Campus Life - Kamloops News
Potential faculty strike Q&A
You may be concerned about the ongoing negotiations between the University and the TRU Faculty Association (TRUFA) for a new collective agreement....
Engage in research abroad
TRU Bachelor of Science student Nadja Hedrich couldn’t find a single reason not to apply for the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) Rise Program,...
Attacks in France and Lebanon
Thompson Rivers University is shocked and saddened by the Nov. 13 attacks in France and Lebanon. Our thoughts and sympathy are with all of those affected and...
Transitions day introduces Aboriginal high schoolers to campus
For years Marcus Scherer knew he would go to university and even had strong ideas of what he would study when he got there. And what really convinced him...
MBA students place second in BC competition
The following article written by Wade Tomko originally appeared in The Omega’s Nov. 3 edition. The Omega is TRU’s independent student newspaper MBA...
More open textbooks available for students
Post-secondary students and instructors can now access more than 120 textbooks online, including more than 50 new textbooks focussed on skills training and...
TRU Generator open house
Find out how to turn your idea into a business during the TRU Generator open house. What: Generator Open House When: Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, 5-7 pm. Where:...
Adopt a dog or cat from Animal Health Technology
The Animal Health Technology program’s adopting out of cats and dogs for the fall semester begins Nov. 9. All animals served as training for AHT student...
Group of (7) visual artists reunited for show
Seven visual artists involved in the Kamloops Art Gallery’s Assemblage summer residency program have been reunited for a short exhibition at the TRU Art...
Mountain guide helps TRU go big on sustainability
Director of Environment and Sustainability, Jim Gudjonson, makes his way up a mountain in Patagonia. Recently TRU’s Director of Environment and...
Halloween pumpkin patch appears on campus
Scary and funny pumpkin faces sprouted on campus this week in a patch of grasses outside the Main Library. Who put them there? The pumpkin patch is a...
6-week program can lead to teaching in China
A six-week TRU program could be a direct ticket to teaching in China. In partnership with Woogi International, TRU’s Teaching English as a Second Language...
Research has important conservation implications
Dr. Matt Reudink’s paper, “Patterns of migratory connectivity in Vaux’s Swifts at a northern migratory roost: A multi-isotope approach,”...
Rising STARS distinction in environment and sustainability
TRU’s solar panels are just one of numerous energy-reduction initiatives that have cut energy consumption and green house gas emissions by 25 per cent...
Foundation campaign kicks off by celebrating School of Nursing
The TRU Foundation kicked off its annual campaign today by celebrating the various community partners who have supported the university’s nursing programs...
Short story recognized in Room Magazine
Karen Hofmann’s short story, Vagina Dentata, received an honourable mention in Room magazine’s 2015 Poetry and Fiction Contest. Karen Hofmann’s...
Generating entrepreneurial success
Hummingbird Drones founders Robert Atwood (centre), and Richard Sullivan (right), are joined here by Andy Low, Wildlife Preparedness Officer for the BC Wildfire...