Camosun music students concerned about proposed budgets cuts, future of programA recent proposal to eliminate $200,000 from Camosun College’s music program budget at the Victoria Conservatory of Music has students concerned about the future of the program. Hannah Kaehn is a Camosun foundations jazz student and is one of the students involved in putting together the Facebook page Save the Arts (facebook.com/savethearts), which aims to […] Continue Reading |
News briefs, April 2, 2014 issue: Ride On! program, volunteer with Creatively United for the Planet, Island Sexual Health in trouble, arts scholarships availableEncouragement for cyclists A cycling program offered by the Capital Regional District and the Greater Victoria Bike to Work society intends to promote fun and confidence for novice riders. The Ride On! program runs from April to October and will include a number of courses in cycling skills for adults and children. Most courses will […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College’s Ben Lubberts wins co-op student of year awardCamosun student Ben Lubberts has won the BC Association for Co-operative Education’s Co-op Student of the Year award. Lubberts’ win mark the seventh consecutive year that the award has been awarded to a Camosun student. The award, which also includes a cash prize of $500, is granted to the applicant most fitting, based on academic […] Continue Reading |
Students elect dozen to Camosun College Student Society board of directorsThe Camosun College Student Society elected 12 new students to their board of directors in their recent spring elections, which took place March 18-20 on both campuses. Just over 450 Camosun students voted on both campuses over the three days. Meanwhile, a referendum to increase the recreation levy and, in turn, increase the fitness centre’s […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs, March 19, 2014 issue: Camosun breaks ground, has winning DECA club, and looks for alumni to appreciateGround breaking at new Trades Centre This month marked the official beginning of construction for the new Trades Centre at Camosun’s Interurban campus. The brand-new trades training facility is expected to be completed by the 2015 fall semester, while the upgrades to other campus buildings will not be finished until 2016. Camosun is one of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College part of new island postsecondary alliance aiming to help learnersCamosun College president Kathryn Laurin recently signed an agreement with four other postsecondary institutions (the University of Victoria, Royal Roads University, North Island College, and Vancouver Island University), creating the Vancouver Island Public Post-Secondary Alliance. The new alliance of schools say they are committed to working together to stimulate economic and social initiatives to benefit […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College gets transitional funding for ESL trainingCamosun College will be receiving $1.43 million in one-time transition funding for ESL training, the provincial government announced on Wednesday, February 19. The funding, part of a transition plan the Ministry of Advanced Education has developed with the federal government and public postsecondary institutions, comes after the news of funding cuts for domestic ESL students […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs, March 5, 2014 issue: Chargers get a medal, bikes and buses get a new lane, plus web-exclusive news about garbage and fake musclesChargers bring home medal The Chargers women’s volleyball team have finished the provincial championships with a bronze medal, the first-ever medal in the 20-year history of the women’s volleyball program. The men’s volleyball team finished fourth provincially, with a narrow loss in the bronze-medal match. The women’s basketball team also lost in their bronze medal […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs, February 19, 2014 issue: Camosun Chargers update, bottles for Cool Aid, Uvic under pressure to divestChargers to the finish line January ended strong for the Camosun Chargers, with the men’s volleyball and women’s basketball teams sitting in second in the PACWEST (Pacific Western Athletics Association) standings before the last two weekends of play. Meanwhile, women’s volleyball was in fourth, and men’s basketball in sixth. In other Chargers news, Alex Sadowski […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College details ESL funding cuts to domestic studentsNearly 150 concerned students listened to senior administrators of Camosun College on February 4 and 5 as they explained the recent cuts to government funding for domestic ESL programming. ESL students packed the designated meeting rooms at both campuses and spilled out into the hallways. The official word from the college, represented by vice-president academic […] Continue Reading |
