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News u u Honourary Doctoratesu ThompsonuRiversuUniversityuwilluawarduHonouraryuDoctoratesutoufourudistinguishedu individualsuwhenutheucampusuconvenesuitsuSpringu2013uConvocationuceremoniesu atutheuKamloopsucampusuonuJuneu12,u13,uandu14.uTheurecipientsuare:u u > Marie Battiste,uauFirstuNationsueducatoruanduresearcheruwhoseuworkuurgesutheu de-colonizationuofuAboriginalueducationutouimproveuphysical,uspiritualuandumentaluhealth. u > Chief Wayne Christian,uauNorthuOkanaganuFirstuNationsuleaderuwhouhasuhelpeducreateu betteruconditionsuforuAboriginalsuinuhisuownucommunityuanduaroundutheuworld. u > Spencer West,uaumotivationaluspeakeruwhouhasuturneduaudisabilityuintouanuimpressiveu abilityutouinspireuanduempoweruothers. u > Mark Brown,uaulocalubusinessmanuwhoseusuccessuepitomizesutheuentrepreneurialu archetypeuofuragsutouriches. u u Aspiring Chemistsu Thisuyearumoreuthanu40uhighuschoolustudentsuwereuonucampusuinuKamloopsuandu WilliamsuLakeuMayu15uforuTRU’su16thuannualuChemistryuContestuforualluBCuChemistryu11u andu12ustudents.uu www.tru.ca/science/programs/chemistry/chem_contest u u 2013 Merit and Service Awardsu TheuPresident'suAnnualuMerituanduServiceuawardureceptionuonuAprilu30urecognizedulong- servinguemployeesuandutheufollowingudedicateduindividuals: u > Teaching Excellence Award — Campus Facultyu Mr. Tony Bell,uSchooluofuBusinessuanduEconomicsu Ms. Krista Lussier,uSchooluofuNursingu Dr. Mohamed Tawhid,uMathematicsuanduStatistics u > Teaching Excellence Award — Open Learning Facultyu Mr. John O'Brien,uOpenuLearninguFaculty u > Master Scholar Awardu Dr. Christopher Walmsley,uSocialuWork u > Award for Excellence in Scholarshipu Dr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham,uBiologicaluSciences u > Faculty Award for Excellence in Internationalizationu Dr. Warveni Jap,uSchooluofuBusinessuanduEconomics u > Distinguished Service Awards:u Dr. Tom Dickinson,uDean,uFacultyuofuScienceu Mr. Cliff Neufeld,uSenioruProjectuAdvisorutoutheuPresidentu Ms. Janine Chan,uAllieduHealthu Mr. Robert Verner,uOpenuLearninguFacultyu Mr. Wayne Hendry,uStudentuFinanceuAdvisoru Ms. Deanna Ries,uAthletics u u 2013 Chair Leadership Award Dr. Rob Anderson, chairuofutheuAccountinguanduFinanceudepartmentuatuSoBE,u receivedutheu2013uChairuLeadershipuAwardufromutheuOfficeuofutheuProvost u u 2013 Master Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Dr. Lyn Baldwin,uBiology,ureceivedutheu2013uMasteruUndergraduateuResearchuMentoru AwardufromuResearchuanduGraduateuStudies. u u President's Annual Retirement Dinner TheuPresident'suannualuretirementudinneruonuMayu23uhonoureduaunumberuofu2013uretirees. u u Emergency Alerts TRUuhasuimplementeduanuemergencyunotificationuanduwarningusystemucalleduTRUuAlert,u whichuwilluallowutheuUniversityutourelayukeyuinformationuquicklyuviaupersonaluanduTRUu devicesutoutheucampusucommunity.u http://inside.tru.ca/2013/04/22/tru_alertlaunched/ Mayu2013 President’s Report Grade 11 students participate in the hands-on portion of the High School Chemistry Contest, held at TRU on May 15. TRU will host the Canadian Botanical Association's 49th annual conference from June 1 to 5. Rob Anderson, right, receives the Chair Leadership Award for 2012–13 from Uli Scheck, Provost and Vice-President Academic. Russell Currie, Dean of the School of Business and Economics is also pictured. TRU launched its emergency TRU Alert program on May 2.

