The countdown to #myTRU Spring Convocation continues with Dr. Muriel Sasakamoose, a trailblazer in Indigenous rights and restorative justice. 🎓

Learn more about Dr. Muriel Sasakamoose: inside.tru.ca/2024/04/16/ext…

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“We’ve had some of our biggest (wild) fire seasons in over 100 years of recorded history in the past seven years and it’s only going to continue to become a bigger problem.” — #myTRU graduate student Leona Shepherd, who is studying extreme fire weather.

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Carolyn Anderson, a TRU faculty member in the School of Education, expects a recently obtained — and massive — educational resource to start meaningful conversations about Indigenous perspectives and world views on campus.

Read more: inside.tru.ca/2024/05/14/mas…

Dr. Nathan Matthew, outgoing chancellor at TRU, is being honoured with an emeritus designation at this year’s Spring Convocation. 🎓

Get to know Dr. Nathan Matthew: inside.tru.ca/2024/05/14/tru…

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Spring Convocation is only one month away 🎓 Honorary doctorate recipient Dr. Kevin Loring is an outstanding theatre artist at the international level.

Learn more about Dr. Kevin Loring ➡️ inside.tru.ca/2024/04/16/ext…

Over two days, speakers, leaders and wildfire professionals from federal, state, local and international agencies came together to explore the latest innovations in wildland fire prevention, detection and suppression.

Learn more: inside.tru.ca/2024/05/03/sho…

#EPWeek2024  is an opportunity for everyone to #GetPrepared .

TRU is hosting info sessions throughout the week for faculty, staff and students, and will conduct a test of our emergency notification systems on May 9 at 1:30 p.m. tru.ca/events

A meeting between #myTRU and students has led to an agreement about ways to explore student concerns about TRU’s investments, as well as TRU’s stance on political protests and statements. inside.tru.ca/2024/05/04/tru…

TRU has created an Early Childhood Education program specifically to meet a labour shortage in Williams Lake and area.

Learn more➡️ inside.tru.ca/2024/05/02/tru…
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Join Professor Emerit and ornithologist, Dr. Tom Dickinson, on a bird tour at the Kamloops campus 🐦

Date: Thursday, May 23
Time: 8 a.m. to noon.
Location: TRU Horticulture Gardens

Read more: inside.tru.ca/2024/05/03/tru…

We invite the community to explore the new 100 Mile House Regional Centre.

This relocation is in line with our continuous commitment to providing accessible and high-quality education in the British Columbia region.

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The TRU Sustainability Office team is the 2024 gold award recipient of the Colleges and Institutes Canada’s (CICan) Leadership Excellence Award for Managerial Staff🌱

Read more: inside.tru.ca/2024/05/01/tru…

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The countdown to Spring Convocation continues 🎓 Honorary doctorate recipient Dr. Garry Gottfriendson is an accomplished Indigenous poet, author and academic.

Learn more about Dr. Garry Gottfriedson ➡️ inside.tru.ca/2024/04/16/ext…

Computer science students Paul Richter, Connor Cross, Kenneth Kouadio and Shubham Jangra make up this year’s winning team in the annual Acres Industry Innovation Competition for engineering students.🏆

Learn more: inside.tru.ca/2024/04/29/eng…

#AsianHeritageMonth gives everyone a chance to learn more about the history of Asian people in Canada and to celebrate their contributions to the prosperity of Canadian society, says Dr. Bala Nikku, associate professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work.

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as Red Dress Day. Indigenous Education is holding an event on Friday, May 3, from noon to 1 p.m. in the TRU Art Gallery. Everyone is welcome. #mmiwg

Hope. Perseverance. Self-forgiveness. These are key messages TRU alum Liz Wood (BCom ’19) wants to impart to anyone struggling with their mental health.

Read her story: inside.tru.ca/2024/04/29/alu…

All five of TRU’s gold medalists will represent Team BC at the nationals in Quebec City, where more than 500 students and apprentices from across the country compete in over 40 trades.

Read more: inside.tru.ca/2024/04/26/tra…

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Employers, government officials, faculty, students and alumni are invited to a two-day conference on workplace investigations.

🗓️ Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31
⏰ 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. (PT)
📍TRU Faculty of Law, 835 University Dr.

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Along with dedicated faculty and support staff, ambitious students and generous donors have made the first year of TRU’s Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner program a success.

Read the story: inside.tru.ca/2024/04/24/fir…