Welcome to a new semester at Camosun College! We look forward to meeting you this year! Students often ask what it is we do, so we thought this would be a great time to introduce ourselves.
The purpose of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is to make Camosun a community rather than just an institution. We seek to create an environment of students helping students by coordinating events, campaigns, and services throughout the year.
The CCSS brings life to campus by funding events and clubs. Students can also find community and support through the CCSS collectives: Women’s, Pride, Sustainability, International Students, Students with (dis)Abilities (SWD), and the First Nations Student Association (FNSA). Make your college experience memorable by getting involved!
We are dedicated to fighting for accessible, high-quality education that is free from all forms of discrimination. The CCSS works with over 500,000 students across the country, as a member of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS).
Working with the CFS, we effect change by lobbying provincial, federal, and municipal governments on student issues. Leveraging its large membership numbers, the CFS empowers student societies to attain ethically produced, fair trade products cheaply through bulk purchasing. Working together works!
The CCSS provides services to help you face potential challenges during your time at Camosun. We financially support the ombudsperson, an impartial, independent mediator who advocates for fairness. We also offer a food bank, a health and dental plan, a U-pass, and the Walk Safer program. The International Student Identity Card (ISIC), which provides savings for all students in more than 120 countries, is also supplied by the CCSS free of charge.
During the first week of school, we put on a big event called Camfest. There will be a free barbecue, food trucks, test-drive cars, a climbing wall, wandering magicians, and a Don’t Close the Doors campaign paint-in. And, of course, our giant birthday cake for (drum roll please) CCSS’s 25th anniversary!
Camfest is also a great time to connect with roaming CCSS board members and constituency directors.
Hopefully you caught Camfest at Lansdowne on September 8, and go check it out at Interurban Campus on September 10, from 10 am to 3 pm.
We want to help you make the most of your time at Camosun. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or good jokes, stop by our offices or reach out to us on social media.
We look forward to hearing from you!