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February2016

President'sReportNewsCulinaryApprenticeshipPilotTheCookWorkplaceApprenticeshipprogramispilotingaflexibledeliverymethodinpartnershipwithEarlsKitchenandBar,enablingstudentstoworktowardtheirApprenticeshipLevelIcertificationwhileremainingemployedinKamloops.FundingSupportsTrainingforAboriginalLearnersTRUandcommunitypartnersAlexisCreekFirstNationandNorthernShuswapTribalCouncilwillreceiveBCMinistryofAdvancedEducationfundingtodelivertrainingprogramsto27Aboriginallearners.FinanceProgramsAcknowledgedbyCFAInstituteTRU’sBachelorofBusinessAdministrationfinancemajorandPost-BaccalaureateDiplomainFinancehavebeenacknowledgedbytheCFAInstituteaspreparingstudentswelltobecomecharteredfinancialanalysts(CFAs).MiningandMineralsDiplomaAnagreementforapilotprojectwassignedwithBCITandtheBCCentreofTrainingExcellenceinMining(CTEM),enablingstudentstocompleteBCIT’sDiplomainMineralExplorationandMiningTechnologyatTRU.OldMainWinsWoodDesignAwardTheexpansionofOldMain,whichfeaturesextensiveuseofwoodinboththeexteriorupgradeandtheFacultyofLaw’sinterior,receivedinternationalrecognitionatthe2015WoodDesignAwards.FacultyofEducationandSocialWorkApprovedbySenateonJan.25,theFacultyofHuman,SocialandEducationalDevelopmenthasbeenrenamedtheFacultyofEducationandSocialWork.ResearchersLeadTeamtoNepalNaturalResourceSciencefacultymembersJohnKarakatsoulisandWendyGardnerareleadingateamtoNepalthismonthtohelpdevelopforestfiremanagementstrategies,partofatwo-yearproject.DeterminingAccessConferenceSupportedbya$25,000SSHRCConnectionGrant,LawfacultyJannaPromislowandNicoleSchabusorganizedaconferencetoaddresstheimplementationandimpactoftheTsilhqot’inNationAboriginaltitledeclaration.

CulinarystudentscancontinuetoworkwhilelearningthetradethankstoanewpilotprograminpartnershipwithEarls.

OldMainwona2015WoodDesignAwardforshowcasingwoodintheFacultyofLawandontheexteriorofthebuilding.

WendyGardnerandJohnKarakatsoulisleadateamtoNepalthismonthtoassistwithforestfiremanagementstrategies.

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Co-opStudentoftheYearFourth-yearBachelorofSciencestudentCarleePoleschukisTRU’sCo-opStudentof2015.ThechemicalbiologymajorspenttwotermsconductingcancerresearchwiththenuclearmedicineteamatTRIUMF.IncreasingSafetyAwarenessTRU’sfirstannualSafetyAwarenessWeekfeatureddisplaysonStudentStreet,inTradesandinSciencetohighlightsafetyissues,andofferedworkshopsforfacultyandstaffonergonomicsandincidentreporting.TeachingPracticesColloquiumFacultypresentedbestpracticesinteachingonthetheme“BuildingConnections,StrengtheningRelationships”atthe12thannualconferenceonFeb.15.PrivacyandInformationSecurityConferenceParticipantsatthesecondannualconferenceonJan.28learnedbestpractices,trendsandforecastsinthefieldsofprivacyandinformationsecurity.HomeworkClubAnewinitiativeinpartnershipwithSchoolDistrict73enableslocalhighschoolstudentstoaccessvolunteertutorsattheUniversityPrepCentretwiceaweek.LivingWallReplacedConstructionbeganinlateJanuarytoreplacethelivingwallintheHouseofLearningwithwoodpanelling,duetotemperatureandhumiditycontrolissuesthatmademaintenancedifficultandcostly.InserviceDayTRU’sannualInserviceDayforstaffandfacultyonFeb.17featuredakeynoteaddressbylawyerLesraMartinandsessionsontheTRUbrand,LeaveforChange,VolunteerKamloopsandothertopics.EconomicsforSuccessEventJuniorAchievementBC’sannualeventonFeb.18broughtlocalGrade8to10studentsandvolunteerstocampustofocusonkeyskillsstudentswillneedinthefuture.ChineseNewYearTheTRUSUChineseStudentsandScholarsClubhostedaChineseNewYearcelebrationonFeb.5,featuringculturalexhibits,foodandperformances.

