News Briefs: May 16, 2018 issueFine Furniture gets boost On Tuesday, April 24, Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild president Neil Bosdet presented an $800 cheque to go toward materials for Camosun’s Fine Furniture program’s Capstone Project and Exhibition. Bordet also presented a $500 bursary for Fine Furniture students. The guild has supported the Fine Furniture and Joinery program at Camosun for […] Continue Reading |
Eye on the National Student Movement: April 4, 2018 issueAs previously reported in Nexus, in June of 2017 Camosun students submitted a petition to the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) to have a referendum on whether or not to defederate from the CFS. However, the CFS is not allowing the referendum to happen because it claims Camosun students’ CFS fees are still outstanding. The […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: April 4, 2018 issueCamosun developing new inclusion policy Camosun College is developing an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy that will aim to address indigenization and internationalization, with an overall goal of making the college a more welcoming place. The college sent out a survey on March 26 to students to get their feedback; the survey will be promoted until […] Continue Reading |
CCSS explores CFS alternatives with trip to CASA meetingA Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) staffperson and student council member went to the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) annual general meeting in New Brunswick from March 20 to 22. Camosun students are paying members of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the other national student organization in Canada. The CFS has been at […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 21, 2018 issueChargers host nationals The Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team hosted the national Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) men’s volleyball championships at Camosun’s Interurban campus from March 8 to 10. The Chargers beat the Keyano Huskies in a three-set victory 25-21, 25-23, and 25-14 and advanced to the semi-final match; however, they fell short with a […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College changes waitlist procedureAs of March 1, Camosun College has disabled automatic enrolment when a space becomes available in a waitlisted course. In the past, when a student was waitlisted on Camlink, they would automatically be enrolled if they were first on the list and a space became available. Camosun registrar Scott Harris says manual enrolment is standard […] Continue Reading |
Eye on the National Student Movement: March 21, 2018 issueOn Friday, March 2, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) cancelled a referendum in which Camosun students would have voted on whether or not to remain members of the CFS. The CFS cancelled the referendum because of a dispute over approximately $200,000 of Camosun student fees that it claims are outstanding. The fees were collected […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 7, 2018 issueCamosun celebrates International Women’s Day On Thursday, March 8, Camosun will celebrate International Women’s Day with a number of events on both campuses. At Lansdowne, the Sisters With Spokes Bike Tune Up will take place in the Fisher courtyard from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm; there will be free coffee and cookies in the foyer […] Continue Reading |
Canadian Federation of Students cancels Camosun defederation referendumThe Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has confirmed to Nexus that the referendum for Camosun students to decide on whether or not to defederate from the CFS has been cancelled. Students will continue to pay CFS membership fees until the referendum is rescheduled, which can now happen no earlier than September 15, according to CFS […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 21, 2018 issueScience 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 […] Continue Reading |
