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Camosun College has reached their $6.5-million funding goal for new buildings and renovations at the Interurban campus. The college—which raised the funds through its TRADEmark of Excellence campaign—exceeded its goal by $1.5 million. A large chunk of the fundraising went toward Interurban’s new Centre for Trades Education and Innovation. TRADEmark of Excellence campaign director Angus […]

Camosun College recently placed 10th in the Associate’s Colleges category in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)’s 2016 Sustainable Campus Index. The college uses AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). In January of 2016 Camosun College got a STARS silver rating for its sustainability achievements. Camosun College acting […]

Former UVic professor pleads guilty to smuggling steroids Former University of Victoria computer science professor Gautam Srivastava has pleaded guilty to illegal-steroids smuggling. But a judge stayed the case—meaning Srivastava will not be charged, or have a criminal record—because, he said, the case had gone on longer than necessary. Srivastava is currently a faculty member […]

We previously reported that a Camosun College faculty member had been suspended after a student complaint related to an incident that happened on a school trip to the Philippines; a recent Times Colonist story is now saying that the faculty member who was being investigated was Nursing instructor Stephen Bishop and is also reporting that […]