Youth welding camp builds skills for today and a workforce for tomorrow
Posted on: August 2, 2019
Youth from throughout BC graduated from a week-long welding camp at TRU, providing introductory skills and inspiration for welding careers.
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Sam is a Digital Content Specialist with Thompson Rivers University's Marketing and Communications department. Writer, Photographer, and Social Media Marketer compete for top designation on a daily basis for this TRU grad. You may find more adjectives than are strictly necessary in his stories, and when he's not scoping obscure camera angles or punching away on a keyboard you'll find him on the bike trails carved into Kamloops' surrounding hills.
Posts by Sam:
Sampling trades
Posted on: June 10, 2019
Nestled in the Fraser Canyon, the TRU campus in Lillooet offers a unique program for students to explore the world of trades.
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Embracing big data and big ideas from abroad
Posted on: June 5, 2019
Vimaljeet Singh is TRU’s School of Business and Economics valedictorian, graduating with his Post-Baccalaureate in International Business.
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A life-long love of (machine) learning
Posted on: June 4, 2019
Marco Lussetti is the 2019 TRU Faculty of Science valedictorian, graduating with his newly minted Bachelor of Computing Science degree.
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Tourism grad sets sights on industry sustainability
Posted on: May 30, 2019
Fauve Garson is TRU’s 2019 valedictorian for the Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism Management.
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Building a healthier future
Posted on: May 29, 2019
Donors see the Nursing and Population Health Building as a way of easing the burden on health-care providers in BC. It will open in 2020.
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Trades and tech students storm provincial competition
Posted on: May 8, 2019
Trades and technology students won six Skills Canada Provincial Competition medals in April and those with golds go to nationals in May.
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Indigenous campus tour
Posted on: April 26, 2019
Take a campus tour of some of TRU's Indigenous spaces, art, and markers with Qelmúcw Student Recruiter Cara Basil. Hosted during IDays 2019.
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Coyote builds capacity and community through trades and tech
Posted on: April 26, 2019
TRU School of Trades and Technology's Coyote Project initiatives provide accessible programs and accreditation to build community capacity.
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Nursing practice course strengthens program’s Indigenous aspects
Posted on: April 11, 2019
TRC Spirit Bears are accompanying School of Nursing students on their rural Indigenous nursing practice in Hazelton.
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Student finds logic in intersection of law and tech
Posted on: April 9, 2019
Third-year law student David Barroqueiro wins new award for his work developing legal apps he hopes will improve access to justice for all.
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Trades alum’s award-winning business wired for success
Posted on: April 2, 2019
BC Business magazine names electrical grad Taylor Ross to its 30 Under 30 list of young entrepreneurs for 2019.
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Law students host influential speakers at annual conference
Posted on: February 23, 2019
TRU’s Society of Law Students hosted students, lawyers and the community at large to explore the future of legal practice in Canada.
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Library opens new chapter of indigenization
Posted on: February 22, 2019
The Library is embracing TRU’s Coyote Project Indigenization efforts through staff training and building Indigenous library collections.
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Visiting Law speaker builds intercultural understanding
Posted on: January 30, 2019
TRU Law hosts Dr. Cindy Blackstock presenting The Spirit Bear Plan: Ending Inequalities for First Nation Children, on January 30 and 31.
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A golden partnership: Trades Training House builds job-ready skills
Posted on: January 24, 2019
TRU School of Trades and Technology's Training House project partnerships win gold at the 2019 Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Thompson Rivers University
Posted on: January 10, 2019
Trudeau visited TRU January 10 to tour the new ITTC building, meet trades and technology students and answer questions from local media.
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Talk to the Experts with Iain Stewart-Patterson: Snow safety
Posted on: December 7, 2018
Iain Stewart-Patterson of TRU Adventure Studies talks snow safety with host Paul Graham, in an instalment of Radio NL's Talk to the Experts.
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Over $100K awarded to law students
Posted on: November 23, 2018
Over $100,000 in scholarships, bursaries and Dean’s Course Prizes were presented at the biannual Law Student Awards Reception.
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Singer to deliver address sponsored by the world’s only Chair in Transgender Studies
Posted on: September 27, 2018
TRU Law's Samuel Singer will present a public lecture sponsored by the world’s only Chair in Transgender Studies on September 28.
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