A message from TRU President and Vice-Chancellor Brett Fairbairn Dear students, staff and faculty, I write to you in respect and honour to our region’s…
Izabela Mazur is being recognized with the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education for her hard work in Open Educational Resources (OER), and efforts…
If you asked Master of Science in Environmental Economics and Management (MScEEM) student Claire McLoughlin five years ago if she envisioned starting her own business,…
https://youtu.be/E3bNnl2Lwms On May 20, 2021, Thompson Rivers University officially concluded its 50th anniversary celebrations with the burial of a new time capsule on the Kamloops…
A TRU Master of Nursing student passionate about improving mental-health services for Indigenous people has received research funding so she can create change that will…
Generous donors not only met the unprecedented $50-million goal of Thompson Rivers University’s Limitless Campaign, they exceeded it. The campaign concluded at the end of…
For nearly five months, Master of Business Administration (MBA) student Shawn Blankinship painstakingly copied data from 446 First Nations financial statements into a Microsoft Access…
After hours of Zoom calls and piles of emails, many locals find respite in going for a hike in one of Kamloops’ parks. It’s easy…
What does research look like? As an open-access research university, Thompson Rivers University students and faculty have long been engaged in research. Whether that research…
By Jordin Wilkinson, student ambassador Adam Miron, entrepreneur, TRU alumni and recent Learn with Leaders speaker, shared his experiences starting businesses with TRU students. Here…
https://youtu.be/9wywspTrz2k When schools closed across the country last spring and classes abruptly transitioned to virtual learning, the TRU Open Learning (TRU-OL) team was well positioned…
James McCreath By Gaurav Mishra, student ambassador Apart from your education, what else positions you to win? This is something James McCreath, portfolio manager at…
What makes a great leader? Dr. Andrew Fergus believes it’s a reflection of the individuals that make up his team and their willingness to work…
The latest contribution to TRU’s Limitless campaign comes from students, who know first-hand the importance of financial aid during university. Student activities were severely diminished…
The 2021 NSERC USRA recipients Eleven TRU students have been awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Awards. The awards provide…
What is the value of gender equity? A 2015 report by Mckinsey Global Institute found if every country matched the progress toward gender parity of…
After successfully launching their first ever online, virtual pop-up market this past Christmas, TRU’s Education and Skills (ESTR) program is back with ESTR’s Spring Pop-Up…
Ethics are something most people take for granted in the workplace until they’re faced with a serious dilemma. But five Masters of Business Administration students…
New funds from the federal government through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will enable a world-class genomic research lab at Thompson Rivers University (TRU).…
Thompson Rivers University has awarded four graduate students with entrance scholarships valued at $15,000 each, marking a $60,000 investment by the Province of BC through…
