TRU's 2020 Chair Leadership Award March 22, 2021
What makes a great leader? Dr. Andrew Fergus believes it’s a reflection of the individuals that make up his team and their willingness to work…
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Students support students with donation to Limitless March 17, 2021
The latest contribution to TRU’s Limitless campaign comes from students, who know first-hand the importance of financial aid during university. Student activities were severely diminished…
TRU's Limitless campaign is in its final weeks March 12, 2021
The future is truly Limitless. TRU’s Limitless fundraising campaign is nearing its $50-million goal with weeks left, and after a year of uncertainty. To date,…
Limitless campaign surpasses $48 million February 17, 2021
TRU’s Limitless fundraising campaign has now exceeded $48 million, despite a year of hardship for many. Generous donor support has brought the campaign to the…
Industrial Training and Technology Centre strikes LEED Gold February 5, 2021
TRU’s Industrial Training and Technology Centre (ITTC) has been recognized with Gold certification by the Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Canada Rating System. LEED-certified…
TRU Foundation Gala: A Community Affair goes virtual January 25, 2021
The TRU Foundation Gala is taking on a new format for the first time in its history. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has partnered with six…
Fellowships support students studying snakes, bacteria January 12, 2021
Graduate students Breanne McAmmond and Chloe Howarth are this year’s recipients of the Environmental Science and Natural Resource Science Fellowship Awards. The pair received the…
Lepin investment in graduate education climbs December 14, 2020
Eight TRU graduate students received $6,000 Ken Lepin Graduate Student Awards, which are given on the basis of outstanding academic achievement in course work, research,…
Day of Giving raised $50K for students, programs November 27, 2020
72 donors. $50,390 raised. 140 percent of goal reached! All in, TRU’s Day of Giving raised $50,390 in November, surpassing the goal to raise $36,000…
The Omega | TRU exceeds donation goal in new-normal online event November 13, 2020
Like many events that took place this year, the TRU Day of Giving fundraiser event operated a bit differently, shifting entirely online. Beginning on Nov.…
The Clearwater Times | 2020 graduate only recipient of TRU bursary November 9, 2020
Clearwater graduate Emma Collins has been named the only recipient of the Charles and Jean Whittaker Memorial Bursary Endowment through Thompson Rivers University. The bursary…
Snake research garners prestigious scholarship November 6, 2020
Dana Eye’s groundbreaking rattlesnake research has been recognized by the Fraser Basin Council, as the Master of Science in Environmental Science student has been awarded…
Lillooet man leaves TRU $350K for women in science September 30, 2020
Education was his last wish. James Bain of Lillooet passed away in 2019 and quietly left a profound gift upon his departure: his entire estate…
Graduate students share in $70,000 federal scholarships June 25, 2020
Four students have been awarded the most prestigious graduate entrance awards available at Thompson Rivers University, sharing in a combined $70,000 federal investment in graduate…
CFJC Today | Kamloops senior receives award upon graduation from TRU June 23, 2020
After a long career as a clinical psychologist, Lyn Richards returned to university to follow her passion: visual arts. She received a medal at TRU's…
Academica | USask, TRU each awarded Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing April 14, 2020
Lisa Bourque Bearskin, who teaches in the School of Nursing, is the only BC recipient and one of six in Canada to receive an Indigenous…
Windspeaker | Research chair advances Indigenous wellness in nursing April 13, 2020
Lisa Bourque Bearskin, a Cree/Metis member of Beaver Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 territory, is one of six researchers awarded an Indigenous Research Chair…
New $1.5-million health research chair advances Indigenous wellness in nursing April 8, 2020
KAMLOOPS, BC–Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researcher Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin is one of six researchers nationally awarded an Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing from the…
Wiegele's donation funds 14 new student awards March 5, 2020
What does it take to build a world-class business? Students can learn a lot from Mike Wiegele’s 50-year adventure in the mountains—and he's making sure…
Donor gives $250,000 for single-parent law students January 17, 2020
Lawyer and long-time Thompson Rivers University (TRU) supporter Frank Quinn has provided TRU with $250,000 for new bursaries benefiting single parents studying law. The Norma…
