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Fuelled by the pioneering sim(PLY) technology designed by Clemson University, Camosun Innovates is currently manufacturing a proof-of-concept housing structure at the college’s Interurban campus—the first step in an international post-secondary and community partnership that seeks to make this unique affordable housing solution widely available in BC’s capital region.

Camosun is proud to announce Sarah-Jayne Roe, Training Coordinator for Women in Trades Training at Camosun, has won the Education Leadership Award at the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) Awards ceremony.  The award recognizes an individual who has volunteered a considerable amount of time in the role of advancement of education for the betterment of the construction industry.

Early learning and care alumni apply their Camosun education in community and make a difference, one child at a time.

Student-athletes, coaches, College administrators and supporters gathered at the Centre for Trades, Education and Innovation on Thursday, April 25 to celebrate the achievements of the Camosun Chargers at the college’s milestone 25th Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony.

Camosun College alumna Alisha Dsouza is passionate about her community, her education and her charitable work. "I just love Camosun and United Way and living in Victoria," says the post-degree marketing graduate who came to Victoria from India three years ago to study at Camosun. "There are so many wonderful things in this community that connect to each other."

British Columbia’s rugged coast is dotted with communities that are isolated and removed from educational and career opportunities. A recent $250,000 gift from Concert Properties will make it possible for Camosun College to bring a “trades-on-the-go” program and Red Seal trades training to youth in these communities.

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.”

We have recently been notified by Island Health that a Camosun Lansdowne student has a lab confirmed case of measles. The student is responding well to treatment.      

The annual Camosun Comic Arts Festival (CCAF) is a celebration of the artistic and literary impact of comics and graphic novels created locally, nationally, and internationally. Conference attendees will hear, see, and experience the process of visual storytelling, and discuss the medium with the students, teachers, professional creators, publishers, and other fans.

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.

The Board of Governors of Camosun College is pleased to announce that the Songhees Nation is the recipient of the 2019 Award for Innovation and Community Partnership. The award will be presented during a ceremony on Thursday, April 4 from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Farmer Family Student Commons (Atrium) of the Centre for Trades Education and Innovation (CTEI) at Interurban campus. Learn more. 

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 College’s Study Abroad Office invites students and staff aged 18 to 35 years old to a work and student abroad information session hosted by International Experience Canada, this Wednesday, March 27 from 10:30am–noon in the Alan Batey Library & Learning Commons (LLC) 151, Lansdowne Campus.

Welcomed by smiling students, guests to Thursday night ‘Pub Nights’ at Lansdowne’s Dunlop House experience a dynamic “showcase of student talent,” says Hospitality Management Program Leader Stephen Scott.

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.