Thompson Rivers University

Faculty of Education and Social Work, Page 5

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Office of the President, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Committed to community October 12, 2018

Thompson Rivers University’s sixth annual report on research, Committed to Community, is a showcase of the world-class research taking place right at our front door.…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Telling the full story of the salmon September 21, 2018

When Dr. Nan Stevens’ son penned a story on the life cycle of salmon while in Grade 4, few could’ve predicted it would be published,…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Don’t you trust me? Exploring trust in post-secondary September 7, 2018

A project defining and measuring the intangible concept of trust started with curiosity, conversation and the desire to make universities better. Dr. Ulrich Scheck combined…

Alumni, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
We know what you did this summer: UREAP Edition August 24, 2018

In our We Know What You Did This Summer series, we're talking to students who spent their summer semester in one of the experiential learning…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured,
Teaching educators to mind the brain August 13, 2018

Dr. Kim Calder Stegemann had long been interested in the brain. A trained teacher and education scholar working with individuals with learning and behavioural issues,…

Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Indigenous Education, Research and Graduate Studies
TRU’s Ombaashi hosts national gathering July 6, 2018

More than 150 Indigenous and allied researchers from across Canada arrive at TRU next week for the National Gathering of Graduate Students. The gathering is geared…

Campus News, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Outstanding graduate students awarded entrance scholarships June 27, 2018

Four exceptional TRU graduate students will share in federal entrance scholarships valued at a total of $70,000. The Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M) program support students…

Alumni, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, School of Nursing, School of Trades and Technology, TRU World
Valedictorian speeches, honorary doctor speeches spring 2018 June 15, 2018

Wow, what a celebration! Spring #TRUgrad 2018 amounted to six ceremonies over three days and more than 1,200 graduates crossing the stage to receive their…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured,
Love for teaching STEMs from science June 12, 2018

Six newly-minted TRU science grads have the rest of June to savour their accomplishment before diving into what will be one of the most intense and…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science, Featured, School of Nursing, School of Trades and Technology
2018 #TRUgrad you did it! Valedictorians, medal winners, other convocation by the numbers May 30, 2018

Congratulations #TRUgrad, you did it! Spring Convocation 2018 is June 6-8 at the Tournament Capital Centre and is our biggest celebration of the year. It is a…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science, Indigenous Education, Office of the President, Open Learning, School of Nursing, School of Trades and Technology, Williams Lake
Six outstanding leaders celebrated with honorary degrees May 24, 2018

They are people who stand out in their communities for their contributions and leadership. They are this year’s six honorary doctorate recipients at TRU's 2018…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Sharing a passion for research peer-to-peer May 11, 2018

[caption id="attachment_2710533" align="alignright" width="400"] Graduate Research Mentors, 2018-19[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2710534" align="alignright" width="400"] Undergraduate Research Ambassadors, 2018-19[/caption] Even without the title and the award, Breanne McAmmond…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Vera Wu—social capital butterfly April 26, 2018

TRU Master of Education (MEd) student Vera Ziwei Wu has received the 2018 Nan Poliakoff Memorial Award, which supports professional development for English language educators in BC. Wu used…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Students spend summer as funded researchers April 9, 2018

Undergraduate researchers will be hard at work this summer, investigating everything from homophobia in Russia, to white nose syndrome in bats. Nineteen students have been…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
TRU enters The Conversation March 27, 2018

Impressed by its journalistic quality, its commitment to open access and its global reach, TRU is excited to partner with The Conversation Canada, directly connecting…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Campus News, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Dungeons & Dragons research a critical hit March 20, 2018

[caption id="attachment_2656274" align="alignright" width="838"] The 2018 3MT participants, joined by the community judges.[/caption] Dungeons & Dragons — is it a game, or is it a…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Funding boosts 21 new research projects March 7, 2018

Congratulations to the 21 researchers who received 2018 Internal Research Fund awards. The fund provides a maximum of $100,000 annually to support research with the…

Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Indigenous Education, Open Learning, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
A place for all voices in research March 2, 2018

[caption id="attachment_2636837" align="alignright" width="532"] The 2018 Knowledge Makers.[/caption] For design student Lyle Paul, it was an opportunity to spend two days exploring a topic he’s…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
So many reasons to be a researcher February 26, 2018

During Reading Week, TRU played host to experts from across North America — and Australia — who were here to identify ways to promote inclusivity in…