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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
TRU celebrates convocations in China July 3, 2024
CHINA – In late June, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) celebrated two convocations with partnering universities in China. An outstanding alumni event further showcased what’s possible…
New Law alum Mostafa Elfakhani June 28, 2024
With the closing of the 2023-24 academic year, we welcome a new cohort of graduates to the TRU Law alumni community. We'd like to introduce…
Beefed up internet service benefits students in the Cariboo June 13, 2024
The extension of high-speed internet to underserved communities in the Cariboo means students will have greater access to post-secondary education and training. Over $37 million…
ICEF Monitor | British Columbia is Canada’s future-focused study destination June 12, 2024
"Our goal is for international students to enjoy all the same services as domestic students on campus but also have access to those dedicated supports…
North Bay News | North Bay man sails into second place in robotic sailing regatta. Gets invite from PMO. June 12, 2024
Bachelor of Technology student Raymond Belec enjoyed a second-place finish after competing at the annual SailBot International Robotic Sailing Regatta. "I’m really proud of my…
100 Mile Free Press | 100 Mile House welder brings home gold from Skills Canada June 12, 2024
Trades student and 100 Mile House native Cole Allan brought home gold for BC at this year's Skills Canada competition. "Growing up and even until…
Three trades students bring home national medals June 10, 2024
By Kim Van Haren Three TRU students celebrated big wins at the Skills Canada National competition in Quebec City from May 29 - June 1,…
Education News Canada | Research and recognition propel student success June 6, 2024
New alum Casey Hopper is grateful for research opportunities he was able to be part of as a student. Read more
University of Wales Trinity Saint David | UWTSD welcomes MITACS Research students June 6, 2024
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David welcomes students Katrina Janzen and Nya Derkach to campus to participate in the Mitacs Globalink Research Award. Read more
Spring 2024 graduates share their insights June 6, 2024
By Kim Van Haren There’s an energy on campus that’s palpable. After months, or years, of dedicated work, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) graduating students are…
Success is just a ‘yes’ away June 4, 2024
To many, university evokes thoughts of lecture halls, all-night cram sessions, projects, papers and final exams. To Thompson Rivers University (TRU) business graduate Cali Hutchinson,…
