Itinerary

Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | All ages

Connect with TRU faculty, departments, and services in the Campus Activity Centre.

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All activities available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | All ages

• Uncle Chris the Clown
• EUReKA! Science
• TRU crafts
• Wolfie temporary tattoos
• Popcorn and cotton candy
• Games to win prizes

Tour the Adventure Studies Equipment Bay

11 a.m. & 1 p.m. (by request) | Open to students and parents

Take a tour of the Adventure Studies Equipment Bay to see the epic gear available for program students. From surfboards and skis, to kayaks and climbing gear, we have it all! Learn more and ask questions about the Adventure Guide program.

Location: Sign up at the FACT Grand Hall booth and meet back at the booth for the tour.

Psychology

Explore Your Mind: Brain Games, Happiness, and the Science of Stress

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

How well do you know your own mind? Drop in to explore brain games, share your ideas on the happiness wall, and explore what psychological science tells us about cognition, stress, and well-being.

Location: Arts and Education, room 212

Communication & Visual Arts (Journalism)

Think Like a Journalist: Hands-on Newsroom Challenges

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Ever wondered how journalists decide what makes the news? Take on three quick, interactive challenges that introduce you to the skills journalists use every day. Write a headline, make tough photo editing decisions, and build your own front page while discovering how reporters and editors shape the stories we read, watch, and share.

Location: Arts and Education, room 200

Literatures, Languages, & Performing Arts (English)

Be Shakespeare for a Day

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Enjoy all the wackiness and beauty of Shakespeare’s words as you experience writing like The Bard of Avon. Drop in to create your own Shakespearean insult. Take our quiz to see which Shakespearean character you most resemble. Add a Mad Libs twist to one of Shakespeare’s famous speeches. Use Shakespeare’s words to write your own lines of a sonnet — and see if you can beat The Bard.

Location: Arts and Education, room 208

Literatures, Languages, & Performing Arts (Theatre)

Stage Combat Demonstration

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Join us every thirty minutes for stage combat demos from TRU Actors Workshop Theatre’s past productions.

Location: Old Main, Actors Workshop Theatre

Theatre Tour

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Join a tour of the theatre. Go behind the scenes and uncover the secrets of where magic happens!

Location: Old Main, Actors Workshop Theatre

Master of Arts in Human Rights & Social Justice

SJ/HR Pin

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Come and make a social justice and/or human rights pin!

Location: Arts and Education, room 268 (MA Student Lounge)

Philosophy, History & Politics

Visions & Voice: Uniting Philosophy, History and Politics

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Stop by an interactive drop-in hub where the captivating realms of philosophy, history, and politics converge. Delve into the past, question the present, and shape the future through immersive displays and activities. Participate in the undergraduate journal, innovative queer activism course projects, the lively philosophy club, ethical debates in the Ethics Bowl, and TRU's empowering politics program. Get inspired and engage with curious minds.

Location: Arts and Education, room 208

Environment, Culture & Society (Archaeology)

Explore the Ancient Past with Archaeology

Open to all audiences

See a slideshow about working in the field of archaeology. Learn what archaeologists do, where they work, and the things they discover. There will be displays of artifacts and fossil hominids. Ask questions about courses in the field and careers.

Location: Arts and Education, room 101

Environment, Culture & Society (Sociology)

Social Inequalities and Transformation

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Social inequality is everywhere but change is possible. Examine the roots of social inequalities and imagine transformation through sociological knowledge.

Location: Arts and Education, room 266

Environment, Culture & Society (Anthropology)

The Art of Being Human

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Anthropology examines the art of being human, in all places and times. Discover how learning about each other teaches us about ourselves.

Location: Arts and Education, room 266

Environment, Culture & Society (Geography & Environmental Studies)

Map It Up

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Explore the history of important places in Kamloops through an interactive map activity.

Location: Arts and Education, room 151

Geographic Trivia Extravaganza

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Join the ultimate Geographic Trivia Extravaganza. Test your knowledge of the world's wonders and natural phenomena and the careers that study them. You could win a prize!

Location: Arts and Education, room 266

Accounting, Finance and Business Law

The Raymond James Trading Lab

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Visit us at the Raymond James Trading Lab to meet with members of the TRU Student Investment Fund (TRUSIF). Discover membership opportunities and how students have been involved in making investment decisions using real money.

Location: International Building, room 1021

Human Enterprise and Innovation

Lego Play activity

Drop in | Open to all audiences

Location: International Building, room 1020

Sensory Branding / Marketing Sorting Hat

Drop in | Open to all audiences

Find out how companies market to you with everyday shapes, sounds, and smells. If you’re considering a career in advertising, branding, marketing or specifically, being a content creator, this one’s for you! Take our quiz and discover TRU’s programs.

Location: International Building, room 1014

Management, Information, & Supply Chain

Paper plane game / Just In Time Approach

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Simple design principles can hugely improve production and service systems. Experience the impact of a lean, waste reduction approach on a production system.

Please note: the activity will need at least four participants.

Location: International Building, room 1014

Inside TRU Nursing

Scheduled tours at 10 and 11 a.m. and drop-in between 12 and 2 p.m. | Prospective students and community members

The Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population Health is full of intriguing equipment and labs. Check out the state-of-the-art equipment that TRU nursing students use, including simulation manikins. Enter the grand prize draw for a laptop.

Law School Tours with Current Students

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Be a law student for a day. Take an insider’s tour of our law school, led by a current student. You'll get a firsthand look at daily life in law school, hear personal experiences and learn what makes our community unique.

