Kristina Benson’s deep love and appreciation for design is palpable. From typography to layout, the TRU alum has a passion and enthusiasm for all things…
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“Always use your voice for what you believe in,” says Korah DeWalt, Indigenous relations and community superintendent for New Gold’s New Afton Mine, a gold,…
Determined. Resilient. Passionate. Three words that describe Julia Morgan, a recent graduate of TRU’s Applied Sustainable Ranching program. The program is based in Williams Lake…
It's not a household name, but the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA), headquartered in the US, is well known by sports industry professionals worldwide. TRU…
Honorary degrees celebrated in person After being held virtually for the past two years, Spring Convocation is back on campus at Thompson Rivers University (TRU).…
A campaign to raise funds for animal simulators—high-tech training tools for TRU’s veterinary technology program—is even more successful than planned. The goal of this year’s…
Jessica Wallace is becoming one of the most decorated journalists to ever graduate from TRU’s journalism program. Wallace (BJour ‘12) has received her third award…
By Brynn Roach Integrity, vision, positivity, accountability—these are all qualities we recognize in leaders, and TRU alum Aleece Laird (BBA '98) ticks all the boxes.…
By Brynn Roach When opportunities are presented to TRU alum Warren Brown, he takes hold of them—a habit that landed him a successful career in…
The TRU Alumni mobile app is now live, putting all kinds of features at the fingertips of alumni. Alumni can download it now via the…
By Brynn Roach The concept of change is all too familiar to 2019 business alum and supply chain management major, Abhishek Naik. From immigrating to…
By Brynn Roach Shelby Jordan took a significant risk when entering TRU’s retail meat processing program in 2014. After 10 years of managing the Yukon…
By TRU Alumni TRU alum Ryan Dennis (Cert. Mgmt Studies ’13) is the founder of organic grocery retailer Larry’s Market in Vancouver. Dennis caught up…
By Brynn Roach When asking a founder, CEO or investor what the most important lesson in entrepreneurship is, you’ll likely hear the phrase: “Don’t start…
From the Kamloops Blazers to the NHL, TRU alum and sportswriter James Mirtle has had a whirlwind of a career. After more than 20 industrious…
TRU Law alum Candace Formosa placed third for the essay she submitted while still a student to the annual Insolvency Institute of Canada Law Student…
TRU alum Emily Bootle (BA ’14) is a funeral director, embalmer and the founder of DeathCare BC. We got in touch to learn more about…
If you want to know what Patrick Blennerhassett is up to these days, just look him up in the South China Morning Post. The 2017…
After changing careers and countries, Odo Nkum feels she has reached her destiny. Odo (she has asked that she be referred to by her first…
