Raymond James Trading Lab opens with leading tech November 4, 2021
Students Adam Burke and Jacob Lawrence have worked toward this day since they pitched the idea of a student investment fund three years ago. On…
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Raymond James invests $550,000 in TRU business students November 4, 2021
KAMLOOPS—Students in Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) School of Business and Economics will get to experience what a stock trading floor feels like due to a…
New fund supports students impacted by climate disasters September 8, 2021
KAMLOOPS—Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is working with alumni and donors to fund one year of post-secondary and related expenses for current and future students impacted…
Kamloops This Week | Philanthropist Lepin tops up awards for TRU students July 13, 2021
From his first donation of $100 to now giving in the millions, Ken Lepin has been a staunch supporter of TRU's students. Find out what…
Academica | TRU partners with ICCHA Wish Fund to create bursaries for nursing students in financial need June 9, 2021
TRU is working with ICCHA Wish to raise $1 million to support nursing students through the ICCHA Wish Community Ambassador Fund. Students in need can…
Radio NL | Campaign launched to raise $1 million in bursaries for TRU Nursing students June 8, 2021
TRU and the ICCHA Wish Fund announce a partnership to raise $1 million as bursaries for nursing students. The fund would fully funded a student's…
ICCHA Wish to raise $1 million for nursing bursaries June 7, 2021
A well-known Kamloops philanthropist has pledged to help raise $1 million in bursaries for future nursing students. Al Patel and the ICCHA Wish Fund are…
ICCHA Wish and TRU partner to raise $1 million June 7, 2021
Empowering nursing students in need to serve all Many students in our community cannot afford to dream. Together, we can make a wish come true…
Donors drive TRU’s Limitless Campaign to record finish April 26, 2021
KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University’s Limitless Campaign exceeded its historic goal and reached $53.7 million due to generous giving of 4,500 donors who showed they…
CBC Kamloops | Sisters of St. Ann donate $150,000 to TRU nursing program in act of reconciliation April 1, 2021
A donation from an order of Catholic nuns, who were involved in establishing the residential school in Kamloops, will support Indigenous nursing students at Thompson…
CFJC Today | Sisters of Saint Ann donate $150,000 for TRU Indigenous nursing initiatives March 26, 2021
The Sisters of St. Ann contributed $150,000 toward TRU's Limitless campaign, pushing it ever closer to the $50-million goal. Read more
Students support students with donation to Limitless March 17, 2021
The latest contribution to TRU’s Limitless campaign comes from students, who know first-hand the importance of financial aid during university. Student activities were severely diminished…
TRU's Limitless campaign is in its final weeks March 12, 2021
The future is truly Limitless. TRU’s Limitless fundraising campaign is nearing its $50-million goal with weeks left, and after a year of uncertainty. To date,…
Limitless campaign surpasses $48 million February 19, 2021
TRU’s Limitless fundraising campaign has now exceeded $48 million, despite a year of hardship for many. Generous donor support has brought the campaign to the…
Limitless campaign surpasses $48 million February 17, 2021
TRU’s Limitless fundraising campaign has now exceeded $48 million, despite a year of hardship for many. Generous donor support has brought the campaign to the…
TRU Foundation Gala: A Community Affair goes virtual January 25, 2021
The TRU Foundation Gala is taking on a new format for the first time in its history. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has partnered with six…
CFJC Midday | 2021 TRU Foundation Gala goes virtual with amazing food and drink options January 21, 2021
Brian Daly, TRU's Vice-President University Relations, unveils the plans for this year’s virtual gala that will still provide an outstanding experience. Watch the interview
Kamloops This Week | Guest view: Arriving in a pandemic January 4, 2021
TRU's new vice-president of university relations recounts his relocation from Winnipeg to Kamloops as the pandemic put cities in lockdown and the university shifted to…
CFJC Today | TRU receives $750k donation to support Indigenous students December 10, 2020
BMO Financial Group is donating $750,000 to Thompson Rivers University in support of Indigenous students. Read more
BMO donates $750K for Indigenous students at TRU December 10, 2020
Briana Tetlichi wanted to be a nurse. In her remote community of Old Crow, home to the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Yukon, nurses are…
