Camosun alumnus steers Big Wheel Burger to focus on environment, communityBig Wheel Burger founder Calen McNeil, who graduated from Camosun College’s Pacific Rim Studies program in 1992, says that the college was pivotal in creating the success he shares with the community today. He says that it gave him the business fundamentals he needed and it taught him about community. “Camosun is always very open […] Continue Reading |
CamSTAR helps students prepare for job interviews using story-based approachYou may not think that storytelling has a role to play in job interviews, but Camosun’s new CamSTAR utility suggests otherwise. This free online tool allows students to reflect on their professional experience in a way that is useful and valuable to employers. The best interview answers are those which take the form of a […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students get Mechanical Engineering Showcase award for kelp seed launcherFour Camosun students were recently recognized for their work for a local seaweed company with the Most Innovative Project award at the college’s 2021 Mechanical Engineering Student Showcase. For their capstone project, Mechanical Engineering students Anika Andersen, Marshel Glidden, Justin Tomlinson, and Huu Duong Nguyen worked with Sidney’s Cascadia Seaweed to develop a kelp seed […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad helps BC Culture Days bring connection through creativitySince 2009, BC Culture Days has been coming together with a group of art ambassadors who present their own forms of art as they work with professional mentors to bring people together in creativity and fun. Since the pandemic had changed our abilities to be together in public, directors and ambassadors at BC Culture Days—which […] Continue Reading |
Interurban’s Pizza Forno pizza machine: The Nexus reviewPizza is a no-brainer, right? Who can say no to pizza? Well, we can’t, so the Pizza Forno machine (apparently the island’s first pizza vending machine) in the Centre for Business and Access at the Interurban campus caught our eye. You can’t miss it: it’s literally right in front of your face when you go in that […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College celebrates 50th anniversary with Camosun Food AffairThis year, Camosun is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and a key aspect of this is recognizing current and former Camosun students. The first annual Camosun Food Affair shines a spotlight on restaurants founded by or employing Camosun students. During the week of September 16 to 23, over 40 restaurants—mostly located in Victoria, but some are […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society excited for slightly different Camfest this yearEvery year, during the first week of the fall semester, the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) holds Camfest, a welcome-back event for students. Camfest is happening this year from Tuesday, September 7 to Friday, September 10, and it will look a bit different than it has in previous years. CCSS outreach coordinator Quinn Park says […] Continue Reading |
Incoming Camosun president talks new job, future of post-secondaryIncoming Camosun College president Lane Trotter—who steps into the position on January 1, 2022—says that one of the main factors that appealed to him about Camosun was the comprehensive nature of education at the college. At most colleges in BC, he says, you can’t get trades, business, arts and science, and nursing at the same […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student competing in rugby at Tokyo OlympicsThe Tokyo Olympics are now underway, and there’s a Camosun College connection to the games. Canada has sent 370 athletes to try to improve upon the 22 medals that were brought home from the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and among Canada’s medal favourites are the women’s rugby sevens team, who call Victoria […] Continue Reading |
New CCSS First Nations director says patience is key for reconciliationNew Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) First Nations director Evalyn Combes finds the horrible reality of residential schools in Canada—the last one of which closed in 1996—really hard to talk about. As such, she had mixed feelings when she first got the position of First Nations director in the CCSS spring elections this year. “It’s […] Continue Reading |
