KAMLOOPS — Memories, milestones and new scholarships for international students — TRU World’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2023 have reflected back on four decades of…
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…
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…
Barry Wilson spent his youth fighting for Indigenous rights through protests and activism. Thanks to those efforts, his daughter Tara-Lynn Wilson can continue the fight…
High expectations lead to successful students. That’s the not-so-secret strategy of Larry Franzen, welding instructor at TRU, and one reason he says so many of…
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…
The freshly finished TRU Care Apartment on Thompson Rivers University’s Williams Lake campus is now providing crucial hands-on learning for health-care students. While a grand…
TRU is counting down to the 2023 Day of Giving. This year, the community has 48 hours to raise $48,000 in support of TRU students.…
Embracing her place within the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc people while pursuing a life of adventure is central to who 20-year-old Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student…
[caption id="attachment_2975199" align="alignright" width="270"] Glass piping allows students to see inside a multi-pipe system.[/caption] Plumbing — it’s not just about toilets. And once you’ve had…
Norm Daley is a name synonymous with giving back. Daley has been a prominent figure in Kamloops since setting up accounting firm Daley & Company…
When 21-year-old Kateryna (Kate) Tretiakova left her home in Kyiv, Ukraine, to attend TRU four years ago, she thought she’d never look back. She said…
[caption id="attachment_2972942" align="alignright" width="445"] Dr. Joan Sherman Weir[/caption] Distinguished author and long-time Kamloops resident Joan Sherman Weir lived her life with energy and passion. She…
The two newest residential development projects completed on campus, Liberty Pointe and Rockcliffe, are officially open. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Vice-President University Relations Brian Daly…
TRU is establishing a fund to help out students affected by climate-related disasters. The idea came about thanks to the devastating wildfires that burned around…
Lauren Keller is a new-to-TRU storyteller and will be reporting on her orientation and transition experience throughout the upcoming year. Throughout Grade 12, my focus…
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…
Like many events that took place this year, the TRU Day of Giving fundraiser event operated a bit differently, shifting entirely online. Beginning on Nov.…
KAMLOOPS—Thompson Rivers University (TRU) alumni are paying it forward. The TRU Alumni & Friends Association is donating $10,000 to the First-Year Student Resiliency Fund, which…
KAMLOOPS– Students who sign up for university this fall have access to improved financial resources that could reduce the cost of their education. Thompson Rivers…
