Celebrate with the School of Health and Human Services for our upcoming special events. We also offer events and news items for current students and the public.
News and Events
HHS Annual Awards Celebration
On November 23, 2018 the school of HHS presented 52 awards to 75 students for an estimated total of $46,000! We wish to congratulate all of the deserving recipients for the 2018 awards year and thank all of our donors for making it possible.
For information about the awards available to HHS students, visit HHS Awards &Scholarship pages.
Please forward all award comments, questions and suggestions to hhsinfo@camosun.ca.
View the photo galleries from past awards ceremonies on Flickr:
2017 | 2016 | 2015
HHS News and Annoucements
Health student profile: Colleen Leppky-Robertson
April 16, 2019 - 9:23 am • School of Health and Human Services • Camosun Staff
Community, Child and Family studies student Colleen Leppky-Robertson has excelled since starting at Camosun last year, overcoming initial hesitation about continuing her education. “I’d been a stay at home mum for 13 years, and I never ever thought I’d go back to school,” she says. “I really didn’t think I could.”
Retired medical worker gives $100,000 to Camosun’s new health building campaign
April 3, 2019 - 12:52 pm • School of Health and Human Services • Camosun Staff
Joan Wilmshurst has spent much of her life looking through lenses; as a registered medical technologist she peered through a microscope all day, and in her spare time she enjoyed bird watching with binoculars.
Vara Hagreen: Applied learning provides "more tools in your toolbox"
March 27, 2019 - 10:47 am • School of Health and Human Services • Camosun Staff
As Camosun’s new Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness takes shape at Interurban, long-time continuing care and practical nursing instructor Vara Hagreen reflects on the changes in the health field over the past decade and looks ahead to an exciting new chapter of health and human services education at Camosun.
Camosun’s Interdisciplinary Day of Learning highlights collaboration among healthcare students and professionals
March 19, 2019 - 9:19 am • School of Health and Human Services • Camosun Staff
Camosun’s third annual Interdisciplinary Day of Learning (IDOL) brought together nearly 170 attendees from diverse disciplines to discuss the impact of and brainstorm solutions to the overdose crisis.
Elections for positions on both Camosun's Board of Govenors and Education Council (EdCo)
March 6, 2019 - 10:22 am • School of Health and Human Services • School of Health and Human Services
Your opportunity to participate is here!
2019 Spring Board of Governors election information
- Students: Two (2) seats with a term of August 1, 2019–July 31, 2020
- Faculty: One (1) seats with a term of August 1, 2019–July 31, 2022
- Staff: One (1) seats with a term of August 1, 2019–July 31, 2022
Serving on Camosun's Board of Governors is an opportunity to gain leadership experience and influence the future of
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Upcoming Events
- Community, Family & Child Studies PAC Meeting
- Apr 23 • 1:45 pm
- Lansdowne TBD
- Medical Laboratory Assistant PAC Meeting
- Apr 24 • 1:45 pm
- Lansdowne TBD
- Annual MRAD Education Day
- Apr 30 • 9:00 am
- Interurban Liz Ashton Campus Centre Room 121
- Early Learning & Care PAC Meeting
- May 1 • 1:30 pm
- Lansdowne TBD
- Medical Radiography PAC Meeting
- May 13 • 1:45 pm
- Lansdowne TBD
