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The Victoria Foundation is granting $40,000 to Camosun College to support Indigenous students in the college’s interdisciplinary Aboriginal Culinary Arts, Tourism and Hospitality Program.

An incredible array of innovative new projects designed and developed by graduating Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology students at Camosun College are being featured today at a year-end Capstone Symposium.

Automotive students at Camosun College were able to come together today to experience a day in the life of one of the world’s most fabulous cars—John Lennon’s 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine—as it underwent maintenance and diagnostic testing with a little help from friends.

Camosun College invites the community to attend a technology showcase on Thursday, Dec. 12 that displays innovative new projects designed and developed by graduating Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology students.

A team of hospitality management students from Camosun College is organizing a unique fundraising event for the BC Heritage Fairs Society on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Robert Bateman Centre.

Breaking down barriers for women entering the trades is the focus of a new partnership between Camosun College and Vancouver Island University (VIU).

When local humanitarian and long-time activist Andrew Beckerman learned that the Camosun College Student Society was matching donations to the college’s $25,000 Giving Tuesday fundraising goal for its new Erasing Barriers to Education Fund for Camosun students, he was so impressed he offered the first match of $1,000.

Representatives from colleges, institutes and universities in the Philippines are currently visiting Camosun College to learn more about an integrated learning approach, best practices and creating seamless pathways for students.

Two enterprising Camosun students, Keo Tran and Angela Zhang, from the college’s Hospitality Management and post degree diploma programs are leading efforts to organize a fundraiser on behalf of the 10th anniversary of Community Micro Lending, an island non-profit society that connects local lenders to local borrowers, and helps people earn a livelihood by supporting small-scale entrepreneurship.

Camosun College President Sherri Bell has been appointed Board Chair of BC Colleges for a two-year term effective Nov. 21, 2019.

Trained therapy dogs from St. John Ambulance will be making appearances on both Camosun College campuses just in time for exam period.

The elaborate funerary rituals and practices of the Victorian era will be on display on the streets of the Royal BC Museum’s Old Town and adjacent Helmcken house this Saturday, Nov. 23.

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, kicking off 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence that end on International Human Rights Day, December 10.

An interdisciplinary group of employees from  Camosun participated in the second annual field school in May 2019 through a partnership with Arusha Technical College in Tanzania.

The Camosun Chargers Men’s Basketball Team will tip-off against the Capilano University Blues this Friday, in their 2019-20 PACWEST home opener at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE).

The Camosun Chargers Women’s Basketball Team is primed to open the 2019-20 PACWEST season with an exciting new crew featuring six newcomers and a core group of veterans.

Local students interested in careers as front-line caregivers will soon have more opportunities for education thanks to funding by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training recently announced for Camosun College’s Health Care Assistant programs.

Camosun College today announced the appointment of new member Michael Stubbing to the Board of Governors. The appointment is effective October 15, 2019 for a term ending July 31, 2021.

Following a convincing nine-stroke win at the PACWEST Provincial Championships, the Camosun Chargers Men’s Golf Team will shoot for gold at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Golf Championships, Oct. 14-18 in Sorel-Tracy, QC.

Vancouver Island’s first Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program at Camosun College means reduced waitlists for students and patients on southern Vancouver Island.

On November 2, the knives will be out as competitors from across B.C. take part in the Culinary Apprentice of the Year Award competition at Vancouver Community College’s downtown campus.

2019 PACWEST Men’s Volleyball Championship finalists, the Camosun College Chargers and Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners, will hit feature court at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) this Friday as the 2019-20 PACWEST volleyball season officially opens on the island.

The Camosun Chargers Women’s Volleyball program is setting up for an exciting new season with 13 experienced returnees and four talented recruits making up the 2019-20 roster.

The PACWEST team gold medal once again belongs to the Chargers after finishing with a three day total of 930. The Mariners were only nine strokes back with a 939, the Royals finished third with a combined 958 and the Falcons finished shooting 963.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Eyēʔ Sqȃ’lewen - the Centre for Indigenous Education & Community Connections at Camosun College, invites our community to join together on September 30 for 2019 Orange Shirt Day activities at both Interurban and Lansdowne campuses.

Camosun College congratulates fifth-year Chargers golfer, Tyler Robertson, who won his first PACWEST Men’s Individual title, while leading the college to a second victory of the season at the Camosun Open at Highland Pacific, Sept. 21-22!

Students at Camosun College are saving thousands of dollars through the use of open textbooks, which is helping make education and training more affordable. From biology to plumbing and pipefitting, 3,357 Camosun students have utilized open textbooks in 124 different courses, according to BCcampus stats. This has resulted in Camosun students saving $462,758 in textbook costs.

The Camosun Chargers Men’s Golf Team is two for two in PACWEST action, after winning the Camosun Open at the Highland Pacific Golf Course, September 21-22.