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Newsuu Honourary DoctoratesuThompsonuRiversuUniversityuwilluawarduHonouraryuDoctoratesutoufourudistinguisheduindividualsuwhenutheucampusuconvenesuitsuSpringu2013uConvocationuceremoniesuatutheuKamloopsucampusuonuJuneu12,u13,uandu14.uTheurecipientsuare:u

u> Marie Battiste,uauFirstuNationsueducatoruanduresearcheruwhoseuworkuurgesutheude-colonizationuofuAboriginalueducationutouimproveuphysical,uspiritualuandumentaluhealth.

u> Chief Wayne Christian,uauNorthuOkanaganuFirstuNationsuleaderuwhouhasuhelpeducreateubetteruconditionsuforuAboriginalsuinuhisuownucommunityuanduaroundutheuworld.

u> Spencer West,uaumotivationaluspeakeruwhouhasuturneduaudisabilityuintouanuimpressiveuabilityutouinspireuanduempoweruothers.

u> Mark Brown,uaulocalubusinessmanuwhoseusuccessuepitomizesutheuentrepreneurialuarchetypeuofuragsutouriches.

uu Aspiring ChemistsuThisuyearumoreuthanu40uhighuschoolustudentsuwereuonucampusuinuKamloopsuanduWilliamsuLakeuMayu15uforuTRU’su16thuannualuChemistryuContestuforualluBCuChemistryu11uandu12ustudents.uuwww.tru.ca/science/programs/chemistry/chem_contest

uu 2013 Merit and Service AwardsuTheuPresident'suAnnualuMerituanduServiceuawardureceptionuonuAprilu30urecognizedulong-servinguemployeesuandutheufollowingudedicateduindividuals:

u> Teaching Excellence Award — Campus FacultyuMr. Tony Bell,uSchooluofuBusinessuanduEconomicsuMs. Krista Lussier,uSchooluofuNursinguDr. Mohamed Tawhid,uMathematicsuanduStatistics

u> Teaching Excellence Award — Open Learning FacultyuMr. John O'Brien,uOpenuLearninguFaculty

u> Master Scholar AwarduDr. Christopher Walmsley,uSocialuWork

u> Award for Excellence in ScholarshipuDr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham,uBiologicaluSciences

u> Faculty Award for Excellence in InternationalizationuDr. Warveni Jap,uSchooluofuBusinessuanduEconomics

u> Distinguished Service Awards:uDr. Tom Dickinson,uDean,uFacultyuofuScienceuMr. Cliff Neufeld,uSenioruProjectuAdvisorutoutheuPresidentuMs. Janine Chan,uAllieduHealthuMr. Robert Verner,uOpenuLearninguFacultyuMr. Wayne Hendry,uStudentuFinanceuAdvisoruMs. Deanna Ries,uAthletics

uu 2013 Chair Leadership Award Dr. Rob Anderson, chairuofutheuAccountinguanduFinanceudepartmentuatuSoBE,ureceivedutheu2013uChairuLeadershipuAwardufromutheuOfficeuofutheuProvost

uu 2013 Master Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Dr. Lyn Baldwin,uBiology,ureceivedutheu2013uMasteruUndergraduateuResearchuMentoruAwardufromuResearchuanduGraduateuStudies.

uu President's Annual Retirement Dinner TheuPresident'suannualuretirementudinneruonuMayu23uhonoureduaunumberuofu2013uretirees.

uu Emergency Alerts TRUuhasuimplementeduanuemergencyunotificationuanduwarningusystemucalleduTRUuAlert,uwhichuwilluallowutheuUniversityutourelayukeyuinformationuquicklyuviaupersonaluanduTRUudevicesutoutheucampusucommunity.uhttp://inside.tru.ca/2013/04/22/tru_alertlaunched/

Mayu2013

President’s Report

Grade 11 students participate in the hands-on portion of the High School Chemistry Contest,

held at TRU on May 15.

TRU will host the Canadian Botanical Association's 49th annual conference from June 1 to 5.

Rob Anderson, right, receives the Chair Leadership Award for 2012–13 from Uli Scheck, Provost and

Vice-President Academic. Russell Currie, Dean of the School of Business and Economics

is also pictured.

TRU launched its emergency TRU Alert program on May 2.

