Camosun 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 final exams begin. See camosun.ca/about/policies/equity-diversity-inclusion.html for more details and to take the survey.
New Camosun director of student affairs
Evan Hilchey is Camosun’s new director of student affairs. Hinchey was previously at Thompson Rivers University and has 15 years of experience in leadership roles in the post-secondary field.
Camosun welcomes new associate dean
Steven Rumpel is the new associate dean for Camosun’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Education and the School of Business. Rumpel has been involved with Camosun for the past five years. Prior to that, he worked for the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. Rumpel starts his new position on April 9.
New women in trades coordinator comes to Camosun
Sarah-Jayne Roe is Camosun’s new woman in trades coordinator; Roe comes to Camosun from the UK.
Lansdowne gets outdoor learning commons
Camosun College is building an outdoor learning commons at the Lansdowne campus between By The Books and the Dawson building. The learning commons was an approved college project for 2017/18.
Camosun student to receive bursary
Camosun student Cailee Seifried is getting a $1,000 bursary from the Victoria Visual Arts Legacy Society for her artistic work. Seifried will get the bursary on Tuesday, April 17, at an event at the UVic Legacy Art Gallery, located at 630 Yates Street, from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. Four other artists from different schools are also being awarded a bursary at the event. See victoriavisualartslegacysociety.ca for more details.
Chargers debut curling team
The Camosun Chargers have introduced curling to their list of sports offered at the college. The Chargers announced the new addition—which is a Camosun Chargers club team—on March 21. Before they became part of the Chargers, the four-woman team, Team Reese-Hansen, won the 2018 BC Junior Women’s Curling Championship in December, then went on to compete at the the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Shawinigan, QC, where they finished with five wins and four losses. Melissa Soligo coaches the team; the four players are Camosun students Taylor Reese-Hansen, Jordan Koster, Mariah Coulombe, and Sydney Brilz.
Coach sticks around
Chargers men’s volleyball coach Charles Parkinson was set to retire after this season but has decided to stay at the college for the 2018/19 season. The men’s volleyball team have won four Pacific Western Athletic Association titles in a row, and they have deemed the upcoming season campaign the “drive for five.”
Camosun literary journal launches
Camosun Creative Writing students are launching their literary journal, Beside the Point, on Wednesday, April 11 at 5 pm in Fisher 100 at the Lansdowne campus. Students will read from the journal, the theme of which is “time,” at the event. Admission to the event, which will also have snacks, is free.
Victoria book gets nod
Spindrift: A Canadian Book of the Sea has been nominated for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award. The book is a collection of over 170 pieces of sea-themed literature from Canadian writers, anthologized by Victoria’s Michael and Anita Hadley. The winner will be announced on May 4; see nexusnewspaper.com for our review of Spindrift.
Correction: We previously reported that Camosun’s Sarah-Jayne Roe has experience with BC Ferries, Seaspan, and the Department of National Defence, which she does not. We apologize for the mistake.