Trent University Connecting with Future Students via Virtual Open House
Guests invited to take virtual tours and join live lectures and chats with professors and students
Trent University will host future students, their friends and families at its first-ever virtual Open House for both its Peterborough and Durham campuses this Saturday, April 18 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., an ideal opportunity to explore Ontario’s #1 undergraduate university.
“We believe that prospective students should visit and experience the campuses that interest them as they decide on their postsecondary path,” says Dr. Leo Groarke, president and vice-chancellor of Trent. “Knowing that students, and institutions, across the country and around the world are practicing physical distancing to flatten the curve on COVID-19, Trent has created this new online event to allow students to explore Trent from the comfort of their own homes.”
Trent’s virtual Open House will highlight the University’s campuses in Peterborough and Durham GTA, feature live chats and information sessions with faculty, staff and current students, and showcase curated video tours of spaces, places and experiences offered at both campuses.
“We’ve done everything we can to ensure that this Saturday’s Open House in its virtual form gives students a real sense of the high quality of our academic programs, guaranteed career experiences, vibrant student life, and stellar residences, labs, lecture halls and study spaces,” explains Marilyn Burns, associate vice-president, Communications & Recruitment. “The three-hour event will feature real-time interaction with faculty and live chats with students. We are encouraged that already the number of students registered for both campuses has surpassed the total number who attended last year’s in-person March Break Open House.”
All prospective students who register for and attend this weekend’s Virtual Open House are also automatically entered in a draw to win free first-year tuition.
Highlights from Trent’s virtual Open House include:
- Sit in on academic information sessions and interact in real-time with faculty and current students in your program of interest
- Speak with our friendly and helpful staff in Admissions, Housing, Scholarships and more during our Live Chat sessions
- Picture yourself at Trent’s Peterborough and Durham GTA campuses through our virtual campus tours, featuring residences and student spaces
- Accept an Offer on the Spot through drop-in sessions with our Admissions team who will help will help you navigate your next steps
- Apply for free to be one of the first 200 on-campus students to live in residence in the brand new building at our expanding Durham GTA campus
For more information and to register for virtual Open House visit: trentu.ca/virtualopenhouse
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:
Cara Walsh, communications and media relations officer, Trent University, (705) 748-1011 x6240 or carawalsh@trentu.ca
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