Achievements

uu E-Spirit Competition & Awards Galau35uteamsuofuAboriginaluhighuschoolustudentsufromu17udifferentuschoolsuacrossuCanadaucompeteduinutheuBusinessuDevelopmentuBankuE-SpirituBusinessuPlanuCompetitionuMayu14utou16uatuTRU.uE-SpirituprovidesuAboriginalustudentsuinugradeu10uthroughu12uwithuinteractiveuplanninguresources,uonlineuaccessutoumentoring,uanduextensiveunetworkinguopportunities.uhttp://inside.tru.ca/2013/05/10/e-spirit2013attru/

uu Food ServicesuMoreuchoicesuwillubeuonutheumenuuatuTRUustartinguthisufall.uThanksutoufeedbackufromustudentsuoverutheucourseuofuau7-monthureviewubyuAncillaryuServices.uFooduserviceuprovideruAramarkuisuexpandinguanduupgradinguitsuservices.uAramark'suservicesuwillunowumeetuauwideruvarietyuofudietary,usustainability,uanduculturaluneeds,uanduprovideuextendeduhoursuofuservice.uAunewufooducourtuonutheu2nduflooruofuOlduMain,uaufulluserviceuStarbucksuinuBMOuStudentuStreet,uanduaurenovateduTerraceufooducourtucompleteuwithuwooduburninguoven—re-launchinguinuSeptemberuasutheuUrbanuKitchen—willumeetutheuneedsuofuTRU’sudiverseuandugrowingustudentubody.uhttp://inside.tru.ca/2013/04/29/newfoodoptionslookfortru/

uu Interculturalizing the Curriculum uFacultyumembersuparticipateduinuanuintensiveuworkshopufocuseduonudevelopinguculturallyuresponsiveuteachingustrategiesuanduinterculturaluperspectivesuinucurriculumuMayu7utou10.uSponsoredu

byuTRUuWorld,utheuCentreuforuStudentuEngagementuanduLearninguInnovation,uandutheuTRUudeans,uinterculturalizingutheucurriculumuwilluhelpuallustudentsugainutheuinterculturaluanduglobaluperspectivesutheyuneedutousucceeduasucitizensuanduprofessionalsuinutoday’suglobalizeduenvironment.uhttp://events.tru.ca/event/2013/interculturalizing-curriculum or www.truworld.ca/internationalization/internal/intlcurriculum

uu Day of Arts and ScienceuuGradeu11uhighuschoolustudentsuexperienceduTRUuanduattendeduabbreviateduclassesuinusubjectsurangingufromumicrobiologyutoutheatre,uanimaluhealthutechnologyutoujournalismuatutheuannualuDayuofuArtsuanduScienceuonuMayu2.uwww.tru.ca/arts_science

uu Tom Owen Environmental Sustainability Award TourecognizeuTomuOwen’suoutstandinguworkuatuTRUuinutheuareauofuenvironmentalusustainability,uthisuawarduwillubeugivenutouaustudentuwhoudisplaysuaukeenuinterestuinusustainabilityuthroughuresearch,uleadershipuanducareeruaspirations.uAucampaignuisuunderwayutoubuildutheuawardutouendowmentustatus,uwhichuwilluallowutheu$500uawardutoubeuextendeduonuanuannualubasis.uuhttp://inside.tru.ca/2013/04/26/tomowenenvironmentaward/

News continued

uu Dr. Janet De Silva,u‘06uTRUuDoctoruofuLaws,uhonoris causa,uwasuelectedutoutheuBoarduofuIntactuFinancialuCorporation.uCurrentlyutheuDeanuofutheuRicharduIveyuSchooluofuBusinessuinuAsia,uDr.uDeuSilvauservesuasuaudirectoruonutheuBoardsuofuBlueuUmbrellauLimited,utheuAmericanuChamberuofuCommerceuinuHonguKonguandutheuCanadianuInternationaluSchooluofuHonguKong.u

uu Carl Archie,uTRUuBOGumemberuhasutheuhonouruofubeingutheuCh'NookuClassuofu2013uValedictorianurepresentinguBCuanduAlberta'sutopuAboriginaluBusinessuScholars.uCarlugaveutheuValedictoryuaddressuonuMayu10uatuUBC'suAboriginaluLonghouse.

