Following her passion led to TRU May 13, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEUnlx1kO9A There was only one career path for Makenzie Vandertoolen: nursing. For the Utah-born young woman whose family moved to Canada when she was in…
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Ink meets vinyl in imaginative collaboration May 6, 2019
Nautical deejays, crashing waves, vinyl records and several iterations of boomboxes splashed from sketchbooks of first-year visual arts students onto the merchandise of a local…
Be a storytelling STAR: top 5 tips for job search success April 18, 2019
Stories have been around for a long time—so long, in fact, that our brains have evolved to understand them—and thus, they are still the most…
WolfPack athletics and the art of balanced living April 18, 2019
Connor McKenzie is a Geography and Environmental Studies major and is in his third year with the TRU WolfPack Baseball team. A graduate of NorKam…
Thirty students spend summer as researchers April 12, 2019
In one of the most competitive competitions in years, 30 students have been awarded UREAP scholarships, allowing them to spend the summer conducting independent research…
Adventure grad puts the challenge in Eco-Challenge April 5, 2019
From TRU to the job of a lifetime. Adventure studies grad Kevin Hodder gets paid to travel to remote and exotic locations, and create challenges…
Taking education to new heights April 3, 2019
After digging into their educational studies at the master's level, two TRU students are taking their drive to learn more to the next level. Here…
Research communicators win big March 28, 2019
Adam Zelmer summed it up perfectly: Even if you’ve never been rock climbing, or to Banff National Park, you know that our natural spaces are…
Truly becoming: learning intersections in leadership March 28, 2019
As she approaches completion of her Interdisciplinary Studies degree, Payton Comazzetto has a collection of academic experiences that are so rich and diverse that future…
Preserving words of the past March 27, 2019
Afraid the language of her ancestors was disappearing, Marie Sandy has worked to learn the words that skipped a generation and is ensuring they passed…
Support offered to students in overnight event March 21, 2019
The TRU Writing Centre and the Library team want you to know that you aren’t alone; procrastination habits can be changed and inspiration comes from…
WolfPack athletics, mindfulness and keeping your head in the game March 21, 2019
Connor McKenzie is a Geography and Environmental Studies major and is in his third year with the TRU WolfPack Baseball team. A graduate of NorKam…
Sparkes Notes: The who, what, why, where, whens of the Writing Centre March 6, 2019
Amy Sparkes is in her third year of her BBA program with a focus in Marketing and Communications, and is currently working as a Communications…
Eagle Valley News | Shuswap man wants to inspire autistic community with TED Talk March 4, 2019
Read about Brody Butts, a TRU student who has autism and is a featured speaker at the TEDxTRU conference on March 9. The Eagle Valley…
Eagle Valley News | Shuswap man wants to inspire autistic community with TED Talk March 4, 2019
Read about Brody Butts, a TRU student who has autism and is a featured speaker at the TEDxTRU conference on March 9. The Eagle Valley…
Nutrition, sleep, hygiene and the WolfPack student-athlete February 27, 2019
Anton Napolitano is a third-year student, and is the setter on the TRU WolfPack Men’s Volleyball team. Anton comes from the Land Down Under, a…
Law students host influential speakers at annual conference February 23, 2019
TRU’s Society of Law Students Conference Committee wrapped up a successful two-day event on February 8—Pursuing Progress: Transforming Law in the 21st Century—bringing law students,…
Academic success and the WolfPack student-athlete February 21, 2019
Anton Napolitano is a third-year student and the setter on the TRU WolfPack Men’s Volleyball team. Anton comes from the Land Down Under, a place…
Science students show kids they CanCODE February 15, 2019
Undergraduate students brought coding robots, internet knowledge and safety, photo editing, algorithms and more to classrooms in Kamloops—all in an effort to boost digital literacy…
A day in the life of a WolfPack volleyball player February 7, 2019
Student-athlete Avery Pottle majors in biology and minors in psychology. She hopes to attend medical school after completing her undergrad to pursue a career in obstetrics.…
