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Alumni 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…

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Microsoft 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…

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Feeding success

  Posted on: March 30, 2015

Seven business students applied classroom theory to real life when they undertook a directed studies project to develop marketing techniques for the Kamloops Food Bank.

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Improve your Academic Vocabulary

  Posted on: March 23, 2015

Many students are not exposed to academic or professional vocabulary outside of University life and therefore speak and write in a colloquial (conversational) style, which…

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Don’t Forget the Map!

  Posted on: March 16, 2015

What am I writing about again?  What am I trying to say? How many words do I need to finish?  Every new writer asks themselves…

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Grief, attachment, and loss…

  Posted on: March 11, 2015

Grief is directly related to attachment and we all have an innate attachment to things and people all around us.  From our family and friends…

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Alumni Profile of the Month

  Posted on: March 10, 2015

TRU Alumnus and local hero embarks on run across Canada By Ryan Turcot This year, TRU alumnus Edward “Fast Eddy” Dostaler plans to follow in…

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Writing Effective Business Emails

  Posted on: March 9, 2015

While you may not be a business person, you may find yourself writing business emails on a regular basis especially when in communication with University…

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Long Night Against Procrastination

  Posted on: February 24, 2015

Taking a writing-intensive course? Major final research essays due in April? Don’t pull a stressed-out all-nighter on your own the last week of classes; join…

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