A year-long consultation process between Thompson Rivers University and its communities is now a working academic plan ready for implementation.

Recently presented to the Board of Governors, TRU’s Academic Plan seeks to establish the institution’s reputation for having graduates who are flexible and adaptable.

“This Academic Plan is a shared and joint vision of what constitutes the heart and soul of TRU,” said Dr. Ulrich Scheck, TRU Provost and Vice-Chancellor, “namely to provide access for students of all ages and backgrounds to an excellent and inspiring learning experience.

“Flexibility has always been TRU’s strength, and this plan continues to build on that strength through programs and courses that generate interdisciplinary connections between academic themes. TRU will be known for being profoundly interdisciplinary.”

Four key academic themes make up the plan:

• Science, Technology and Applied Skills in Society: Students may explore science inside and outside of the lab, through theoretical, applied and vocational science programs.
• Power, Politics and Social Justice: TRU encourages students to explore the links between local, global and Aboriginal issues.



• Health, Well-Being and Leisure: TRU strives to link a healthy campus to health policy and practices in the communities we serve, and to remain a leader in leisure and tourism programs.
• Sustainability—Environmental, Economic, Social & Cultural: The four pillars of campus and community health and sustainability are the environment, the economy, society and culture.

“While each of these themes is important,” said Dr. Katherine Sutherland, who has coordinated the academic plan project, “it’s the emphasis on interdisciplinary studies and academic excellence, combined with flexibility of delivery, that provides the most potential for our students to create unique paths of study and distinguish themselves as graduates of TRU.”

Learn more about the Academic Plan

For more information, contact
Dr. Uli Scheck,
TRU Provost and VP Academic
(p) 250-377-6126
(e) uscheck@tru.ca