Faculty of Arts

News and Events

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Iconic, exotic and ordinary: AWT remembers Matthew Shepard

   Wednesday, February 25 2026

The Actors’ Workshop Theatre’s (AWT) upcoming production of The Laramie Project centres around the aftermath of a hate crime in 1998.

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2025 TRU distinguished alumni award recipients.

Distinguished alumni recognized

   Tuesday, December 2 2025

TRU is honouring five esteemed alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards for outstanding achievements and dedicated service.

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Event highlights TRU faculty leadership in internationalization

   Wednesday, November 26 2025

TRU’s Global Horizons event celebrated faculty-led internationalization through global learning, research and partnerships.

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TRU faculty member explores community resilience to wildfire

   Tuesday, November 25 2025

Dr. Mahed Choudhury looks at the people side of wildfires — how communities cope, rebuild and come out stronger.

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TRU conference advances collaboration on Indo-Pacific security challenges

   Tuesday, October 28 2025

Experts from across Canada and the Asia-Pacific address emerging security threats during an international conference hosted by TRU.

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Art brings research to life through student–professor collaboration

   Monday, October 20 2025

TRU business professor Bruce Martin and fine arts alum Fae Lyn explore how research could be expressed through visual storytelling.

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TRU lecture explores the power of emotion

   Tuesday, October 14 2025

Dr. Catherine Ortner of the Faculty of Arts discusses how emotions shape the way we live, work and connect with others.

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TRU Fall 2025 Convocation: celebrating a season of achievement and belonging

   Friday, October 10 2025

TRU’s Fall 2025 grads celebrated courage, community and purpose as they were called to “strive forward” into their next chapter.

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TRU Open House welcomes Kamloops and Williams Lake communities

   Friday, October 3 2025

Prospective students and community members are invited to explore TRU's programs and campuses through booths, experiences and tours.

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Empowering TRU students: scholarships fuel research and success

   Wednesday, August 27 2025

Twenty-four TRU graduate students recently received over $500,000 in provincial and federal funds to boost research opportunities.

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Events

TRU’s Actor Workshop Theatre: The Laramie Project

  Date: February 26, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
  Location: Actors Workshop Theatre

The TRU’s Actors Workshop Theatre invites you to watch The Laramie Project!


You're invited to the arts lecture, "Re-thinking violence risk among people diagnosed with schizophrenia: The case of 'criminogenic thinking".

Dr. Cory Gerritsen critically examines how violence risk is conceptualized and assessed among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, with a particular focus on the notion of “criminogenic thinking.”

A thought‑provoking lecture for students interested in psychology, criminology, sociology, and health.

Free to allTRU students.

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You're invited to the arts lecture, "Re-thinking violence risk among people diagnosed with schizophrenia: The case of 'criminogenic thinking".

Dr. Cory Gerritsen critically examines how violence risk is conceptualized and assessed among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, with a particular focus on the notion of “criminogenic thinking.”

A thought‑provoking lecture for students interested in psychology, criminology, sociology, and health.

Free to allTRU students.

  Date: February 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  Location: Arts and Education


TRU’s Actor Workshop Theatre: The Laramie Project

  Date: February 27, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
  Location: Actors Workshop Theatre

The TRU’s Actors Workshop Theatre invites you to watch The Laramie Project!


TRU’s Actor Workshop Theatre: The Laramie Project

  Date: February 28, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
  Location: Actors Workshop Theatre

The TRU’s Actors Workshop Theatre invites you to watch The Laramie Project!


TRU’s Actor Workshop Theatre: The Laramie Project

  Date: March 5, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
  Location: Actors Workshop Theatre

The TRU’s Actors Workshop Theatre invites you to watch The Laramie Project!


TRU’s Actor Workshop Theatre: The Laramie Project

  Date: March 6, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
  Location: Actors Workshop Theatre

The TRU’s Actors Workshop Theatre invites you to watch The Laramie Project!


CFBX Spring Open House

  Date: March 7, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
  Location: CFBX radio

CFBX, the TRU Kamloops campus' radio station, is holding anopen house the afternoon of Saturday, March 7.


TRU’s Actor Workshop Theatre: The Laramie Project

  Date: March 7, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
  Location: Actors Workshop Theatre

The TRU’s Actors Workshop Theatre invites you to watch The Laramie Project!


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