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Campus News, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Science, Featured, Williams Lake
TRU's role in agri-tourism October 27, 2017

Ranchers in the Thompson-Cariboo have more opportunities to develop their operations thanks to a new introductory course on agri-tourism in TRU's Applied Sustainable Ranching (ASUR) diploma program. Agri…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Featured
Bridge to business for graduate students October 11, 2017

The School of Business and Economics (SoBE) has launched a new initiative to connect current graduate students with the business community of Kamloops and to…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Arts, Featured
How not to co-op July 6, 2017

Do work that interests you, learn new skills, make connections, add to your résumé and take home a decent paycheck before you cross the stage.…

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BC MBA Games, where's the trophy? June 13, 2017

Master of Business (MBA) students want to see you this Saturday for a competitive day of cases, rec sports and spirited hunts. It's all in…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
26 students spend summer as funded researchers April 13, 2017

From overheated housing markets, to invasive goldfish — 26 TRU students will spend the summer making discoveries on a host of subjects — all part…

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Future-proofing the next generation April 12, 2017

In what is being touted an entrepreneur economy, the landscape of the traditional labour market has shifted, the era of the lifelong career is changing…

Faculty of Science, Faculty of Student Development
Co-op position an eye opening experience April 6, 2017

Last year, as the Laboratory Safety Assistant at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Summerland, co-op student Emma Read implemented the Respiratory Protection Program, developed…

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Young alum leading the way for women in business March 8, 2017

Just three years after graduating with her business degree, Twyla Hartnell has climbed the corporate ladder to a successful career path in a traditionally male-dominated…

Faculty and staff, Featured, School of Nursing, Williams Lake
Nursing from experience February 24, 2017

Understanding the pain and frustration of people suffering from illness can be difficult, but nursing students at the Williams Lake campus now know what it’s…

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MBA students compete as furniture CEOs February 9, 2017

Master of Business Administration (MBA) students in the Strategic Management Information Systems course are all geared up for their next competition. The class has been divided…

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Prototype your biz idea at ProtoHack January 23, 2017

Have an idea for a business but not sure how to make it fly? Or maybe it's a partial idea that has questions needing to…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, TRU World
Learning by osmosis December 8, 2016

Albert Adserias is about to spend his first winter in Kamloops. The Spanish student is earning a double degree in chemistry—a Bachelor of Science from TRU,…

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Annual report highlights wide-reaching impact November 23, 2016

Inspired, Engaged is a celebration of the world-class research taking place at TRU. The university's fourth annual report on research showcases the depth and diversity of…