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News Briefs: July 5, 2023 issue

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor

July 5, 2023

Camosun alumni get awarded Monika Bhardwaj has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation. While she was at Camosun, Bhardwaj was elected as the international director and women’s director for the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS). During this time, Bhardwaj focused her involvement in areas of […]

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Plumbing and Pipe Trades student wins gold in national competition

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor

July 5, 2023

Evan Fraser has been learning sprinkler fitting at Camosun College, and it recently paid off with a gold medal. Fraser—a Plumbing and Pipe Trades apprentice—says that sprinkler fitting is very interesting because he works diligently and carefully to install safety systems he hopes will never have to turn on. And he was able to showcase […]

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Camosun co-op students honoured with awards

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor

July 5, 2023

Molly Mifsud and Jacqueline Sperber have a few things in common: they are both Camosun alumni, they both self-developed co-op positions based on their interests, and they both walked away from their co-ops with awards from the Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon (ACE-WIL). Mifsud received the 2022 ACE-WIL Student of the Year/Co-op […]

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News Briefs: June 7, 2023 issue

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor

June 7, 2023

Co-op student wins award Camosun College Arts and Science Studies student Molly Mifsud recently won the 2022 Co-op/WIL Student of the Year Award. The award was given for her achievements during her co-op at Tall Tree Health. The award is given by the Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning in BC/Yukon (ACE-WIL). This is […]

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Camosun instructors awarded in recognition celebration

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor

June 7, 2023

On Thursday, April 27, 29 instructors from Camosun College received awards celebrating their contributions to teaching and learning at the college. The second annual teacher recognition award celebration was held in the Sherri Bell Hall in the Wilna Thomas Building at Lansdowne. The instructors who were awarded were nominated by students, faculty, and staff members […]

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News Briefs: May 3, 2023 issue

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor

May 3, 2023

Alumna returns to coach at Camosun Camosun College alumna Kate Service is joining the Camosun Chargers as women’s basketball head coach; she is set to start this role in the 2023/2024 season. Service played for Camosun for two seasons beginning in 2013; she then went on to coach for the South Vancouver Island Basketball Association […]

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Camosun College Student Society spring election results in

Greg Pratt, managing editor

April 6, 2023

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring student elections from Monday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 5. A total of 844 students voted. Jagjeet Singh was voted in as external executive, Arshita Giri as Lansdowne executive, Emily Lam as pride director, and Tran Thanh Phuong (Polly) as sustainability director. Tho Man Duong (Annie) […]

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Camosun Comic Arts Festival showcases lineup of aspiring artists

Lane Chevrier, staff writer

April 5, 2023

On April 20, the Camosun Comic Arts Festival will showcase the final projects of students in the Comics & Graphic Novels (CCGN) program. The students have created and published their own comics to display at the festival, which runs from 3 to 7 pm in the Wilna Thomas building at Lansdowne, and is free of […]

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