CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU work limit May 7, 2024
Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus for up to 24 hours/week, starting this fall, down from the previous 40…
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My Cariboo Now | Early Childhood Education program to start this fall at TRU Williams Lake campus May 6, 2024
TRU's Williams Lake campus has created an Early Childhood Education program specifically to meet a labour shortage in Williams Lake and area. Faculty of Education and…
Castanet | TRU sustainability office wins national award for leadership excellence May 3, 2024
The sustainability office has added hardware to its trophy case after winning the 2024 gold Leadership Excellence Award for Managerial Staff from the Colleges and…
Featured, News releases, Sustainability
TRU campus bird walk open to public May 3, 2024
KAMLOOPS —Professor Emerit and avid ornithologist Dr. Tom Dickinson leads a bird tour at the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Kamloops campus that’s open to anyone…
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU plant sale May 2, 2024
Elise Menard Jonker, professor in the Horticulture department, discusses the upcoming planting season and this year's Friends of the Garden sale on Saturday, May 4.…
Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, News releases, Williams Lake
TRU fast tracks Williams Lake early childhood program to meet demand May 2, 2024
WILLIAMS LAKE – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has created an Early Childhood Education program specifically to meet a labour shortage in Williams Lake and area.…
Radio NL | TRU moves to simplify immigration for international students May 2, 2024
TRU has teamed up with a firm called BorderPass to provide prospective students with a year of legal and administrative immigration coaching through a system similar…
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU summer plans May 1, 2024
The winter semester at TRU is officially over. So, before students scattered away, CBC Daybreak Kamloops asked them about their summer plans. Story begins at…
Education News Canada | CICan announces 2024 Awards of Excellence recipients May 1, 2024
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) proudly announces its 2024 Awards of Excellence recipients, spotlighting innovation and exceptional performance. This year, TRU’s Sustainability Office team is…
Featured, News releases, Sustainability
TRU’s Sustainability Office team wins gold for outstanding leadership May 1, 2024
KAMLOOPS – Known for its sustainable practices and initiatives, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has won a national award recognizing its engagement in and commitment to…
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | Merritt's Edison Motors influences Green bill April 30, 2024
Alum and Edison Motors co-founder Chace Barber raised concerns earlier this month about how BC's clean energy grants were given out, leading to a Bill…
The Wren | Beading is helping two Indigenous artists reconnect to their culture April 30, 2024
"Getting into beading helps me think more about my culture and include that in my identity again," says St'át'imc art instructor and Faculty of Arts…
BC Association of Clinical Counsellors | BCACC Deputy Registrar, Kathy Lauriente, honoured with Distinguished Service Award from Thompson Rivers University April 26, 2024
The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors' Deputy Registrar and TRU Williams Lake faculty member Kathy Lauriente has been recognized with the Distinguished Service Award from…
The Williams Lake Tribune | Sacred space, new artwork, unveiled at Cariboo Memorial Hospital April 26, 2024
Secwépemc artist and TRU alum Autumn Christopher creates beautiful artwork at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. Read more
Faculty of Law, Featured, News releases
Registrations open for workplace investigations conference April 25, 2024
KAMLOOPS — Employers, practitioners, employment lawyers, government officials, academics and human resource professionals are invited to a two-day conference on workplace investigations. The Workplace Investigations…
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU homestay April 23, 2024
TRU needs homestay parents who will welcome international students into their homes. CBC Daybreak Kamloops host Shelley Joyce speaks with parents who have hosted many…
Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti‑Racism, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Indigenous Education
Indigenous students explore business careers through inspiring event April 22, 2024
In March, the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics partnered with TRU’s Office of Indigenous Education and the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia…
Castanet | TRU education and social work faculty member wins teaching excellence award April 15, 2024
TRU's education and social work faculty has a new feather in its cap after faculty member Saskia Stinson brought home the 2024 West Coast Teaching…
Castanet | TRU invites public to conference that will examine privilege, anti-racism April 15, 2024
TRU is putting out an open invitation to a two-day conference where attendees will be able to learn about the unearned, unspoken advantages some possess.…
The Wren | How Indigenous lawyers are transforming the justice system April 10, 2024
Indigenous lawyers, including Faculty of Law student Tara-Lynn Wilson (Toé Qwalax), are leading change. Wilson aspires to become a judge and bring awareness to Indigenous…
