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March2016
President'sReportNews
FindYourTRUOurnewbrandwasrevealedtoagroupofapproximately500students,faculty,staffandcommunitymembersonFeb.25.Theeventshowcasedabrandstrategy,launchcampaign,comprehensivevisualidentityandtagline,andintroducedthestudentsfeaturedinthecampaign.Thecelebrationincludedfreecoffee,hotchocolate,cookiesandswag:FindYourTRUtravelmugs.CanadaResearchChairAwardedinTourismDr.CourtneyMasonhasbeenappointedasTierIICanadaResearchChairinRuralLivelihoodsandSustainableCommunitiesintheFacultyofAdventure,CulinaryArtsandTourism.MillwrightFoundationApprovedAnewIndustrialMechanic(Millwright)FoundationCertificatehasbeenapprovedfortheSchoolofTradesandTechnologythankstofundingfromSchoolDistrict73andtheBCIndustryTrainingAuthority(ITA)andiscurrentlyrunningitssecondintakeoftheprogramattheNorKamTradesCentre.2016DistinguishedAlumniAnnouncedThreealumniandalocaltransportationcompanywillreceiveTRUDistinguishedAlumniAwardsonApr.7:DeanNelson(’92),ResortHotelManagementDiploma,HumanRightsLeadershipAward;LindaJules(’07),BachelorofFineArts,Arts&CultureAward;GurbirSandhu(’02),BachelorofSocialWork,GraceChronisterAward;andArrowTransportationSystemsInc.,MilestoneAchievementAward.HorticultureOfferedinWilliamsLakeInresponsetoregionaldemand,anewHorticultureTechnicianFoundationprogramwillbeofferedforthefirsttimethisspringattheWilliamsLakecampus,with$107,920inone-timefundingfromtheprovince.CampusPlanTownHallAtatownhallonMar.9,theTRUcommunitywasinvitedtolearnaboutrecentprogressontheimplementationofthe2013CampusPlanandnextstepsfortheTRUCommunityTrust(TRUCT)tomoveforwardontheuniversityvillagedevelopment.StudentsNetworkatJobFairMorethan1,800studentsattendedJobFaironMar.3,meeting155representativesfrom57employersinIT,tourism,healthcare,financialservices,trades,andmore.
TRUstaffshowcasingtheirFindYourTRUmugs.HundredsofmugsweregivenawayattheFeb.25brandlaunch.
CourtneyMasonisTRU’snewCanadaResearchChairinRuralLivelihoodsandSustainableCommunities.
DeanNelson(’92)willberecognizedasaTRUDistinguishedAlumniattheannualawardsceremonyonApr.7.
PakhomenkoNamedCISPlayeroftheYearAnnouncedMar.10,WolfPackwomen’svolleyballplayerIuliiaPakhomenkoisCanadianInteruniversitySport’sPlayeroftheYear.AlsoaCISAll-Canadianforthesecondyearinarow,theMasterofBusinessAdministrationstudentledtheleagueinkillsandkillsperset.ACECo-opStudentoftheYearTRUBachelorofSciencestudentCarleePoleschukistherecipientoftheAssociationforCo-operativeEducation(ACE)BC/YukonUniversityCo-opStudentoftheYearAwardfor2015.KnowledgeMakersSeventeenAboriginalstudentsspentReadingWeekbecomingKnowledgeMakersaspartofaprogramdesignedtoencourageAboriginalundergraduatestudentstoengageinresearch.NursingReleasesStrategicResearchPlanAlauncheventonMar.7celebratedNursing’snewSRP,“MakingaDifference:ScholarshipandResearchintheSchoolofNursingatTRU2016-2021”,withposterpresentationsofresearchinfouridentifiedthemes.GalaRaises$70,000TheTRUFoundation’sannualflagshipfundraiserdrew330guestsandraisedmorethan$70,000towardsstudentawards.Thesold-outeventonFeb.13featuredaViennese-themedmenu,entertainmentandraffleprize—aEuropeanrivercruise.BasketballAdvancestoFinalFourWolfPackmen’sbasketballwillfacetheUBCThunderbirdsattheCanadaWest“FinalFour”,thefirsttimetheWolfPackhasadvancedtotheplayoffs.TRULawTakesSecondatBCCupTRULawplacedsecondattheannualBCLawSchoolsCompetitiveMootFeb.13-14inVictoria,whereteamsfromUBC,UVicandTRUcompetedinappealmootcourt.AHubforInvasiveSpeciesResearchDr.BrianHeise,NaturalResourceSciences,hasbeenappointedchairoftheInvasiveSpeciesCouncilofBC(ISCBC).Hewillbeinvolvedinthedevelopmentofnationalresearch-basedpolicy,andhopestoexpandthecouncil’sfocusonresearch.CoachoftheYearForthesecondyearinarow,aTRUbasketballcoachhasbeennamedCanadaWestCoachoftheYear.WolfPackmen’sheadcoachScottClarkhasledtheteamtothebestrecordinschoolhistorythisyear.
