Sam Egan – TRU Newsroom

Author: Sam Egan

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:

Research photos worth 1,000 words

Posted on: April 16, 2021

As an open-access research university, TRU students and faculty have long been engaged in research. But we don’t often get the chance to see research as it’s happening.

Five tips to engaging your online class

Posted on: April 13, 2021

When schools closed across the country last spring and classes abruptly transitioned to virtual learning, the TRU Open Learning team was well positioned to show teachers the ropes with the Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning.

TRU’s 2020 Chair Leadership Award

Posted on: March 22, 2021

Dr. Andrew Fergus is the recipient of TRU’s 2020 Chair Leadership Award in recognition of his work as department chair of TRU’s School of Business and Economics Human Enterprise and Innovation department, and his role in TRU’s transformation from a college to a university.

How international students are using virtual learning to get ahead

Posted on: February 11, 2021

While travel restrictions continue to keep many TRU international students from entering Canada and beginning programs, TRU World has taken the opportunity to give students a head-start.

Industrial Training and Technology Centre strikes LEED Gold

Posted on: February 5, 2021

Another Gold-certified building by the Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Canada Rating System brings TRU that much closer to achieving carbon-neutral status.

Meet TRU Law’s new dean

Posted on: January 5, 2021

Get to know TRU Law’s new dean: Daleen Millard, LLD, shares her vision for the faculty.

Meet the wolves of University Drive

Posted on: December 7, 2020

Each forged of hundreds of pieces of hand-cut steel fur, the latest public art installation at TRU’s Kamloops campus is a legacy to the institution’s first 50 years.