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February 2016 President's Report News Culinary Apprenticeship Pilot The Cook Workplace Apprenticeship program is piloting a flexible delivery method in partnership with Earls Kitchen and Bar, enabling students to work toward their Apprenticeship Level I certification while remaining employed in Kamloops. Funding Supports Training for Aboriginal Learners TRU and community partners Alexis Creek First Nation and Northern Shuswap Tribal Council will receive BC Ministry of Advanced Education funding to deliver training programs to 27 Aboriginal learners. Finance Programs Acknowledged by CFA Institute TRU’s Bachelor of Business Administration finance major and Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Finance have been acknowledged by the CFA Institute as preparing students well to become chartered financial analysts (CFAs). Mining and Minerals Diploma An agreement for a pilot project was signed with BCIT and the BC Centre of Training Excellence in Mining (CTEM), enabling students to complete BCIT’s Diploma in Mineral Exploration and Mining Technology at TRU. Old Main Wins Wood Design Award The expansion of Old Main, which features extensive use of wood in both the exterior upgrade and the Faculty of Law’s interior, received international recognition at the 2015 Wood Design Awards. Faculty of Education and Social Work Approved by Senate on Jan. 25, the Faculty of Human, Social and Educational Development has been renamed the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Researchers Lead Team to Nepal Natural Resource Science faculty members John Karakatsoulis and Wendy Gardner are leading a team to Nepal this month to help develop forest fire management strategies, part of a two-year project. Determining Access Conference Supported by a $25,000 SSHRC Connection Grant, Law faculty Janna Promislow and Nicole Schabus organized a conference to address the implementation and impact of the Tsilhqot’in Nation Aboriginal title declaration. Culinary students can continue to work while learning the trade thanks to a new pilot program in partnership with Earls. Old Main won a 2015 Wood Design Award for showcasing wood in the Faculty of Law and on the exterior of the building. Wendy Gardner and John Karakatsoulis lead a team to Nepal this month to assist with forest fire management strategies.
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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.
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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.
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