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Camosun’s future-focussed Career Lab opened its doors last week, with an open house for staff on November 28 and an official launch event on November 29.

A modern totem pole, representing the energy and vibrancy of Camosun College, is being carved by Coast Salish artist Bear (Douglas) Horne as part of the finishing touches on the college’s new Centre for Trades Education and Innovation (CTEI) at Interurban.

We're looking for feedback from current Camosun students on a wide range of topics, including use of technology in the classroom, applied learning opportunities, support services, campus planning, and more!

The Camosun Chargers Men’s Volleyball team produced a pair of electrifying four-set victories over the #4 nationally ranked VIU Mariners this past weekend to seize the No. 1 spot in the conference and jump to #5 in the CCAA National rankings!

Early Sunday morning, arson incidents along with vandalism and physical damage occurred in four buildings at the Interurban campus. Investigations continue with both the fire and police departments. We are working now to ascertain the full impact of the damage. Our first concern is the health and safety of all employees and students and minimizing the impact on student courses and programs.

The Camosun College Foundation is thrilled to announce a $1 million gift from the Sisters of St Ann for The Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness.

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, kicking off 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In recognition of this time, Camosun’s Office of Student Support is hosting a number of events on campus, and invite students to both reflect on violence against women and to take action to end it.

Camosun College, with the support of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, has implemented a new multi-year Weston Family Scholarship in the Skilled Trades program, developed to help students achieve their education goals and begin a fulfilling career in the skilled trades by championing excellence and removing barriers.

Drawing inspiration from the elaborate funerary rituals of ancient Egypt, students in instructor Nicole Kilburn’s Anthropology of Death class are hosting a mock Egyptian funeral at the Egypt: Time of the Pharaohs feature exhibition at the Royal BC Museum on November 24.

Camosun College is offering two free Consent Education workshops on November 29, 2019 at Lansdowne campus.

The finalists for National Philanthropy Day (November 16) in Victoria include a number of people with strong connections to Camosun, demonstrating the spirit of generosity surrounding the college.

When Dwayne Pettyjohn was working as an ambulance attendant in Toronto, he decided to pursue nursing because it combined helping others with an opportunity to learn transferable skills.

Following three straight weeks of competition and last week’s bye, the Chargers Women’s Volleyball team is ready to return to the PACWEST stage which will be set at PISE this weekend as Camosun plays host to the Capilano Blues from North Vancouver.

Following last week’s bye, the Chargers Men’s Volleyball team is raring to go as Camosun plays host to the Capilano University Blues this weekend. The Blues are led by first-year Head Coach and former Chargers player and Assistant Coach, Dave Dooley, who played two years as a libero for Camosun before assisting Head Coach Charles Parkinson on the bench from 2007-2015.

Delicious food and themed drinks served with a smile welcome visitors to Dunlop House’s student pub nights, on Thursday evenings from 4 - 6pm now until December 6.

With successes in applied research and innovation fuelling Camosun’s strategic rise, the college has substantially increased its ranking among Canada’s Top 50 research colleges, leapfrogging from 41st to 26th place in only one year. Research intensity grew a tremendous 69.2%.

The Camosun Chargers Men's Basketball team is preparing for an exciting week as they open the 2018-19 season against Island Rivals, the VIU Mariners and the PACWEST's newest contender, the Okanagan College Coyotes.

Following an eight-year absence from the PACWEST podium, the Camosun Chargers Women’s Basketball team impressed both fans and foes alike last season with their tenacity and determination as the squad fought their way to an epic battle in the gold medal game of the 2018 Provincial Championships where they netted the program’s first medal finish since 2010.

Camosun College Alumni Association and Josai International University (JIU) co-hosted an alumni event at the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo on October 25.

BC post-secondary faculty and staff now have a wealth of in-depth resources and support as they work toward incorporating reconciliation and Indigenization into their teaching and learning practices, thanks to a new series of open educational guides. The project was managed by Camosun College faculty member Dianne Biin in collaboration with BCcampus, the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training and a community of Indigenous and ally writers across the province.

Having kick-started the 2018-19 PACWEST season with two wins a piece in Abbotsford last weekend, the Chargers Men’s and Women’s Volleyball teams are keen to entertain fans and chalk up another pair of victories this weekend as Camosun plays host to the Douglas College Royals in their home openers at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, October 19 and 20.

The themes of shared values, meaningful connections, positive relationships and applied learning were woven throughout the two-week trip to Victoria in September that Camosun College's Todd Ormiston facilitated for five Maori visitors from ARA Institute in Canterbury, New Zealand.

The Camosun Chargers Women’s Volleyball program is priming up for an exciting new season with a core of seven returning athletes and ten newcomers eager to make their mark on the PACWEST stage.

With four consecutive PACWEST Championship titles under their belt, the Camosun Chargers Men’s Volleyball team is setting up for another exciting season as the squad chases after its first-ever provincial five-peat finish.

Lynelle Yutani's first job in Canada after moving to Victoria from Wyoming in 2010 was working with the BC Cancer Agency's mobile mammography screening program.

