Camosun leases off-campus building for trades trainingCamosun College has leased a new building for trades training, but it’s not at Interurban, and it’s not at Lansdowne. The Camosun Coastal Centre, which is located on Songhees Nation Territory near the Esquimalt Graving Dock, will provide a place for Camosun students enrolled in marine-related contract training courses to further their knowledge in a […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society elections bring in record number of votersThe recent Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) election, which took place from April 3 to 5, had three times the number of student votes cast compared with previous years’ average turnouts. Out of 9,369 students currently registered at Camosun, 1,223 voted—a voter turnout much larger than the CCSS average of approximately 400. Rachael Grant has […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society to hold student by-elections in AprilVoter turnout is increasing in federal elections, and with the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) using online voting for the first time for their student elections—happening from April 3 to 5—the question of voter turnout is on people’s minds here at the college. CCSS external executive Rachael Grant feels that there are many reasons for […] Continue Reading |
Student society “reasonably confident” Camosun took action over events detailed in accusatory letterThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) feels that Camosun College has taken action after an anonymous letter was sent to the CCSS stating that a Camosun student allegedly threatened to use a gun to shoot women at the school in November of last year, but the college is not giving out any details. CCSS student […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 29, 2017 issueStudent society raising student voting awareness BC students have launched the Students Are Voting campaign in an attempt to get more students to commit to voting in the May provincial elections. The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) was campaigning to get signatures at the Lansdowne campus on March 15 and will continue gathering signatures until […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 15, 2017 issueCamosun instructor passes away Laurie O’Dowd, who taught in Camosun’s English Language Development department for 22 years, has passed away. O’Dowd retired from Camosun in 2012; during her time at the college, she interviewed, assessed, and placed hundreds of students in the program. Camosun students feed those in need Students in Camosun’s Hospitality Management training […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society moves to electronic votingThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is moving over to electronic voting in their upcoming student elections. Instead of voting in person, Camosun students will receive an email with a link to an electronic ballot, says CCSS executive director Michel Turcotte. “E-voting is an initiative that the student society has been trying to pursue for many […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 1, 2017 issueGovernment decreases student-loan interest The provincial government has announced that through their Budget 2017 they will lower interest rates on student loans to be just the prime rate of interest; it currently ranges between prime plus 2.5 percent to prime plus 5 percent. BC currently charges the highest rates of interest on student loans of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College to host national volleyball championshipsThe Camosun Chargers are hosting the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national women’s volleyball championships at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Camosun’s Interurban campus from March 8 to 11. The Chargers also recently announced they would be hosting the national men’s volleyball championships at PISE from March 7 to 10, 2018. Camosun […] Continue Reading |
Camosun gets feedback on new sexual violence policyCamosun College is moving ahead with its drafting of a new sexual violence and misconduct policy. As part of this process, Camosun recently had community feedback sessions, where students and others could make their voices heard. According to Camosun vice president of student experience Joan Yates, the first feedback session, held on January 24, went […] Continue Reading |
