Thompson Rivers University

Featured, Page 60

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured,
Singing the praises of national bird December 1, 2016

[caption id="attachment_2025283" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Drawings by biology faculty member Stephen Joly are sketched on a whiteboard in the Faculty of Science break room.[/caption]   A small…

Alumni, Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured,
Arts alum paves path to success November 29, 2016

Bachelor of Arts alumnus Will George was determined to find career success upon graduation and as B.C.’s youngest Manager of Economic Development and Tourism he is…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Law, Featured
2016 law awards dole out $80,000 November 23, 2016

Students, administrators and proud family members gathered recently to celebrate the achievements of law students. At the annual TRU Law awards reception on Nov. 17, eighteen…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Campus News, 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, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Annual report highlights wide-reaching impact November 23, 2016

Inspired, Engaged is a celebration of the world-class research taking place at TRU. The university's fourth annual report on research showcases the depth and diversity of…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, TRU World
Witnessing poverty shapes future doctor November 22, 2016

Witnessing profound poverty in Roorkee, India this summer forever changed Jagdeesh Uppal's view of the world. He also saw how he can make a difference.…

Alumni, Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured,
Geography alum explores aerial archaeology November 17, 2016

Sarah Cooke's educational journey has taken her on an interesting path involving drones, archaeology and geographic information systems (GIS). She recently graduated with a Bachelor of…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
The phenomenon of civility November 16, 2016

With a history of discrimination and racism that has pushed the Romani people to the periphery, grand gestures from the Slovak government aren’t enough to…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Featured, TRU World
Study Abroad students shine in Ottawa November 16, 2016

*This article was updated with corrected presenter information on Nov. 22 Three TRU students are in Ottawa this week promoting the Study Abroad program at the 50th-annual…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured
Blazers players hit the books November 15, 2016

Six students in this semester's ENGL 1100, Introduction to University Writing also happen to be team members from the Kamloops Blazers. Hockey practice, games and…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Featured
Books for a better world November 15, 2016

Donating books is becoming a TRU tradition. About 12 years ago, a former TRU Bookstore manager encouraged staff to donate textbooks that would otherwise be discarded…

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, Indigenous Education, School of Nursing, School of Trades and Technology
Aboriginal students experience university November 15, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1979421" align="alignright" width="500"] The four current students making up the students panel during Transitions to Post Secondary 2016. Left to right: Violet Manuel, Hailey…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Wild sheep at risk: Do domestic herds carry deadly organism? November 14, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1979176" align="alignright" width="420"] Animal Health Technology student Sarah Milnthorp, left, with Valerie Moilliet-Gerber, president of the BC Sheep Federation, support Dr. Mann with his research.[/caption]…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Indigenous Education
Celebrating all freedoms on Remembrance Day November 10, 2016

Freedom means many things to many people, but most of us agree it’s a cornerstone of living in Canada. TRU held its Remembrance Day ceremony…