TRUSU Statement on Divestment
As the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union, we affirm our solidarity with those across the world working to seek divestment of taxpayer and student dollars in investments that fail to Continue reading
Campaigns
Updates from the TRUSU Campaigns Committee
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
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
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
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
Students Call for Meeting with Health Minister on Ending Canada’s Blood Donation Ban
Over the last two years, more than 800 people in Kamloops have come together to call on the Federal Health Minister, Patty Hajdu, for her government to fulfill their election Continue reading
Dr. Leonie Sandercock: Indigenous Community Planning
February 25, 2021 Continue reading
Dr. Funké Aladejebi: Anti-Blackness in Higher Education
February 9, 2021 Continue reading