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The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) have joined other student groups to take part in the provincial Take it Over Campaign, which urges students between the ages of 18 and 24 to pledge to vote in the upcoming provincial election on October 24. BCFS chairperson Tanysha Klassen […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is gearing up for its fall 2020 student elections, and it is urging students to take part by running in them. The available positions are two wellness and access directors (one for each campus), one off-campus director, one First Nations Student Association director, one Lansdowne director, and one Interurban […]

This summer, representatives from Camosun College and the University of Victoria met with District of Saanich representatives to talk about the conduct of students living in Saanich. Back in June, Saanich council asked for public input on increasing the amount of unrelated people the municipality allows to live together in one house from four to […]

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has been fielding more requests than usual from students wanting to opt out of mandatory student fees this semester. Through their student fees, every student at the college contributes to, for example, a building fund and the Student Refugee Program and contributes to a recycled paper fee; they also […]

Many students have extra challenges on their plate this semester, and Camosun has found a way to help those who are in need while also providing practical training to students. For a limited time, care hampers containing fresh food and essential hygiene products are being provided by Camosun, thanks to the work of Culinary Arts […]

Camosun College is taking a new approach in its Counselling department in September, and it hopes that students will benefit from the changes. The department is implementing a responsive access model for its services; the model is based on the stepped-care model originally developed for primary health care and is being used by post-secondary institutions […]

Wondering what buildings are open on campus this semester? What about food? Do you need to wear a mask at Camosun now? Navigating the college campuses this September will be a new experience, and one that the college will be changing as needed as the weeks go on. “We’re trying to give students as much […]

Back in the spring, when we were first adjusting to this new way of life in British Columbia, Camosun International feared the worst. The COVID-19 crisis could very well have rendered the department obsolete, but, while there is a dip in enrolment, it would appear that the numbers aren’t too catastrophic: there are about 300 […]

While Camosun College’s campuses remain quiet, students and staff are gearing up for a semester that is, in every way, new. The college is offering most of its student services remotely for the fall semester, and so is the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS). An exception to that is part of the UPass validation process, […]