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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Arts Faculty Member Receives New SSHRC Grant

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Dr. Tina Block, Assistant Professor of History, has received a new research grant to continue her work on the social history of atheism in postwar Canada. “A Social History of Atheism in English Canada, 1945-1975” builds on her doctoral dissertation, which looked more specifically at irreligion in British Columbia. (Dr. Block notes that BC is “the least religious province in […]

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TRU Arts Grad’s TV Series Renewed

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Along with several other TRU faculty members I was honoured to attend the wedding of Dasha Novak and Jason Friesen this weekend. Dasha graduated from TRU’s BFA program five years ago, and while a student here she distinguished herself as an outstanding artist and research assistant—working with the Small Cities CURA and numerous other research […]

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TRU Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Student Wins at Sustainability Summit

Thursday, July 21, 2011

I was delighted to read the following story posted on our TRU Newsroom page: Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies student “Bonnie Klohn was among the 400 post-secondary students from 35 countries who gathered to discuss global energy issues in Vancouver at the International Student Energy Summit (ISES) June 9th to 11th, hosted by UBC. As a […]

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One of Our First TRU-Start Students Becomes One of Our First Law Students

Saturday, July 16, 2011

During the reception that followed our June Convocation ceremonies, one of my former students told me of her good news: Lisa Scruton was part of the first intake of TRU-Start students, a program that gives high school students a head start on their university education by allowing them to take one or more first-year classes […]

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