Principal’s Notes

This week I would like to join the Equity and Human Rights Office in inviting you to share your thoughts on Equity and Diversity at Trent.   

To support Trent’s ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive, engaging, and supportive environment, the Equity and Human Rights Office is inviting all students, faculty, and staff at both campuses to participate in a university-wide survey – available now, until April 15.  

Take the brief 15-minute EDI Survey.

Participation is voluntary and all responses are anonymous. The survey is administered by an independent organization, the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS).

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Your input will help develop a better understanding of how Trent’s campus climate supports diversity and equity.

Also, just in case you missed the bulletin last week, all Trent faculty and staff are invited to drop-in feedback session Tuesday March 19.  

Following the naming of Gidigaa Migizi College and the unveiling of the new crest and colours, the University is moving forward with next steps in the creation of Trent’s sixth college, together with the development of new residences for Otonabee College.

As the design phase of the project gets underway, we want your input. Whether you are a staff member interested in campus development or a faculty member invested in enhancing the student experience, your perspective is vital.

All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend an interactive drop-in design feedback session on Tuesday, March 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Student Centre event space (TSC 1.07).

At the event, you can view design concepts, layouts, and features of these two significant projects and meet representatives from Diamond Schmitt Architects and Knightstone Capital Management.

All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served, and no registration is required.

Story Time with Steph

Hello Good Humans of Lady Eaton College!

I hope that March is treating you kindly and that you are TOADALLY taking time to do nice things for yourself. Self care is not extra- it's the oil that keeps your machine running in the direction of your goals. You've got this AND we have your back in the LEC Office! Please stop in for a sticker and say hello, sign out a guitar or ukulele (UkuLEC) and take a break in the music room, we also have yard games to borrow if the fresh air is calling you, too!

This week in the Lady Eaton College Office we are SO excited to be bringing in Tiny Greens for our Plant Friending Event!! There are limited spots available for this event so, please sign up asap if you know you are able to arrive for a time slot. We are doing this event in collaboration with Champlain College and the event will be in the LEC Pit. The Tiny Greens kit includes a lovely lil plant friend, a glass bowl, soil irrigation stones and everything you need to get started with your new little plant friend (LEC office will also toadally include a little name tag for your new friend, too!), we will also have some string available to do some macramé to make a little holder for your friend to get the most light in your space, if that feels right for you and your friend. So much fun!!

We also have LEC Cooks Sushi coming up this Friday and spaces are also limited for this popular event. We will be in the Magpie Community Kitchen on the lower level of our college learning some knife skills and talking sushi and then we will all partake in the sushi with the ingredients we prepare together. We are also going to be drawing for a winner of the vegetable steamer and rice cooker (dorm approved), too!

LEC What!?

LEC THIS!

Academic Advising

Graduating this spring? Make sure to apply!

When you believe you are ready to graduate, you can submit the Application to Graduate form found in Academics > Self Service > Graduation Overview. You should apply as soon as your course registration for your final year is finalized (e.g. early in the Fall term if you are graduating in January or Spring; early in Summer term if you are graduating in September). The deadline to apply to graduate for May graduation is April 5th.

Academic Skills

Academic Skills Writing Café - Saturday, March 23rd

Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 in OC Commons (Otonabee College) from 10 am to 3 pm.

Are you working on an end-of-term paper? Want to write in a comfy, cozy community space?

Join Academic Skills at this relaxed and supportive Writing Café to work on your written assignment(s). Skills Instructors can provide writing support, help you set writing goals, and keep you focused on your task. Individual one-to-one appointments with a Skills Instructor will be available. We will have warm drinks, baked treats, resources, and more. Come for the day, or part of the day - everyone is welcome!

Register to attend on the Events Calendar!

Natalie Nelson (She/Her)

Academic Skills Instructor

Lady Eaton College

www.trentu.ca/academicskills

What’s Coming Up at LEC?

Lady Eaton College and Champlain College present Plant Friending! Join us in the LEC Pit on March 21st to de-stress and make a new plant friend! We will have all the supplies to build your friend a lovely terrarium home and make a macramé hanger for them too! Half hour time slots will be available from 11:30AM until 2:00PM. Spots are limited so registration is required! 

Register here!

LEC Cooks: Sushi edition. Do you love sushi and want to learn how to make them? Join us on March 22nd from 11AM to 2PM in the LEC Magpie Kitchen (near JCR). We will learn some culinary skills from chopping food to DIY-ing according to your palate. We will have vegan and vegetarian options available. Plus, THERE IS EVEN MORE: register and attend the event for a chance to win a Rice Cooker / Vegetable Steamer! (Dorm Room approved). You certainly don't want to miss out on this opportunity. Register through the Student Experience Portal.

