Bailey sets bait for master’s studies
Posted on: June 4, 2015
Colin Bailey began fly-fishing on his father’s knee at the age of four. Now, the Bachelor of Natural Resource Science student graduates with honours, hands-on…
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Convocation medal winners Spring 2015
Posted on: June 3, 2015
Who is being recognized with a medal at Spring Convocation 2015?
Read morePunctuating Your Quotes
Posted on: May 29, 2015
Many writers get confused about where to put the punctuation at the end of a quote. Does the period/comma come before the closing quotation mark…
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Convocation index and other info: Spring 2015
Posted on: May 26, 2015
How many graduands are attending? Are the ceremonies being broadcast online? Is parking free during Convocation? When's my ceremony? These and other questions answered here.
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Summer brings a different kind of busy
Posted on: May 26, 2015
Summer semester brings a different kind of busy to campus.
Read moreCulture in Academic Writing: The Tutor’s Dilemma
Posted on: May 26, 2015
Culture affects us in many different ways, some more apparent than others, and none quite as complex as in our own academic writing. Universities establish…
Read moreKeep Calm and Drop the Clichés
Posted on: May 22, 2015
Clichés are phrases that either have a general meaning or have been used so frequently for so long that they have lost their original meaning. …
Read moreAlumni Profile of the Month
Posted on: May 13, 2015
Pioneering the Kamloop’s food truck industry wasn’t something that Natalie Basil, TRU Alumna ‘06 and partner Mikey Wheeler-Johnson had ever envisioned for themselves; but, with…
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Free tours of campus gardens
Posted on: May 6, 2015
Learn more about the plants and gardens on campus during one of several free guided tours May through August and provided by members of the…
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Millwright program a go for TRU
Posted on: May 6, 2015
The Ministry of Advanced Education recently announced it would pay for 16 seats in the Foundation millwright program. Years of lobbying for a millwright program…
Read moreFitness classes continue through June
Posted on: May 4, 2015
TRU’s free fitness classes offered through TRU Recreation are continuing through the end of June, with July and August to be determined based on participation…
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Writing is Not Just for Writers
Posted on: April 29, 2015
Tempting as it may be to say “I don’t need to pay much attention to my writing because my career won’t require me to write…
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What’s your Earth Day 2015 Pledge?
Posted on: April 22, 2015
What is one action you can do this year to reduce your carbon footprint? The university’s department of Environment and Sustainability put the question to…
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Merit & Service Awards 2015
Posted on: April 17, 2015
Each year TRU recognizes outstanding achievement of its faculty and staff with merit awards. As well those with 10 years or more of service are…
Read moreUsing Descriptive Language
Posted on: April 13, 2015
Have you ever become so engrossed in a book or story that you can almost smell what the character is smelling or feel what they…
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Tourism dean cycling Vancouver to Halifax as memorial to his daughter
Posted on: April 9, 2015
TRU Dean of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism Rob Hood plans to cycle across much of Canada this summer in memory of his daughter, who…
Read moreAlumni Profile of the Month
Posted on: April 7, 2015
Thompson Rivers University was born in 1970 and named Cariboo College, despite not being located in the ‘Cariboo’. It started with roots as a vocational…
Read moreTrans Mountain MOU may lead to $550,000 for student awards, research
Posted on: April 7, 2015
TRU and Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Expansion Project have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for a Community Benefit Agreement that will see a $550,000…
Read moreMicrosoft Word Tricks for Students
Posted on: April 7, 2015
You have most likely been using Microsoft Word for several years now and even though you feel fairly confident with your computer skills, there are…
Read moreTo Oxford Comma or Not to Oxford Comma. That is the Question.
Posted on: March 30, 2015
Did you know that there is a raging debate going on in the literary community over commas? Believe it or not, commas can be controversial…
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