Taking education to new heights April 3, 2019
After digging into their educational studies at the master's level, two TRU students are taking their drive to learn more to the next level. Here…
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Preserving words of the past March 27, 2019
Afraid the language of her ancestors was disappearing, Marie Sandy has worked to learn the words that skipped a generation and is ensuring they passed…
WolfPack athletics, mindfulness and keeping your head in the game March 21, 2019
Connor McKenzie is a Geography and Environmental Studies major and is in his third year with the TRU WolfPack Baseball team. A graduate of NorKam…
Experience volunteerism: Acts of service beneficial to emotional intelligence March 11, 2019
Through Career & Experiential Learning (CEL), TRU offers a wide variety of opportunities to learn through experience in classrooms, on-campus and in the community. Beyond…
Academica | Creative literature course strengthens Indigenous voices at TRU March 6, 2019
This spring, TRU is offering a master's level Indigenous writing course where students to study several award-winning writers, then try to find their own voice.…
Academica | Creative literature course strengthens Indigenous voices at TRU March 6, 2019
This spring, TRU is offering a master's level Indigenous writing course where students to study several award-winning writers, then try to find their own voice.…
Creating a new tradition with Indigenous knowledge March 4, 2019
In 2017, in response to the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Thompson Rivers University initiated a two-year endeavour to transform the…
Nutrition, sleep, hygiene and the WolfPack student-athlete February 27, 2019
Anton Napolitano is a third-year student, and is the setter on the TRU WolfPack Men’s Volleyball team. Anton comes from the Land Down Under, a…
Indigenous writing course digs deep into cultural richness February 22, 2019
A new and unique course for the Master of Education program exposes students to some of Canada’s best Indigenous authors and then challenges them to…
Academic success and the WolfPack student-athlete February 21, 2019
Anton Napolitano is a third-year student and the setter on the TRU WolfPack Men’s Volleyball team. Anton comes from the Land Down Under, a place…
Down Under delegates share in Indigenous exchange February 19, 2019
As Kamloops wrapped itself up against the coldest days of the winter, 13 students, staff and faculty from Australia experienced a dramatic temperature difference while…
Online tutorials now available to all at TRU February 6, 2019
We've all leaned on amateur web tutorials to pull us out of a jam. Now, anyone with a TRU email address can tap into a…
On the other side of resilience: addiction, recovery and reclamation January 21, 2019
Nearing the end of her Master’s in Education, Juanita Lindley received an Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliations Connections Research Grant from the Social Science and…
War and peace, remembering the lessons November 8, 2018
War and peace: what are the lessons? As we move beyond the centenary of the end of the First World War in 1918 we must…
Telling the full story of the salmon September 21, 2018
When Dr. Nan Stevens’ son penned a story on the life cycle of salmon while in Grade 4, few could’ve predicted it would be published,…
Human resources students can now skip key exam September 14, 2018
Students graduating with Bachelor of Business Administration in human resource management (HRM) or a post-baccalaureate in HRM have been given a tremendous gift that will…
Don’t you trust me? Exploring trust in post-secondary September 7, 2018
A project defining and measuring the intangible concept of trust started with curiosity, conversation and the desire to make universities better. Dr. Ulrich Scheck combined…
Teaching educators to mind the brain August 13, 2018
Dr. Kim Calder Stegemann had long been interested in the brain. A trained teacher and education scholar working with individuals with learning and behavioural issues,…
STEM sellers: turning scientists, engineers and mathematicians into teachers July 27, 2018
The classroom in the Big Little Science Centre was electric with energy. Grade 8 boys and girls gathered around tables and explored wires, batteries, magnets…
Love for teaching STEMs from science June 12, 2018
Six newly-minted TRU science grads have the rest of June to savour their accomplishment before diving into what will be one of the most intense and…
