Thompson Rivers University

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.

Thompson Rivers University
MottoT7ETSXEMÍNTE RE STSELXMÉM means “to strive ahead” in Secwepemctsín. It indicates that the journey of learning is enduring and unremitting.
TypePublic
Established1970 (1970)
ChancellorNathan Matthew
PresidentBrett Fairbairn
ProvostGillian Balfour
Academic staff
About 500 (as of 2022)
Students12,812 FTE, 27,701 total including on campus, online and dually enrolled, part and full time
Location
Kamloops and Williams Lake, British Columbia
CampusUrban
Sport TeamsThompson Rivers WolfPack
Colours  TRU Blue
  TRU Sage
NicknameTRU WolfPack
AffiliationsU Sports, AUCC, IAU, CVU, CWUAA, CBIE, CUP, RUCBC.
Websitewww.tru.ca

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.

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