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Spring 2010 Bridges Magazine SPRING 2010 TRU Alumni & Friends Magazine ISSUE #3 www.tru.ca/alumni Nursing Students in Lesotho Research Review TRU Alumni & Friends Magazine www.tru.ca/alumni 1 page not complete 2010 marks our 40th Anniversary 1970 2010 This Fall “Celebrate 40” For more information email [email protected] www.tru.ca/alumni • www.tru.ca/foundation 2010 events May 2 .............. Boogie the Bridge ..............................................www.dailynewsboogie.ca 7 .............. Alumni Golf Tournament ................................. [email protected] Sunday May 2, 2010 @ 9am Pineridge Golf Course 13th Annual Run, Walk, 13 – 15 .... Canadian College Baseball Championships ................www.tru.ca/athletics or Stroll 1k, 5k, 10k, or 21k June ‘Let’s get together 3 and 4 .... Spring Convocation .............................................www.tru.ca/convocation and make a difference’ 11 ............ Sports Task Force Golf Tournament ................. [email protected] 27 ............ Pack Attack: Pro-Am Golf Tournament ...................www.golfthedunes.com Alumni, students and faculty receive free gifts with their registration package. July Visit the TRU Alumni Tent on race day. 10 ............ Indo-Can Links Golf Tournament ............................... www.indocanlinks.ca For Registration Information www.dailynewsboogie.ca August For more information email 27 ............. TRU Foundation Golf Tournament .................... [email protected] [email protected] Race Charity of Choice... ASK Wellness Centre Thompson Rivers University Career Education Department The Career Education Department helped me Alumni Employers see the potential and Personalized support Flexible recruitment solutions skills I already possess to reach your career goals… for your organization… and showed me how to • Customized assistance with work search • Access to over 10, 000 students in over organize them and put research, planning and document development 60 programs them to use to impress • Free job postings on our website and job boards prospective employers. • Individualized labour market analysis • Comprehensive employer information • Excellent co-op and practicum opportunities –TRU Tourism Student in multiple programs • Resume and cover letter feedback • Assistance with strategies to make meaningful • Access to excellent job postings connections with students • Interview preparation • Collection of resumes and applications • Assistance coordinating interview scheduling, • Career mentorship advice and opportunities booking on-campus interview rooms, video conferencing, etc. For more information contact our office today! Phone: 250.371.JOBS • Email: [email protected] • Visit www.tru.ca/careereducation T 7 ETSXEMÍNTE STSELXMÉM contents Cover Story 12 Nursing Students in Lesotho Departments Alumni Info 6–7 Campus Commons 2 Events 8–10 Research Review 4 Alumni Chairs’ 12–13 Student Street Message 14–15 Insidetru 5 TRU Career Mentoring Publisher: TRU Alumni Association 7 Affinity Partners University Office 16–17 TRU World of Advancement, 17 Alumni Benefit Card Christopher Séguin 18–19 Track the ’Pack Editor: Arlene Olynyk 23 Last Word 20–21 Alma Matters Advisory Board: 22 Distinguished Alumni Roger Barnsley Uli Scheck Christopher Séguin Mary Ellen Grant Diana Skoglund TRU Alumni & Friends Magazine Arlene Olynyk Writers: Diana Skoglund Ashley Demedeiros Wade Paterson Bart Cummins Larry Read Bridges Dawn Rueckl Jenny Fremlin Wendy McKenzie www.tru.ca/alumni Spring 2010 Photography: Wendy McKenzie – Cover Bob Clark Stay Connected Bart Cummins Greg Sawisky Find us Graphic Designer: Cindy Drescher Advertising Sales: Follow us Karen Gamracy Contact us: Connect us Thompson Rivers University Alumni Association 900 McGill Road, Box 3010 Kamloops BC V2C 5N3 Complete the Bridges Magazine Phone: 1.250.828.5264 Email: [email protected] survey for your chance to WIN! More details at www.tru.ca/alumni/survey MC93417 >>>TRU Alumni Association Welcome Back Mary Ellen Grant and Cathy Ferguson Are you able to recall memorable moments or events from your days on campus? Close your eyes, breathe and think back. Your time spent at TRU laid the foundation for your current and future life. Your success is our success. Perhaps it’s time to consider returning to TRU to revisit and re-establish connections with friends, classmates, colleagues and faculty. TRU has thousands of alumni, just like you, who have received a quality education. In recent years the university has grown, continues to grow and remains a strikingly beautiful, energetic campus. The Alumni Association runs a successful Being an alumni volunteer means we value Mentorship Program. Perhaps you have an whatever time and energy you can provide to interest in returning to your alma mater to your Association. share your work experience and expertise with Perhaps you are a community member or parent enthusiastic students who will appreciate career of a student or alumni? guidance and some straight talk about the ‘real’ working world. We welcome you to join our Association as an alumni or as a “friend” — to contribute