Science help centre opening at Lansdowne
A science help centre is opening at Camosun College. The centre, which will be located in the Lansdowne library, is the result of an initiative started by Camosun science instructors in order to help students in biology, chemistry, and physics classes.
Camosun’s Masayuki Fukushima passes away
Camosun Japanese instructor Masayuki Fukushima, who began working at the college in 1988, has passed away. A service was held on Friday, February 2.
Business instructor Brian Yahn passes away
Camosun Business instructor Brian Yahn passed away on Saturday, February 3 in Edmonton. Yahn started working at the college in 2013.
New student grant announced for adults returning to post-secondary
On January 24, provincial minister of employment, workforce development, and labour Patty Hajdu announced a $1,600 annual Canada student grant for adults returning to post-secondary. The government will use current income, rather than the previous year’s income, to calculate eligibility. Students need to have been out of high school for at least 10 years to be eligible for the grant.
20 percent increase in foster kids coming to college
229 ex-foster kids enrolled in post-secondary institutions throughout the province between September and December of 2017. The 2016-17 academic year saw a total of 189 ex-foster kids enrolled in post-secondary, according to the provincial NDP government. The 20-percent increase comes after the NDPs waived tuition fees for former youth in care. Camosun College has 31 former youth in care enrolled at the college.
Manitoba students vote to stay in CFS
Students at the University of Manitoba recently voted in a referendum to stay in the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). 64.6 percent of students who voted did so in favour, while 35.4 percent voted against membership. 3,877 votes were cast. Membership in the CFS costs each student at the university $14.98 per a year. Camosun College students are members of the CFS.
Former minister of advanced education new BC Liberal leader
Former minister of advanced education, skills, and training Andrew Wilkinson recently beat former Surrey mayor Dianne Watts in a run for leader of the BC Liberals. Wilkinson’s final ballot count was 4,621 points; Watts’ was 4,079 points. In the past, Wilkinson has also been a doctor, a lawyer, and the minister of technology, innovation, and citizens’ services.
City of Victoria’s 2018 youth poet laureate named
The City of Victoria has announced that its 2018 youth poet laureate is Agartu Ali. A 15-year-old student at Victoria High School, Ali said in a press release that she wants to bring various cultures together in Victoria through words. The youth poet laureate is a one-year position and involves $1,000 of project funding and a $1,750 honorarium.
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