KNOW YOUR CAMPUS

Welcome to Trent University! We’re so happy that you’ve decided to purse your graduate studies with us. No matter which campus you’re based out of, you have access to approximately 1,400 acres of research and teaching facilities featuring 11 distinct nature areas with over 30 kilometers of trails. We hope you take the time to explore our beautiful campus and all it has to offer!

Territory Acknowledgement

The TGSA respectfully acknowledges that we are on the treaty and traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

Throughout your time at Trent, you will hear these words said quite often. Since it was founded, Trent University has incorporated Indigenous culture and ways of learning into its curricular and extra-curricular programming, becoming an internationally recognized leader in Reconciliation and cooperative Indigenous Relations. The Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, founded in 2017, provides a number of resources for students to begin their journey in understanding our relationship with Indigenous peoples and Indigenous knowledge. Students are encouraged to learn about why we offer our gratitude to the First Nations for the land that we occupy.

Trent University’s Peterborough and Durham GTA campuses are located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga (Michi Saagiig) Anishnaabe, which is made up of Curve Lake First Nation, Alderville First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. It is important to understand that a Territory Acknowledgement, although widely practiced at Trent, should still be recited in a way that feels meaningful and disrupts your regular pattern of thinking. For more information about Indigenous studies at Trent, and to learn more about your role in Reconciliation, visit the First Peoples House of Learning located in Peter Gzowski College, or reach out by email at [email protected].

Interactive Campus Maps

Interactive Campus Maps

Navigating around Trent can be challenging. Interactive Maps were developed by Trent to help students find their way around the Symons Campus, Traill College, and Trent Durham GTA. Students can select a campus to explore and click around to find the location of buildings, campus landmarks, accessibility features, and more.

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Campus Safety

Campus Safety

One feature to explore on the Interactive Maps is Campus Safety. This section will show you the location of Emergency Phones, Muster Points, and where the Security Office is located on campus. It is important to become familiar with these locations in the event of an emergency.

Emergency Phones

Emergency Phones

Trent has over 50 emergency phones that are either pole or wall mounted with a blue light on top. Each phone has a red button and a black button. The red button is used for emergencies and will initiate an immediate response from Campus Security. Pushing the red button will also activate the strobe light on the unit. The black button connects you to an internal automated attendant for free internet calls.

Muster Points

Muster Points

Muster points are designated areas outside of a building where people gather in the event of a building evacuation. Around campus, muster points are identifiable by a green sign that reads “Muster Point”.

Trent ClassFind

Trent ClassFind

Trent is known for its unique and award-winning architecture that creates spaces for students to gather in every corner of the campus, although this can make finding a classroom challenging. The ClassFind website was created to help navigate the Symons and Traill campuses by visually guiding students to a specific room. Students can type a room number into the Quick Search tool and select Visit to map their route.

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Nature Areas

Trent has 11 distinct Nature Areas featuring over 30 kilometers of trails to explore around the Symons campus. These areas are the responsibility of the Nature Areas Stewardship Advisory Sub-Committee who oversee maintenance, collaborations, research, and teaching within the areas. A map of all of the nature areas can be found here, or you can use any of the links below to learn more about an individual area.

Archaeology Centre Wetland Nature AreaCanal Nature AreaLady Eaton Drumlin Nature AreaLock 22 Nature AreaNinth Line Nature AreaOtonabee Wetland Nature AreaPromise Rock Nature AreaSouth Drumlin Nature AreaTotal Loss Farm Nature AreaWetland Complex Nature AreaWildlife Sanctuary Nature Area

Trent is committed to preserving the surrounding nature areas, and part of that responsibility falls on those that use them. It is important to become familiar with the features of the areas you are exploring and abide by the regulations set out by the Nature Areas Stewardship Advisory Sub-Committee. Ensure you are respectful to the native wildlife, other visitors, and the areas. Ensure you leave the areas in the way you found them, including picking up your garbage and waste. Dogs are only allowed in certain nature areas and are required to be always leashed. Trails that do not permit dogs are marked. Ensure you scoop up after your dog.

If you have any questions, want to report an issue in the nature areas, or would like to learn how you can be involved in the nature areas, please contact [email protected].