LEC students and their guests are welcome to join us for a delicious dinner in celebration of spring while we announce the winners of the Lady Eaton College Awards! The perfect way to celebrate the end of the school year!

You must reserve a ticket to attend this event. Tickets are free to reserve at this link: https://simpli.events/e/b475a0 
Arrive promptly, as there is limited seating and any no-show's may have their seat given away after 6:15pm.

LEC Cabinet Corner

Spring General Election Nominations Open

It's Cabinet election time! Nominations for Cabinet Spring General Election are open now until March 31 at 9 am! Interested in being a student leader, planning events, connecting with the College, or/and advocating for students? Cabinet is a great opportunity to do those things! New this year - Elections Ask Me Anything every Tues from 2-4 and Wed 12-2. Drop by the Cabinet Office (ECC 108 in the JCR) to chat with the current Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister about how you can be involved with Cabinet, guide you through the nomination process, or any questions you may have. More information is in our LinkTree, including the positions available and their responsibilities and the nomination form.

Office Hours

Our office is located in the JCR and is typically open Monday to Friday from 12-8 pm, except for Wednesdays we close at 6 p.m. We have billiards equipment, cards, and board games available for sign-out during office hours. Stop by and say hello!

Toad-ally Top Three

Hello friends!

This week I was thinking about one of my favourite things as a student, and obviously that is… free stuff! As students, our budgets can be tight and maybe sometimes you just need a little treat. So in the interest of not gatekeeping, here are the top three free things you can find around campus:

1. Plant Friending- This amazing event is happening *this Thursday* in the LEC Pit! Registration is required for a time slot to get a *free* new plant friend, an adorable pot for them to live in, and even macramé a hanger for them!

2. TCSA Monday Brunch- As part of their effort to make sure students are well nourished to power through a day of learning, the TCSA offers free brunch every Monday in the Freedom Lounge! All students are welcome!

3. Peterborough Library Book Kiosk- This is a personal favourite of mine, because what’s better than free reading material?? You’ll just need a library card and you’re all set to start loaning books from the vending machine looking thing outside the Bata Bean Café.

   
   

   See you later alligators,

   Isabelle

   Lady Eaton College Ambassador

   Lover of Cozy Blankets and Hot Chocolate

Musings on Music

Hello, beautiful people. I've been thinking about the boombox serenade scene in "Say Anything" almost nonstop. The thought of going with a massive boombox on top of my head, blasting music in a random street, cracks me up every time. Can I get someone to wake me up like that every day? Although there is not much difference with my alarm on my phone, as I put it to the loudest possible, and even then, I cannot wake up. Anyway, I would definitely choose the sweetest songs to put on the boombox. Just yesterday, someone told me that Laufey's music smells like spring and rain, which is the best description of her music; she's great. So today, I am showing songs to blast in that boombox to wake up the entire neighbourhood.

- Simulation Swarm, Big Thief

- Steeeam, Shelly

- From The Start, Laufey

- the perfect pair, beabadoobee

- Bags, Clairo

- Kingston, Faye Webster

- Amoeba, Clairo

- Shayla, Blondie

- Poli, Zoé

- Cool Cat, Queen

- Pink + White, Frank Ocean

- Falling Behind, Laufey

- Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac

- There She Goes, The La's

- Lovefool, The Cardigans

Let it rip,

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Bookish Babbles

Happy Monday LEC!

This time of the semester can get extra busy with final assignments, so make sure you are taking time to de-stress! Consider attending our planting our sushi events which are sure to be a blast! Or spend time relaxing with a quick, easy read. Sometimes starting a book can be daunting, so try a light, fluffy read - like this week’s recommendation.

Recommendation: It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland! A girl band! Female Friendship! 2LGBTQIA+ representation! If you were a One Direction fan, you’re going to love this story of a popular girl band’s big reunion!

Upcoming Events Around Campus

Join the collective decision-making and annual review of the Seasoned Spoon co-operative café. Help elect board members, hear our updates, and contribute to the conversation! We will be gathering in the cafe for our AGM, followed by a meal.

Attendance is free, but registration is required and only available for cooperative members. If you prefer to attend online, a zoom link will be sent out in advance.

Not a member but want to learn more? Write to seasonedspoon@trentu.ca.

