Attempting to strike a work/life balance during the COVID-19 crisis has been a big adjustment. During a time of upheaval and disruption, how do we…
Transitioning from student life to a professional career requires a period of adjustment. Professional growth takes mentorship, experience and the passage of time. There will…
Student Storyteller Nicole Stanchfield has over twenty years of experience as a hairstylist and makeup artist, so Career & Experiential Learning invited her to answer…
To chase after meaningful opportunities, sometimes you have to travel a long way into unfamiliar terrain. For Patrick Giles, he drove over 2,000 kilometers to…
This story first appeared in the spring 2019 edition of Bridges Magazine: The Sustainability Issue. Bridges is the official publication of TRU alumni and friends,…
If you're not using a reusable mug or water bottle, Canyon Sinclair asks, "Why not?" As part of his summer and fall co-op work term…
Members of TRU’s Career and Experiential Learning (CEL) department have earned national recognition for their work and leadership in growing career education. The team was…
Stories have been around for a long time—so long, in fact, that our brains have evolved to understand them—and thus, they are still the most…
There’s something to be said about face-to-face interaction and connection when searching for the right career. In today’s employment landscape, it’s hard for students to…
The Career and Experiential Learning department has been granted Co-operative Education Accreditation by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada). Chair and BBA Co-operative…
As she approaches completion of her Interdisciplinary Studies degree, Payton Comazzetto has a collection of academic experiences that are so rich and diverse that future…
Through Career & Experiential Learning (CEL), TRU offers a wide variety of opportunities to learn through experience in classrooms, on-campus and in the community. Beyond…
Amy Sparkes is in her third year of her BBA program with a focus in Marketing and Communications, and is currently working as a Communications…
Third-year BBA student and Economics major Melody Tagarira is currently on her second co-op work term as an Events and Marketing assistant. She always wondered…
We've all leaned on amateur web tutorials to pull us out of a jam. Now, anyone with a TRU email address can tap into a…
In our We Know What You Did This Summer series, we are talking to students who spent their summer semester in one of the experiential…
[caption id="attachment_2608789" align="alignright" width="800"] Adventure students have a conversation with an Outward Bound Canada representative during a recent networking/mentoring event created for nearly 50 adventure…
Students and employers will faceoff on January 16 at the debut of Career Night in Canada—hosted by TRU's Career Education Department. Celebrating the valued employer…
During his time as a co-op student with Career Education, Cole Weber documented his experiences through co-operative education in a three-part series Cole’s Notes: one…
Recently announced as the recipient of the 2017 TRU Co-op Student of the Year Award, Bachelor of Tourism Management student Michelle Davies paused to take…
