News Briefs: Camosun Express is back, UPASS update update, and Camosun Chargers tryout infoThe Camosun Express returns The Camosun Express shuttle bus, which offers free intercampus travel and links to the West Shore for students and staff, will resume September 2 until December 5, and then start again in the winter semester. Free wifi and bike storage are provided on the shuttles, which leave Interurban hourly on the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Mechanical Engineering showcase brings new inventions, beer to campusA new invention that could change the face of the craft-brewing scene is just one of the projects on display at the upcoming Camosun Mechanical Engineering showcase. Second-year Mechanical Engineering technology student David Gilmour has no shortage of enthusiasm for his team’s project, which is one of many student inventions being showcased at the upcoming […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Camosun College gets funding for energy reduction and LNG training, Camosun College Student Society collects signatures for mental health clubhouse, and Camosun alumni Daphne Shaed hits the airwavesBC government funds energy-reduction projects Postsecondary institutions in BC have received $3.8 million in funding this year as part of the Carbon Neutral Capital Program. Camosun and UVic have both received improvements to their heating systems. The yearly reduction in energy costs for the postsecondary sector is estimated to be over $433,000 after upgrades. In […] Continue Reading |
New digital communication programs offered at CamosunAlthough some debate remains over whether they will fill the gap left by the now-defunct Applied Communication Program (ACP), two new certificate programs at Camosun have faculty and students excited for the future of communications programs at the college. Digital Communication, which started last September, and Digital Production, Writing and Design, which begins this fall, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun receives funding for Aboriginal studentsIn June, Camosun joined 10 other BC colleges and universities in receiving a portion of more than $3.9 million intended for programs created for Aboriginal learners. This marks the seventh year that Camosun has received this funding. The funding comes in the form of a program known as the Aboriginal Service Plans, which is jointly […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Camosun students voice concern over ESL cuts, more free online textbooks, and Camosun Business grad does goodStudents voice concerns to MLAs over ESL cuts On May 28, 27 Camosun students and other postsecondary representatives attended the question period at the legislature to discuss the importance of ESL programs in BC. As guests of NDP MLA Jane Shin, the group had the chance to talk about future plans for ESL with other […] Continue Reading |
First round of grads emerge from Camosun and SFU partner programIf you attend Camosun’s upcoming convocation ceremony on June 20 and notice 11 college instructors decked out in Simon Fraser University (SFU) regalia, fear not; you didn’t eat the wrong kind of mushrooms during lunch. In fact, the grads up on stage who look like instructors wearing the wrong school’s gowns are actually real grads, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College PISE students off to BoliviaThere’s real-world learning, and there’s real-world learning. Nevin Harper, chair of Camosun’s Bachelor of Sport and Fitness Leadership program at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE), is about to introduce 20 of his students to that very reality as they embark on a field learning trip to the mountainous regions of Bolivia. Departing on […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Camosun and Royal Roads agree to understand, Camosun business students raise bread, tap water better than bottled water after allCamosun students help health clinics The Island Sexual Health Society received some assistance from the Camosun College Student Society after announcing a significant funding shortage earlier this year. The student society, which represents over 9,000 Camosun students, provided a donation of $1 per member with a challenge to the UVic Student Society to match or […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College gets $280,000 for business servicesCamosun College recently received $280,980 from the federal government to go towards services that aim to increase local business innovation. The money, which came in the form of two Applied Research Tools & Instruments awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), is going towards biofermentation equipment that will be used […] Continue Reading |