WolfPackplayerandMBAstudentIuliiaPakhomenkoistheCanadianInteruniversitySportPlayeroftheYear.
JasonJohnstonwasoneof17AboriginalstudentswhoattendedtheKnowledgeMakersprogramtogetinvolvedinresearch.
BrianHeise,NaturalResourceSciences,hasbeenappointedchairoftheInvasiveSpeciesCouncilofBC(ISCBC).
ExtendedSweaterDaysBundledUpSavingsToincreasetheimpactofNationalSweaterDayoncampus,theheatwasturneddownforthreedaysFeb.2to4,witharesultingsavingsof14%.Ifloweredforayear,thatwouldtranslateto$70,000inenergysavings.DrinkwithClassAninvestmentfromtheprovincialgovernmentwillassistintransformingthecultureofdrinkingoncampusthroughtheDrinkwithClasscampaign,partoftheChangingtheCultureofSubstanceUseproject.AboriginalAwarenessWeekThisyear’sAboriginalAwarenessWeekfromFeb.28toMar.4featuredanElders’LuncheonandatalkonReconciliationinAction,aswellasdance,film,a9-hourlahaltournament,andcraftslikeInuitharpoon-making.FirstPlaceforCheerTeamTheWolfPackCheerTeamtookhomefirstplaceattheMardiPartiChampionshipsinRichmondonFeb.27.TRU’s20-memberteamcompetedagainstfiveotheruniversityteamsintheCollegiateLevel4Division.LawStudentsShadowJudgesFifteenTRULawstudentsgainedvaluableinsightintothejudicialprocessFeb.15to19,inauniqueprograminwhichtheywereabletoshadowajudgeforaday.CulinaryStudentsAttendCanadianChampionshipsFiveCulinaryArtsstudentswereinvitedtoplaysupportingroleswithteamscompetingintheCanadianCulinaryChampionshipsFeb.4to6inKelowna.
TRU’sextendedSweaterDaysFeb.2to4featuredaHockeySweatercontest—showniscontestwinner,studentLaneHaller.
WolfPackSweepsPresident’sCupForthesecondstraightyear,theWolfPackbeattheHeattotakehomeboththemen’sandwomen’sPresident’sCup—afriendlyannualrivalrybetweenTRUandUBC-OinallCanadaWestsports.WorldKidneyDayNursingstudentsorganizedthethirdannualhealthfaironMar.10,helpingtospreadawarenessabouttheimportantroleourkidneysplayinouroverallhealth.LunchwiththePresidentALunchwiththePresidentforstudentswasheldonFeb.24.FacultyandstaffhadlunchwiththepresidentonMar.7.
Achievements
PaulAntonelli,MasterofSciencestudent,sharedfirstprizeinthepostercategoryatthe37thannualPacificEcologyandEvolutionConferenceinBamfieldFeb.26to28,for“FacilitatingMineRestorationwithOrganicAmendmentsandNursePlants”.JimHu,ESL,wasselectedtoadjudicateapplicationsforInternationalTravelGrantawardsforTESOLInternationalinDecember2015.MuhammadMohiuddin,InternationalBusiness,wasnominatedasanexternalevaluator/revieweroftheresearchgrantoftheOntarioMinistryofAgriculture,FoodandRuralAffairs(OMAFRA)andUniversityofGuelphresearchprogram.DianaSkoglund,MarketingandCommunications,hasbeenappointedforathree-yeartermtotheboardofdirectorsoftheCollegeofOpticiansofBritishColumbia,whichensuresthepublic’svisionneedsaremetsafelyandeffectivelybyBClicensedopticians.
PeterSoberlak,Education,hasbeenhonouredwithaWesternHockeyLeagueAlumniAchievementAward.HespentfourseasonswiththeWHL(1985-89),playingwiththeBlazersandtheSwiftCurrentBroncos,wherehewonthe1989MemorialCup.HealsoservesastheKamloopsBlazers’mentalperformancecoach.
