The following is a news release from the partners mentioned in the release.
Thompson Rivers University’s Small Cities Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) is entering into a formal partnership with the Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way and the Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan (HAP) to work together on community-based research.
The three organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 24, 2012 and look forward to developing projects over the next two years encompassing the following goals reflecting the CURA mandate to:
• promote sharing of knowledge, resources and expertise between the CURA and the community
• enrich research, teaching methods and curricula at TRU
• reinforce community decision-making and problem-solving capacity
• enhance students’ education and employability by means of diverse opportunities to build their knowledge, expertise and work skills through hand-on research and related experience.
MORE INFORMATION
James Hoffman
Professor, Thompson Rivers University
T: 250-828-5315
E: jhoffman@tru.ca
Tangie Genshorek
Coordinator, Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan
T: (250) 571-9665
E: info@kamloopshap.ca
www.kamloopshap.ca
Brenda Aynsley
Executive Director, United Way
T: (250) 372-9933
E: brenda@unitedwaytnc.ca
