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February 2017 Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share with you the February President’s Report, which was presented to Senate on Feb. 27, 2017. I hope you enjoy these highlights of TRU community news, publications, accomplishments and upcoming campus events. If you would like to share a recent (within the last six months) publication, presentation, external award or other recognition, please send the details to president@tru.ca. The deadline for submissions for the next President’s Report (for the March Senate meeting) is Mar. 9, 2017. Keep the good news coming! Sincerely, Alan Shaver, President and Vice-Chancellor |
Feb. 9 was a landmark day for TRU as ground was officially broken to start construction of the Industrial Training and Technology Centre. Read more |
Two anonymous major gifts totalling $2.5 million were announced to 310 guests at the fairytale-themed 2017 Foundation Gala on Feb. 11. Read more |
Kingsley Donkor, Chemistry, David Hill, Geography, and Tom Pypker, Natural Resource Science recently received Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Engage Grants to collaborate with industry on research. Read more |
Canada Research Chair Courtney Mason and Adventure Studies faculty member Craig Campbell and his students partnered with White Buffalo Health Society on programs for Aboriginal youth. Read more |
Rangeland and ecology expert Wendy Gardner was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society for Range Management. Read more |
On Feb. 2, representatives of TRU World, the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, student Counselling Services, the Ayesha Mosque, the RCMP and senior TRU leaders gathered together with members of TRU's Muslim community concerning developments in the news. Read more |
The Instrumentation and Control Technician apprenticeship program, launched on Feb. 6, is good news for those waiting to get into the instrumentation trade. Read more |
First-year law students heard from Residential School survivors and Judge Len Marchand Jr. during a field trip to the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Jan. 27, organized by law faculty members Janna Promislow, Nicole Schabus and Charis Kamphuis. Tk’emlups Councillor Viola Thomas led a discussion on reconciliation prior to the trip. Read more |
Sustainability: It's in our handsStaff and faculty learned how sustainable thinking can directly improve life and work at the annual InService Day on Feb. 22, which featured a keynote presentation and workshop by award-winning writer and futurist Alex Steffen. |
Brianna Iwabuchi and Stephanie Winton are the 2016 recipients of $7,500 Environmental Science and Natural Resource Science Fellowships. Read more |
The WolfPack took home the men’s trophy on Feb. 18 in the annual President’s Cup Series against the UBC-Okanagan Heat, a competition between the two universities in men's and women's Canada West basketball, volleyball and soccer. Read more |
As part of the Open Governance initiative, TRU hosted its first joint meeting of the Board of Governors, Senate and Planning Council for Open Learning. Read more |
Biology students can obtain double degree in SpainCellular, molecular and microbial biology majors can complete double degrees from TRU and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) thanks to a new agreement signed with the Spanish university on Jan. 19. |
Students, staff and faculty can now access a shared vehicle for round-trip travel from campus—for a lunch hour, or a week—through Zipcar, a car-sharing program that launched at TRU in January. Read more |
The first alumni gathering in Toronto—for a Raptors basketball game on Jan. 10—was a great success, connecting far-flung alumni from TRU. Read more |
Graduates of Stenberg College’s Psychiatric Nursing and Cardiology Technologist diploma programs can now enter the TRU-OL Bachelor of Health Science (BHS) and receive prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) credits toward the degree. Read more |
A new agreement with the Justice Institute of BC allows graduates of JIBC's Advanced Care Paramedic and Health Sciences Diploma programs to transfer credits toward a TRU-OL Bachelor of Health Science (BHS). Read more |
Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell (Retired) spoke to law students about why everyone should care about access to justice and what they can do to help. Read more |
Chamber of Commerce SocialThe School of Business and Economics hosted the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce February Social on Feb. 1 at the Scratch Café, catered by Culinary Arts students. MBA students launched a course-based competition at the event. |
