TRU proudly celebrated the installation of Dr. Brett Fairbairn as TRU’s fourth president and vice-chancellor on Wednesday morning at the first of six spring convocation…
Congratulations graduates! You did it! More than 1,800 of you from more than 50 countries just completed requirements toward a certificate, diploma or degree; and…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTzDMKhwog Vimaljeet Singh is TRU’s 2019 School of Business and Economics valedictorian, graduating with his Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in International Business. Before coming to TRU and…
https://youtu.be/hwC1rLAed8s Marco Lussetti is the 2019 TRU Faculty of Science valedictorian, graduating with his newly minted Bachelor of Computing Science degree. Originally hailing from Italy,…
https://youtu.be/c6E2XdW87uc Fauve Garson is TRU’s 2019 valedictorian for the Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism Management. Garson grew up in BC’s Lower Mainland before…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ZuIV7lLIo When Anh (Colddy) Nguyen decided he wanted to study at a university outside of his home country of Vietnam, Canada quickly came to…
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University is pleased to announce this year’s honorary doctorate recipients, each of whom will receive their degrees during convocation ceremonies occurring…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEUnlx1kO9A There was only one career path for Makenzie Vandertoolen: nursing. For the Utah-born young woman whose family moved to Canada when she was in…
Students from all walks of life were recognized and celebrated for their journey coming to at Thompson Rivers University during the fall convocation ceremony. Smaller…
After filling in as the supervisor for Indigenous Student Development, Melody Markle will now continue in the position permanently. Though former supervisor Joanne Brown's presence…
Wow, what a celebration! Spring #TRUgrad 2018 amounted to six ceremonies over three days and more than 1,200 graduates crossing the stage to receive their…
The dust settled following three long years of study in pursuit of Juris Doctor degrees and Danielle Ching and Brandon Harrison found themselves at the…
Frontline emergency response workers don’t improvise when called to action. Their response is calculated, based on many hours of training and practise. Lives depend on…
Hilary Hamilton grew up in the Maritimes, so it’s no surprise that she developed a passion for marine ecology. But it might be surprising that…
When he was named TRU’s second chancellor seven years ago, Wally Oppal took on a role that was new but one for which he was…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOQdmyTKXYQ Steven Shergill was interested in a law career for a number of reasons, but one stood out more than others: to give back to…
Congratulations #TRUgrad, you did it! Spring Convocation 2018 is June 6-8 at the Tournament Capital Centre and is our biggest celebration of the year. It is a…
Like many high-school students, Doreen Grenier wanted to take a break from the classroom. She just didn’t expect it to last two decades. She got…
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxSVFVG5gg[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2732156" align="alignright" width="300"] Faculty of Arts 2018 Valedictorian Ben Froese majored in sociology and minored in philosophy.[/caption] University is a time to explore,…
[embed]https://youtu.be/aNGdvkZzlx8[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2724948" align="alignright" width="300"] Anastasia Silina doesn't chase adventure. She's interested in the social side of tourism.[/caption] Anastasia Silina started out as a nervous…
