FALL 2011 TRU Alumni & Friends Magazine ISSUE #6 Bridges A story for Elder care pg 10 Take a walk at TRU pg 4 A World of Students to Celebrate pg 18 Future home of the TRU Faculty of Law Getting to know TRU Law pg 14 Contents 18 4 10 Campus Commons TRU World 4 Take a walk at TRU 18 A World of Students 6 The path of to Celebrate most resistance Student Street Inside TRU 21 Tulo students among 8 Honeybees: A buzz first graduating class on campus of new program Research Review Alma Matters 10 A story for Elder care 26 Class Notes 12 Toolkit for 28 Let's Remember a Changing World Track the 'Pack Cover Story 29 WolfPack Rookies 17 14 Getting to know TRU Law Sieze the Season Open Learning Community Report Interested in receiving 17 Breaking Borders 31 Report Section (I-VII) From the University and Bridges online? the TRU Foundation Update your information www.tru.ca/alumni/bridges An artist’s rendering of the atrium, which will be in Onthe the new homecover: of TRU’s Faculty of Law. Designed by Diamond and Schmitt, architects of the Brown Family House of Learning, the two storey 40,000 square foot addition is a landscape-inspired vision to re-energize Old Main. Student & Alumni Contributors Sadie Cox is a graduate student in the MSc Environmental Science program. She also holds BSc and B Journalism degrees from TRU. She has lived in Kamloops for 12 years, having grown up in Northern BC and Squamish. Aside from being a student, Publisher Sadie is also a mom and somewhat of a gym rat—she’s a certified > Christopher Séguin, weight trainer working towards her personal trainer certification. Office of University Advancement > Arlene Olynyk, TRU Alumni & Friends Assoc Managing Editor > Diana Skoglund Allison Gibbard is a freelance journalist and photographer, Assistant Editor in her last year of Journalism at TRU. Born and raised in > Anita Rathje Kamloops, Gibbard has enjoyed her time in the community Contributing Editors and as a student. Her work can be seen in a number of local > Bart Cummins publications. Gibbard looks forward to stepping out into the > Tina Pelletier world of journalism to begin her career. > Will Garrett-Petts > TRU Faculty of Law > Lindsey Norris > Larry Read Photography > Bart Cummins Michael Potestio is a fourth-year Journalism student at TRU. Born and raised in Kamloops, his interests include writing, Graphic Design history, sports and movies. After years of experience in the > Amanda Blyth food industry he has gained an appreciation for fine cuisine. Advertising Sales He tackled his Accolades assignment with gusto. > Karen Gamracy A graduate of TRU's journalism program, Sherry Bennett's fondness for the written word has guided her towards a career as a freelance writer. Her articles have appeared in a number of Interior publications and her affinity for local history has lured her to local libraries and archives, where she has spent many a pleasant hour. Alumni Board of Directors: • Susan McIntyre, Chair Committee Directors • Rob Williamson, Vice- Chair • Christine Anderson • Hoberly Hove Contact us: • Rob Wycherley, Treasurer • Melissa Baker • Bill Jaswal TRU Alumni & Friends Association • Christopher Séguin, • Jennifer Billingsley • Janice MacDonald Ex-Officio 900 McGill Road, • Ryan Dunn • Dean Paravantes • Ray Sanders, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 • Mike Finch • Niki Remesz Ex-Officio Williams Lake Phone: 1.250.828.5264 • Wendy Heshka • Lindsay Wilk Email: [email protected] • Arlene Olynyk, Alumni Officer MC115338 TRU Alumni & Friends Association Welcome Friends From the editor From the Chair Some of my best friends are TRU Community is a topic this magazine Alumni and so are most of my revisits often, as part of the vision and colleagues. Whether it’s my dentist’s mission of the TRU Alumni & Friends sons, my husband’s boss or the Association as well as a focus for much hundreds of folks I keep in touch of TRU’s teaching and research. with on Facebook and Twitter, we all In this issue we feature a look at Dr. Wendy have a TRU connection. Hulko’s culturally safe dementia care If you want to see the power of this research project, a unique collaboration connectivity in action do what you can between TRU, the Interior Health Authority, to attend Networking 411. We are all and First Nation Elders on the best busy these days but taking two hours practices for looking after our aging out to “speed network” last month First Nations populations. You’ll find with a few students that were looking more community connected projects We have come a long way from our for some career insight was rewarding. by Hulko’s colleagues in the Faculty origins as a naval munitions base. It wasn’t just rewarding because of Human, Social, and Educational You’ll find a