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1963-2019 (Creation)
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- Trent University. Alumni Engagement and Services
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1.02 m of textual records
Approx. 850 photographs (print and digital)
14 DVDs
34 cassettes
26 VHS tapes
20 CDs
3 microcassettes
1 textile
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Established in 1968 as a portfolio in the Department of Information at Trent University, Alumni Engagement and Services (also known as Alumni House, Alumni Affairs) primary function is to engage and connect Trent University alumni.
The need for Alumni Engagement and Services was rooted in the development of the Trent University Alumni Association (TUAA). Established by Trent University’s first graduating class in 1967-1968, the Association’s main focus was to maintain friendships and connections they had developed as students, and they engaged university services in order to do so. The university agreed to maintain contact lists for alumni and produce a bulletin/newsletter to keep alumni up to date on university affairs.
Alumni Engagement and Services works closely with the TUAA to provide alumni with services, perks, and benefits, and arrange events for alumni. Alumni Engagement and Services also publish the Trent Magazine and engage alumni in fundraising initiatives.
Louis Taylor was the Coordinator of Alumni Engagement and Services (1974-1976), followed by Bruce Hurley (1979 to 1984). Tony Storey was Coordinator (1984-1988) and then Director (1988-2011), followed by Lee Hays as Director (2011-2023). Naomi Hadley has served as Director since 2023.
Since 2006, Alumni Engagement and Services has operated in Alumni House, which was previously the Champlain College Master’s Lodge (Focus Trent V. 6 No. 1). Previously, they their offices were at Catharine Parr Traill College and Lady Eaton College.
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Files were transferred from Alumni Engagement and Services.
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Fonds consists of records documenting the activities of Alumni Engagement and Services and its predecessors, including efforts to engage with Trent alumni in collaboration with alumni chapters and the Trent University Alumni Association (TUAA). Records include annual reports, planning documents, alumni council meeting minutes, correspondence,, Trent Magazine drafts and articles, and updates from alumni. Also included are records documenting events and engagement initiatives, including reunion weekends at Head of the Trent, chapter events, talks, dinners, the Alumni letter writing campaign, fundraising campaigns, and award ceremonies. Also included is promotional material from these events; photographs, video, and sound recordings of events and talks; and memorabilia created and collected by alumni. Fonds also includes the planning documents for some of the events with corresponding promotional material. Fonds is arranged into 10 series: Alumni affairs and university planning; Trent University Alumni Association (TUAA); Trent University Alumni Association chapters; Fundraising; Events and communications; News and publications; Insurance; Student alumni association; Memorabilia; and Trent University’s 50th anniversary.
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Unless otherwise noted, files are restricted subject to review under FIPPA.
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https://archives.trentu.ca/index.php/tumr-006-27
Trent Magazine (Alumnus)
https://archives.trentu.ca/index.php/6-45