Leave For Change program supports staff and faculty volunteering overseas March 9, 2015
For the first time, TRU will be sponsoring up to 4 faculty and staff members to participate in the Leave for Change program, to volunteer in developing…
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One year in the Netherlands doubles the tourism degree March 6, 2015
Thompson Rivers University’s Department of Tourism Management is partnering with Netherlands’s best university of applied sciences to offer a double degree. “This is an excellent…
Living Library promotes intercultural conversations March 6, 2015
“The Living Library: An Intercultural Exchange” returns for IDays and is one more way to immerse yourself in the background and culture of another person.…
Nature of Things profiles Cheeptham's research March 5, 2015
Biological Sciences faculty member Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham will be featured on the Mar. 5, 2015 television episode of The Nature of Things. Filmed at TRU…
Graduate Research Showcase: Have we mitigated the home fires burning? March 3, 2015
The 2003 wildfire season is noted for being one of the most catastrophic in British Columbia’s history, swallowing up more than 256,000 hectares and more…
President's Report February 2015 March 2, 2015
The President’s Report is produced each month for presentation to the TRU Board of Governors and TRU Senate. Read the February 2015 President's Report for…
Research Showcase: Sustainability in BC's ranching community March 2, 2015
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sarah Whitehouse will present her research: Sustainability in BC's Ranching Community, during the MSc Showcase on March 5.[/caption] Sarah Whitehouse has…
Strategic Research Plan identifies emerging strengths February 19, 2015
Thompson Rivers University has a new, official Strategic Research Plan (SRP)—a blueprint for research for the next five years. The SRP, which received approval from the…
Family ties on a global campus February 12, 2015
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="721"] Three of Idah Msiska's nine siblings came to TRU as international students ahead of her, and two more have joined them.…
Prehistoric spear points on CBC Quirks & Quarks February 12, 2015
Hunting from a distance seems a pretty reasonable—not to mention a much safer—alternative to hunting in close proximity to a hulking mammoth. But exactly when…
3MT's Western Canadian final coming to TRU February 10, 2015
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] In this screen capture, TRU alumna Erika Dufort-Lefrancois explains her research as part of her pre-recorded video for the 2014 Three…
Students showcase posters at CommUnity Innovation Lab conference February 10, 2015
Feb. 3 to 5, students from Dr. Peter Tsigaris' Economics of Climate Change course participated in the CommUnity Innovation Lab conference held at Thompson Rivers…
Faculty of Law launches new law journal February 6, 2015
The TRU Faculty of Law announced the publication of a new law journal which aims to establish itself as a top-rated academic law review. The…
Campus architecture achieves gold February 5, 2015
By Kara Evans It has been four years in the making, but good things come to those who wait as the Brown Family House of…
TRU to receive funding for trades training equipment February 4, 2015
TRU will receive $325,274 to purchase new trades training equipment as part of BC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint. The new equipment will support trades students who are…
Robert Diab, Faculty of Law, interviewed on CBC television February 4, 2015
Counter-terror law expert Dr. Robert Diab of TRU's Faculty of Law was interviewed by CBC Television about Bill C-51, the new Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, unveiled by…
Free and confidential HIV testing now on campus January 27, 2015
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="248"] The above images is a screen capture of one of the posters being used by Interior Health in its campaign to…
Thompson Rivers University Open Learning faculty members ratify agreement January 26, 2015
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and the Opening Learning Faculty Association (TRUOLFA) having ratified their tentative agreement negotiated under the 2014 Economic Stability mandate. The five-year…
Finance Club represents TRU at National Investment Banking Competition January 26, 2015
Fifteen students from the Thompson Rivers University Finance Club gathered with 1,000 students from 70 North American Business Schools at the 6th Annual National…
Couple gives back to their profession and to TRU Law January 23, 2015
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Kelly Maw (left), a third year Law student and TRU Law Society president, thanks Rob McDiarmid and Sharon Matthews for their…
