CBC BC | BC community rolls out dog strollers to entice tourists May 19, 2023
The District of 100 Mile House is hoping to attract tourists with a unique stroller pilot project for pet owners. Tourism Management faculty member David…
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Featured, News releases, Sustainability
Explore Riverside Park with the Eco Day Scavenger Hunt May 19, 2023
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is hosting a free digital scavenger hunt to encourage the public to learn about environmental sustainability while exploring Riverside…
Tradeline | Electrification can help campuses reach their decarbonization goals May 18, 2023
TRU has made fighting climate change a top priority for its Kamloops campus, setting a clear path toward a fossil-fuel-free future. Read more
Faculty of Education and Social Work
Creating consent curriculum May 4, 2023
An initiative co-founded by TRU faculty to support conversations with youth and young adults about consent, communication and sexualized violence prevention leads to a pilot…
Alumni, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Featured
A well-planned life that keeps moving March 31, 2023
Certified Financial Planner Fred Zhou, BBA ’09 and MBA ’11, has built a career on what he values most: people, community and saying yes to…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Giving
Vet tech lifelike 'live'stock now on campus March 21, 2023
Last year’s Fund-a-Need campaign to raise money for animal simulators — high-tech training tools for Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) veterinary technology program — was hugely…
Faculty of Student Development, Featured,
Consent Café continues to grow March 20, 2023
The statistics are shocking. At least they should be. One woman in 17 will be raped in her lifetime. Forced sexual assaults occur every 17…
Featured, Giving, WolfPack
Donation supports new WolfPack training centre March 15, 2023
On any given day, as the morning sun rises, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) athletes and early-rising fitness buffs fill the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) to…
Campus News, Faculty of Law, Featured, Giving, School of Nursing, Williams Lake
Day of Giving exceeds goal by $6,100 March 6, 2023
TRU’s sixth annual Day of Giving raised $54,095 for TRU students at the Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses last week, surpassing the goal of raising…
News releases
IDays returns in-person to TRU campus March 3, 2023
KAMLOOPS – The three-day celebration of culture that is International Days (IDays) returns with in-person events at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), March 8 – 10.…
Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Syrian refugee mothers need support, says researcher February 22, 2023
As a community researcher, Dr. Joyce O’Mahony helps to advance community goals and science. For her multi-year study, which explores how Syrian refugee mothers access…
Featured, Giving
Day of Giving begins March 2 February 21, 2023
TRU is counting down to the 2023 Day of Giving. This year, the community has 48 hours to raise $48,000 in support of TRU students.…
Faculty of Arts, Featured,
Scholar confronts racial violence and settler colonialism February 15, 2023
Canadian scholar, author and activist Dr. Sherene Razack has spent decades researching, writing and teaching about racial violence. Best known for her contributions to feminist…
Alumni, Featured
A double scoop of love January 31, 2023
Matt and Lisa fell in love over gelato and now bring love to others with delicious, made in-house, decadent ice cream. Their love story began…
Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured
TRU partners with program that empowers youth January 26, 2023
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will soon welcome high-school students to its Kamloops campus thanks to a new partnership with Shad Canada. Shad is an educational…
Alumni, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics
Business directory highlights alumni entrepreneurs January 3, 2023
Most students leave TRU when their studies are complete, but that doesn’t mean they leave the TRU family. TRU’s Alumni Department has many ways they…
Faculty of Law
Access to Justice Club fundraises for Community Legal Clinic December 2, 2022
The TRU Community Legal Clinic is able to help more clients due to a fundraiser held by the Access to Justice Club (A2J Club) in…
Featured, WolfPack
TRU invites community to national soccer championship October 27, 2022
Kamloops welcomes Canada’s best university soccer talent in mid-November as TRU hosts the 2022 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship, presented by RBC. U SPORTS is…
Featured,
Indigenous Education Centre shows TRU’s commitment to indigenization September 1, 2022
After years of effort, a centralized hub for Indigenous learning and support is on the horizon at Thompson Rivers University (TRU). The first step towards…
Featured, School of Trades and Technology, Williams Lake
Indigenous students hammer out careers on historic project July 21, 2022
Over the past 12 weeks, a group of Indigenous students have rolled up their sleeves exploring the trades. Enrolled in the School of Trades and…