community report, some young people were asking Development, Dr. Julie Drolet and Dr. Diane news on the women’s soccer division for, and raptly listening to, the same Purvey, and a story about Matt Osborne, win, an introduction to the Law Class of great advice that I dole out unheeded a Social Work student with a passion 2014 and much more. In response to our to my university-attending sons. for affecting change for the homeless reader survey we’ve also included Class But because the room was full of TRU by sleeping under the stars. Notes again; so let’s hear from you too. Alumni, who like me, wanted to see This summer we were able to connect with We offer many opportunities to participate these 250 or so students succeed. Culinary Arts Alumni at the Farm2Chef with TRU. You can be a mentor at We care, I think, because someone grazing event at Thistle Farms. Our photo Networking 411, volunteer on our many at a point along the way in our own essay by Bart Cummins captures these TRU & Friends committees or help out paths at TRU took a few minutes vibrant, passionate chefs spreading the at other University events. Contact us at to impart some of their wisdom. gospel of good local food. www.tru.ca/alumni. As always, we look I am lucky, I see those caring faculty Beyond our people and programs, forward to your ideas and opinions. from Arts, Journalism and Horticulture TRU connects to the community by its in the halls and gardens of TRU weekly. geography. You will read about how We re-connect in the line for soup in our Campus Master Plans and land use the Food Training building or at the strategies are continuing to evolve. new Tim Hortons in the Brown Family House of Learning. We are genuinely TRU Alumni & Friends Association Chair happy to see each other, and for me, each time I see my poli-sci prof I remember how he imparted confidence to my inner academic. That’s why I went to Networking 411, because I remember that feeling of OMG (no we didn’t use that acronym then) I have invested 4 (or 5 or 6) years in this degree, now what? I’ll bet you remember too, so if you can become a mentor, trust me it’s worth the time. Managing Editor Campus Commons Take a Walk at TRU Campus development & sustainability By Sadie Cox & Anita Rathje or over forty years, TRU’s campus “TRU and the City of Kamloops are Owen said other plans being considered F has been constantly growing and working together to make alternatives include constructing a secure bike strategically evolving. TRU has become to car transit attractive to people, facility by the Brown Family House more that the sum of its buildings, and increase the walkability of the of Learning. “It will have cameras and green spaces and pathways; it has campus,” said Tom Owen, director of I think we’ll also put in a minor bike become a community, a place to learn, environment and sustainability at TRU. repair facility right on campus.” live and play. The Transportation Demand Study, The House of Learning is a new hub for On November 14th, TRU announced that being conducted by Urban Systems, students, staff, and visitors, with its a new corporate trustee, TRU Community is looking for creative ways to encourage learning commons, full service Tim Horton’s, and the Irving K. Barber British Corporation, will manage development the 55 percent of staff and students Columbia Centre theatre venue. on TRU property. Building on the 2003 living within one bus route of TRU to Green spaces created beside it and Campus Plan, which recommended greater use alternative modes of transportation the addition of over 500 metres of density and sustainability, TRU is taking more frequently. A proposed pedestrian new sidewalk also contribute to the steps towards a “university village” overpass on Summit Drive, part of the walkability of campus. model for new development. study and the city’s Bicycle Master Plan, would reduce the walk between Upper Warren Asuchak, associate director Additional on-campus housing in College Heights and Old Main by 500 of Facilities Services, said the sidewalks particular will enrich campus life for metres, and provide a safer, more direct provide shorter and safer routes TRU students and add vibrancy to cycling route to the campus and areas connecting buildings, parking lots and the campus. Mixed use development like the Tournament Capital Centre. bus stops. “The additional sidewalk that includes grocery and drugstores, between Facilities and the House of “TRU can become a leader in that retail stores and other services below Learning is an easier access from the regard,” said Dylan Houlihan, residences means greater walkability – core of campus to the bus stops,” transportation planner with Urban encouraging students, staff and visitors said Asuchak.