Three years of Thomspon Rivers University graduates will be able to celebrate in person in Williams Lake on Friday, May 27.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it will be the first commencement at the Williams Lake campus since 2019.
As a result, students graduating in 2022, and those who graduated in 2021 and 2020 will be honoured.
“Everyone is super stoked to be able to be doing something in person again,” said Kourtney Cameron, marketing, student recruitment and events coordinator, how has been in the position since September 2021. “Obviously it’s a big celebration and a lot of them are first-time graduates.”
Cameron said 473 graduates have been invited.
Geraldine Bob of Williams Lake First Nation will be the ceremony’s valedictorian. Bob will be graduating with a Master’s in Education trhough TRU Open Learning.
The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. and everyone in the community is invited.
Special guests will include the dean of student affairs, the dean of the TRU Williams Lake Campus and the TRU president.
TRU Williams Lake offers many programs including practical nursing, health care assistant, foundation courses in electrical, heavy mechanical, residential construction and welding, human services, applied sustainable ranching, associate arts, education assistant community support, bachelor of interdisciplinary studies, management studies, accounting technician, educational studies and master of education.
news@wltribune.com
Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter