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Camosun College was honoured to receive a special post-secondary award at the annual United Way Campaign United Way Spirit Awards luncheon at the Empress Hotel, Wednesday, April 11.

The public is invited to attend CCAF, the 6th annual Camosun Comic Arts Festival hosted by the Comics & Graphic Novels program at Camosun College. The one-day event will be held from noon until 5pm on Saturday, April 14, 2018, located on the third floor of the Young building at Lansdowne campus. Admission is free.

Camosun’s first shot at curling has resulted in a silver medal for the Chargers who made an incredible run at the 2018 CCAA Curling Canada Women’s National Championship.

Camosun College anthropology instructor Nicole Kilburn and 35 students from her Anthropology of Food class are organizing the third iteration of the college’s wildly popular “Pestival of Edible Insects” which takes place on Wednesday, April 4 from 7-9pm on the first floor of the Wilna Thomas building at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus.

Twenty-four Indigenous learners from the Songhees Nation will get the education and skills they need to thrive and succeed with the launch of the new culinary arts, hospitality and tourism management program.

Please join first-year students from Camosun College’s influential Visual Arts program as they showcase works in their year-end exhibit. This juried show explores a variety of mediums: video, drawing, painting, photography, film, ceramics, sculpture and print making. Everyone welcome.

On the heels of hosting its second consecutive national volleyball championship, Camosun College is pleased to introduce the addition of Women’s Curling to the Chargers 2017-18 season. Coached by Curl BC Coach and High Performance Director and former Olympian, Melissa Soligo, the four-woman squad (known as Team Reese-Hansen) will leave Victoria this week for the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA)/Curling Canada Championships in Leduc, AB, March 24-28.

The Camosun Chargers Men’s Volleyball team completed a historic season in 2017-18, winning the PACWEST conference title for a fourth consecutive year, a feat not accomplished since the inception of the league in 1971. The team went on to a fourth place finish at the National Championship, hosted at Camosun College, losing 13-15 in the fifth set of a dramatic bronze medal match.

On Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Gibson Auditorium on Camosun’s Lansdowne campus, more than 10 different acts will bring cultures together and celebrate diverse expressions of talent. Admission is free for this family-friendly event.

Looking out the windows a few minutes before opening time, Gallery 49 co-manager and Camosun alumna Katia Lubchenko was thrilled to see a long line up of people eager to attend the opening night of their new film photography exhibit.

Instructor Nicole Kilburn and her colleagues in the college's Anthropology, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management departments are partnering with the Songhees Nation on March 23 to host an evening of indigenous cuisine, culture and cooking for reconciliation with a focus on food sovereignty.

The oven gloves are coming off for the annual one-day provincial culinary challenge hosted by the Canadian Culinary Federation Victoria branch at Camosun College on Saturday, March 10.

Camosun’s Interurban campus will be abuzz with activity on Wednesday, March 7 as more than 1,000 local middle and secondary school students converge for a one-day competition event coordinated by the South Island Partnership and Camosun’s School of Trades and Technology.

The Camosun Chargers women's basketball team has thrown water on an eight-year drought by advancing to the PACWEST Provincial finals for the first time since 2010 and bringing home a silver medal!

After earning their record-breaking fourth consecutive PACWEST gold medal, the Chargers men's volleyball squad is getting set for the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Volleyball National Championship, hosted by Camosun College March 7-10.

Camosun's partnership with Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) is advancing applied learning and interdisciplinary collaboration between the two institutions as well as supporting the employment need of industry partners.

Camosun alumni are role models, trend-setters and life-long learners who build, shape, and lead wherever they go. With over 60,000 alumni in Camosun’s network, the individual and collective impact of our alumni is vast and meaningful and the chances are good a Camosun alumnus has touched your life in a positive way.

When you wear a pink shirt this Wednesday, February 28, you’ll be joining thousands of others across Canada who stand against bullying in schools and work places.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 is a day to recognize the diverse range of affordable, accessible and applied education programs that B.C. colleges offer students in every corner of the province.

Camosun Chargers Men’s Basketball Head Coach Scot Cuachon knows that in the world of college hoops, change is inevitable.

With five players graduating and a handful of others moving on to University—not to mention a pair of assistant coaches moving on as well—the 2018 season provided Coach Cuachon with an ample opportunity to reset the goals for the program.

With just one year under her belt and the PACWEST Championships on the horizon, Camosun Chargers basketball coach, Cait Haggarty, has the Chargers’ future looking bright. Beginning her coaching career at her alma mater, UBC, Haggarty returned to her hometown of Victoria to lead the Chargers to their first winning record in four seasons.

The Camosun College men's volleyball team claimed its fourth consecutive conference title on Saturday evening, defeating the Vancouver Island University Mariners in four sets (25-22, 26-24, 22-25, 25-14) at UFV’s Envision Financial Athletic Centre.

Camosun College officially opened the Houle Electrical Shop on Interurban campus this week, recognizing the contributions of valued donors Houle Electric and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 230. Both donors generously contributed $75,000 each towards the state-of-the-art 1,600 square metre shop.

Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball coach Charles Parkinson knows what it takes to win at an elite level. The Chargers are the reigning PACWEST champions for three years running, but as they prepare to defend their title this week at the University of the Fraser Valley, neither Coach Parkinson or his players are taking anything for granted.

Culinary Arts Chair Steve Walker-Duncan has spearheaded a 24-month partnership with Soup Sisters Victoria to produce fresh and healthy soups for the Victoria Women’s Transition House.

Sixteen Indigenous students have recently graduated from the Ship Repair Entry Level Training Program (SRELT), a collaborative marine industry training program, at the Camosun Coastal Centre on Songhees Nation Territory.

Dylan Marsden is passionate about sports and proud to be a 4th-year Camosun Charger basketball player. “Sports has the incredible power to bring people together,” he says. “Everyone loves something about sports and there's so much passion about sports that can involve and inspire everyone at the college.”

Camosun Chargers Volleyball player Stephanie Galitzine can’t remember a time when she didn’t play sports. “Even as a baby, my parents told me stories that I never stopped moving,” she says. “Sports have always been what I loved to do.”

Camosun College has been awarded $200,000 in start-up funding from the provincial Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training to support increased access to web technology and engineering graphics certificate programs. The new funding will allow Camosun to increase the capacity of these programs, adding 40 new spaces by the 2019/20 academic year.

Read the Ministry News Release

Camosun’s exciting new addition to its culinary arts program drove onto campus this week as preparations began to launch the first ever student-run food truck east of Ontario.

The Camosun Chargers student-athletes invite Camosun students, employees and fans to attend their volleyball matches on Thursday, January 25 to join them in the nation-wide campaign to break the stigma surrounding mental health.

Camosun College is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Phil Venoit to the Board of Governors. His term is from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018.

Camosun’s robust Continuing Education (CE) program offers over 340 courses to fit everyone’s level, needs, and schedule.