Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Description

Thompson Rivers University, or TRU, is a comprehensive, learner-centered, environmentally responsible institution that serves its regional, national, and international learners and their communities through high quality and flexible education, training, research, and scholarship.

Riipen is centrally organized through the TRU Career and Experiential Learning Department - faculty questions regarding the Riipen platform can be sent to Larry Iles, Senior Faculty CEL liles@tru.ca

Recent experiences

Level UP: Thompson Rivers University (September - February 2025)

Flexible

At Thompson Rivers University, student success is our priority. We empower our students to reach their goals with on-campus and online learning options, individualized student services, hands-on learning opportunities, and a diverse, inclusive environment. Thompson Rivers University is partnering with Level UP to provide eligible students internship opportunities to help develop real-world, in demand skills. Internships are hosted with Canadian employers who are eager to mentor the next generation of talent. Powered by Riipen, the leading online work-based learning marketplace, students are paid $1400 by Riipen for each 60-hour project completed over 2-8 weeks. Students can complete up to three projects if accepted by the employer. For TRU Students : Your program coordinators will provide you with an eligibility form to sign up for the experience. If eligible, you will be placed on our waitlist. Students will be invited into the experience from the waitlist in two cohorts - during the Fall and Winter semesters. The last day to complete projects is February 21, 2025. For Employers: You can match up to 2 projects per company. Students will begin applications in September and January. You must select and accept 1-5 teams per project. Regularly communicate with the students to ensure they submit their final deliverables within 2-8 weeks from their start date and no later than February 21, 2025. *Note that this experience is limited to 179 spots. Once 179 matches are made, the experience will close to applications.

Admin Level UP Program Team
Matches 22
Open Closing on January 1, 2025

Fall-Winter 24/25-TRU Master of Arts and Education/Soical Justice Students seeking short term projects

Dec 3, 2024 - Feb 18, 2025

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 12-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of Social Justice, Educational Policy, Sustainability. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Master of Arts and Master of Education Students. Students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity. Bring on teams of 2 students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 30-50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project.

Admin Larry Iles
Matches 1
Category Environmental sustainability + 4
Open Closing on November 16, 2024

Fall 2024-TRU Business Students seeking short term projects

Nov 13, 2024 - Feb 15, 2025

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 12-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of digital marketing, business support, finance, sustainability, public relations, and writing . Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Undergraduate and Graduate Business Students students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity. Bring on teams of 2 students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 30-50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project.

Admin Larry Iles
Matches 4
Category Social media marketing + 4
Closed

Fall 2024-TRU Pre-Law Students seeking short term projects

Nov 5, 2024 - Feb 1, 2025

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 12-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of Law, Advocay, Policy Development . Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve for groups of Pre-Law Students students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity. Bring one group of 3 pre-law students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project.

Admin Larry Iles
Matches 0
Category Risk, audit and compliance + 4
Closed

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