Faculty of Law
Law student wins Justice Abella Prize September 23, 2024
Greg Parth, a recent TRU law school graduate, is a 2024 Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize winner. The award, presented by the Royal Society of…
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Featured, Giving, School of Nursing, Williams Lake
Williams Lake nursing students start semester with a gift September 17, 2024
First-year nursing students in Williams Lake had an extra reason to get excited on the first day of classes when they were welcomed to campus…
My Cariboo Now | Partnership agreement ensures TRU is a place of belonging for all Indigenous communities September 11, 2024
TRU and the Williams Lake First Nation have signed a partnership agreement to strengthen their collaborative relationship. “This signifies an especially close and lasting relationship,”…
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU school return September 10, 2024
Students from far and wide share what they're looking forward to this semester. Story begins at 38:02.
Castanet | TRU's school of nursing can now hit the road with new mobile simulation lab September 10, 2024
The School of Nursing’s Mobile Simulation Lab will soon provide TRU students living in BC’s rural areas in-person clinical training in their own communities. Read more
Faculty of Student Development
Academic centre fosters sense of community for students September 9, 2024
When Mercedes Settle joined the Writing Centre in 2022, she had no idea just how transformative her experience as a tutor would be. “Not only…
Faculty of Student Development
Finding your future in higher education September 6, 2024
Tourism student Puneet Malik supported planning for orientation and transition events and programming as a learning strategist (co-op) with the Office of Student Life. Starting…
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU men's soccer September 6, 2024
CFJC Today/CBC’s Marty Hastings speaks with the WolfPack men's soccer team about the 2024-25 season. Story begins at 1:48:55
Featured, Open Learning
TRU makes education more accessible and inclusive September 4, 2024
By Kim Van Haren The high cost of post-secondary course materials can be a barrier to student success, impacting their choice of courses, the quality…
Faculty of Student Development
Enhancing the game-day experience September 3, 2024
Tourism co-op student Reesha Aspinall Brown spent a four-month term as the TRU WolfPack ticketing, promotions, and in-game experience co-ordinator. From January to April 2024,…
Burns Lake Lakes District News | Northwest B.C. First Nations students chosen for water treatment program August 29, 2024
Through a unique program at TRU, four Indigenous students are on a path to give back to their communities as much-needed water treatment operators. Read more
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU soccer hopes August 29, 2024
What does the upcoming season look like for the WolfPack women's soccer team? CFJC Today/CBC's Marty Hastings speaks with some of the players. Story begins at…
CFJC Today | Construction underway on the 35th TRU Training Home in Westsyde August 29, 2024
Work on next year’s Kamloops Y Dream Home is officially underway with the commencement of the 2025 Training House project in Westsyde. This year’s training house…
Faculty of Student Development
Navigating the high stakes of student life August 28, 2024
Peer Academic Coach (PAC) and Supplemental Learning (SL) leader Manuel Centeno Duque first attended SL as a first-year student. "I enjoyed the study sessions, and…
Faculty of Student Development
Behind the scenes of the hospitality experience August 26, 2024
As a room attendant at the South Thompson Inn, tourism student Akhil Sreekumar spent his summer co-op preparing suites and maintaining the public areas to…
My Cariboo Now | Information session to be held at the TRU 100 Mile House Regional Centre August 19, 2024
Once again, the TRU 100 Mile House Regional Centre will be putting out the welcome mat, hosting an information session on August 21 for those…
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Grant prepares TRU students for rewarding careers August 19, 2024
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students will be able to access a grant this fall and winter from the BC government for the skills…
Featured, Indigenous Education, Open Learning, School of Trades and Technology
Online water program an opportunity to support community August 13, 2024
A multitude of lakes and waterways are a key feature of the Bulkley-Nechako around Burns Lake, BC, yet access to clean water is a perennial…
Education News Canada | Indigenous students learn skills while rebuilding wildfire-ravaged community August 12, 2024
Indigenous trades students are gaining hands-on experience and earning Heavy Equipment Operator certification while helping rebuild the Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw community in the North Shuswap.…
Featured, School of Trades and Technology
Indigenous students learn skills while rebuilding wildfire-ravaged community July 26, 2024
By Kim Van Haren Last summer’s raging wildfires devastated many communities across BC, including those in the Shuswap. Families fled the Bush Creek East wildfire,…