CredentialsEarned
Congratulationstofacultyandstaffwhoreceivedtheirmaster’sorPhDinthepastsixmonths.Ifyouknowsomeonewhohasachievedtheirs,pleaseemailthenameoftherecipient,[email protected],Nursing:PhDinNursing,UniversityofCalgary
Publications
PRESENTATIONS
RenéeAnderson,AndreaSullivanandCandaceWalker,NursingAnderson,Renée,AndreaSullivanandCandaceWalker.“Let’sTalkaboutPractice:FacultyDevelopmentSessionsintheSchoolofNursing.”ElsevierFacultyDevelopmentConference.LasVegas,NV.Jan.3-5,2016.WendyHulko,SocialWork,ElderEstellaPatrickMollerHulko,WendyandEstellaPatrickMoller.“DecolonizingandContemporizingEducationinCollaborationwithElders.”Panel.HawaiiInternationalConferenceonEducation.Honolulu,HI.Jan.6,2016.WendyHulko,SocialWork,ElderJeanWilliamsHulko,WendyandJeanWilliams.“CreatingandEvaluatingEducationalMaterialsonAgingandMemoryLossinCollaborationwithSecwepemcElders.”GraduateCertificateinEducationalStudiesResearchSymposium.Kamloops,BC.Oct.29,2015.JOURNALS
LeeBergstrand,ComputerScienceandCMMBstudent,andJonathanVanHamme,BiologicalSciencesBergstrand,L.,E.Cardenas,J.Holert,J.D.VanHamme,W.W.Mohn.“DelineationofSteroid-DegradingMicroorganismsthroughComparativeGenomicAnalysis.”mBio.7:2(2016):npag.Web.AaronPlahn(’12),BScalumni/TutorWilliamsLakeHojjati,Alireza,AaronPlahn,AlexZucca,LevonPogosian,PhilippeBrax,Anne-ChristineDavisandGong-BoZhao.“SearchingforScalarGravitationalInteractionsinCurrentandFutureCosmologicalData.”PhysicalReviewD.93:4(2016):npag.Web.
CHAPTERS
WendyHulko,SocialWorkHulko,Wendy.“LGBT*IndividualsandDementia:AnIntersectionalApproach.”Lesbian,Gay,BisexualandTrans*IndividualsLivingwithDementia:Concepts,PracticeandRights.Eds.SueWestwoodandElizabethPrice.Abingdon:Routledge,2016.35-50.BOOKS
HaroldRichinsandJohnHull,TourismManagementRichins,HaroldandJohnHull,eds.MountainTourism:Experiences,Communities,EnvironmentsandSustainableFutures.Boston,MA:CABIPublishing,2016.
UpcomingEvents
Mar.183MinuteThesis(3MT)TRUFinalsGraduatestudentscompetetopresenttheirresearchengaginglytothepublicinthreeminutesorless.ThewinnerwilladvancetotheWesternCanadianregionals.Mar.18-19UndergraduateResearch&InnovationConferenceTRU’s11thannualshowcaseofundergraduateresearchincludesaposterexhibitand15-minutelecturesbyTRUandvisitingstudentsinavarietyofdisciplines.
Mar.19-20TRUPowwowThesixthannualpowwowfeaturesdancing,singinganddrummingperformances.Mar.22TheatreInsightsfromaWorkingProfessionalActor,musician,andplaywrightJanetMichael(Habib'sUnforgettableAllNightHouseParty)willshareinsightsandanswerquestions.
Mar.24ScienceSeminarSeriesAlumnaMeganMacGillvray,agraduateofQueen’sandresidentindermatologyatUniversityofAlberta,discussesthemedicalschoolapplicationprocess.Mar.25-28EasterTRUcampuseswillbeclosedforthestatutoryholidaysonGoodFridayandEasterMonday.Mar.31LiveatTRU!Series:CadenceAcappellaquartetCadenceclosestheLiveatTRUmusicseasonwitharepertoireofcoversandoriginalmaterial.Mar.31EnvironmentalScienceSeminarDr.CarolMcAusland(UBC)presents“CarbonFootprintTaxesandCarbonRerouting”.Apr.1AroundtheWorldin5NightsTheTRUSUInternationalClubhighlightstheculturesofAustraliaandtheSouthPacificduringthisfinalsession.Apr.2SpringOpenHouseProspectivestudentswilllearnaboutTRUprogramsandservicesthroughinformationsessions,toursandmore.Apr.4-9ActorsWorkshopTheatre:DirectorsFestivalAWT’sannualfestivalfeaturesone-actplaysdirectedbyseniortheatrestudentsandperformedbystudents.
Apr.7EnvironmentalSciencesSeminarSeriesDr.DavidA.LevypresentsonFraserRiversockeyesalmonandtheCohenCommissionofInquiry.April7DistinguishedAlumniAwardsCelebratetheoutstandingcontributionsofthisyear’sawardwinnerstomaketheworldabetterplace.Apr.7-8SchoolDistrict73RegionalScienceFairTRUfaculty,studentsandothershelpstagethislong-runningeventopentothoseingrades4-12.Apr.8ModelUNConference(rescheduledfromMarch)Teamsofstudentscompeteascountriesandarriveatsolutionstoacomplexreal-worldscenario.Apr.12CelebrateTRULearningStudents,facultyandstaffwhoexemplifylearninginsupportoftheTRUStrategicPrioritiesarebeingrecognizedthroughtheCelebrateTRULearningawards.Apr.20AnnualMeritandServiceAwardsCelebratetheachievementsoffacultyandstaffrecognizedfordistinguishedandlong-termservice.Apr.23MusicintheRoundTakeinsomemusicattheBarberCentrewhilenetworkingandraisingmoneyforstudentawards.
StudentsandtheirfamilieswillvisitcampusforOpenHouseonApr.2tolearnmoreaboutTRUprogramsandservices.
