The educated homeless: How Victoria’s housing crisis has impacted Camosun studentsIn September, Mary Rickinson was registered to be a University Transfer student at Camosun College; she had finished her course selection and paid her fees. But Rickinson had nowhere to live. Like many students, her fingers were crossed that karma would work its magic and a place would appear, but nothing showed up. After a […] Continue Reading |
Recently released figures show ex-president cost Camosun College $232,404 in 2015/2016 fiscal yearAccording to Camosun College’s recently released 2015/16 financial statements, the college spent $232,404 on ex-president Kathryn Laurin’s severance pay during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. $163,834 of this was on salary, $15,601 on benefits, $16,939 on pension, and $36,030 on vacation payout. Laurin’s pay ended on February 29, 2016. Laurin was fired in […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Helen Lansdowne gets old fashionedKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. This issue, we talked to Camosun prof Helen Lansdowne about keeping engaged, being technologically inept, and concern over the future of post-secondary. 1. What do you teach at Camosun? I teach Asian studies, gender studies, and one course in sociology. 2. […] Continue Reading |