uu Sharon BreweruanduBruno CineluwereurecentlyuawardeduanuHPuCatalystuLeadershipuFundugrantuforuProject ACCESS: Bridging the Digital Divide via Mobile Access to Remote Laboratories.uTheu$100,000u(USD)ugranturecognizedutheiruwork,uconducteduinucollaborationuwithuDr.uKemiuJonauofuNorthwesternuUniversity.uSharonuanduBrunouwereuamonguonlyu5uCanadianuparticipantsuinvitedutoutheuHPuCatalystuSummituonuSTEMueducationuresearchuinuSaouPaulouBraziluAprilu16utou18.

uu Mairi Budreau,uGraphicuDesigneruinuMarketinguanduCommunications,uhasubeenuinvitedutouparticipateuinucreatinguaumuraluforutheuCanadauSummeruGamesuinuSherbrooke,uQuebec.uSheuisuoneuofuoveru100uartistsucontributinguaupaintedutileuonutheuthemeuofusportsuforutheu20’x21’umosaicumuraluproject.uhttp://www.muralmosaic.com/sports/artists.htmlu

uu Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham,uBiology,uwasuawardedutheuSocietyuofuApplieduMicrobiology'suPresident’suFundutouattenduandugiveuauselecteduoralupresentationuinutheuMicrobrewusessionuforutheu20thuAmericanuSocietyuforuMicrobiologyuConferenceuforuUndergraduateuEducatorsuinuMay.

uu Karen Densky,uTESLuCoordinator,uchaireduaupanelutitleduWhat I Wish I Had Learned in My TESOL Program,uforutheu23rduTESLuCanadauconferenceuhostedubyuTRUuinuOctoberu2012.uForutheufirstutime,uTESLuCanadauisumakinguconferenceuvideosuavailableuonline,uanduKaren’supresentationuwasuoneuofuthreeuvideosuselected.uTouviewutheuvideos,uvisit:uhttp://barabus.tru.ca/tesl/

uu Julie Drolet,uSocialuWorkuanduHumanuService,uwasuinvitedubyutheuSocialuSciencesuanduHumanitiesuResearchuCounciluofuCanadau(SSHRC)utouserveuonuoneuofutheupeer-reviewucommitteesuforutheuConnectionuGrantsuFundinguOpportunity.u

uu Christina (Dina) Duquette,uDirectoruofuBudgetuDevelopmentuanduInternaluAudit,uhasurecentlyubeenugranteduheruCertificationuinuRiskuManagementuAssuranceu(CRMA)ufromutheuInstituteuofuInternaluAuditorsu(IIA),urecognizinguheruasuaupioneer.uTheuCRMAudesignationudemonstratesuanuindividual’suabilityutouevaluateutheudynamicucomponentsuthatucompriseuanuorganization'sugovernanceuanduenterpriseuriskumanagementuprogram.

uu Enactus Thompson Riversuwasuausemi-finalistuatutheuEnactusuCanadianuChampionshipuinuTorontouthisuMay.uTRU’suteamuwasuNationaluRunner-UpuinuCampbell’suHelp Hunger Disappear,uraisingu46,027uitemsuforulocalufoodubanks.uAcacia Schmietenknop receivedutheuFounders'uBursary,utheuteam’suadvisoruBernie KirkeyuwasuauJohnuDobsonuRookieuFacultyuofutheuYearuInductee,uanduLisa WhiteuwasuawardeduMostuSupportiveuBusinessuAdvisoryuBoarduMemberuofutheuYear.

uu Daniel HernandezuisugraduatinguwithuauBacheloruinuComputinguScienceudegreeufromuTRUuanduauBacheloruinuSystemsuEngineeringufromuUniversidaduEAFITuinuMedellin,uColombiauthisuJune.uDanieluisutheufirstustudentutoucompleteutheujointudegreeuprogramubetweenuTRUuanduEAFIT.u

uu Rob Higgins,uBiology,uwasuintervieweduonuCBCuRadio’suQuirksuanduQuarksuonutheuMarchu23uepisode.uInuThe Dracula Ant Drinks Its YounguRoburevealsutheuunusualueatinguhabitsuofutheutropicaluDraculauant,ufounduinuCanadauonlyuonuBC’suCortesuIsland.uhttp://www.cbc.ca/quirks/episode/2013/03/23/march-23-2013/

uu Randy Porter,uFinancialuAccountantuinuTRU’suFinancialuReportingudepartment,uisutheunewlyuelecteduKukpi7u(Chief)uofuBonaparteuIndianuBand.

