Frontline emergency response workers don’t improvise when called to action. Their response is calculated, based on many hours of training and practise. Lives depend on…
[caption id="attachment_2734523" align="alignright" width="335"] Open Learning celebrates its 40th anniversary[/caption] Forty years ago, there was no internet. The era of home computers and modern email…
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…
[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…
Eric Clausen is in his first year of law school. However, the journey that led him there is far from conventional. Clausen is in his…
It's open season on WriteAway. The BC-wide service, available to Open Learning (OL) students, is open for the winter semester from Jan. 15 to Apr. 9,…
Five years ago, John Belshaw decided to rewrite history. More specifically, he aimed to write a textbook for his Canadian history course and make it…
She travels thousands of miles to help people in some of the poorest places on the planet. Nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon has seen the face…
Irwin DeVries, the recently retired Interim Associate Vice-President, Open Learning, has been formally recognized for his outstanding leadership and contributions to accessible and open education.…
An entrepreneur whose career successes have brought international attention and tourism to BC's Okanagan region will address TRU's class of 2017 on Oct. 13. Mr. Anthony von Mandl, founder of…
Thompson Rivers University is pleased to announce its largest-ever single donation. Dr. Sherman Jen of Maple Leaf Educational Systems has given TRU a personal donation…
Commitment to a high-calibre learning experience has earned TRU’s School of Nursing (SoN) the highest possible approval from the College of Registered Nurses of British…
Bitcoin, also known as digital gold, is a term you may have heard but never fully understood. As an emerging technology, it’s possible that Bitcoin's…
Sports blasting on the big screen, loud cheers and high fives is a common scene for a downtown Toronto sports bar but an unlikely setting…
A new agreement between TRU and Stenberg provides certain Stenberg grads with the opportunity to complete a degree online. Graduates of Stenberg College's Psychiatric Nursing and Cardiology…
The first agreement between TRU and the Justice Institute of BC provides a new degree completion option for JIBC paramedic and health sciences grads. The agreement…
Student success is a top priority here at Thompson Rivers University, so to help ease the demands of university, TRU launched a new mobile application…
From fashion to physics, Nic Zdunich has done it all—including turning his latest co-op position into a full-time job. The 2016 Bachelor of Arts (BA)…
Newspaper manager Jim Mihaly has moved on to new opportunities in the Canadian press industry after years of experience and an online business certificate. Mihaly…
Open Talks, the podcast series that touches on OERu and other topics relevant to the distance learner. In our third instalment, Gail Morong of TRU Open Learning…
