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<\/a>The CCSS encourages students to connect with them over email, and are currently working out how they can offer orientation services in upcoming semesters.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The fall semester is] kind of our biggest exposure time for new students; we\u2019re sort of thinking of a guerilla tactic where we have lots of people around campus so we don\u2019t need to have big social-distancing lineups to get information,\u201d says Cunningham.<\/p>\n
The CCSS is funded by student fees; Cunningham says that the probability of decreased enrolment in the fall semester creates a financial concern for the student society.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnrolment is going to drop because a lot of services are going to be offered online as opposed to in class, and that\u2019s not what a lot of students signed up for, so we\u2019ve been discussing contingency plans,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Still, Cunningham says that he doesn\u2019t believe that student services will be put into jeopardy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t really know what that\u2019s going to look like in the fall,\u201d he says. \u201cI imagine as we get closer and we have better numbers for enrolment that might be a topic, but so far in our board meetings we haven\u2019t discussed cutting any services yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cunningham says that the CCSS is trying to work out how they can still hold events like CamFest while keeping crowd density to a minimum.<\/p>\n
\u201cCamFest is kind of our opening-week festival. We\u2019ve discussed maybe having different cohorts approach at different times so we can socially distance that way,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Cunningham says that CamFest will probably be spaced out across the Interurban and Lansdowne campuses.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really important event, because students need to know where to get their UPass and their student ID, so trying to reach all of our membership in the scenario where we\u2019re not allowed to be on campus [is a challenge],\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get as much participation as possible, whether it be through contests or livestreams, that sort of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding new services introduced in response to COVID-19, the CCSS has contributed to Camosun\u2019s Erasing Barriers to Education Fund emergency relief program, which students can access if they\u2019re facing difficult financial situations.<\/p>\n
\u201c[It\u2019s for] students who really need money right now, whether that be for rent or a grocery bill,\u201d he says. \u201cThere is a cap to it, but we\u2019re trying to access as many students as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n