Camosun’s Art-Poem-Art Experiment shows off student workDuring February and March, Camosun College Visual Arts instructor Nancy Yakimoski and visual arts student Aileen Penner are facilitating a special art project for students at the college. It’s called the Art-Poem-Art Experiment, and it will show off the talents of Camosun students in a unique way. “We’re both poets involved in the writing community, […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Clarence Bolt still a student at heartKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 17 to March 1, 2016Wednesday, February 17 Bluesman Andersen New Brunswick’s Matt Andersen brings his narrative-driven soul and blues tunes to the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets start at $23 and doors are at 7 pm; for more info, go to uvic.ca/auditorium. Friday, February 19 Do the bat walk All ages are welcome to this free informational stroll […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College launches Student Mental Health and Well-being StrategyOn January 28, Camosun College officially launched its new Student Mental Health and Well-being Strategy. The plan is intended to provide a foundation for creating awareness of the mental health and well-being needs of students on campus. Camosun counsellor Chris Balmer is the leader of the strategy’s development team; he says the plan is a […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun writing prof Jasmine North becomes other and marvels at communityKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun club helps women in engineering gain confidenceCamosun College has a new student club for women in engineering. Second-year Civil Engineering Technology student Valerie Shearsmith says she started the Interurban Women in Engineering club (which Shearsmith says aims to instill “confidence and assertiveness” to women) after personal experiences of feeling intimidated in the industry. “Sometimes, in my experience, I’ve been the only […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 3 to 16, 2016Wednesday, February 3 Rally against student debt Join students protesting against student debt at the legislature. Things get started at 11:30 am at Centennial Square; at 12 pm the rally starts at the BC legislature. The rally is being held by the Camosun College Student Society and the University of Victoria Students’ Society; see uvss.ca/educationisaright […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Jodi Lundgren gets creativeKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want to […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: January 20 to February 2, 2016Wednesday, January 20 until Saturday, January 30 Tap dancing comedy The Langham Court Theatre is starting off the new year with Stepping Out. Set in the 1980s in a dingy church hall, the show features a group of wannabe tap dancers stumbling their way through dance classes in a comedic way. Shows start at 8 […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Career Fair offers more for business students this yearCamosun College is hosting its annual Career Fair from 10 am to 2 pm on Thursday, January 28, and this year’s event will be offering something new for the college’s students. Camosun College marketing officer Sally Coates has been working hard to include companies who may be looking for those who are taking business classes. […] Continue Reading |