Registration is required with this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/830817947847?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Department of English is thrilled to invite you to not one, but two wondrous book launches for the 2024 edition of Chickenscratch, the English department’s undeniably amazing, peer-reviewed, absolutely gorgeous anthology of creative writing, written solely by Trent students, which is being released in a matter of weeks. Both launch events will include live readings by student writers who are published in the book, a great opportunity to mingle with students and professors alike, and an overall atmosphere of positive, springtime energy.

Copies of Chickenscratch 2024 will be available for purchase (cash only, please) and will also be available for online order through the Trent University Bookstore, once the book has been officially launched. All money received from these sales, by the way, is put, 100%, into the budget for the next edition of the book – and we rely on this funding to make the project happen. Please consider buying lots of copies!

Both events are open to the public, so please bring your friends and family or your strange-but-friendly neighbours.

Here are the details:

• Peterborough launch: Friday, April 5th at 7:30pm (doors at 7pm) in Bagnani Hall down at Traill College

• Durham GTA launch (in Oshawa): Monday, April 1st at 6:30pm in Room A115 at the Trent Durham campus in Oshawa.

Active Minds 6th Annual Mental Health Panel

For the last five years, Trent Active Minds has hosted 'Mental Health Panels' featuring a series of student, professor, and special guest panelists to discuss the influence of a prevalent topic on mental health. This year, our focus is on LGBTQ+ hate, discrimination, and their connection to mental health. Panelists will share their direct/indirect experiences or research on the panel's topic, followed by a Q&A session by the panel's host and audience.

Join us on Thursday, March 21st, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Trent University Student Centre Event Space for our sixth annual Mental Health Panel on Navigating the Shadows: LGBTQ+ Hate, discrimination, and Mental Health! Register here!

Relay for Life is fast approaching. Join us for a Blast To The Past on the 23rd of March in the Student Centre Alumni Atrium from 7 pm to 7 am for a night of food, music, games and exciting prizes. Join in a team with your friends, and family, or even participate independently. Register for only 20 dollars. Hear survivors speak on their experiences with cancer and get your own luminary to tell us why YOU relay. Help us reach our goal of 20,000 dollars. Reach out and follow @rfl.trentu on Instagram for more information.

Register here: Relay For Life at Trent University 2024: Registration choices - Relay For Life (cancer.ca)

TUEFRT needs your help! 

The Trent University Emergency First Response Team (TUEFRT) is pledging to do CPR for 12 hours straight to raise money for The James Fund, and YOU can help.

Join us on April 5th from 9am to 9pm on Bata Podium and come see how long you can do CPR. You can join by yourself, or come with a team!

Don't know how to do CPR? No problem! We will have TUEFRT members there all day to show you what to do (although unfortunately we can NOT certify you in CPR. We're just giving tips and tricks).

Don't want to commit your skills, but still want to support? You can donate to our GoFundMe page using the Donation Link at the bottom of this email. Every cent helps! All of the proceeds are going to The James Fund, a Peterborough founded cancer fundraising charity. The James Fund is focused on fundraising for neuroblastoma research, and operates out of Sick Kids in Toronto. The James Fund is a non-profit fundraiser, meaning you can be confident that your money is going directly to research and nowhere else.

Not a Trent Student? No problem! We are open to faculty, staff, Peterborough residents and beyond! Bring and tell your friends, family, coworkers, enemies, bus drivers, or anyone else! We'd love to have your support. 

Feel free to reach out to tuefrt@trentu.ca with any questions!

Sign Up Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAPx6S5Nn1YTO9S3Xxgv5ri3NfU9c5SO1AQ-3yAnLW7zbcSQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Donation Link: https://gofund.me/13a1f874

Careerspace Resources

Careerspace is here to help you get a jump start on your career! With practical hands-on experiences, workshops, online resources, and career counseling, our services are available to students all year round! Careerspace services are available over the phone, or virtually; students can book the following appointments through their Student Experience Portal.

Visit our office on the 3rd floor of the Student Centre, send us an email, call, or book an appointment on trentu.ca/SEP and start preparing for your future. And remember, don’t wait ‘til you graduate, we’re here to help now! Looking to stay up to date with Careerspace? Connect with our socials: @trentucareerspace on Instagram, @tucareerspace on Twitter, and Trent University Careerspace on Facebook. Book your appointment now!

Follow the following links to find some of our helpful resources, including: upcoming workshops, current community research projects, and in-course bursary options!

The annual celebration of community-based research will be on Thursday, March 28, from 12 -4 at Market Hall, downtown Peterborough. This celebration promises a day filled with knowledge exchange, collaboration, and recognition of outstanding contributions as students share their CBR projects. Reserve your spot today!

And that's all for now... Just kidding, you know we can't end without a toad pun!