Learning by osmosis
Posted on: December 8, 2016
Albert Adserias is about to spend his first winter in Kamloops, earning a double degree from TRU and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Witnessing poverty shapes future doctor
Posted on: November 22, 2016
Jagdeesh Uppal wants to combine medicine and research to bring cheap and affordable medicines to those in deep poverty.
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Study Abroad students shine in Ottawa
Posted on: November 16, 2016
Three TRU students are presenting in Ottawa this week promoting the Study Abroad program.
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Taking earthquake science home to Nigeria
Posted on: November 7, 2016
Maureen Ani wants to use the earthquake research she is doing here to make a difference in her home country of Nigeria.
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Fall Convocation 2017 in photos
Posted on: October 17, 2016
Hard work, commitment and achievement took on human forms when 300 graduates crossed the stage during Fall Convocation on Oct. 14.
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Projecting new perspectives
Posted on: October 7, 2016
Fourth year visual arts and philosophy student, Levi Glass, is finding his passion in the art of optics and projected imagery.
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Giving back globally as an MBA student
Posted on: August 25, 2016
MBA student Tanya Thomas has spent the summer as an HR intern with The Borgen Project, helping to address global poverty and end hunger in developing countries.
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Fundraising for change in Tanzania
Posted on: August 18, 2016
Kim Torreggiani, director of development for the School of Business and Economics recently visited Tanzania volunteering as a Leave for Change fundraising advisor.
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Forecast for flurries of short-stay students
Posted on: July 25, 2016
More than 720 students are on campus this summer to improve their English during stays of one to 16 weeks.
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ISAP LEAPing forward with new name
Posted on: June 21, 2016
Rebranding of student activity program includes a new name, colours, logo and direction.
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Award allows summer abroad to study Alzheimer’s disease
Posted on: May 24, 2016
Jagdeesh Uppal, fourth-year chemical biology, is part of a team studying methods for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease at the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee, India.
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IDays performers add spark to the experience
Posted on: March 9, 2016
IDays is among the few occasions we get the chance to learn, experience and immerse ourselves in authentic cultures from around the globe right here in our own backyard.
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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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More than 700 immersion students help drive regional economy
Posted on: August 7, 2015
Summer is a time for many to unwind and to even slow things down a bit, but that doesn’t mean TRU stops being an economic driver for Kamloops and the region.
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Potential collaboration with Chinese Maple Leaf schools
Posted on: July 21, 2015
Representatives from Maple Leaf Education Systems and TRU meet to discuss adding to their existing partnership.
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Agreement with Mexican university expands global network
Posted on: June 26, 2015
TRU has expanded its global network of institutional partners with its first formalized agreement with a Mexican state university.
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Leave For Change program supports staff and faculty volunteering overseas
Posted on: March 9, 2015
New program has TRU offsetting some costs of staff and faculty using vacation time to volunteer overseas.
Read moreLiving Library promotes intercultural conversations
Posted on: March 6, 2015
Sign out a living book and learn about that person’s stories, background, and beliefs.
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Family ties on a global campus
Posted on: February 12, 2015
When you’re thinking about moving 15,000 kilometres away from family and friends for school, homesickness is to be expected. But when recent graduate Idah Msiska (’14) considered coming to TRU from her home country of Zambia, family made all the difference.
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Clemantine Wamariya opens International Days at TRU
Posted on: March 11, 2014
Leading up to her keynote address at International Days, genocide survivor and activist Clemantine Wamariya talks with the Newsroom about her fight for human rights and how she inspires others to make a difference.
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