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Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured
ESTR's retail cart set to roll September 30, 2016

The Education and Skills Training (ESTR) program's retail cart is ready to roll into Student Street for its third year of operation. The kiosk reopens Oct. 6…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured,
Clubs Day 2016 attracts hundreds September 16, 2016

Armed with enthusiasm and curiosity, hundreds of students learned what campus clubs are available to them and which ones fit their interests. Organized by TRU…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Student Development, Featured
Choose your own co-op August 30, 2016

Bachelor of Arts student, Jake MacLaren, is wrapping up his co-op with TRU's School of Business and Economics before heading back to classes this September.…

Alumni, Campus News, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Student Development, Featured, Open Learning
Arts alum finds TRIUMF-ant success August 29, 2016

From fashion to physics, Nic Zdunich has done it all—including turning his latest co-op position into a full-time job. The 2016 Bachelor of Arts (BA)…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Campus News, Featured, TRU World
Giving back globally as an MBA student August 25, 2016

MBA student Tanya Thomas is in the final days of her internship with The Borgen Project, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization. Thomas spent 13 weeks this…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Office of the President, School of Trades and Technology
Trades students benefit from new equipment July 13, 2016

Trades students will get their hands on some new equipment thanks to $300,955 in government funding, announced today. The announcement, made on behalf of the…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Decoding the youth vote July 7, 2016

The youth vote can be a powerful one—just ask the leaders of the United Kingdom’s failed Remain campaign. Youth voter engagement is a longstanding conundrum,…

Faculty and staff, Featured, TRU World
ISAP LEAPing forward with new name June 21, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1483032" align="alignright" width="150"] LEAP replaces ISAP (International Student Activity Program).[/caption] The International Student Activity Program is LEAPing to a new name, logo, colour scheme…

Faculty and staff, Featured
Blazing trails abroad June 16, 2016

Michelle Davies has always loved to travel, but during her study abroad in Switzerland she discovered a new found passion for travelling on two wheels.…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Campus News, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured
Students 3rd in hotel design competition June 3, 2016

Someday you may find yourself staying at an Emily Carr-inspired hotel conceived by three TRU students during a tourism/business course. The team of Colleen Black,…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Featured
Sherwood wins business case comp May 30, 2016

A brick-and-mortar-free franchise based on his family's business Kamloops Klosets landed Tanner Sherwood top spot in the 2016 Scotiabank Case Competition. The award of $6,000…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science
Chemistry contest turns 20 May 27, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1377064" align="alignright" width="375"] Grade 11 students review their findings to the question of how much aspartame is in a standard-sized packet of sweetener.[/caption] [caption…