Revamped Environmental Tech program back after two yearsAfter a two-year hiatus, Camosun College’s Environmental Technology (ENVR) program, a science-based diploma that prepares students to develop technologies for tackling the climate crisis and strengthening sustainability, is back, with some changes. The program has been shortened to two years from three, shaving eight courses off the diploma requirements. Students can still obtain a diploma […] Continue Reading |
Students continue to get health and dental coverage through student societyCamosun College Student Society sponsored content If you’re a Camosun College student—and if you’re reading this, you likely are—you’re automatically enrolled in a Canada Life health and dental plan through the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and its partner Gallivan. All eligible students—domestic and international—are in the plan, with the fees added as part of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society continues to support external advocacyCamosun College Student Society sponsored content Did you know that the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is more than just health plans, food banks, Walk Safer services, and academic fairness? The CCSS knows that fighting for students’ rights is not just something that happens on campus but that policies made by provincial, federal, and sometimes […] Continue Reading |
Chargers women’s basketball team welcomes new coachThe Camosun Chargers women’s basketball team has a new head coach this season: John Dedrick. With 30 years of experience, Dedrick has coached at St. Albert Catholic School, University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan, and Shawnigan Lake School. He also co-founded Panthawks Academy, an invitational academy for elite junior high and high-school girls in St. Albert, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society continue to support campus ombudsperson servicesCamosun College Student Society sponsored content Hopefully, your time at Camosun will be a smooth and fun experience, but things don’t always go as planned. It’s important to know what services are in place to help out when you need a hand. The ombudsperson at Camosun College is an advocate for fairness on campus. It’s […] Continue Reading |
Feeling the pride: Camosun College Student Society pride director gets active with Pride MonthStudents elected to the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) board of directors in the spring elections typically have a few months to get settled into their roles before things really pick up in September, but not pride director Terence Baluyut. Baluyut has hit the ground running with Pride month taking place only two months after […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student builds world’s first flying canoeFrom the imagination of Camosun Mechanical Engineering Technology student Dermot MacDougall comes the Millenium Phoenix—the world’s first flying canoe. Built as a capstone project with four other Camosun students, MacDougall proved to himself with the canoe that he can bring an outrageous idea to fruition. “I was thinking one day, I was at school, how […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus Ren Louie releases second children’s bookChild wonder meets cultural traditions in Camosun alumnus Ren Louie’s second children’s book, Teachings of the Drum. Based on his own life, the story teaches children about Indigenous drums and embracing cultural identity. A 2019 graduate of Camosun’s Indigenous Studies program, Louie says the book is also a personal reflection of his own cultural relationship. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus shares love of learning through tutoringMatthew Heywood has learned a thing or two as a Camosun College student and instructional assistant, and now he’s eager to share his knowledge. Heywood is a Physics instructional assistant at Camosun, and he also runs Heywood Academies, a tutoring business. Heywood studied Mechanical Engineering at Camosun and Engineering at UVic, and he completed several […] Continue Reading |
Camosun trades students head to Germany on exchange tripSeven Camosun Fine Furniture and three Carpentry students recently went to Regensburg, Germany to get a glimpse into the world of post-secondary trades overseas. The students went to Germany as part of the German Apprenticeship Training Exchange (GATE) program, with support from Global Skills Opportunity, which is funded by Employment and Social Development Canada. Four […] Continue Reading |
