Camosun grad co-founds unique sales outsourcing firmIt seems like everything in the business world that can be outsourced has been outsourced. But a Camosun grad has started up a new company to help local businesses outsource something new: their sales needs. Camosun grad Matt Vaillant and UVic grad Alistair Vigier partnered to form Alpha Sales in April of this year and […] Continue Reading |
Bridging gaps with Camosun Biology and Environmental Technology instructor Annette DehaltKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with Biology […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Trades and Technology to hand out over $50,000 in awardsCamosun College’s School of Trades and Technology will hand out nearly 30 awards totaling $54,000 in a student awards ceremony on May 29. The event is an annual celebration of the school’s hardworking students and their excellence in skill and leadership. The awards, ranging from $500-$1,000 in cash and bursaries, are sponsored by local organizations […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: May 14 to June 10, 2014: Fishes and birds (music), fishes and birds (nature session), not fishes and birds (#notallwhiteyyj)Thursday, May 15 Clara comes to town Olympic medalist Clara Hughes will be coming from Whitehorse down to Victoria on the West Coast leg of her cross-Canada bike tour. Called Clara’s Big Ride, it aims to promote awareness of mental health and to help reduce its stigmas. The welcome event will be at 3 pm […] Continue Reading |
College recognizes Chargers student athletes in 20th annual awards ceremonyElyse Matthews and Lucas Dellabough came away as co-winners of the President’s Cup award for outstanding achievement in academics and athletics at the recent Camosun Chargers 20th annual athletics awards ceremony. Matthews, a fourth-year wing on the college’s women’s basketball team, finished her studies in the environmental technology program this year with a perfect 9.0 […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students prepare to launch ElsewhereTwenty-seven second-year Visual Arts students are currently hard at work getting their graduation show, Elsewhere, ready. The 37th graduation show put on by Camosun students in the program, Elsewhere has an ambiguous title that has given the artists freedom to interpret and create as they see fit. Talking with two graduating students, Owen Parnell and Kellen Read, […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Michael Pollock never forgets… usuallyKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with psychology […] Continue Reading |
Events, April 2 to May 11, 2014: Sherlock meets vampires, Abkhazi open house, Camosun comic-con, Fast Romantics, Greg MacPherson, and moreMarch 27-April 23 Siblings Alight The latest art show at Dales Gallery features two artists in different mediums that share a passion for the outdoors. Stewart McGillis’ iron sculptures are surprisingly energetic and lithe, displaying his interest in inner life and spirituality. Martha Batchelor has only recently begun to work in abstracts, but her lively […] Continue Reading |
Skills competition highlights Camosun programsThink you’ve got skills? Wait until you see what Victoria students have to offer. Camosun is hosting the annual South Vancouver Island Regional Skills Competition on March 28at the Interurban Campus, so get ready to see some amazing skills being showcased by Vancouver Island’s middle school and high school students. The competition involves about 180 […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College instructor Larry Lee’s classroom chemistryKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with chemistry […] Continue Reading |
