News & Events

Understanding Character Voice

Wednesday, March 31 2021

The dialogue of your character helps define who they are.

Compelling Characters in Fiction

Thursday, March 11 2021

Compelling characters are three-dimensional characters with a goal and a character arc.

Fiction Writing: When to Use Adverbs & Adjectives

Thursday, February 4 2021

The more concise you can be, the more readable your sentences will be.

Student supports step up during pandemic

Tuesday, November 17 2020

TRU faculty and staff pulled out all stops to ensure students were still supported, whether their needs were academic, financial, emotional or cultural.

TRU Student Life navigates COVID-19: supports, strategies and resources

Tuesday, March 31 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is a challenge for us all, but there are supports, strategies, and resources available.

Support offered to students in overnight event

Thursday, March 21 2019

Procrastination has a way of targeting our biggest and most important assignments. Visit the Library tonight and learn how to combat it.

Sparkes Notes: The who, what, why, where, whens of the Writing Centre

Wednesday, March 6 2019

Not sure how you could benefit from the Writing Center? Here's a how to guide to get you started.

Sparkes Notes: When all you’ve got sorted is your laundry

Thursday, January 24 2019

Communications Coordinator Co-op Amy Sparkes shares her tips on managing a busy student schedule.

Nicole’s Notes: Saying yes to the student experience

Thursday, December 13 2018

Work-study student Nicole Stanchfield shares some of her ah-ha moments learned over the semester.

How to Turn Your Brainstorm into an Essay

Monday, November 19 2018

Here are some tips on turning a mass of information into a draft essay.

Events

Create a conflict-free course timetable

Date: June 15, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Location: No location specified

Your courses are selected for the Fall semester at TRU. Let us help you create a conflict-free schedule at this Timetabling Session.

Men’s Heath—Exploring the Empathy Gap

Date: June 16, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: No location specified

Join us to explore the issue of men's health and the empathy gap currently present that has led to a gap in men's mental and physical health

Researcher Series–Getting Started with Research Metrics

Date: June 16, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: No location specified

This researcher series event helps you understand research metrics like how and to what extent, your research is impacting your field.X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Facing questions like, "What’s an h-index?", "How do I find out who is citing my work?" or "Am I making an impactin my field?"

If you've asked yourself any of these questions or if you just need to get some numbers for your tenure package, join this online researcher series event hosted by TRU Reference and Instruction Librarian Erin May.

This session will focuses on ways you can find out the impact of your research and some important things to keep in mind while doingso.