Peterborough Community Relations Report and Indigenous Relations Report Shared at March Trent University Board of Governors Meeting – ENC
April 9, 2025
The Trent University Board of Governors held its fourth regular meeting of the academic year on March 28, 2025, at the Peterborough campus, featuring highlights of leadership and community engagement at Trent University.
In his opening remarks, Board chair Doug Kirk ’70, recognized Ken Armstrong, former member of Trent University’s Board of Governors, Trent School of Environment director Dr. Stephen Hill, and Canada research chair Dr. Naomi Nichols as recipients of the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medals, awarded in honour of their outstanding community contributions.
Chair Kirk also highlighted Trent’s 2025 honorary degree recipients, to be celebrated at convocation ceremonies in June. Honorary degrees will be bestowed upon Deepa Mehta, award-winning filmmaker; Claudette McGowan, globally recognized technology and cybersecurity leader; Alice Olsen Williams ’69 (Otonabee College), internationally acclaimed Indigenous artist; and Zabeen Hirji, the first South Asian woman to reach the C-Suite of a TSX-100 company and an advocate EDI in the workforce.