Achievements continued

uu Mark Ramsay,u‘13uisupursuinguauMasteruofuSociologyuatuQueen'suUniversityuthisufalluafteruwinninguauBombardieruScholarship.uMarkugraduatesuthisuJuneuanduisuValedictorianuforuArts.

uu TRU Worlduhasureacheduaumilestone:u1405ustudentsuareuenrolleduinuoffshoreuprogramsuforutheuFallu2013usemester.uCongratulationsualsoutouTRUuWorld’suStudy Abroad Ambassadors,uaudedicatedu

groupuofupastuStudyuAbroaduparticipantsuwhouencourageuotherustudentsutoutakeuadvantageuofutheuopportunityutouenhanceutheirulivesuoverseas.uThroughutheiruactivities,uthereuhasubeenuau10%uincreaseuinutheunumberuofuoutbounduexchangeustudentsuforuFallu2013.

Publicationsuu Presentations and Proceedings

u> Sharon Brewer and Bruno Cinel,uChemistryuBrewer,uSharonuanduBrunouCinel.u“ImprovinguStudentuAccessibilityuthroughutheuuseuofuRemoteuInstrumentation:utheuBC-ILNuproject.”uInvitedutalkuatuPontificaluCatholicuUniversity,uRioudeuJaneiro,uBrazil.uAprilu19,u2013.u

u> Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham,uBiologyuNaowaratuCheeptham.u“CaveuMicroorganismsuanduDruguDiscoveryuExpresseduThroughuVisualuArts:uAuCollaborationuofuArtistsuanduScientists.”u20thuAmericanuSocietyuforuMicrobiologyuConferenceuforuUndergraduateuEducators.uEaglewood,uColorado,uUSA.uMayu16–19,u2013.

u> Susanna Fawkes,uTeachinguEnglishuasuauSeconduLanguageu(TESL)uFawkes,uSusanna.u“DoesuAgeuReallyuMatter?uAgeuanduPhonologicaluAcquisitionuofuL2.”u45thuAnnualuBCuTeachersuofuEnglishuasuanuAdditionaluLanguageu(TEAL)uConference.uDouglasuCollege,uNewuWestminster,uBC.uAprilu26–27,u2013.

u> Rob Higgins,uBiologyHiggins,uR.J.u“TheuAntsuofuCanada.”uCanadianuPestuManagementuAssociation:uAnnualuGeneraluMeeting.uToronto,uON.uMarchu22,u2013.

Higgins,uR.J.u“TheuEuropeanuFireuAntu(Myrmicaurubra)uinuBritishuColumbia.”uStructuraluPestuManagementuAssociationuofuBritishuColumbia:uAnnualuGeneraluMeeting.uCoquitlam,uBC.uFeb.u2,u2013.

Higgins,uR.J.u“TheuEuropeanuFireuAntu(Myrmicaurubra)uinuToronto.”uTorontouAreauConservationuAuthority:uInvitedupresentation.uToronto,uON.uMarchu20,u2013.

Higgins,uR.J.u“InvasiveuAntsuofuCanada.”uImporteduFireuAntuanduInvasiveuPestuAntuConference.uVirginiauBeach,uVA,uUSA.uAprilu8–11,u2013.

u> Ehsan Latif,uEconomicsuLatif,uEhsanuanduStanuMiles.u“TheuImpactuofuJustuinuTimeuTeachinguTechniqueuonuAcademicuPerformance.”uThirduAnnualuAmericanuEconomicsuAssociationuConferenceuonuTeachinguanduResearchuinuEconomicuEducation.uChicago,uIL,uMayu2013.

u> Peter Tsigaris,uEconomicsuTsigaris,uPeter.u“Classroomugamesutouillustrateuanduenvironmentalusustainability.”uLearninguConference.uCentreuforuTeachinguanduLearning,uUBC-Okanagan,uKelowna,uBC.uMayu2013.

uu Journals

u> Lyn Baldwin,uBiologyuBaldwin,uLyn.u“FielduSchool.”uJournaluofuNaturaluHistoryuEducationuanduExperience.u7u(2013).uNaturaluHistoryuNetwork.uOnline.uhttp://naturalhistorynetwork.org/journal/articles/field-school/u

u> Ginny Ratsoy,uEnglishuanduModernuLanguagesuRatsoy,uGinny.u“InterculturalismuanduTheatrefront:uShiftinguMeaningsuinuCanadianuCollectiveuuCreation.”uTheatre Research in Canada.u33.2u(Fallu2012).u37–55.uPrint.u

u> Charles Webber,uFacultyuofuHuman,uSocial,uanduEducationaluDevelopmentu[putuinuMLA]

Webber.uC.F.u“Templateuversusuawareness.”uUnderstandingutheuPrincipalship:uAnuInternationaluGuideutouPrincipaluPreparation.u19u(2013):u49–72.

