Generating entrepreneurial success
Posted on: October 26, 2015
Hummingbird Drones began right here in the TRU Generator, and its CEO Robert Atwood, an NRS graduate, will be awarded the Startup Canada Young Entrepreneur…
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Donate books to help writing students attend conferences
Posted on: October 23, 2015
Donate some gently used books and help creative writing students gain a deeper understanding of their craft.
Read moreService offers free legal info and referrals
Posted on: October 22, 2015
Get free legal information and referrals through the TRU Legal Information Service.
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Kiosk provides retail experience for students with cognitive disabilities
Posted on: October 22, 2015
After a few months off for summer holidays, the retail cart operated by the Essential Skills Training (ESTR) program is back in operation.
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TRUly United: Art project links campus and community
Posted on: October 22, 2015
Ila Crawford's second year printmaking class developed lino-cut puzzle prints to draw attention to the TRUly United fundraising campaign.
Read moreAudience: An Overlooked but Crucial Component of Writing
Posted on: October 21, 2015
by Martin McFarlane When writing, it is important to keep in mind the people who will read your work. Depending on the situation, each reader…
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Reconciling the trauma of residential schools
Posted on: October 21, 2015
Understanding the truth of what happened in Indian Residential Schools and the urgent need for reconciliation is the topic of discussion at a special Storytellers…
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UREAP project takes romance out of ranching
Posted on: October 13, 2015
Maeghan Watkinson knows that ranching is tough, messy and dirty, and the fourth-year visual arts student spent the summer completing her Undergraduate Research Experience Award…
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Justice Sinclair: Truth and Reconciliation
Posted on: October 9, 2015
The commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is the keynote speaker in what is a collaboration presentation of TRUSU's annual Story Tellers Gala and…
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Lepin awards support graduate students
Posted on: October 8, 2015
Kamloops philanthropist Ken Lepin presented $35,000 in awards to nine TRU graduate students on Oct. 8 to support graduate research and business excellence.
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Art fills science building’s once-empty wall
Posted on: October 8, 2015
2015 Biology grad Erik Prytula's painting Taking Flight commemorates his Haida heritage and the journey students take when they come to TRU.
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Fall Convocation 2015 is a celebration of hard work and commitment
Posted on: October 8, 2015
Celebrate the reward of months and years of attending classes, studying, late nights and class projects when a couple hundred graduates cross the stage during…
Read moreThe Relaunch of Business Kickstart Brings One of Canada’s Top Business Leaders to Campus
Posted on: October 7, 2015
Over 80 people were in attendance at the first Business Kickstart event, which was a great success. Bruce talked about his career path that led…
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Actors Workshop Theatre kicks off 2015-16 season
Posted on: October 5, 2015
In W.O. Mitchell's Back to Beulah, the tables are turned on a doctor when three of her patients take her hostage and take matters into…
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UREAP project tackles Kamloops’ bellwether distinction
Posted on: October 2, 2015
Steve O'Reilly recently completed his Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program, titled "The Significance of the Bellwether Distinction: A Historical Examination of Voting Behaviour in the…
Read moreAlumni Profile of the Month
Posted on: October 1, 2015
The Scandinavian duo of Malin Otmalm and Heidi Holst, known on Instagram as StockholmviaOslo (SvO), met while studying as international students at TRU in 2006.…
Read moreAlumni Difference Makers
Posted on: October 1, 2015
Who: Twin brothers, Greg and Don Garrish Occupation: Greg Garrish retired from the Wildfire Management Branch in Kamloops just over a year ago after 31 years…
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TRU board names psychiatry administrator as new chair, construction entrepreneur as vice
Posted on: September 29, 2015
Dr. Paul Dagg, an accomplished administrator in psychiatric medicine, has been appointed chairperson of the Board of Governors for TRU. Jim Thomson, a Kamloops entrepreneur…
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TRU researchers awarded $75,000 grant to study deadly bat disease
Posted on: September 29, 2015
TRU microbiologist Dr. Naowarat Cheeptham and Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada biologist and TRU Adjunct Professor Dr. Cori Lausen have been awarded a $75,000 USD…
Read moreTRU and CUPE Local 4879 reach agreeement
Posted on: September 28, 2015
TRU and its support staff reach a tentative contract agreement through March 31, 2019.
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