Location: Old Main, TRU Law Atrium, third floor

Law School Preview Day: Meet, Learn, and Win

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Open to all audiences

What's your law IQ? Watch an engaging lecture by a TRU Law faculty member. Expand your legal knowledge in just 15 minutes. Discover what our law school has to offer.

Location: Old Main, room 3652 (Reading Room)

Mock Trial and Legal Trivia Extravaganza

11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Experience the thrill of the courtroom and put yourself in the shoes of a lawyer by participating in a mock trial. Enjoy a game that tests your legal knowledge and get a glimpse of life in law school.

Location: Old Main, room 3732

Engineering

Showcase of Engineering, VR, mBot, displays

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Students, parents, Community, Child-friendly

Check out a VR game on TV, football game with mBots, display of robotic equipment (robotic arm, cars, quanser cube) and a demo of robotic dog.

Location: Science building, Student Lounge

Chemistry

Hydrogen Rockets

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Students, Community, Child-friendly

Experience the thrill of rockets with our hydrogen rocket activity! Launch a rocket powered by hydrogen and oxygen gas. Learn about chemistry and propulsion while seeing how far your rocket can fly.

Location: Science building, room 261

Geology

Rock stages through the ages

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Students, Community, Child-friendly

Rock and roll into the ancient past! Dig up treasures, decipher the Earth's history and uncover the secrets held within fossils and minerals.

Location: Science building, room 231

Natural Resource

Inside Ecological Sustainability (drop in)

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Discover how ecological sustainability shapes our world through interactive displays and hands-on activities. Learn how science connects us to the environment—and how you can make a difference.

Location: Science building, room 364

Respiratory Therapy

Breathing life into health care (drop in)

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Immerse yourself in the world of respiratory therapy! Navigate through hands-on skill stations and live demonstrations. Master essential techniques to promote optimal lung health for patients in hospitals and the community.

Location: Science building, room 301 & 307

Computer Network and Cybersecurity (CNCS)

Hack the network: Cybersecurity challenge (drop in)

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Discover the exciting world of cybersecurity! Learn how cyber threats affect computer networks and how security professionals defend against them. Take part in interactive activities on password security, network attacks, ethical hacking, and cyber defence while exploring career opportunities in this rapidly growing field.

Location: Science building, room 232

Mathematics and Statistics

Games, puzzles and paradoxes

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Students, Community, Child-friendly

Bring your curiosity on this interactive math tour. Explore the surprising Monty-Hall paradox and try a simple pencil-and-paper game with big questions behind it. Learn how math connects to everyday life and where it can take you.

Location: Science building, room 201 (Science Help Centre)

Veterinary Technology

Vet for a day

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Are you paws-itively passionate about helping animals? Explore real-world cases, learn to interpret medical images and engage in activities that unveil the role of technology in diagnosing and treating animals.

Location: Science building, room 373

Astronomy

Solar stargazing

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Students, Community, Child-friendly

When the sun goes down, the stars come out! Discover solar flares, sunspots and the sun's dynamic beauty through a telescope at the TRU observatory.

Location: International Building, Observatory (fourth floor)

Computing Science

Video Games, Internet of Things, AI

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Check out what’s new in games, IOT and AI.

Location: Science building, room 232

Respiratory Therapy

Showcase of RT equipment

10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Explore the rewarding field of respiratory therapy! Tour our labs, engage in hands-on demonstrations, and learn how respiratory therapists help patients breathe easier through advanced assessment, treatment, and life-support technologies. Meet faculty and students, ask questions, and discover career opportunities.

Location: Sahali Mall (meet at the tours booth near the main stage)

Open House

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Explore TRU’s trades programs through hands-on activities in an immersive space. Learn industry-standard skills and ask questions in real time.

Building tour (drop in)

11 a.m. and 12 p.m. | Open to all audiences

Get the tools you need to succeed in a trades career. Explore state-of-the-art workshops and labs where TRU students build on their skills, innovation, and real-world experience.

Location: Trades and Technology building, room 230

TRU WolfPack Athletics

Info booth, games schedule, contest

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Students and parents

Discover TRU WolfPack Athletics. Get a glimpse of TRU student life by cheering on the WolfPack at the soccer game at 5:30 p.m. at Hillside Stadium.

Location: Fun Zone

Wolfie’s Campus Store

9:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Discount: 20% off regular-priced TRU and WolfPack merchandise.

Future Students

Your TRU journey starts here

Learn about programs, admission requirements, important dates, scholarships, fees, and student support. This is a great session to begin your Open House experience, whether you're a high school student, transfer student, or adult learner.

Location: Multi-use Annex (entry 2)

TRU Library

Library Tours

10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. | Students

Join a small group of students on a tour at the Brown Family House of Learning. Discover all the resources the library offers.

Location: Meet on the first floor near the front entrance of the Brown Family House of Learning.

Residence Tours

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Students and parents

North Tower, East Village and Coyote Den

North Tower tours: Meet in the North Tower central lobby.

East Village & Coyote Den tours: Meet at East Village. This tour includes both East Village and Coyote Den.

Study Abroad

Choose your own adventure

11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Join the TRU Study Abroad ambassadors for a fast-paced, interactive adventure where your choices shape the journey. Will you end up studying in Spain, doing research in Japan, or getting lost somewhere unexpected?

Location: International Building, room 1007