactiveorassociatemembersof

thecollege.TherearemanyinterestedmembersofTraillsalumnibodywhowouldwelcomea

closerassociationofsomekind,andwouldliketobemoreinformedofthecollegesprograms

andsuccesses.Membershipcouldextendfromsimplyaddingthemtothecolleges

communicationsthroughtofullmembershipincollegecommittees.Thelatterwouldsupport

theestablishmentofanendowmentfundtoaddressthecollegesneeds.Suchafundwould

clearlybewelcomedbyanumberofalumnimembers.

Recommendation8:Alongthelinesofthepreviousrecommendation:considerextending

collegemembershiptothewiderPeterboroughcommunity.Thereisinterestherefroma

numberofdifferentareas,wherepeoplealreadyhavesomeassociationwiththecollegeand

wouldliketoseesomethingmoreformaldevelop.Acollege/communitycommitteecould

overseeinitiativesthatlooktoenhanceTraillspresenceinthetown.

ConcludingRemarks:

Throughoutitsvariousiterations,Traillhasneverlostitscapacityforinnovativeprogramming.

Itretains

the

potential

to

develop

into

something

quite

distinct

among

Ontarios

post

secondaryinstitutions,onparwiththeLiberalArtsCollegeatConcordiaorsomeofthe

independentcollegesintheUniversityofTorontonetwork.Atthecoreofthecollegeisacohort

ofhighlyeffectiveteachers,passionateaboutwhattheydoingandeagertodevelopthecollege

iftheencouragementisgiven.

Whateverthreadsofpotentialarechosenfordevelopment,therewillinevitablybethe

needforaninvestmentoffinancesandenergy.TheTrentcommunitywillneedtobelievethat

whatis

to

be

produced

will

be

worth

this

investment.

And

current

and

future

administrations

willneedtostaythecourseoverthelongterm.Traillcannotbetransformedovernight.Butifa

multiyearplanisputintoplace,withaseriesofclearandachievableinterimgoalstomeasure

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ItisapparentthatwhatcontinuestoattractstudentstoTrentUniversityaretheways

theuniversitydifferentiatesitselffromotherinstitutionsinthesystem.TraillCollegehasthe

potentialtocomplementthatdifferentiationinexcitingandattractiveways.


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Appendix:

Listofthosewhocontributedtothereviewthroughinterviewsorwrittensubmission.

Individuals

PhilipAbbott

SandraAffleck

JasonAllen

AllieAnderson

HeatherAvery

MelissaBaldwin

NatalieBaron

DarrylBennett(Mayor)

PaulBennett,(AshburnhamRealty)

JohnBessai

MikeBingley

JonathanBordo

SteveBrak

StephenBrown

AlexCampagnolo

SeanCarleton

DennisCarterEdwards(ArtsCultureand

HeritageAdvisoryCommittee)

NadineChangfoot

Erica

Cherney

IanClark

PeterCoin

JamesConolly

JulieCosgrove(KWIC)

SmollyCoulson

JeannineCrowe

BryanDavies

JulieDavis(VPExternalRelations&

Advancement)

RosemaryDevlin

DenisDesjardins

FinisDunaway

MichaelEamon

DebEarle(SocialWork)

KellyEgan

RevdGlennEmpey

MikeEpp

DougEvans

KarenEverettAnnE.Farquharson

JoanneFindon

LouiseFish

GeorgeFogarasi

JamesForrester

ChristineFreemanRoth

SandraFry

PeterGaffer

LindyGarneau

NatalieGingerich

JonGrant

JeanGrant,(ToyShoppeonHunter)

ShelaghGrant

KatieGreen

LauraGreenwood

JessicaGrover

RebeccaHarison

LeeHays

MarlaJ.Hayes,

Matthew

Hayes

(Frost

Centre

Student

Association)

PatriciaHefferman

DonHerald

SusanHillock(SocialWork)

HughHodges

Dr.DavidHoldsworth

CharleneHolmes

MoiraHowes(Dean)

JennineHurlEamon

RishiJalan

SarahJessup

IsaacYunQiJiang

MattKeefer

D.JeanneKimber

HelenKnibb

OlujobaKolawole

MikeKonopaski,(TacitAccounting)


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EmmaLangley

AdamMcLaughlin

DaveMadill,(KnockonWood)

JohnMarris(TCRC)

LewisMacLeod

MadelineMacnab

KeilaMacPherson(Arthur)

RichardManleyTannis

CarmenMeyette

JonMiller

ThomasMiller

LiamMitchell

OrmMitchell

LouiseMusgrave

GailJohnsonMorris

LindyMorris

JackieMuldoon(VP&Provost)

AbigailMyerscough

JamesNeufeld

LynnNeufeld

DebNichols

JoshuaNoiseux

DucHienNguyen

CatherineOBrien

PippaO'Brien,studentVP

NickOverduin.

BryanPalmer

DeanPappas

AnhitiPatnaik

MichaelPeterman

RobinQuantick

KatherineQuinsey

KateRamsay

JamesRedditt

AdamRejak

KeithRiel

Nona

Robinson

(AVP,

Students)

MurrayRodd

BrianRump

SusanE.Ryan

TimSalisbury

JoanSangster

ElaineScharfe

AlvinSchieck,lawyer

CathySchoel

MelanieSedge

JohnSewart

PeggyShaughnessyJuliaSmith

AlaineSpiwak,

student

Pres.

YasminStrautins

RobinM.Sundstrom

DougSweet

ThomasB.Symons

BobTaylorVaisey

JenniferThomas

LauraThursby

VictoriaVeenstra

AmyVosper

LindaViscardis

JohnWadlandAshleyWall

TomWhillans

RobertWinslow

KenWithers(Director UniversityStudent

RecruitmentEnrolmentServicesUniversity

ofToronto)

Zara&Yumna(Arthur)

Groups:

AlumniCouncil

DowntownBusinessImprovement

Association

CollegeHeads

FinanceDepartment,Trent

GraduateStudents(general)

GraduateStudentAssociation(Executive)

GraduateStudies(DeanandCommittee)

PhysicalResourcesdepartment,Trent

Traill

Department

Chairs

TraillDonorsandCommunityLeaders

TraillFaculty

TraillnonacademicStaff

TrentCentralStudentAssociation

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