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Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Student Development, Featured, Office of the President, Williams Lake
Co-op program boost will benefit students March 15, 2016

Co-op students at TRU will find greater opportunities to obtain experience in their chosen fields thanks to $1.3 million in funding from the provincial government to support…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured
Culinary experience for the win February 18, 2016

It’s not often you meet up-and-coming celebrities in your chosen field, let alone work alongside them for a weekend. Five Culinary Arts students experienced both…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
Bridal Fair a catalyst for student success January 25, 2016

The Kamloops Luxury Bridal Fair has become the premier bridal event in the city while providing an ongoing platform for student success. Among success stories…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff
Four off to western Canada HR competition January 22, 2016

Four Bachelor of Business Administration students are off to the western Canada Human Resources Case Competition in Edmonton in March after winning the TRU final today. Kelsey Derzak,…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Student Development
Cancer research leads to co-op triumph January 19, 2016

Assisting with ground-breaking cancer research has earned Carlee Poleschuk TRU’s 2015 Co-op Student of the Year award. In her fourth year of a Bachelor of Science and majoring in…

Campus News, Research and Graduate Studies
Vote for your favourite 3MT presenter May 19, 2015

Update, June 6, 2015: Elizabeth Watt from the University of Calgary wins the 2015 national Three Minute Thesis competition. Now is your chance to vote for Canada’s…

Campus News, Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
And the Western Canadian 3MT winner is... April 30, 2015

It was stiff competition, but Elizabeth Watt from the University of Calgary took top spot at the Western Canadian Three Minute Thesis (3MT) for her presentation, “Permanent Breast…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Sustainability
Geography class campaigns for sustainability April 22, 2015

By Pam Erikson Instead of just talking about environmental concerns, TRU geography students took action through six crowdfunded projects to raise awareness, purchase needed equipment…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, School of Nursing
An ounce of prevention April 1, 2015

Nursing students raise awareness of kidney health By Pam Erikson The World Kidney Day health fair was a success, thanks in part to TRU Nursing…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Research and Graduate Studies
TRU launches Undergraduate Research Journal March 30, 2015

Undergraduate students can now share their outstanding research in a meaningful and productive way. The new TRU Undergraduate Research Journal (TRU-URJ) is an academic for-student…