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Employers looking for the intangible skills offered by liberal Arts graduates
KAMLOOPS, B.C., March 9, 2015 – The value of a Bachelor of Arts degree has taken many hits in recent years, but that will turn around as BC employers look...
Leave For Change program supports staff and faculty volunteering overseas
For the first time, TRU will be sponsoring up to 4 faculty and staff members to participate in the Leave for Change program, to volunteer in developing...
One year in the Netherlands doubles the tourism degree
NHTV is rated the best university of applied sciences in the Netherlands Thompson Rivers University’s Department of Tourism Management is partnering with...
Living Library promotes intercultural conversations
“The Living Library: An Intercultural Exchange” returns for IDays and is one more way to immerse yourself in the background and culture of another person....
IDays: Feed your senses with cultural flavours
Among the IDays highlights is shining the spotlight on food from an assortment of countries. This plate was among the options during IDays 2013. Until you...
Nature of Things profiles Cheeptham’s research
CBC Television show The Nature of Things was on campus July 11, 2014 to collect footage for a piece on Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham’s research that looks at...
Celebrating ways and culture during Aboriginal Awareness Week
A portion of a fabric banner on display in House of Learning. March 1-7 is Aboriginal Awareness Week at TRU and a number of events are planned to celebrate...
Graduate Research Showcase: Have we mitigated the home fires burning?
Colin Swain will present his research: “Have we mitigated the home fires burning?,” during the MSc Showcase on March 5. The 2003 wildfire season is...
President’s Report February 2015
The President’s Report is produced each month for presentation to the TRU Board of Governors and TRU Senate. Read the February 2015 President’s Report...
IDays 2015: Speakers and lectures
Wade Davis is the scheduled keynote speaker for International Days 2015. This year’s lineup of guest speakers and scholars will share their perspectives on...
Research Showcase: Sustainability in BC’s ranching community
Sarah Whitehouse will present her research: Sustainability in BC’s Ranching Community, during the MSc Showcase on March 5. Sarah Whitehouse has a lofty...
Law’s free information service to help navigate the legal system
Thompson Rivers University’s Faculty of Law is launching a free information service that will connect people with legal information and materials dealing with...
IDays 2015: Many cultures, one community
IDays is one more opportunity to learn more about the many groups of people at TRU from here and around the world. Expanding your cultural awareness can take...
Multi-Faith Space opening reception March 26
TRU is proud to offer private space for students, faculty and staff to reflect, pray and meditate and will officially open the two rooms in Old Main on March...
Strategic Research Plan identifies emerging strengths
Thompson Rivers University has a new, official Strategic Research Plan (SRP)—a blueprint for research for the next five years. The SRP, which received...
Examining the definitions of body image
Sonya Renee Taylor. This photo is from her Facebook account. Award winning poet, performance artist, activist, and transformational leader Sonya Renee Taylor...
Story Tellers Gala presents Richard Wagamese
Richard Wagamese Richard Wagamese — prominent local and national writer, author, story teller, performance story teller, and more — will educate, entertain,...
Law students argue their way to moot court win
Pictured (left to right): Supreme Court Justice C. Grauer, Shaun Driver, Cathryn Chan, Jeannette Aucoin, Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice A. Cullen, Shaun...
Spread some kindness through a brown envelope
The following message is for TRU staff and faculty and from TRU’s Wellness Centre coordinator, Chelsea Corsi I am bringing back our Brown Envelope Kindness...
An all-nighter that will get you a leg up
By Pam Erikson Students are all too familiar with procrastination. Put off, assignments pile up, deadlines loom, and the pressure reaches a boiling point....