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.
Posted on: June 14, 2021
TRU is preparing to safely welcome students back to in-person classes on campus in Kamloops and Williams Lake this fall, with the option to continue studying online through TRU Open Learning for those who prefer taking courses virtually.
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Posted on: May 21, 2021
On May 20, 2021, Thompson Rivers University officially concludes our 50th anniversary celebrations with the burial of a new time capsule on our Kamloops campus.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Posted on: January 5, 2021
Get to know TRU Law’s new dean: Daleen Millard, LLD, shares her vision for the faculty.
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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.
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Posted on: February 13, 2020
Cultural events, movies, books and clubs are some ways to learn about the integral role black Canadians have played and continue to play.
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