TRUCo-opStudentoftheYearCarleePoleschukatTRIUMF,Canada’snationallaboratoryfornuclearandparticlephysics.

Health&SafetyOfficerGordonMauritssharesergonomicstipsduringTRU’sfirstannualSafetyAwarenessWeek.

ThelivingwallintheHouseofLearningfoyerisbeingreplacedwithwoodpanellingthismonth.

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Achievements

KelseyGilker,analumnaofTRU’stheatreprogram,receivedthe2016EmergingArtistAwardatKamloops’Mayor’sGalafortheArtsonJan.30.

2016EmergingArtistKelseyGilker(right)inthe2011ActorsWorkshopTheatreproductionofAntigone.

SteveRoss,Nursing,hasbeenappointedtotheKamloopsYMCA/YWCAboardofdirectors,andnominatedasanon-AboriginalboardmemberoftheAboriginalNursesAssociationofCanada.HewasalsoinvitedtobeareviewerfortheWorldJournalofSocialScienceResearch.ChristopherSeguin,VPAdvancement,helpedraiseover$90,000forDevelopingWorldConnectionstobuildaschoolinSierraLeonewhenheandagroupofKamloopsresidentssuccessfullyclimbedAfrica’shighestpeak—a16,001ft.climb—intheMt.KilimanjaroChallenge.TheSchoolofTrades&Technology’sTrainingHouseisafinalistinthe24thannualGeorgieAwardsoftheCanadianHomeBuilders’AssociationofBC,intheBestPublic-PrivatePartnershipcategory.

Let’sRemember

JeffSkosnik,adjunctprofessorintheSchoolofTradesandTechnologyandCEOoftheLineContractorsAssociationofBC,wasinstrumentalinleadingTRUtobecomethefirstpublictrainingschoolinBCtoofferthePowerLineTechnicianprogram.HealsoworkedwithAboriginallearnerstohelpthemgaintheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytotransitionintotradestraining.JefffeltthatTRU’s“accessibleuniversity”approachwasthewaytohelpallpeoplebecomewhattheywantedtobe.

Publications

PRESENTATIONS

AlejandroCampos-Garcia,SociologyCampos-Garcia,Alejandro.“Afrodescendants:FifteenYearsafterSantiago.AchievementsandChallenges.”Symposiumorganizer.Afro-LatinAmericanResearchInstituteattheHutchinsCenter,HarvardUniversity,Cambridge,MA.Dec.4-5,2015.JOURNALS

TeshDagne,LawDagne,TeshW.andChelseaDubeau.“3DPrintingandtheLaw:AreCADFilesCopyright-protected?”IntellectualPropertyJournal.28:1(2015):101-133.Dagne,TeshagerW.“OverviewofImplicationsofThree-DimensionalPrintingonCanadianIntellectualPropertyLaw.”CanadianIntellectualPropertyReview.31(2015).29-42.RajivJhangiani,PsychologyJhangiani,RajivS.andErinE.Hardin.“SkillDevelopmentinIntroductoryPsychology.”ScholarshipofTeachingandLearninginPsychology.1:4(2015).362-376.MuhammadMohiuddin,InternationalBusinessFahinde,Charles,AlexisAbodohoui,MuhammadMohiuddinandZhanSu.“ExternalFinancialInflowsandDomesticInvestmentintheEconomiesofWAEMU:Crowding-outversusCrowding-inEffects.”JournalofDevelopingAreas.49:3(2015).229-248.Kimiagari,Salman,SamiraKeivanpour,Md.SamimAl-Azad,andMuhammadMohiuddin.“UsingtheFuzzyDelphiMethodtoApplyaModelofKnowledgeTransferthroughInternationalStrategicAlliancesinUp-StreamOilandGasSectors.”ContemporaryManagementResearch.11:4(2015).409-428.DonnaMurnaghan,NursingWitcher,C.S.G.,N.Holt,W.Young,C.Blanchard,D.MurnaghanandJ.C.Spence.“PhysicalActivityPerceptionsandInfluencesamongOlderAdultsinRuralNovaScotia.”CanadianJournalonAging.(2016).1-15.Web.BOOKS

PeterMurphy,English&ModernLanguagesMurphy,P.J.andNickPawliuk,eds.BeckettinPopularCulture:EssaysonaPostmodernIcon.Burlington,NC:McFarland&Co.,2016.

UpcomingEvents

Feb.23BusinessKickstartSeries:KevinJardineLearnmoreaboutthemanbehindtheSportMartsuccessstoryandhowsincesellingthechainin2001,hehasbecomeasignificantfigureintheconsumersector.

