The desirability and impact of relocating resources and activities in the town colleges rather than concentrating them on the Symons Campus. The desirability of reducing our reliance on government grants. The academic life of Trent depends heavily on our ability to attract high quality students. Given increasing costs of university education, scholarships, and other forms of support are crucially important factors in recruiting and retaining good students. In the next phase of the campaign, the Committee urges vigorous efforts to raise additional funds to endow new scholarships.
Needs exist at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and for international students.
At present, Trent ranks very low within the Ontario and national systems in all of these areas. In addition, funds will be sought to enable the University to offer research assistantships and other work-study opportunities for our students. The Committee believes that information technology can open doors to new approaches to effective learning and teaching that will complement our traditional strengths and ensure that we remain a destination of choice for good students. The Centre will also facilitate critical analysis of technology-based learning initiatives and encourage scholarly dialogue and research on interactive learning. Campus networking needs to be extended by completing the wiring of residence rooms, facilitating enhanced access to the Internet, providing standard computing equipment for faculty and academic staff offices, and strengthening the Library's capacity for electronic delivery of learning and research materials.