When Supplemental Learning (SL) co-ordinator Elizabeth Templeman first met Ndumiso Makunura, he was a regular attendee in biology and chemistry sessions. "He was such a…
In her graduating exhibition, Ana Bayona Ricaurte built and destroyed three rooms. She set one on fire, flooded one and created a windstorm in the other—all…
As a Work Study student for the Faculty of Student Development's Communications and Marketing team, Nicole Stanchfield is seeing student life in a whole new light. Currently…
Respiratory therapy students working to diagnose sleep disorders and connect community members with proper treatment just got busier. The TRU Centre for Respiratory Health and…
They are community builders, athletes, volunteers and scholars. In our TRU Trailblazers series, we’re profiling some of our 2018 major entrance scholarship winners. Get ready…
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAgtE-xYc1A[/embed] “Be open to all the things you’re going to learn here,” suggests 2018 Faculty of Arts valedictorian Ben Froese. “Be open to all the…
In our We Know What You Did This Summer series, we are talking to students who spent their summer semester in one of the experiential…
Research into alleged human rights abuses in Latin America led two TRU Law students to present at a recent conference in Ottawa. They revealed how…
The classroom in the Big Little Science Centre was electric with energy. Grade 8 boys and girls gathered around tables and explored wires, batteries, magnets…
For Indigenous people involved in criminal law cases, subtle differences in courtroom communication like an accent, amount of eye contact or tone could mean the…
Alex Horsman wanted a course where she could combine real-life experience, her educational goals and do something good for the planet. She found all that…
Frontline emergency response workers don’t improvise when called to action. Their response is calculated, based on many hours of training and practise. Lives depend on…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOQdmyTKXYQ Steven Shergill was interested in a law career for a number of reasons, but one stood out more than others: to give back to…
[caption id="attachment_2734523" align="alignright" width="335"] Open Learning celebrates its 40th anniversary[/caption] Forty years ago, there was no internet. The era of home computers and modern email…
Upon meeting Tristen Wybou and Tess Gagnon, one might get the impression that they were longtime friends with deeply intertwined histories. Like music never skipping…
Tina Matthew joined the Office of Aboriginal Affairs as its associate director on March 1, 2018, a role in which she is eager to support…
Congratulations #TRUgrad, you did it! Spring Convocation 2018 is June 6-8 at the Tournament Capital Centre and is our biggest celebration of the year. It is a…
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxSVFVG5gg[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2732156" align="alignright" width="300"] Faculty of Arts 2018 Valedictorian Ben Froese majored in sociology and minored in philosophy.[/caption] University is a time to explore,…
[embed]https://youtu.be/aNGdvkZzlx8[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2724948" align="alignright" width="300"] Anastasia Silina doesn't chase adventure. She's interested in the social side of tourism.[/caption] Anastasia Silina started out as a nervous…
[embed]https://youtu.be/0HTm1IpLS4M[/embed] Leaving home to attend university was always an option for Evan Choy, but strong family values and a desire to be a present and…
