TRU’s economic impact to the region over $705 million annually October 2, 2019
KAMLOOPS—Thompson Rivers University (TRU) released the results of its latest economic impact study, indicating one in every nine jobs in the Thompson, Nicola and Cariboo…
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CFJC | Political pundits Ray Pillar and Robert Hanlon September 20, 2019
TRU associate professor Robert Hanlon and retired political scientist Ray Pillar talk with James Peters about the state of the federal election and what voters…
TRU president invites everyone to get involved in Envision TRU September 18, 2019
KAMLOOPS–As Envision TRU moves into its second phase, Thompson Rivers University is encouraging the public, staff, students and faculty to keep participating. And for newcomers…
CHNL | TRU Law's Katie Sykes talks about a Canadian journal focussing on animal law September 17, 2019
Katie Sykes, TRU associate law professor, joined NL Morning News to talk about expanding interest and research in animal law. https://soundcloud.com/user-965676831/nl-morning-news-katie-sykes-sept-17?in=user-965676831/sets/morning-nl-news
CBC's What on Earth? | Canada's colleges and universities among the greenest in the world September 13, 2019
The 2019 Sustainable Campus Index put out recently by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), an international organization put Thompson…
CHNL | Robert Hanlon on the federal election September 12, 2019
The writ is dropped and the campaign is on. Dr. Robert Hanlon, TRU associate professor of political studies, talks to Jeff Andreas about what's in…
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.…
Kamloops This Week | Working together to prevent suicide, alleviate suffering September 5, 2019
TRU faculty member Dr. Rebecca Sanford, who teaches in the School of Social Work and Human Service, is also a clinical social worker, researcher, educator…
CBC Kamloops | TRU counsellor tells students to relax in advance of post-secondary September 5, 2019
CBC talks to TRU counsellor Cliff Robinson about taking some of the pressure off high-school students as they enter university. He says most people don't…
Vancouver Sun | TRU carpentry camp a primer for the young to consider trades training August 24, 2019
TRU trades put a group of girls, ages 12 to 15, to work building a daycare playhouse, teaching them how to use tools, read blueprints…
TRU welcomes Arts gap-year students with orientation August 13, 2019
KAMLOOPS–Students who take time off between high school and post-secondary education have a higher rate of attrition than other students. Thompson Rivers University is trying…
InfoNews Kamloops | B.C. researcher to build on 19 ECE support programs throughout province July 22, 2019
TRU researcher Laura Doan recently got great news and InfoNews Kamloops has her story. She's receiving $575,000 to study supports needed for early childhood educators.…
TRU designates seats to train more Indigenous teachers July 19, 2019
When Roxane Letterlough was in school, she didn’t see many faces like hers at the head of the classroom. The girl from the St’át’imc Nation…
TRU expands Bachelor of Education to support future Indigenous teachers July 15, 2019
KAMLOOPS–Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is expanding its Bachelor of Education program by 16 seats in September to help address a shortage of Indigenous teachers in…
Accreditation recognizes TRU’s commitment to quality July 10, 2019
KAMLOOPS–The quality of education and commitment to student success at Thompson Rivers University has received major recognition with the university achieving accreditation status through the…
TRU celebrates achieving accelerated accreditation July 10, 2019
Thompson Rivers University has been granted accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) two years ahead of schedule. This makes TRU the…
Envision TRU consultation seeks community input July 3, 2019
KAMLOOPS–What do you want to see happen at Thompson Rivers University during the next decade? Thompson Rivers University wants to hear from everyone in the…
Provincial scholarships awarded to graduate researchers June 13, 2019
KAMLOOPS – Four exceptional graduate students at Thompson Rivers University will share in scholarships valued at $60,000. They are the first at TRU to receive…
TRU wins national education award for Indigenous student research mentoring June 13, 2019
KAMLOOPS–Thompson Rivers University has won the 2019 Alan Blizzard Award from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) for its unique, collaborative…
TRU researchers share $579,000 in federal awards May 23, 2019
KAMLOOPS – Five Thompson Rivers University researchers received $579,240 over five years through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program, announced…
