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 |
Camosun Fine Furniture students showcase final projects in new exhibitNow that their 10-month program has come to a close, Camosun Fine Furniture and Joinery students are showcasing their final projects. Called An Arbutiful Life: Seating in Arbutus and Garry Oak, the show focuses on seating because chairs are complicated to make as they have to support the human body, says Camosun Fine Furniture and […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers golf program paused after PACWEST announces changesOn Wednesday, June 2, the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) announced that golf would not be returning as a conference sport for the 2021-2022 season. The Camosun Chargers are a part of PACWEST, meaning the Chargers golf team has been paused. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), which PACWEST is a member conference of, has […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers look ahead to promising fall semesterAs case numbers of COVID-19 continue to go down and vaccination numbers continue to go up across the province, the Camosun Chargers are gearing up for what it hopes will be the return of spectator sports at Camosun in September. The Chargers—who play at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence at Camosun’s Interurban campus—haven’t played […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Cuisine Machine prepares to welcome students back to campusA food truck operated by Camosun students in the Professional Cook Level One certificate program has been operating for four weeks at Lansdowne and Interurban after a brief maintenance shutdown in early May. The Camosun Cuisine Machine is a way to bring students together, says Camosun Culinary Arts chair David Lang. “It gets them out […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus announces Hockey Night in Canada in VietnameseDuring his time as a hockey player, Wayne Gretzky was known for, seemingly, predicting where the puck would go next—just as you were wondering what he was doing, the puck would show up on his stick. Nexus and Camosun Applied Communication (ACP) alumnus Nguyen Hoang Duy, who goes by Jimmy in English, says that being […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students win co-op and work-integrated learning awardsFourth-year Camosun Sport and Fitness Leadership student Tanya Fogarty and fourth-year Business Administration student Dylan Kaplan have won The Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon award. The award recognizes BC or Yukon students who demonstrate an outstanding level of achievement in co-op education or work-integrated learning. Fogarty won in the Work-Integrated Learning category, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student takes home co-op/internship student of the year awardCamosun fourth-year Business Administration student Dylan Kaplan has received the 2020 Yvonne Thompson Page Co-op/Internship Student of the Year Award. The award recognizes an outstanding Co-operative Education or internship student at Camosun. Kaplan, who is majoring in human resources and leadership management, started his work experience as support coordinator for the engagement and communications group […] Continue Reading |
