Camosun College Student Society election results in

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its fall student elections from Monday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 30. 877 Camosun students voted, which is approximately nine percent of the student population at Camosun.  CCSS executive director Michel Turcotte says those numbers are typical for the student elections, and that the numbers have increased since […]

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Camosun College Student Society raises concerns over proposed Camosun board of governors student suspension appeal process changes

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has raised concerns over a proposed revision to the Camosun College Board Executive Committee Terms of Reference that concerns how student suspension appeals are heard and processed.  The college executive committee is made up of appointed members from Camosun’s board of governors. The board of governors consists of members […]

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News Briefs: October 23, 2019 issue

Camosun announces sonography program On Thursday, October 17, Camosun College announced that it is launching Vancouver Island’s first Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. Applications for the two-year program, which begins in May 2020, are now open. The first intake will be 16 students; 2021’s intake will be 32 students. The provincial government put $1.4 million into […]

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Camosun College Student Society elections on the horizon

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is having its fall student elections from Monday, October 28 until Wednesday, October 30.  There will be elections for positions on the CCSS board of directors and for student positions on the Camosun College education council.  The CCSS board manages a variety of auxiliary functions for students. These include […]

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Camosun College Student Society to hold Sustainability Day

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) will hold its Sustainability Day on Thursday, October 17. The event is being held at the Interurban campus and is focused on three “pillars,” according to CCSS sustainability director Tamara Bonsdorf: food, transport, and waste. Bonsdorf feels that the interactive aspect of the day will help instill awareness of […]

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News Briefs: October 9, 2019 issue

Camosun gets ready to shake out  On Thursday, October 17 at 10:17 am, Camosun will participate in The Great British Columbia ShakeOut provincial earthquake drill. If you’re on campus at that time, drop, cover, and hold on to a piece of furniture, and stay put for one minute. Then, gather at the nearest Emergency Assembly […]

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News Briefs: September 25, 2019 issue

Camosun participates in Orange Shirt Day  Monday, September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, a day devoted to awareness about the impacts of the residential school system. Camosun students, staff, and faculty are invited to wear an orange shirt during the event, which starts at 9:45 am at Interurban and 1 pm at Lansdowne. See camosun.ca […]

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Camosun officially opens Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness

On Wednesday, September 11, Camosun College officially opened the Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness. The four-storey, 95,000-square-foot building will house 15 health and human service disciplines and University Transfer health courses for over 1,000 students. The total cost of the building was $63.8 million ($40.3 million from the provincial government, $11 […]

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Camosun College Student Society campaign encourages students to raise their voices and vote

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) are working together to launch the Get Out the Vote campaign, which encourages students to vote in the upcoming federal election. The campaign was launched at Camosun on Tuesday, September 3 and runs until October 21, which is federal election day. […]

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News Briefs: September 11, 2019 issue

Camosun students get chance to influence college policy Camosun College wants to hear from students and staff regarding policy-making decisions, and has organized events to do so. The events—called Policy Palooza—take place at both Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The Interurban event is happening on Tuesday, October 1 in the Cafeteria annex from 1 pm until […]

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