toward, Do you remember the fall Welcome Back and improve the experience of students and Barbecue? It is a fun event and the Alumni celebrate TRU alumni successes. Full Day $205 Association is always looking for volunteers to Half Day $115 join us to welcome students to TRU. Let us know With your assistance we can continue to foster “It’s Almost that Time Again!” if you have some time to help with this great a deep sense of loyalty to TRU. We believe activity or the 40th year anniversary homecoming that a robust TRU Alumni Association is a vital The 12th Annual this fall, our Charity Golf Tournament in the part of our thriving Thompson Rivers University. TRU Wolfpack/Platinum Realty spring or our Distinguished Alumni Black & You are valued and cherished alumni. White Awards Dinner. To receive event announcements by email contact Being an alumni volunteer does not mean having us at: [email protected] to deal with onerous requests for your time. Come take a walk with us… Visit, revisit and discover what you remember. June 28–Sept 3/10 • Baseball • Soccer • Basketball • Multi-Sport • Volleyball • Football • Golf • Pre-School And More TRU employees, multiple week registrations and parents with multiple Cathy Ferguson and Mary Ellen Grant children will get discounts of half day $96 and full day $171. TRU Alumni Board of Directors, Co-Chairs Operated at the Tournament Capital Centre, TRU Gym, Hillside Stadium, The Dunes and Contact Duncan Olthuis Details on the opportunities listed above available at: other locations around Kamloops. [email protected] or 250.377.6116 www.tru.ca/alumni Join the TRU Career Mentor Program… BUILD Through short, casual one on one meetings > LINK your education and career > BUILD job search strategies MENTOR > PREPARE for today’s job market > NETWORK with industry professionals PREPARE Volunteer as a Professional Join FREE as a TRU Student NETWORK and or recent Grad LINK call 250.828.5264 or check www.tru.ca/alumni/mentoring Full Day $205 “It’s Almost that Time Again!” Half Day $115 The 12th Annual TRU Wolfpack/Platinum Realty June 28–Sept 3/10 • Baseball • Soccer • Basketball • Multi-Sport • Volleyball • Football • Golf • Pre-School And More TRU employees, multiple week registrations and parents with multiple children will get discounts of half day $96 and full day $171. Operated at the Tournament Capital Centre, TRU Gym, Hillside Stadium, The Dunes and Contact Duncan Olthuis other locations around Kamloops. [email protected] or 250.377.6116 TRU Alumni & Friends Magazine www.tru.ca/alumni 5 Campus Commons Dean’s List Provost and Vice-President Academic Dr. Ulrich Scheck, Appointed January 15, 2010 “ My vision for TRU has always been to move us towards becoming a distinct and open institution on the foundation of TRU’s long-standing tradition of welcoming a very diverse group of students. It is a truly exciting prospect to be part of the continued emergence of a new university. TRU has the potential to take on a leadership role in combining academic excellence with educational choice.” School of School of Tourism School of Law Trades & Technology Dean Dr. Harold Richins Dean Chris Axworthy, Dean Lindsay Langill, Appointed June 1, 2009 Appointed May 1, 2010 Appointed March 1, 2009 “ Thompson Rivers University’s School “ It’s a rare opportunity to build a “ As Dean, my door will always open of Tourism has an excellent reputation Law School from the ground-up. It to those who want to connect with in Culinary Arts, Adventure Studies and is particularly attractive to do so in trades and technology education. Tourism Management, and I am pleased a vibrant community like Kamloops I look forward to joining this great to be able to work with such accomplished with such a forward-looking and community and continuing the faculty and students in a region that dynamic university as Thompson hard work of Ralph Finch.” offers so many opportunities to engage Rivers University with the support with the local community and apply our of the University of Calgary.” research and knowledge in this important economic and environmental sector.” Faculty of Students Faculty of Arts Faculty of Human, Dean Christine Adam Dean Dr. Michael Mehta Social and Educational Appointed May 18, 2010 Appointed July 1, 2010 Development “ Supporting university students in “ I am honoured to be moving to Kamloops Dean Dr. Charles Webber the pursuit of their personal and and joining TRU during what promises Appointed July 1, 2010 professional goals is my passion,” to be another exciting period of growth said Christine Adam. “To be able to at the university. As TRU moves closer to “ It will be a privilege to lead this new return home to British Columbia and its goal of being the University of Choice Faculty. The colleagues assigned to work with the team at TRU to create for Environmental Sustainability, it is a the unit are strong teacher-practitioners a campus that excels in engaging its great privilege for me to be sharing my and scholars with expertise that is so students is truly an amazing opportunity.” knowledge and experience in any way necessary in their fields of study.
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