Information security insightsIT Services held the third annual TRU Privacy and Security Conference on Feb. 1. This year's conference was called Incidents and Your Organization: Risk, Impact and Mitigation and included a range of speakers on privacy, ransomware and more. |
Students of today and tomorrowThe 13th annual Teaching Practices Colloquium on Feb. 20 shared scholarly teaching practices and approaches toward understanding the intervening factors needed to reimagine and re-define the students of today and tomorrow. |
Law alumna Nikta Shirazian and faculty member Chris Hunt published Shirazian's supervised research from a directed studies course last year. Read more |
An innovative partnership is providing Adventure Studies students with hands-on experience and intercultural skills as they lead outdoor activities for international students. Read more |
Language for cultural preservationA public forum on Feb. 17, co-hosted by the Office of Aboriginal Education and the Bangladesh Cultural Association of Kamloops, discussed the importance of language for cultural preservation in celebration of International Mother Language Day (Feb. 21). |
Chinese New YearThe Chinese Students and Scholars Association presented the Spring Festival Gala (Chinese New Year) on Jan. 20, celebrating Chinese culture with food, performances, games and fireworks. |
The library has eliminated fines on overdue books, part of a new student-centred approach to make the library more user-friendly. Read more |
Sheila Blackstock, Nursing, was inducted into the Mu Sigma chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) on Jan. 28 for academic achievement and scholarship in nursing. Nathan Matthew, TRU honorary degree recipient and former executive director of Aboriginal Education, was named the 2017 winner of the Education Indspire Award, recognizing his distinguished and impactful career as an educator and advocate for First Nations communities. Madison Olds, Bachelor of Arts student, was recognized with a 2017 Emerging Artist Award for her accomplishments and potential in the performing arts at the 10th annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts on Jan. 21 in Kamloops. The band Bees and the Bare Bones, of which she is a member, was also a nominee for the award. The 2016 Trades Training House was awarded a 2017 Keystone Home Builders Award of Excellence for Best Public/Private Partnership by the Canadian Home Builders' Association Central Interior (CHBACI) on Feb. 4, at the 12th annual gala in TRU’s Grand Hall. Cvetozar Vutev, music faculty member, Kamloops Symphony concertmaster and music director and violinist, was recognized with a 2017 Artist of the Year – Performing Arts Award at the 10th annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts on Jan. 21 in Kamloops. |
CREDENTIALS EARNEDCongratulations to faculty and staff who received their master’s or doctoral degrees in the past six months. If you know someone who has achieved theirs, please email the name of the recipient, title of degree and institution to president@tru.ca. Tracy Vickers, Business: PhD in Business Administration (Marketing), Northcentral University Cvetozar Vutev, Music: Doctor of Musicology and Musical Arts, Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music |
Wendy Lehar was a sessional reference and instruction librarian at TRU Library and a Bachelor of Arts alumna ('06). She was involved in the library's orientation and IDays events, volunteered as a tutor at the Writing Centre, and played a key role in building the library's Leisure Reading Collection. Also an amazing baker, Wendy will be fondly remembered by her colleagues for her "gingerbread librarians." |
Note: these citations follow MLA Handbook style, now in the Eighth Edition. Please cite your work in MLA for submissions to the President’s Report. |
PRESENTATIONSSusan Forseille, Career Education Forseille, Susan. "What We Can Learn from Career Mapping." Cannexus17 National Career Development Conference, 23-25 Jan. 2017, Shaw Centre, Ottawa. Brad Morse, Law Morse, Bradford. Guest lecture. Catholic University of Lyon, 24-25 Nov. 2016, Lyon. Morse, Bradford. Guest lecture. EBS University of Business and Law, 23 Nov. 2016, Wiesbaden. Morse, Bradford. “Protecting ITK through ITK Owners Direct Involvement in its Governance and Use: The Canadian Experience.” Keynote Presentation, Indigenous Knowledge Forum – Governance Systems for Data Management and Benefit Sharing Symposium, 14-15 Dec. 2016, University of Technology Sydney. |