Webber,uC.F.,uanduS.uScott.uPrinciplesuforuprincipalupreparation.uUnderstandingutheuPrincipalship:uAnuInternationaluGuideutouPrincipaluPreparation.u19u(2013):u73–100.

Webber,uC.F.,uS.uScott,uN.uAitken,uJ.L.uLupart,uanduD.E.uScott.u“Leadinguassessmentuforuenhancedustudentuoutcomes.”uSchooluLeadershipu&uManagement.u(2013)uOnline.u

Scott,uS.uanduC.uF.uWebber.u“EntrepreneurialismuforuCanadianuprincipals:uYesterday,utoday,uandutomorrow.”uJournaluofuResearchuonuLeadershipuEducation,u8.1u(2013):u113–136.u

Scott,uS.,uC.uF.uWebber,uJ.L.uLupart,uN.uAitken,uanduD.E.uScott.u“Fairnessuanduequityuinustudentuassessment.”uAssessmentuinuEducation:uPrinciples,uPolicyuanduPractice.u(2013)uOnline.u

uu Chapters

u> Julie Drolet,uSocialuWorkuanduHumanuServiceDrolet,uJ.u(2013,uMarch).u“Blizzards.”uEncyclopediauofuCrisisuManagement,uVol.u1.uEds.uK.uBradleyuPenuel,uMattuStatler,uanduRyanuHagen.uLosuAngeles:uSageupublications,u2013.u49–50.u

Drolet,uJ.u(2013,uMarch).u“Methods,uQualitative.”uEncyclopediauofuCrisisuManagement,uVol.u2.uEds.uK.uBradleyuPenuel,uMattuStatler,uanduRyanuHagen.uLosuAngeles:uSageupublications,u2013.u614–618.u

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uu Dr. Tom OwenurecentlyuretireduasuTRU’sufirstuDirector,uEnvironmentuanduSustainability,uauroleuheufilleduwithupassionuanduhumour.uUnderuTom’suleadership,uTRU’suenvironmentalucommitmenturankinguinutheuCanadianuUniversityuReportuimprovedufromuau‘D’utouau‘B’uinufouruyears,uanduTRUunowuleadsuitsupeerugroupuofucomparisonuinstitutionsuinusustainability.uAmonguotheruaccomplishments,uheualsoucreatedutheuEnvironmentaluAchievementuAward,usupervisedugraduateustudents,uassistedustudentuclubsuwithutheiruprojectsu(TRUuEco)uanduprovideduopportunitiesuforuatuleastufiveuco-opustudents.uTomuwillubeuremembereduforuhisurelationshipsuwithuothers,u

andutheumentorshipuheuprovidedutoustudents.uHeutrulyumadeutheumostuoutuofulife,upersonallyuanduprofessionally.u

uu Ron RosentreterujoineduCulinaryuArtsualmostu10uyearsuagouwithuaudeterminationutouinstilluhisupassionuanduculinaryucraftsmanshipuinustudentsuatueachuleveluofutheuprogram.uPriorutouarrivinguatuTRUuheuwasuanuaccomplisheduchefuandurestaurateur,uhoninguhisuskillsuatumanyuculinaryucompetitions,ubringinguhomeuseveralugolduandusilverumedals.uThreeuyearsuago,uafterutakinguaucourseuonubeekeeping,uheuarrangedutouhaveubeeuhivesuinstalleduonutheuroofuofutheuCulinaryuArtsuBuilding.uToday,uthanksutouRon'sueffortsuTRUuhasuwonderfuluhoneyuforuitsucookinguanduhealthyubeesuinuitsugardens.u

