Camosun College offering courses at Belmont Secondary SchoolCamosun College is offering courses at Belmont Secondary School starting this January. The courses will count for credit at both Belmont and Camosun. According to Camosun vice president of education John Boraas, talks between School District 62 and Camosun College have been going on for years. “This conversation started about four years ago with the […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: January 6 to January 19, 2016Wednesday, January 6 until Saturday, January 9 Artsy, and crafty Explore the works of Katharine Maltwood in Magna Mater at the Legacy Art Gallery, located at 630 Yates Street. The exhibition looks at the impact of the Arts and Crafts movement in late 19th-century Britain. More information can be found at uvac.uvic.ca. Wednesday, January 6 until Monday, […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun group tackles social issues through theatreCamosun Community Support and Education Assistant program leader Mary Harber recently received funding for a new student initiative called Voice Up. The funding came after a campus-wide call was made for research project proposals that have direct benefits to teaching and learning. Voice Up is based on the works of Brazilian writer and director Augusto […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Chris Morier reclaims punk credibilityKnow 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: December 2, 2015 to January 5, 2016Wednesday, December 2 to Sunday, December 20 Centennial Square festivities The City of Victoria is providing some fun festivities for this holiday season by setting up a Ferris wheel in Centennial Square. Rides cost $2; the Ferris wheel runs on Fridays from 5 pm until 9 pm, Saturdays from 1 pm until 9 pm, and […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun student club explores outdoor adventureThe new Camosun Outdoor Adventure Club may have started as just a class project, but third year Camosun Sport and Fitness Leadership student Sylvia Watkins has turned it into a functioning student club, taking her fellow students from the classroom to the fresh air for hikes and more. “We had to do something in the […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Michelle Bass negotiates through classroom conflictKnow 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 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 know […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers coach Charles Parkinson enters Volleyball BC Hall of FameCamosun Chargers men’s volleyball head coach Charles Parkinson was recently inducted into the Volleyball BC Hall of Fame. Parkinson, who is also a faculty member of Camosun’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Education, is both appreciative of and humble about being chosen for induction. “It’s awesome. I can’t say that I’ve ever thought about it […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: November 18 to December 1, 2015Wednesday, November 18 until Saturday, November 21 Three useless coins Head over to the Phoenix Theatre at UVic for some musical satire in The Threepenny Opera. In an absurd dystopian future and a society where money corrupts, law is fickle, crime pays, and Mack the Knife displays his broken moral compass in song. For ticket prices and show times visit finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/phoenix/. […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Alison Parker crunches the numbersFor this Know Your Profs we talked to Camosun’ Alison Parker about respect, typos, and counting beans… or not. 1: What do you teach and how long have you been at Camosun? I teach Intermediate Financial Accounting (second year) and Accounting Theory (fourth year). I have taught introductory and accounting technology courses in the past. […] Continue Reading |
