Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is honouring five esteemed alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards for outstanding achievement, leadership and public service. Honouring exceptional graduates has been…
Receiving a Ken Lepin Award has become synonymous with excellence at TRU and the most recent recipients are no exception. [caption id="attachment_2981224" align="alignright" width="425"] TRU…
From building trails to building relationships, support from Sun Peaks Resort is forging connections with Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students. Last year, Sun Peaks Resort…
Headed by Associate Professor Dr. Laura Doan, in partnership with the Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC), the Peer-Mentoring Program recognizes how both new and…
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student Kelly Davison spent her childhood feeling “less than.” Living in foster care for several years, she says her foster mother…
TRU student Grace Clemont said receiving the Dr. Joan Sherman Weir Memorial Scholarship was life changing. Hers is just one of many stories featured in…
The TRU Early Childhood Education Centre is an award winner. The centre was recently recognized at the Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards in the Community Institutional…
TRU's Board of Governors has unanimously approved to move ahead with construction of a $22-million Indigenous Education Centre. "This beautiful building will be welcoming to…
Student storyteller Taryn Walter is in her fourth year of the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in marketing. She has completed two…
Theatre meets caring professions in Playback Theatre, a new workshop this fall. A group of first responders on the 10-year anniversary of 9-11. People in…
As a reluctant 17-year-old post-secondary student, Teresa McKernan (AHT ’86) didn’t picture herself pushing boundaries in veterinary medicine, but that’s exactly what she’s done over…
"AI is big for us in a university education system," says Rita Hodge, manager, IT Client Services. "How can we use AI? What kind of…
Dr. Kevin Le, from the Faculty of Education and Social Work, has been awarded the Spirit of Brock medal for inspiring perseverance and community contributions. Read…
Surrounded by friends, family and the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Kamloops community, 30 Indigenous graduates entered the Brown Family House of Learning, HL 190, on…
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) Director Susan Forseille discusses how TRU worked with Justin Young Thunder Sky, a traditional oral storyteller and mentor, to…
Williams Lake student Jeanine Leduc helps organize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day at the Seniors Activity Centre. Read more
Diony Duraes Santos (MBA ’19) is an accomplished engineer who has worked in seven countries, is fluent in four languages and holds two master’s degrees,…
In 2004, Selali Tettevi left her home country of Ghana to further her education and start a nursing career in Canada. Four years later, her…
Women and people of colour are dramatically underrepresented in STEM fields. The fix may begin in kindergarten. In a recent lesson with a Grade 11…
Taxation implications, land-use legalities, Charter rights, codified reconciliation — if a law student needed a firsthand lesson in what’s happening in on the BC legal…
