Alumni, Featured, Giving
Report highlights impact of generosity October 28, 2024
While grieving the loss of her son, Owyn McInnis, a TRU men’s volleyball player, Erin Walter decided she wanted his name to live on through…
Tag: current students
Featured, Giving, School of Nursing, Williams Lake
Williams Lake nursing students start semester with a gift September 17, 2024
First-year nursing students in Williams Lake had an extra reason to get excited on the first day of classes when they were welcomed to campus…
InfoNews Kamloops | Kamloops man's innovative solution to housing, drug crises gains ground, literally August 22, 2024
Social Work student Trevor Starchuk designed a first-of-its-kind housing and treatment model to address the growing drug crisis, and his fight against the poisoned drug…
iNFOnews Kamloops | Kamloops man designs innovative, award-winning housing model for addiction recovery May 21, 2024
Social Work student Trevor Starchuk has designed a housing model geared at increasing the success rates of drug addiction recovery and lowering homelessness, and he’ll…
Faculty of Law
National Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot celebrated with new documentary May 14, 2024
TRU Law has recorded the experience from hosting the 2024 national Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot in a short documentary. The Kawaskimhon Moot is unique in that…
Faculty of Law
Law students place in top three in writing competition May 3, 2024
Two TRU Law students placed in the top three in the Sovereignty Symposium XXXI Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition in Oklahoma City recently.…
Alumni, Faculty of Science, Featured, Giving
Engineering competition connects students and alumni April 29, 2024
An innovative idea, effective work distribution and engaging presentation skills were the keys to victory for team five at the 2024 Acres Industry Innovation Competition…
Alumni, Featured, Giving, School of Nursing
First class of MN-NP candidates supported with donor funds April 24, 2024
Along with dedicated faculty and support staff, ambitious students and generous donors have made the first year of TRU’s Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) program…
Faculty of Law
A successful 2024 moot season for TRU Law April 12, 2024
TRU Law had a successful moot court competition season. In addition to TRU Law’s victory at the BC Law Schools’ Moot, and its hosting of…
Assistive Technology Resources, Faculty of Student Development
Prepare for exam season with Quizlet March 31, 2024
Assistive technology specialists from Accessibility Services recommend the digital flashcard app Quizlet to help retain information. As a student, determining which study methods were most…
Alumni, Featured, Giving, News releases
Day of Giving exceeds goal by over $33,000 March 5, 2024
TRU’s seventh annual Day of Giving raised $81,591.50 for TRU students at the Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses last week, smashing the goal to raise…
Faculty of Law
Mock bail hearing held in real courtroom February 14, 2024
The event was a mock bail hearing, the 'lawyers' had not passed the bar, but they gathered in a real court room and argued in…
Alumni, Featured, Giving, Open Learning
Open Learning awards fuel student success February 14, 2024
Calgary’s Amanda Speers and Mark Garlough of Tsawwassen arrived at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) from different places for different reasons, but their stories share a…
Assistive Technology Resources, Faculty of Student Development
App helps avoid distractions and increase focus February 5, 2024
Assistive Technology Specialists understand the many ways that being distracted impacts productivity and time management. Try the Bear Focus timer to help you stay focused…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Giving, School of Nursing
Day of Giving donors really do make a difference February 2, 2024
The financial squeeze felt a little less tight for some Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students in 2023 because of donor support during the last Day…
Faculty of Law
Law trounces alumni in annual hockey showdown January 25, 2024
In a thrilling display of skill, the TRU Lawggers emerged victorious against their alumni counterparts in the annual TRU Law Alumni Hockey Game. TRU Lawggers…
Faculty of Student Development
Co-op trials Makerspace for an innovative class January 24, 2024
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…
Sun Peaks Independent News | Managing avalanche risk in Sun Peaks January 18, 2024
Former Adventure Studies faculty member Brad Harrison and current student Madison Adams focus on practising avalanche safety skills and managing avalanche risk at Sun Peaks. Read…
Assistive Technology Resources, Faculty of Student Development
Organize tasks and appointments with scheduling app January 15, 2024
Assistive technology specialists recommend using a Microsoft To-Do task management app to help plan and organize the day. Making lists has many benefits — they…
Assistive Technology Resources, Faculty of Student Development
OneNote takes notetaking to the next level January 12, 2024
Assistive technology specialists recommend Microsoft OneNote for taking detailed, organized easily accessible notes. OneNote is a free digital notetaking app that is available on all…
