The Trent Durham Student Association (TDSA) is a non-profit and was created to represent all students, whether part-time or full-time, that attended classes at the Durham Campus of
Trent University
Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes. . The TDSA is also a member of the
Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance
The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) is an alliance of students' unions in Ontario, Canada. Their common objective is to protect the interests of over 150,000 professional and undergraduate, full-time and part-time university students ...
where the TDSA Vice President of University Affairs sits as a board member. In collaboration wit
OUSAth
TDSAhave advocated doe students by working with the provincial and local governments to provide students with services they may need.
History of the TDSA
Trent University
Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes. has been located in Oshawa since they started offering class in 1974 and the campus was originally known as Trent University of Oshawa. Students who attended classes during this time went to the same campus as the students at
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Ontario Tech University (OTU), also known as Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus is located on approximately of land in northern Oshawa, while its secondary satellite ca ...
and
Durham College
Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology is located in the Durham Region
The Regional Municipality of Durham (), informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located east of Toronto a ...
where students of all three institutions shared the same student association which was called "YOURSA".
In 2009,
Trent University
Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes. decided to move th
Durham Campusof the DC/UOIT campus and relocate it to the site of what once was St. Michael's Catholic school which was located at 55 Thornton Road South in Oshawa. Once the campus was established at this new location the University formed the Trent Oshawa Student Association in 2010 to represent students attending the Durham Campus of
Trent University
Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes. . This association was later renamed the Trent Durham Student Association when
Trent University
Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes. renames the satellite school t
Trent University Durham GTA .
TDSA Available Services
TDSA has a number of established services to help the Durham students including events, clubs, bursaries, and health benefits. Some of the current financial aid available to students are:
* Hygiene Product Fund
* Emergency Bursary Fund
* Gender Affirming Care Grant
* Grocery Assistance Fund
The TDSA also supports clubs that are located on the campus. The current clubs are as follows:
* African Black Caribbean Club
* Child & Youth Studies Intersectionality Circle
* Trent DND Club
* Trent English Student Society Oshawa
* Theater Trent
See also
*
List of Ontario students' associations
This is a list of students' associations in Ontario, Canada:
Universities
In addition to university-wide student unions that represent all students, or all students based on enrolment status (undergraduate, graduate, or part-time), there are ...
References
External links
TDSA website
{{Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance
Ontario students' associations