Students from a previous Aboriginal students transitions day demonstrate some pride during their day at TRU.

Thompson Rivers University hosts Transitions to Post Secondary day for Aboriginal students on November 14, 8:30am to 2pm.

Organizers expect 200 Grade 10 and 11 students from School District 73.

“We know that many of TRU’s Aboriginal students come from the school district—unofficially it’s around 70 per cent,” said Joanne Brown, Coordinator Services for Aboriginal Students at TRU.

“TRU has a high number of Aboriginal students—more than most universities and colleges in the province—and part of that has do with days such as these when we host students from our own district,” Brown said.

Students come to engage with support services and programs and to create a vision of what attending post-secondary looks like. “It is an opportunity for us to extend a welcome to Aboriginal high school students and to connect them with other Aboriginal students who have already made the transition to a post-secondary environment,” Brown said.

TRU’s Aboriginal Mentor Program will figure prominently throughout the day as Aboriginal Mentors lead students through engagement activities, facilitate a student panel comprised of existing TRU Aboriginal students, and lend their support to campus tours.

Built upon a strong partnership that exists between TRU, SD73, and the First Nations Education Council, this initiative is seen as a leader in Aboriginal high school/post-secondary transitions activities.

MORE INFORMATION
Joanne Brown
Coordinator Services for Aboriginal Students
jobrown@tru.ca
tel. 250.852.7152
cel. 250.320.1559

Learn more about Aboriginal Education Resources at TRU