Ruth Solomon Befikadu had a fairly clear picture of what co-op would look like before she started. A self-described reserved person, the fifth-year Bachelor of…

Before graduating with her bachelor’s in computer science, Paola Flores Aguirre had already secured a full-time permanent position at BCLC as a systems administrator. [caption…

Following his second work term, Ribhu Agarwal, a third-year Bachelor of Computer Science student, reflects on how co-op allowed him to apply classroom knowledge to…

As he nears the end of his second co-op work term at RBC Dominion Securities, Gagandeep Singh Multani has been reflecting on all he learned…

Garrett Grubisa, a fifth-year Bachelor of Science in Environmental Chemistry, first learned about co-operative education through on-campus promotions. "I decided to join as I wanted…

Sahil Dahiya, a third-year Bachelor of Science student from Gurgaon, India, first discovered co-op during his first year when he came across the Career and…

After an eight-month work term at British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Bachelor of Computing Science student Bhavika Jain nominated herself for the 2024 Co-op Student…

Mackenzie Warner, a third-year student in the Bachelor of Arts program, was working as a part-time tutor at the Writing Centre when a co-op job…

Tourism student Puneet Malik supported planning for orientation and transition events and programming as a learning strategist (co-op) with the Office of Student Life. Starting…

Tourism co-op student Reesha Aspinall Brown spent a four-month term as the TRU WolfPack ticketing, promotions, and in-game experience co-ordinator. From January to April 2024,…

As a room attendant at the South Thompson Inn, tourism student Akhil Sreekumar spent his summer co-op preparing suites and maintaining the public areas to…

Gurjit Kaur is a fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Data Science student from Uganda who started her TRU journey in 2020. She recently completed a…

Ahana Ahluwalia, a fifth-year Bachelor of Software Engineering student who worked four co-op terms at Telus Business Solutions, was awarded the 2023 Co-op Student of…

They say a journey begins with the first step. For Harshita Dhiman and Katelin Pietrusinski in Career and Experiential Learning, a journey to combine education…

KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is launching a five-year Computer Engineering program to meet the growing industry demand for engineers across technology sectors. Set…

As she approached the final stretch of her one-year work term at Raptor Integration, Brianna Pham, a third-year Bachelor of Computer Science student, sat down…

Volunteering is critical to professional development for a multitude of reasons: you can gain experience in different areas and discover what tasks you enjoy doing;…

While polar bears tend to avoid humans and stick to cold climates, advocating for them has taken TRU alum Alysa McCall (BSc Hons ’10) from…