"It was a wonderful job. I travelled extensively throughout the BC Interior helping people," she says. "And it was a really great antidote for the health care system in the US, because most screenings in Canada are covered under our medial services plan and with that single payer system, every ounce of prevention saves on cure."

The Camosun College Chargers Men’s Golf team struck silver this weekend at the 2018 PACWEST Provincial Championships in Nanaimo, October 5-7 and with a Top 2 finish, the squad has booked their ticket to the CCAA National Golf Championships in Medicine Hat, AB October 15-19.

To better identify and respond to workforce training requirements, and as part of its commitments on the AJISS program, Thales Canada has signed an agreement with Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), in partnership with Camosun College in British Columbia, to complete a bi-coastal analysis of the in-service support supply chain. Thales is the prime contractor for Canada’s AJISS program that will support the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships and Joint Support Ships built under the National Shipbuilding Strategy.

On Thursday October 18, 2018 at 10:20am,  Camosun will participate in the provincially coordinated ShakeOut earthquake exercise. Students, staff and faculty at both campuses will be alerted to Drop, Cover and Hold-On, evacuate buildings and go to a designated Emergency Assembly Point.

Shooting a two-day total of 618 at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Invitational this past weekend, the Camosun Chargers Golf team has advanced to third overall as the PACWEST gears up for the Provincial Championships, October 5-7 at the Nanaimo Golf and Country Club.

With stands offering fresh local farm produce and booths set up for cooking demonstrations and information about sustainability, Camosun’s Lansdowne campus courtyard will transform into an interactive autumn farmers market open to everyone on Wednesday, October 3.

Camosun’s Criminal Justice department is hosting the Compassion in The Criminal Justice System panel on October 4 in the Gibson Auditorium on Lansdowne campus; the panel will feature criminal justice system experts from various backgrounds:

Dawn Smith, Camosun's Indigenization and Sustainability Strategist, recently became the first person in Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia to defend her thesis in her traditional Nuu-chah-nulth territory near Port Alberni.

The Ship Repair Entry Level Training (SRELT) program was delivered as part of a four-year Aboriginal Marine Training and Employment Program (AMTEP) between the Coast Salish Employment and Training Society (CSETS), the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS) and BladeRunners.

On September 28 many Camosun students, employees and community supporters will wear orange shirts to show their commitment to the principle that every child matters and to show support for those who attended residential schools and their families.

When Camosun Marketing & Communications Strategist Jonathan Ruhl sought opportunities for professional development, he knew he wanted community to be at the forefront. "As a community college our connections to community are very important," he says. "When I learned about Camosun's partnership with Leadership Victoria and I read about the opportunity to join their upcoming class, I jumped at the chance."

Hosted on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ people, the Camosun Farmers' Market will inspire and engage people by increasing access to local food, enhancing the student experience, and inviting the community to take part in a fun and engaging event. Local farmers and producers will have the opportunity to sell their goods as well as highlight how they are contributing to a more sustainable future.

Week two of PACWEST competition caught the Camosun men's golf team in the rough as newcomer squad members ironed out their first time game jitters while the team fought to a fifth place finish shooting a tournament total of 622 at the UBCO Invitational at the Okanagan Golf and Country Club, September 15-16.

The Camosun Chargers men's golf team made a solid start to the 2018 PACWEST season with a Top 3 finish at the Langara Invitational held at the Quilchena Golf and Country Club in Richmond, September 8-9.

Starting in 1974, Ken Steacy--Camosun instructor and co-founder of Camosun’s Comics & Graphic Novels program--earned acclaim as a professional comic book author, illustrator, art director, editor and publisher, chronicling the stories of Spider-Man, Harry Potter, Astro Boy and the characters from the Star Wars universe. His latest project, “War Bears” is a unique collaboration with legendary Canadian author Margaret Atwood.

Nathan Holder is a man of many talents. "I'm a tinkerer by trade," he says. "Right out of high school I worked as a machinist and millwright and I spent 13 years in the air force as a mechanic and instructor."

The public and the media are invited to attend the 2018 Mechanical Engineering Project Showcase. This special one-day event takes place at Camosun's Interurban Campus on Friday, August 24 from 10am to 2pm in the atrium of the Centre for Trades Education and Innovation (CTEI).

September 4-6, 2018 at Lansdowne and Interurban

From September 4-6 the Camosun College family will be doing our best to welcome new and returning students to our campuses. We'll be out in full-force answering questions, providing directions, and handing out swag, snacks and information to support you during your first days at Camosun.

Camosun College's Interurban campus will be the site of Mind Over Metal from August 13-17, a week-long welding summer camp for students ages 12 to 15. Offered in partnership with the CWB Welding Foundation, the camp is free for attendees and is funded by the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in conjunction with Seaspan.

For 30 years, the fine furniture program at Camosun College has been a place for students to explore their art through woodworking and joinery.

Some 500 graduates have gone on to careers in the industry across the Island and Lower Mainland, and in recognition of those achievements the college will exhibit the design work of 30 students at the University of Victoria’s Legacy Gallery, now on until Sept. 22.