JOURNALSDawn Farough, Sociology & Anthropology Farough, Dawn. "The Messy Business of Art, Research, and Collaboration: Audience Engagement in Home/Less/Mess." Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 320-338. Courtney Mason, Tourism Management Wesche, Sonia D., et al. "Land-Based Programs in the Northwest Territories: Building Indigenous Food Security and Well-being from the Ground Up." Canadian Food Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 2016, pp. 23-48. Thomas Pypker, Natural Resource Sciences Davis, Joshua C., et al. “Vegetation Responses to Simulated Emerald Ash Borer Infestation in Fraxinus nigra Dominated Wetlands of Upper Michigan, USA.” Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 17 Nov. 2016. Sadeghi, Seyed Mohammad Moein, et al. “The Importance of Considering Rainfall Partitioning in Afforestation Initiatives in Semiarid Climates: A Comparison of Common Planted Tree Species in Tehran, Iran.” Science of the Total Environment, vol. 568, pp. 845-855. |
Feb. 28Honour our Elders during this time of sharing by reconnecting over a meal and entertainment. Read more |
Mar. 1WolfPack players have an opportunity to learn from those who have transitioned from student athlete to working professional. Read more |
Mar. 1, 15A free, four-part storytelling seminar is hosted by the Office of Aboriginal Education and Open Learning, and live-streamed. Read more |
Mar. 2This is a one-stop opportunity for students to meet employers representing public, private, community and not-for-profit organizations. Read more |
Mar. 2A lively female quartet performs gypsy jazz and swing from their award-winning album, Entre Félix et Django, at this free event. Read more |
Mar. 2Students in the Master of Science in Environmental Science showcase their graduate research. Awards will be given for best oral presentation and best poster presentation. Read more |
Mar. 2Psychology faculty member Jenni Karl presents. Read more |
Mar. 2-4 and 9-11Misunderstandings and a series of intricate lies lay the foundation for comedy and urban romance. Written by David Ives, adapted from Le Menteur by Pierre Corneille. Directed by Robin Nichol. Read more |
Mar. 3Students in the Faculty of Law have an opportunity to meet representatives from more than 20 firms. Read more |
Mar. 3Youth from local School District 73 and neighbouring districts are vying for the chance to go to the Skills Canada BC championship. Read more |
Mar. 3This is an opportunity for youth to practice some of the hands-on skills used by automotive technicians, cabinet makers, carpenters, electricians and welders. Read more |
Mar. 4How much load force can a bridge of 100 standard popsicle sticks and white wood glue withstand? Read more |
Mar. 6Be inspired by the insights and actions of Fabien Cousteau, grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau, at this free lecture. Read more |
Mar. 7-10George Stromboulopoulos hosts A Conversation on Global Change, a keynote panel with experts on clean energy, marine life, human rights and gender equality, kicking off four days of speakers, workshops and cultural activities. Read more |
Mar. 8Aboriginal issues advocate Cindy Blackstock presents a talk called Intercultural Reconciliation: Action to Equity. Read more |
Mar. 8Dr. Saisamorn Lumyon of Chiang Mai University, Thailand, presents on bioplastic production, his first of several talks at TRU. Read more |
Mar. 9Nursing students are celebrating World Kidney Day by conducting public outreach during a health resource fair at Northills Centre. Read more |
Mar. 9Dr. Saisamorn Lumyon of Chiang Mai University, Thailand, presents on antioxidants in mushrooms. Read more |
Mar. 9Dr. Saisamorn Lumyon of Chiang Mai University, Thailand, presents Friends with Benefits: the Beneficial Effects of Endophytic Fungi on Plant Health and Survival. Read more |
Mar. 10Participate as delegates in a simulation of a UN committee. This year's theme is making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (goal 11 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals). Read more |
Mar. 16Dr. Matt Betts of Oregon State University presents How and Why We Should Conserve Global Forest Biodiversity. Read more |
Mar. 16History faculty member Tina Block presents. Read more |
Mar. 16-17Students join a campus community of writers and academic support services to put a dent in their writing assignments. Read more |
Mar. 23Bachelor of Science alum ('03) Dr. Garrett Whitworth presents Identifying a Beneficial Use for an Industrial By-product. Read more |
Mar. 29Cheer on graduate students in this fast-pasted and fun research communications competition, and vote for People's Choice. Read more |
Mar. 30The 3rd annual Graduate Symposium features poster presentations and lectures, as well as a keynote presentation from UBC's Elizabeth Dunn. Read more |
Mar. 30History faculty member Ginny Ratsoy presents. Read more |
Mar. 30Dr. Andy Suarez of the University of Illinois presents Mechanisms of Ecological Success in Ants. Read more |
Mar. 31 - Apr. 1See student posters, exhibits, and lectures during this two-day event featuring the work of about 100 students. Read more |
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