2016 Merit and Staff Awards
Posted on: April 21, 2016
About 200 colleagues and supporters took in TRU’s annual merit and staff awards on April 20 in the Grand Hall.
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Have a week? Get hands on with summer science labs!
Posted on: April 4, 2016
This summer, Open Learning is offering condensed science labs in biology, chemistry and physics in a single week format
Read moreOERu – Education for Everyone
Posted on: April 4, 2016
We have a new podcast series! Open Talks touches on trends in education, distance learning, and more topics relevant to the distance learner
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International volunteer program helps employees Leave for Change
Posted on: March 3, 2016
Kelly Warnock, an instructional designer, was one of two inaugural TRU participants in the Leave 4 Change international volunteer program, an initiative designed to match the needs of international partner organizations with skills of employee volunteers from Canadian partner institutions. Warnock spent three weeks in Vinh Long, Vietnam last fall, teaching lesson plan design and educational technology.
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Brand launch a big success
Posted on: February 25, 2016
A new brand was revealed to a group of approximately 300 students, faculty, staff and community members today. The event showcased a brand strategy, launch campaign, comprehensive visual identity and tagline.
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At ease with ergonomics
Posted on: February 2, 2016
As part of TRU’s first annual Safety Awareness Week, Health and Safety Officer Gordon Maurits offers these ergonomics tips to make sitting for hours at a desk less of a pain in the neck.
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Sweater Days aim to triple impact
Posted on: February 1, 2016
National Sweater Day has become a fun annual event on campus where the heat gets turned down and the sweater swagger gets turned up. Help make three times the impact this year with three days of activities and contests.
Read moreWhat’s on the table?
Posted on: January 13, 2016
The key proposals that Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) have on the bargaining table are now available. http://www.tru.ca/updates/thefacts.html
Read moreStrike notice given
Posted on: January 11, 2016
As of this morning (January 11, 2016) Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) has issued 72-hours’ notice that it intends to initiate job action at Thompson Rivers University (TRU).
Read moreHow to Succeed at Your Online MBA
Posted on: December 4, 2015
We asked some campus experts how students can get the most out of their online courses to maximize their academic and career goals
Read moreCall for Volunteers: Get a Free Course
Posted on: November 30, 2015
If you have recently completed an Open Learning course or program, please consider joining the Student Advisory Committee
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More open textbooks available for students
Posted on: November 10, 2015
Open text books one of BC’s commitments to affordable and accessible textbooks.
Read moreThe World of Retail
Posted on: October 27, 2015
In the market for a new course? Consider MKTG 4431: Retail Marketing
Read moreCareer Planning Now Available for Open Learning Students
Posted on: December 11, 2014
As an Off Campus-Open Learning student, you can now book SKYPE appointments with a career counselor from any location, even your kitchen table! Over SKYPE, access TRU’s career counselors who can help you plan your new career. Using the TRU Career Education Department’s unique TRU Symplicity system, you can book SKYPE appointments and access local,…
Read moreOpen Learning faculty members reach tentative agreement with TRU
Posted on: October 28, 2014
A five-year tentative agreement has been reached with the 240 TRUOLFA members who provide education services through TRU’s distance education program. The Open Learning faculty provide instruction on 57 Open Learning programs, from trades to traditional academics and a number of interdisciplinary choices.
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University graduates in B.C. defy urban myth, find jobs
Posted on: October 24, 2014
In a province banking its economic future on the proposed liquefied natural gas industry and other resource projects, it is not just welders and pipefitters who are finding jobs.
Read moreTRU hosts official launch of the Open Educational Resource university
Posted on: October 25, 2013
Thompson Rivers University will host the Open Educational Resource university (OERu) launch on October 31, 2013, as part of a two-day meeting that will bring educators from around the world together to discuss how to make education more affordable and accessible. It doesn’t have a physical campus or students enrolled, but the OERu will officially…
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