Campus Ultrasound opens at InterurbanCamosun College recently opened its doors to a new outpatient clinic offering sonography services for patients in the community. Campus Ultrasound opened in the Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness on Monday, February 6 after the official opening announcement on Thursday, January 26. Camosun Diagnostic Medical Sonography program leader Dustin Pendergast says […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 22, 2023 issueNew Langford campus construction begins Construction for the new joint post-secondary campus being built in Langford has officially begun, as workers commenced with pouring concrete on Wednesday, February 1. The concrete being used for the building is part of an initiative to make the new building zero carbon, by using cement that helps trap carbon […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 8, 2023 issueCamosun College opens ultrasound clinic On Thursday, January 26, Camosun College announced that it is opening a new ultrasound clinic at its Interurban campus. The clinic is called Campus Ultrasound and is the first of its kind in Canada to support on-site learning. Campus Ultrasound is a partnership with Island Health and will give Camosun […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: January 25, 2023 issueCamosun Charger finalist for provincial award Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball alumnus Vitor Pereira is a finalist for an upcoming provincial award. Pereira is in the running for the College Athlete category of the Sport BC Athlete of the Year Award, along with four other students. Pereira already has several awards to his name, such as […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus creates award for mature studentsIn 2019, Pauly Singh was feeling apprehensive about making a career change at the age of 41; to do so he would have to return to school. However, after being accepted into Camosun College’s Digital Communications certificate program, Singh’s life was forever changed. He’s now on a mission to help other mature students financially by […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: January 9, 2023 issueFallen Garry oak tree to be used in Fine Furniture projects A large Garry oak tree that crashed into the library at Lansdowne after a windstorm early November is presenting a rare opportunity for Camosun’s Fine Furniture students. The students were able to process the fallen tree and will use it for upcoming projects. See […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society talks 2023 plansNew tuition deadlines suddenly introduced by the college earlier this year and skyrocketing living prices in Victoria are two issues that targeted Camosun students during 2022. To combat these issues, the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has negotiated with the college on their new tuition deadlines and campaigned alongside the British Columbia Federation of Students […] Continue Reading |
Federal government removes interest on student loans, raises repayment thresholdThe federal government recently announced that it will permanently eliminate interest on the federal portion of student loans. This change is a response to the rising cost of living that’s causing financial hardship for students and recent graduates. The government also recently announced they were raising the income threshold for the Repayment Assistance Plan from […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: November 30, 2022 issueCamosun students place in provincial entrepreneurship competition Nine Camosun students in the Maker-to-Market program were recently awarded second place in the 2022 DIVERSEcity’s new Business Pitch Competition. They received a $1,500 prize to develop their small market business, Women of the World Soup, after they graduate. Government renews funding for nautical training program The federal […] Continue Reading |
Saanich and Oak Bay mayors talk student issuesDuring the October 15 municipal elections, the residents of Saanich and Oak Bay, which Camosun College’s campuses are on, elected mayors who made student issues related to housing availability and affordability, as well as transit and active transportation, a priority during their campaigns. Saanich voted in new mayor Dean Murdock, a former Camosun student and […] Continue Reading |