uu May 30uTRUufaculty,ustaffuandustudentsuarmeduwithusticks,ugloves,uandugarbageubagsuwillucompeteutoufreeutheucampusuofulitteruanduwinuprizesuatutheuannualuTRUuTrashuBash.uJoinutheufunustartinguoutsideutheuBrownuFamilyuHouseuofuLearninguatu9am,urainuorushine,utoupickuupuequipment.uAuBBQulunchuwillubeuprovided.uhttp://inside.tru.ca/2013/05/13/trashbash2013/

uu June 1 to 5uTheuBotanicaluBucketuListuisutheutitleuofutheukeynoteuaddressuforutheu49thuannualuCanadianuBotanicaluAssociationuconference.uLearnufromuoneubotanistuhowurichutheuNorthuAmericanucontinentuisuforurareufinds.uuwww.tru.ca/cba-abc.html and http://events.tru.ca/event/2013/botanical-bucket-list

uu June 6uAnualumniumixeruforugraduatesuofuanyuprogramuinutheuSchooluofuBusinessuanduEconomics,uthisueventuisubeinguhelduinuVancouver.uwww.tru.ca/alumni/events

uu June 7uTheu21stuAnnualuMikeuBartramuMemorialuSportsuTaskuForceuGolfuTournamentuisuaufundraiseruforustudent-athleteubursariesuanduscholarships.uuwww.tru.ca/athletics/community/golf

uu June 12 to 14uSpringuConvocationuwillutakeuplaceuoveruthreeudaysuthisuyearuatutheuTRUuGymnasium.uSeeutheuconvocationuwebsiteutoulearnuhowuyouucanugetuinvolved.uuuuwww.tru.ca/convocation

uu June 13uAnualumniumixeruforugraduatesuofuanyuprogramuinutheuSchooluofuBusinessuanduEconomics.uuuuwww.tru.ca/alumni/events

uu June 17uAnualumniumixeruforugraduatesuofuanyuprogramuinuTourism.uwww.tru.ca/alumni/events

uu June 21 to 23 uTheuinauguraluKamloopsuTHRiVEuFestival,uauthree-dayuintegrated,uhands-onufestivaluofuarts,ucultureuanduhealthyuliving,upremieresuonuvariousulocationsuthroughoutucampus.uForumoreuinformationuorutoupurchaseuticketsuvisituwww.THRiVEFestival.ca

uu June 24 StartuofuSessionu2uforuSummeruSessionu2013.uuwww.tru.ca/summer

uu June 26 ConvocationuforustudentsuinutheuTRUuanduTianjinuUniversityuofuTechnologyu(TUT)uBacheloruofuBusinessuAdministrationuinuTianjin,uChina

uu Through June 28 FreeuTRUuFitnessuclassesucontinueuMondayuthroughuFridayuwithuoptionsuforudifferentufitnessulevelsuanduabilities.uhttp://rec.inside.tru.ca/fitness/

uu June 28 ConvocationuforustudentsuinutheuTRUuanduuShanghaiuInstituteuofuTechnologyu(SIT)uBacheloruofuBusinessuAdministrationuinuShanghai,uChina

uu July-August WolfPackusportsucampsuforuchildrenuanduteenagersuofferuaurangeuofusportsuanduactivities.uuwww.tru.ca/athletics/sportcamps/camp_listings

uu July-August EUReKA!uScienceucampsuforuchildrenuanduteenagers.uuwww.tru.ca/eureka/summercamp/camp_dates

uu July-August EUReKA!uTechnologyuCampuforu10utou14uyearsuolds.uuwww.tru.ca/eureka/summercamp/camp_dates

uu July-August Campusutoursuforuprospectiveustudents,utheirufamily,uandufriendsuareuoffereduatu10amuandu2pmubyutheuStudentuRecruitmentuanduLiaisonuTeam.uuuuuwww.tru.ca/about_tru/kamloops/visits

uu July 5–8 Thisuyear'suInternationaluResearchuInstitute-Language,uCulture,uanduCommunityuconferenceulooksuatuBuildinguCollaborativeuResearchuOpportunities.uuuuuwww.tru.ca/lcc

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uu Aug. 23 Theu8thuAnnualuFoundationuClassicuGolfuTournamentuisuaufundraiseruforustudentuawardsuandubursaries.uuhttp://www.tru.ca/foundation/golf.html

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