Camosun College Student Society brings new and returning board members on in electionsNew and returning council members were elected onto the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) board in its spring elections, held from April 8 to 10. The CCSS recently moved their election process to an online voting platform in order to make it easier for students to vote; this election received votes from 788 students out […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: April 3, 2019 issueFederal government reduces student-loan interest The federal government announced its Budget 2019 on Tuesday, March 19. Of particular note to post-secondary students is that Budget 2019 detailed a decrease in interest on federal student loans. Interest on these loans will now be limited to prime; it was previously anywhere from prime plus 2.5 percent to […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society hopes for student participation in spring electionThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is preparing for its annual spring election, which will be held from April 8 to April 10. Students will vote online for the executive constituency positions of the CCSS as well as any vacant campus director positions. Camosun College holds its electoral process simultaneously with the CCSS, so students […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College involved in proposal to enhance transportation to rural Indigenous areasThe South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP, formerly known as the South Island Prosperity Project) and Camosun College have partnered on a proposal that will focus on improving transportation to and from school for students living in rural Indigenous communities. The two organizations are finalists in the Smart Cities Challenge, a government-funded competition encouraging communities to […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 20, 2019 issueCamosun Student Innovation Challenge wraps up On Wednesday, February 27, eight teams made up of Camosun students showcased their creative ideas in the Student Innovation Challenge. The winning team consisted of Alana Marks, Alec Page, Landon Lapensee, and Taylor Graves, who each took home $1,000 for their idea of a podcast about the Camosun Chargers. […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 6, 2019 issueChargers players, coach get PACWEST nods Camosun Chargers players and one coach recently got recognition from the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST). Women’s volleyball coach Brent Hall has been named PACWEST’s women’s coach of the year, and Chargers women’s volleyball player Mika Yamada won the women’s rookie of the year award. Vitor Pereira and Eduardo […] Continue Reading |
BC Government eliminates interest on provincial student loansThe government of British Columbia announced in its 2019 budget presentation on Tuesday, February 19 that it is eliminating interest on provincial student loans, effective immediately. For a student with $28,000 in combined provincial and federal student loans, the decision is estimated to save $2,300 over a 10-year repayment period. This decision will not take […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 20, 2019 issueCamosun launches interactive education website On January 31, Camosun College announced it was launching a new interactive applied learning website; the site is an arm of the Applied Learning project, which is underway at the college. The site allows users to learn more about applied learning and to look at how faculty plan and implement […] Continue Reading |
CCSS and CASA demand government pay more attention to student mental-health issues with new campaignThe Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) held the #StudentsLetsAct campaign from Wednesday, January 30 to Friday, February 1. The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) was part of the campaign; they passed out 500 heart-shaped cards to students, who then wrote about why mental-health issues are important to them on the cards. CCSS external executive […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 6, 2019 issueCamosun’s Irene Wallace awarded Camosun College Career Services employment facilitator Irene Wallace has been inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame for her athletic accomplishments in basketball, field hockey, and softball. She was also given an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers for her work with Camosun; she […] Continue Reading |
