Thursday, October 20
Campus-wide info session
If there’s anything you’d like to know about more than 100 programs at Camosun College, this info session is the place to do it. Program instructors will be available to explain what courses are taken, what prerequisites are required, costs, and what career opportunities will be available after graduation. Check out camosun.ca/learn/infosessions for more info.
Saturday, October 22
Solar Saturday
The John Drysdale building at Camosun’s Interurban campus will play host to a full-day exposition of renewable energy resources. Industry experts will lead workshops in everything from residential geothermal systems, to solar power, to solar water heating and wind energy. Local sustainability author and activist Guy Dauncey and David Egles, president and founder of Home Energy Solutions Ltd., will provide opening and closing keynotes. Admission is free, but registration is required at camosun.ca/ce or by calling 250–370–3550.
Tuesday, October 25
Picture if you will… improv!
Dave Morris, Boombox Improv, and Aidan Snider invite participants to come and explore a dimension beyond that which is known to man, the “dimension of imagination,” also known more simply as improv. On October 25 at 7:30 pm the doors to the Fort Café (742 Fort St.) will open, and just $8 ($5 for students) will get you in to see a Halloween-themed night of improv with “pick of the fringe” winner Dave Morris, Canadian Improv Games alumni Boombox Improv, and folk-rocker Aidan Snider.
Thursday, November 3
Bipolar Babe
Bipolar Babe is a stigma-fighting superhero. Bipolar Babe is also an insightful look into one person’s unique experiences of mental illness through a live presentation. It takes place from 12–1 pm in Young 310, Lansdowne. Go to bipolarbabe.com for more information.
Thursday, November 3
Free mental-health checkup
Camosun students and employees are invited to attend free drop-in visits for screening and support of their mental health. The checkups will be taking place on the main floor of the Camosun library at Lansdowne. Employees are welcome between 9–9:30 am and students between 9:30 am-3:30 pm.