IDays returns in-person to TRU campus March 3, 2023
KAMLOOPS – The three-day celebration of culture that is International Days (IDays) returns with in-person events at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), March 8 – 10.…
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Into the unknown: A coach’s journey from Istanbul to Kamloops February 28, 2023
Nearly 18 years ago, a young man sat outside of McGill Residence on a predawn September morning — exhausted and bewildered, but unafraid. He’d learned…
Donors empower students to succeed February 2, 2023
If she hadn’t received any student awards, Bianca Aguinaldo’s university experience might have been much different. “The financial support and bursaries I received have allowed…
Scholarship helps Ukrainian student focus on studies, family September 28, 2022
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…
CFJC Today | TRU hoping to build $2.5 million modular homes for students as soon as possible September 14, 2021
TRU is working with the City of Kamloops to fast-track a building permit that will allow them to build a small modular home student village…
Radio NL | Brett Mineer interviews Laurie Robinson about TRU's new medical school connection May 4, 2021
Thompson Rivers University has signed an agreement with the American University of Caribbean (AUC) School of Medicine to give TRU students direct entry into AUC’s…
TRU signs agreement with Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica April 6, 2021
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has signed a partnership with the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) so associate-degree students can transfer credits to TRU…
CBC Kamloops | Mother and daughter offer support as they navigate studying at TRU from India March 18, 2021
CBC Kamloops's Shelley Joyce talks to Gunjan Sanghavi and her daughter Khushi Desai, who are both studying with TRU from India until they can get…
How international students are using virtual learning to get ahead February 11, 2021
While travel restrictions continue to keep many TRU international students from entering Canada and beginning programs, the university’s international division—TRU World—has taken the opportunity to…
Ask, adapt and accept: Nazli’s Co-oped Up experience February 8, 2021
Nazli Bostandoust, a post-baccalaureate student majoring in international business, had the opportunity to do a remote co-op position as a learning strategist for TRU's Orientation…
International student finally united with his prize January 29, 2021
A TRU School of Business and Economics (SoBE) golf ball may be putting its way across a Kuwait green after a prize package narrowly missed…
Radio NL | Four TRU students present to the Bank of Canada December 3, 2020
NL's Jeff Andreas talks with a group of TRU students who had a unique opportunity to make some policy recommendations to the Bank of Canada…
Managing stress and anxiety November 20, 2020
Student Storyteller Shannon Cooper admits that student life can be a source of anxiety, but with the help of TRU resources and supports, she managed…
Work and reward: tips to manage your time November 9, 2020
Student Storyteller Amna Qazi reflects on the struggle of maintaining a work-life balance that has helped her improve and maintain productivity. Time management. We’ve all…
Organize your digital life: A how-to guide August 25, 2020
Dea DiGiovanni was a post-baccalaureate marketing student at TRU who worked her way through a remote co-op term through Career & Experiential Learning. Without an…
University Affairs | Virtual dance workouts, empty food halls and single dorm rooms: how international students are coping May 14, 2020
Across the country, international students make up the majority of students still living on campus. University Affairs spoke with several universities, including TRU, about how…
President’s statement on passing of students in motor vehicle accident November 4, 2019
A message from TRU President Brett Fairbairn It is with great sadness and regret that I have informed our university community that four of our…
Maclean's | From Bogota to the B.C. interior: Four international students on choosing TRU October 3, 2019
Meet four of TRU's international students and then scroll down to find out how this BC Interior university has attracted students from around the globe.…
New semester brings changes to on-campus housing September 16, 2019
In June of 2018, TRU acquired the property and buildings known as Upper College Heights (UCH). Since that time, TRU invested $5 million in renovations,…
Kamloops This Week | Bahamian students in B.C. can only watch and wait Hurricane Dorian aftermath September 6, 2019
About two dozen students from the Bahamas are studying at TRU — and collecting money and supplies to help those in their hurricane-ravaged home country.…
