TRU Students Share Priorities with City Council
The TRU Students’ Union (TRUSU) is pleased to announce that we are in the process of meeting with the new Kamloops City Councillors and Mayor to share priorities for 2023 Continue reading
Campaigns
Updates from the TRUSU Campaigns Committee
Students Host Discussion on Experiences of Racism
On Tuesday, November 8 from 1pm-2:30pm, the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union hosted a discussion to share experiences of racism both at the university and in the Kamloops community. The Continue reading
TRUSU Makes First Submission to Provincial Post-Secondary Funding Review
For the first time in over twenty years the BC government is reviewing how universities are funded across the province. On July 15, 2022 we at the TRU Students’ Union Continue reading
Breaking Bread: Legal Aid Work in the 21st Century
On March 10, 2022, the Union hosted three local lawyers – Kelly Melnyk, John Gustafson, and Kathy Kendall – to lead a virtual session on legal aid work as part Continue reading
Breaking Bread: The World of Cryptocurrency
On March 7, 2022, the Union hosted Dr. David Andolfatto of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to lead a virtual session on cryptocurrency as part of its Breaking Continue reading
Breaking Bread: Anti-Blackness in Higher Education
On February 8, 2022, the Union hosted Dr. Funké Aladejebi, a faculty member from the University of Toronto, to lead a virtual session on Anti-Blackness in Higher Education as part Continue reading
International Students Share Experiences
On Jan 26, 2022, the Union hosted the TRU Dean of Science, Greg Anderson, and the Assistant Dean of Student Development, Sara Wolfe to lead a virtual session to hear Continue reading
What’s Missing from the McGill Corridor?
The City of Kamloops will soon be working to create a new neighbourhood plan for the McGill Corridor. This post is part of a series is to highlight the unique Continue reading
Students and Community Come Together to Talk about Mental Health
On Oct. 27, 2021, the Union hosted the TRU Dean of Students, Chris Adam, a TRU Counsellor, Ashley Broadfoot, and a TRU staff member focused on suicide prevention work, Pamela Continue reading
Muslim Students Share Experiences with Deans
On Oct. 20, 2021, the Union hosted the TRU Dean of Business, Mike Henry, and the Dean of Arts, Rick McCutcheon to lead a virtual session to hear from Muslim Continue reading
Breaking Bread: Is TRU Ready for a Mandatory Indigenization Course?
On Oct. 13, 2021, the Union hosted Dr. Lisa Cooke, a faculty member at TRU, to lead a virtual session on Indigenization as part of its Breaking Bread discussion series. Continue reading
Students Discuss Intersection Of Climate Change And Community Planning
On Oct. 6, 2021, the Union hosted Dr. Alison Shaw, the Executive Director of Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Action on Climate Team (ACT) to lead a virtual session as part Continue reading
Walkability in the McGill Corridor
The City of Kamloops will soon be working to create a new neighbourhood plan for the McGill Corridor. This post is part of a series is to highlight the unique Continue reading
TRUSU Seeking Campaigns Committee Representative
Are you interested in becoming the next Campaigns Committee Representative? The Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union (TRUSU) is seeking students to join the Board of Directors at TRUSU for the Continue reading
Join A Breaking Bread Discussion This Fall
Learning at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) goes far beyond the classroom. In-depth conversations with peers and with experts about contemporary social and political issues is an integral part of the Continue reading