Finding community as a Camosun College studentI’ve been at Camosun for one year. I completed my first three terms from September through August, and I’ve seen changes and growth in my short time here, but it’s made me wonder: how does one find community at Camosun? I’m in a transfer program studying toward a combined computer science and psychology degree and […] Continue Reading |
Student society brings free self-defence classes back to CamosunThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) Women’s Collective is bringing free self-defence classes to students this fall, with four sessions taking place across Camosun’s Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The classes are being organized by CCSS women’s director Madison Huynh, with instructors provided by Victoria Professional Self Defence. Huynh says similar classes were once offered at […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alum Rishi Sharma announces candidacy for Saanich mayorCamosun College alumnus Rishi Sharma has announced that he will be running in the District of Saanich fall election as a mayoral candidate. As a father of three, Sharma—who graduated from Camosun’s Major Appliance and Vending Machine Repair Technician program in 1998—says he has a strong desire to keep Saanich safe, affordable, and healthy for […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun club aims to get students involved in blood donationA new student club at Camosun College is hoping to encourage students to donate blood while educating the campus community about the importance of blood donation. Lifeline: A Blood Donation Club was founded by second-year Nursing student Isla Betteridge, who says the idea came to her after learning her own blood type during an anatomy […] Continue Reading |
Three tips for new Camosun College studentsSo, you decided to attend post-secondary. Here’s how it will look: one week you’re coasting along, scrolling through seals dancing to Eminem during lectures, all the while crushing weekly quizzes and getting 95 percents. The very next week you’re pulling brutal week-long study sessions where your responsibilities, hobbies, and life outside your multi-page essay on […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alum publishes poetry collection on grief, healingFor Camosun 2026 Business Administration grad Danielle Mier, grief is not simply an ending. It is a season—one that can be cold, dark, and still, but one that eventually gives way to something new. Mier’s first poetry collection, Disappear Into You, explores grief, love, familial bonds, and growth, with what she describes as a touch […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Innovates helps preserve Indigenous traditions with roboticsThe folks at Camosun Innovates—Camosun College’s applied research branch, located at the Interurban campus—have worked in many fields of study in the recent past, including medical technologies, marine innovations, and adaptive sporting equipment. Now, they’re delving into the area of cultural heritage preservation, with a technological twist. Local Indigenous master carver and UVic impact chair […] Continue Reading |
Chargers men’s basketball team welcomes new head coachFormer UVic Vikes men’s basketball head coach Craig Beaucamp has entered his first year as head coach with the Camosun Chargers men’s basketball team. Beaucamp will arrive at Camosun after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the University of the Pacific men’s basketball program in California. Before that, however, he served […] Continue Reading |
Fine Furniture program grads showcase slow, meaningful workIn a world increasingly shaped by mass production and disposable design, graduating students from Camosun College’s Fine Furniture and Joinery program are pushing back with a collection of handcrafted chairs that emphasize intention in material and process. The 10-month program culminates in Against the Grain: An Exhibition of Handcrafted Chairs, a public showcase featuring work […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna nabs big award for big sculptureCamosun Visual Arts graduate Erin Berry recently won a national award for emerging ceramics artists: the Winifred Shantz Award, worth $10,000. The award recognizes her master’s thesis piece, Hyperprocess, a large walk-in spiral made from 238 ram-pressed bricks. The installation functions almost like a library of artifacts containing everything from fossils to computer chips alongside […] Continue Reading |
