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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Women in Trades students give back to Cariboo region July 12, 2022
A group of 11 students are the first participants in a Women in Trades (WIT) Exploratory Program from Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to be held…
Wells Gray Education and Research Centre supporters recognized June 20, 2022
Dignitaries joined philanthropists and academics at TRU’s Wells Gray Education and Research Centre (WGERC) on June 2 to celebrate the donors and volunteers who brought…
Rockcliffe and Liberty Pointe join the TRU neighbourhood May 6, 2022
The two newest residential development projects completed on campus, Liberty Pointe and Rockcliffe, are officially open. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Vice-President University Relations Brian Daly…
Art meets welding to create Indigenous garden bench April 7, 2022
For the past seven years, TRU welding Instructor Jim McCarthy has also been teaching welding/art at NorKam Secondary. McCarthy recently created a bench for an…
TRU highlights food security programs for ag minister April 7, 2022
As a major employer, educational institution and generator of research, TRU is making a substantial contribution to food sustainability, production, self-sufficiency and, ultimately, food security…
CFJC Today | Hundreds attend rally in support of Ukraine at TRU March 16, 2022
Approximately 300 people turned out for a rally to support Ukraine at Thompson Rivers University. Speakers at the demonstration called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to…
The value of communication and social media in real estate March 7, 2022
The process of selling real estate is an old problem, constantly being updated with new trends and technologies. However, the challenge for real estate agents…
2,000th client file for TRU Community Legal Clinic February 25, 2022
The Thompson Rivers University Community Legal Clinic (TRU CLC) is the first student-staffed free legal clinic in the BC Interior. The students work under the…
Inaugural Law alum on defining success February 25, 2022
Chrystie Stewart (BA ’12; JD ’14) appeared in the Federal Court, British Columbia Supreme Court, Provincial Court, BC Human Rights Tribunal, and the Civil Resolution…
Introducing the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics February 17, 2022
Business education at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is levelling up with a new name. The newly named Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics honours…
High-school students discover what software engineering offers February 14, 2022
As high-school students start to think about what they want to do when they graduate, TRU's Department of Engineering gave many from School District 73…
Academica | Institutions stand alongside Williams Lake First Nation after residential school discovery February 9, 2022
As people across Canada mourn with Williams Lake First Nation after the discovery of the unmarked gravesites of children at the former St Joseph’s Mission…
TELUS renews support of carbon accounting program February 4, 2022
TELUS has renewed its support of the Community Carbon Accounting Program (C2AP) at the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics for the next three…
CFJC Today | TRU to research regenerative farming at Tranquille project near Kamloops Lake December 8, 2021
TRU has agreed to work with Ignition Tranquille Developments to focus on experiential learning, soil health, and farm-related research at the Tranquille development site. Read…
