Trent University Recognized with Two National Awards from Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education
Advancement teams honoured with silver and bronze awards for best alumni event and innovative Giving Tuesday campaign
Trent University has received national recognition with two awards from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) in the 2018 Prix D’Excellence Awards – silver in the Best Alumni Event Category and a bronze in the Best New Idea: Creativity on a Shoestring category.
“It’s an honour for Trent University staff and volunteers to be recognized for outstanding achievements in alumni affairs and annual giving,” said Alumni Affairs director, Lee Hays ’91. “We share these awards with the alumni and donors who support the University by attending events and contributing to student success.”
The silver award was presented for the Ideas That Change the World: A Celebration of 50 years of Trent Alumni event, which hosted by alumnus Stephen Stohn ’66 and his partner, Linda Schuyler, at their Toronto lakeshore condominium. The event brought together over 140 alumni, retirees and friends for an evening of inspiring talks and the bestowing of four prestigious alumni awards.
Bronze honours were awarded for Trent’s innovative #CrushtheCollegeChallenge campaign, part of the University’s Unleash the Potential fundraising campaign, which used Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, as well as e-mail and telefundraising, to create College enhancement endowment funds for each of Trent’s five colleges on Giving Tuesday. The $75,000 goal was exceeded by raising $80,912 for colleges in addition to another $71,920 in donations, bringing Trent’s Giving Tuesday fundraising total to an impressive $152,832.
Trent recently wrapped up the Unleash the Potential $50 million campaign, raising $56.8 million in the most ambitious campaign in the University’s history.
The CCAE Prix D’Excellence awards, presented on June 6 at a national conference in Halifax, recognize outstanding achievements in alumni affairs, public affairs, development, and overall institutional advancement in universities across Canada.
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:
Kate Gennings, Communications & Media Relations Officer, Trent University, (705) 748-1011 x6180 or kateweersink@trentu.ca