Camosun to offer mix of online and in-person classes in fallCamosun College has announced that it will be offering a mixture of online and in-person classes this fall. Programs that can be done online will remain online, while programs that require hands-on elements will be taught in person. The University of Victoria and Royal Roads University recently announced they would be offering primarily online classes […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Dive Index get connected with courageous new albumDive Index Waving at Airplanes (Neutral Music) 4.5/5 Making an album is a very courageous act. If the musicians are having second thoughts on a particular track or don’t like how something sounds but it’s too late to change it, it will be courage that will provide them with the faith needed to believe in […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Government fine print might be too much for college to handleEveryone is on the edge of their seats: for the first time in two months, we’ve been shown there there is an end to all this… Well, “change” would be a better term than “end.” Nothing is ending. But some things could change for the post-secondary sector by the fall. After finally getting settled into […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College set to launch new Mental Health, Addictions and Criminal Justice programUpdate: Camosun College has delayed the launch of this program until 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis. Camosun College is filled with all kinds of change right now, and part of that change is a new multi-disciplinary program being offered in the fall. The college will be launching an online-only eight-month certificate program, Mental Health, […] Continue Reading |
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Camosun instructors adapt to online learningOn March 14, Camosun students received an email from college president Sherri Bell explaining that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, classes were being moved to “alternative delivery” methods. Everyone who attends the college had to shift and rearrange their lives and schedules, and so did Camosun instructors. Anthropology instructor Karoline Guelke and Carpentry instructor Theo […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: May 15, 2020 web exclusiveCamosun Diagnostic Medical Sonography program launch delayed Camosun’s new Diagnostic Medical Sonography program has been delayed by one year, and will now launch in May of 2021. See camosun.ca/learn/programs/diagnostic-medical-sonography for more info. Camosun suspends courses at Belmont High School Camosun has suspended courses at Belmont High School in Langford until September 2021. Online courses and […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: Canadian government needs to deal with protests fairlyTyranny as a result of COVID-19 guidelines in Canada have left citizens with no other option but to take to the streets of Vancouver and protest. These, at least, are the beliefs of Dan Dicks and other protestors who, on April 12, made it clear that they believe their human rights were being infringed upon […] Continue Reading |
Government gives go-ahead to in-person post-secondary classes in September if COVID-19 numbers allowBC premier John Horgan announced on Wednesday, May 6 a detailed plan for the gradual re-opening of the province, and part of that plan includes post-secondary classes. Phase three of the re-opening plan will take place from June to September, provided transmission rates of COVID-19 remain low or in decline; part of that phase involves […] Continue Reading |
Camosun library launches new service to send loans through mailOn Tuesday, April 28, the Camosun College library launched a service where it will send loans through the mail as a way to get library products into the hands of students and staff during the online summer semester. Camosun director of learning services Sybil Harrison says the point is to get books, DVDs, and audiobooks […] Continue Reading |
