Christine Adam is TRU's New Dean of Students

It’s an exciting new position at Canada’s most comprehensive university, but for Christine Adam, accepting the appointment as the first Dean of Students at Thompson Rivers University is also a homecoming.

Raised in 100 Mile House, where she graduated from PS Ogden Secondary School, Christine Adam (Gunn) went east to the nation’s capital after graduation, in part because degree completion opportunities still didn’t exist in the interior of BC at that time.

“Supporting university students in the pursuit of their personal and professional goals is my passion,” said Christine Adam. “To be able to return home to British Columbia and work with the team at TRU to create a campus that excels in engaging its students is truly an amazing opportunity.”

She will officially arrive on campus at TRU on May 18, having accepted a five-year appointment as Dean of Students. In this new position, she will lead a wide range of academic and student services, including Career Education and Co-op, Counselling Services, Disability Services and Retention and Engagement, as an integral part of the Office of the Vice-Provost, Students.

Christine Adam completed her B.A. in English at the University of Ottawa (1989) and then her Master of Arts in Applied Language Studies at Carleton University (1994) before starting a professional career that has been focused on supporting and engaging young people in the university environment.

She recently completed a four-year term as the Assistant Dean of First Year Programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Carleton University. Prior to that, she was the Associate Director of the Centre for Initiatives in Education, and the Director of the Office of First Year Arts and Social Sciences, also at Carleton University.

“Everyone who had the opportunity to meet Christine during the interview process was taken with her obvious passion for supporting students” said Peter Hilton, Vice-Provost, Students at TRU.

“We have placed great importance on this new position and the role it will play in moving the student services and support side of our university forward in new and exciting ways. In Christine Adam, we are delighted to have found a leader who understands how important this is to our university, and who embraces it with enthusiasm that can only inspire
those around her.”