Choose how you take classes this fall
Posted on: June 14, 2021
TRU is preparing to safely welcome students back to in-person classes on campus in Kamloops and Williams Lake this fall, with the option to continue…
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Sam is a Digital Content Specialist with Thompson Rivers University's Marketing and Communications department. Writer, Photographer, and Social Media Marketer compete for top designation on a daily basis for this TRU grad. You may find more adjectives than are strictly necessary in his stories, and when he's not scoping obscure camera angles or punching away on a keyboard you'll find him on the bike trails carved into Kamloops' surrounding hills.
Posts by Sam:
Anniversary time capsule seals TRU’s 50th year
Posted on: May 21, 2021
On May 20, 2021, Thompson Rivers University officially concludes our 50th anniversary celebrations with the burial of a new time capsule on our Kamloops campus.
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Research photos worth 1,000 words
Posted on: April 16, 2021
As an open-access research university, TRU students and faculty have long been engaged in research. But we don’t often get the chance to see research…
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Five tips to engaging your online class
Posted on: April 13, 2021
When schools closed across the country last spring and classes abruptly transitioned to virtual learning, the TRU Open Learning team was well positioned to show…
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TRU’s 2020 Chair Leadership Award
Posted on: March 22, 2021
Dr. Andrew Fergus is the recipient of TRU’s 2020 Chair Leadership Award in recognition of his work as department chair of TRU’s School of Business…
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How international students are using virtual learning to get ahead
Posted on: February 11, 2021
While travel restrictions continue to keep many TRU international students from entering Canada and beginning programs, TRU World has taken the opportunity to give students…
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Industrial Training and Technology Centre strikes LEED Gold
Posted on: February 5, 2021
Another Gold-certified building by the Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Canada Rating System brings TRU that much closer to achieving carbon-neutral status.
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Meet TRU Law’s new dean
Posted on: January 5, 2021
Get to know TRU Law's new dean: Daleen Millard, LLD, shares her vision for the faculty.
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Meet the wolves of University Drive
Posted on: December 7, 2020
Each forged of hundreds of pieces of hand-cut steel fur, the latest public art installation at TRU’s Kamloops campus is a legacy to the institution’s…
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Celebrate Black History Month in Kamloops
Posted on: February 13, 2020
Cultural events, movies, books and clubs are some ways to learn about the integral role black Canadians have played and continue to play.
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Bearing witness over School of Nursing mentorship event
Posted on: January 22, 2020
School of Nursing Truth and Reconciliation Spirit Bears remind students of their responsibility as future health-care workers.
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Fine arts alum masters an unconventional path
Posted on: January 22, 2020
Interdisciplinary artist and BFA alum Casey Koyczan discovered large-scale installation at TRU, and is gaining national recognition.
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Access to Justice Week examines reducing barriers
Posted on: November 15, 2019
TRU Law embraced Access to Justice Week with events for students and the community to learn about the issues and how to access services.
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Chahal takes second prize in writing competition
Posted on: October 25, 2019
Harry Chahal wins second place prize in the Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition.
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Finding sustainable business solutions through graduate studies
Posted on: October 23, 2019
Jahanzeb Waqar chose TRU’s Master in Environmental Economics and Management to learn greener and more sustainable ways to do business.
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Law faculty member advances trans rights in Canada
Posted on: October 18, 2019
TRU Law's Samuel Singer awarded The Ontario Bar Association Foundation's Fellowship in Research for work advancing transgender legal rights.
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Cassell completes training to eradicate use of child soldiers
Posted on: October 10, 2019
Police and Justice Studies faculty member Brian Cassell is one of only 12 in Canada to complete Dallaire Initiative child soldiers training.
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BC’s First National Accreditation for Architectural and Engineering Tech Program
Posted on: October 4, 2019
TRU's ARET program is now BC's only nationally-accredited Architectural Building Technology; Technical Level, diploma.
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Trades trajectory celebrated with Poeschek’s Chair Leadership Award
Posted on: August 27, 2019
Peter Poeschek received the Chair Leadership Award for 20 years as TRU School of Trades and Technology’s construction trades chairperson.
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Unpredictable ink: A screen printer’s journey
Posted on: August 19, 2019
How a Bachelor of Fine Arts student found her way and took home a national art prize.
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