Camosun College is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the Board of Governors. Brenda Lee McBain, Madhuri (Margie) Parikh, and Emily Sarah Rogers have been appointed as members for terms from July 31, 2018 to July 31, 2019.

Roshaan Ganief's business MokaJade Designs features lovingly-crafted and stylish wood products for the home and the office. "The only thing I don't make is furniture," she says "but I'm a fine woodworker and in my business I basically make lots of things that people haven't seen before, such as women's jewelry, men's accessories and magnet boards all out of wood."

Camosun Business Co-op student Robin Stone received dual honours this year as she was selected as both the National College Co-op Student of the Year and the Provincial (BC/Yukon) College Co-op Student of the Year for 2017. This is the 11th year in a row a Camosun student has been named the provincial co-op student of the year.

On June 12, Camosun's Athletic & Exercise Therapy (AET) Clinic hosted Dr. Cameron McCrodan, a North American specialist in neurovisual performance, who talked about vision and how it can impact concussion recovery.

Third year sheet metal apprentice Dean Gustin won a bronze medal at the 2018 Skills Canada National Competition in Edmonton, Alberta on June 4 and 5. After winning a gold medal at the Skills Canada British Columbia competition in April, Gustin had the opportunity to compete against apprentices from across the country in the Sheet Metal Work category.

Hundreds gathered on the shores of the Esquimalt Lagoon at Royal Roads University Thursday to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on the traditional lands of the Xwesepsum (Esquimalt) and Lkwungen (Songhees) ancestors and families.

Thousands of graduates and guests are expected to attend Camosun College's 2018 Graduation over four ceremonies this Thursday and Friday, June 21 and 22 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, Camosun College, Interurban Campus.

Camosun College's Information and Computer Systems Technology students will showcase their Capstone projects to potential employers and the public. Now, at the culmination of their studies, these students possess the ability to design and create exciting and innovative projects. Public and media are welcome to attend.

Camosun College is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Hastie as Head Coach of the Chargers Golf program. Coach Hastie is a Class "A" member of the PGA of Canada and in 2016, was named the Vancouver Island Class "A" Professional of the Year. He is a PGA of British Columbia Teacher of the Year and was last year's recipient of the PGA of BC Professional Development Award.

Cam Russell and Ken Guenter will cap off their teaching careers with a retrospective exhibition celebrating 30 years of fine furniture instruction at Camosun.

The Culinary Arts production kitchen at Camosun Interurban has been buzzing lately as college and community volunteers cook together to provide fresh and healthy meals for The Mustard Seed and Food Share Network members with the aim of reducing food waste, notes Culinary Arts Chair Steve Walker-Duncan.

Camosun College and Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) have signed an MOU agreeing to work together to create training opportunities in the marine sector and other areas of mutual interest. The three-year agreement includes marine and oceans academic education, industry training, and research collaborations.

Camosun College has named its latest capital building project The Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness, after a visionary donation from Victoria's well-known Campbell family.

The generous contribution is part of the Camosun College Foundation's capital fundraising campaign, Together for Health, to help raise funds for the new facility and the latest teaching technologies for students in health and human service programs at Camosun.

Robin Fast is excited about the changes underway at Camosun and in particular the potential of the new Centre for Health & Wellness—currently under construction at Interurban campus—to serve as a regional hub for health and human services education and innovation.

Camosun College announces the appointment of Dr. Richard Gale as the new Director of Camosun Innovates, the applied research arm of the college.

For Stephen Kimani, Head of Section for Tourism at Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP), his first visit to Victoria was a wonderful experience. “Victoria is very beautiful place to be, if I had the opportunity to live here, I’d say yes, because the people are very kind,” he says. “Camosun and the community are very welcoming and there is good hospitality.”

Camosun was honoured to receive two prestigious CICan Awards of Excellence this year. Two teams from Eyēʔ Sqȃ’lewen and the School of Trades and Technology were recognized at the conference for their exceptional work in the areas of Indigenous Education and Leadership Excellence.

Students from around British Columbia competed in an “Olympic” style trades and technology competition in Abbotsford on Wednesday, April 18. Half of the Camosun College competitors earned medals in the South Island category.

Student-athletes, coaches, College administrators and supporters gathered at Camosun’s Centre for Trades, Education and Innovation on Tuesday evening to celebrate the achievements of the Chargers at the 24th Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony.

The president of the Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild, Neil Bosdet, was on campus this week to present a cheque for $800 to purchase materials for Camosun's Fine Furniture program's Capstone Project and Exhibition.

BC's builders are enjoying a month in the spotlight as the province rallies to show support and appreciation for the 225,000 skilled tradespeople across BC, with an official "Construction Month" proclamation. As part of the local activities this month, Camosun is honouring Cori Coutts, KNAPPETT PROJECTS INC, with a Construction Leadership Award for her leadership in the sector and outstanding support of Camosun's Construction Programs.

Leaders in post-secondary education from across the country and around the world will be gathering at the Victoria Conference Centre from April 30 to May 1 for Colleges and Institutes Canada's (CICan) annual conference. Hosted by Camosun College, this year's conference theme is Na'tsa'maht, a Salish phrase meaning "working together as one."

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.