Thompson Rivers University

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Thompson Rivers University

Motto	T7ETSXEMÍNTE RE STSELXMÉM means “to strive ahead” in Secwepemctsín. It indicates that the journey of learning is enduring and unremitting.
Type	Public
Established	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Chancellor	Nathan Matthew
President	Brett Fairbairn
Provost	Gillian Balfour
Academic staff	About 500 (as of 2022)[1]
Students	12,812 FTE, 27,701 total including on campus, online and dually enrolled, part and full time[2]
Location	Kamloops and Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Campus	Urban
Sport Teams	Thompson Rivers WolfPack
Colours	TRU Blue   TRU Sage
Nickname	TRU WolfPack
Affiliations	U Sports, AUCC, IAU, CVU, CWUAA, CBIE, CUP, RUCBC, CICan, UnivCan
Website	www.tru.ca

Thompson Rivers University (commonly referred to as TRU) is a public teaching and research university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees and vocational training. Its main campus is in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, and its name comes from the two rivers which converge in Kamloops, the North Thompson and South Thompson. The university has a satellite campus in Williams Lake, BC and a distance education division called TRU-Open Learning. It also has several international partnerships through its TRU World division. TRU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) at the associate, baccalaureate and master's degree levels.^[3]

TRU offers 140 on-campus programs, including trades apprenticeships, vocational certificates and diplomas, bachelor's and master's degrees and law, and approximately 60 online or distance programs through the Open Learning division.