Feb.25ScienceSeminar:Dr.AlexandreBroloDr.Brolo(UVic)discussesusingspectroscopytoinvestigateprocessesatsurfacesandnon-structures.

Feb.25EnvironmentalScienceSeminar:Dr.Xing-FangLiDr.Li(UofAlberta)presents“DrinkingWaterSafety:AnalyticalChallengesandOpportunities”.

Feb.25-27,Mar.3-5TheLoveoftheNightingaleActorsWorkshopTheatrestudentspresentanadaptationofOvid’sancientlegendofKingTereus,Philomena,andhersisterProcne.DirectedbyWesleyEccleston.

TheActorsWorkshopTheatrepresentationofTheLoveoftheNightingalerunsFeb.25-27andMar.3-5at7:30pmintheBlackBoxTheatre.Tickets$14.

Feb.26Networking411forGraduateStudentsStudentsingraduateprogramshaveachancetointeractwithalumniandothersworkinginavarietyofdisciplines.

Feb.29-Mar.4AboriginalAwarenessWeekTheannualeventincludesexhibits,performances,andanEldersLuncheononMar.1.

Mar.3TRUJobFairTheannualJobFairbringsdozensoforganizationsfromarangeofindustrieslookingtonetworkwithstudents.

Mar.3EnvironmentalSciencePresentationsShortresearchpresentationsbystudentsintheMasterofScienceinEnvironmentalScienceprogram.PartoftheEnvironmentalScienceSeminarSeries.

Mar.3-4LongNightAgainstProcrastinationTheovernightstudyeventatthemainLibraryoffersstudentsstudysessions,tutoringandwellnessactivities,midnightpizzaandaSurvivor’sBreakfast,8pm–8am.

Mar.4SkillsCanadaCaribooRegionalFinals&Try-a-TradeTradesstudentsinhighschoolandpost-secondarycompetetoentertheprovincialchampionship.Try-A-TradeinvitesyouthandthepublictolearnmoreabouttradesattheSchoolofTradesandTechnology.

Mar.5PopsicleStickBridgeContestThe13thannualeventteststheskillsofelementaryschoolstudentsuptoengineeringprofessionals.

Mar.10EnvironmentalScienceSeminarDrs.MattReudink,MarkPaetkauandDavidHillpresent“SmartBirdFeedersandtheNewTweet”.

Mar.11-12ModelUNConferenceTheTRUSUModelUNClubpresentsanetworkingandlearningexperience.

Mar.11-13BodyEclecticColloquiumKeynotes,panelsandworkshopswilldiscussthetopicofembodimentandphenomenologicalexperience.

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TRUhonorarydegreerecipientCraigKielburger,shownherewithvaledictorianSarahCorlessatSpringConvocation2014,willgivethekeynoteaddressatIDaysonMar.15.

Mar.15-18IDays2016FourdaysofinterculturaleventskickoffwithakeynotebyCraigKielburgerofMetoWeandFreetheChildren,andconcludewiththepopularInternationalShowcase.Mar.17EnvironmentalScienceSeminarDr.BarryRobinsonofParksCanadapresents“ForagingEcologyoftheArcticPeregrineFalcon”.Mar.183MinuteThesis(3MT)TRUFinalsGraduatestudentscompetetopresenttheirresearchengaginglytothepublicinthreeminutesorless.ThewinnerwilladvancetothewesternCanadianfinal.

Mar.18-19UndergraduateResearch&InnovationConferenceTRU’s11thannualshowcaseofundergraduateresearchincludesaposterexhibitand15-minutelectures.Mar.19-20TRUPowwowThesixthannualpowwowfeaturesperformancesfromlocalandregionalparticipants.Mar.24ScienceSeminarAlumnaMeganMacGillvray,amedicalstudentatUofCalgary,discussesthemedicalschoolapplicationprocess.Mar.25-28EasterTRUcampuseswillbeclosedforthestatutoryholidaysonGoodFridayandEasterMonday.Mar.31EnvironmentalScienceSeminarDr.CarolMcAusland(UBC)presents“CarbonFootprintTaxesandCarbonRerouting”.April2SpringOpenHouseStudentsandtheirfamilieswilllearnmoreaboutclassesandcampuslifethroughinformationsessions,aresourcefair,toursandmore.

IDaysrunsMar.15-18,2016.Visittru.ca/idaysforthecompletescheduleofspeakers,performances,workshopsandotherevents.