Care for the environment is core to Camosun’s values and is one of our strategic priorities.

On Friday, Sept. 27, there is a planned Global Climate Strike rally being held at the Parliament Buildings as part of a movement timed to coincide with the United Nations Climate Action Summit.

On that day, the college will remain open so students can continue to access programs, supports and services. Students who plan to attend the rally should talk ahead of time with their instructors. Employees who want to participate should speak with their supervisor.

The Camosun Chargers Men’s Golf Team is celebrating their first win of the season after shooting their way to victory at the VIU Invitational in Nanaimo this past weekend.

Students at Camosun College are preparing for careers in the health and social services sectors in the newly opened Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness, featuring modern classrooms, hands-on labs and collaborative study areas.

The Camosun Chargers Men’s Volleyball team has twice had the honor of scrimmaging with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), CISM Men’s Volleyball Team this year. With a new Head Coach at the helm and a host of athletes from across the country who are serving for Canada (including some who are former USport and Professional players) the Canadian team is in the final stages of preparation for the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China.

Camosun will provide free menstrual products in women’s and men’s washrooms on campus as of the first week of September.

Graduating mechanical engineering students at Camosun College showed off the latest in innovative technology as part of their final research projects.

The intriguing title of Camosun Anthropology Instructor Nicole Kilburn’s debut book reflects the exciting and far-reaching nature of her research interests. Equal part cookbook, anthropological exploration, and celebration of all things Southern Italy, The Future has an Ancient Heart guides readers on a journey into the heart and soul of the region’s history, culture and cuisine.

With back to school season on the horizon, Camosun College is preparing to open its doors to thousands of new and returning students. From Academic Advising to Counselling and much more, the college’s Student Affairs department is ready to help students succeed even before they first arrive on campus. 

Camosun student Kasi Schnablegger directs her passion for health care and the human body towards training for a career as an x-ray technologist.

On a daily basis, x-ray technologist Phillip Yee draws on the teamwork and communication skills that he learned at Camosun.

A Digital Earth that acts as a central nervous system for the surface of the entire planet is the focus of a presentation by Camosun College civil engineering instructor Perry Peterson to an international audience in Japan this week. Peterson, an instructor with the School of Trades and Technology at the college, is presenting his solutions for a Digital Earth to the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium in Yokohama, Japan.

Starting this September, Camosun is offering new and exciting programs that will equip students with the skills to succeed in the rapidly expanding technology and health care fields.

The Board of Governors at Camosun College is welcoming a new appointment. Tanya Clarmont is appointed as a new board member effective July 31, 2019 for a term ending July 31, 2020.

July 2019 will mark several new starts for newly appointed Chargers Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Justin Thiessen, who will be tying the knot with his fiancé on the 20th and setting up residence in Victoria later this month.

Camosun is proud to congratulate long-time donors and friends of the college, Lynda and Murray Farmer, on receiving the Order of British Columbia today, Friday, June 28.

The Camosun Chargers Men's Volleyball team had the great fortune to scrimmage with the Canadian Armed Forces team (CISM) as part of a training camp held in Victoria, June 22.

Camosun College has agreed to start exploratory discussions with the Lexi Development Group around the feasibility to build a film studio, a sound stage and educational facilities for students on the Interurban campus.

The Camosun College Board of Governors has elected Laylee Rohani as their new Chair. Rohani assumes the role from Ron Rice, effective Aug. 1, 2019.

Thousands of graduates and guests are expected to attend Camosun College’s 2019 Graduation over four ceremonies this Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 and 20 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, Camosun College, Interurban Campus.

Fresh off her third and final season with the Camosun College Chargers, women’s basketball forward Mia Roberts is back into the swing of things – training full-time, coaching part-time and preparing for university life on the east coast where she will suit up for the Acadia Axewomen (Wolfville, Nova Scotia), who finished sixth at the 2019 U Sports National Championships.

Fifteen students from Camosun College’s Fine Furniture program used the fundamentals learned in the first eight months of the program to design and build their signature chairs. The finished chairs are part of Willing and Maple: Seating in Western Maple at the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.

Camosun College is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Cummings as the new Vice President of Student Experience. 

Graduating students in Camosun College's Information and Computer Systems Technology program will showcase their final projects at the annual Capstone Symposium on June 17 in downtown Victoria. The capstone projects represent the culmination of two years of intensive study in systems design, programming, and implementation.

Camosun Hospitality Management Program Leader Stephen Scott recently travelled to New Zealand for a month to lecture on small businesses in Canada, and blue ocean strategic thinking to students studying tourism and commerce at the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTech).

The Camosun College Foundation has received a generous $100,000 gift from a group of medical specialists to support the Together for Health campaign. The donation from Victoria Radiology Consulting, Inc. (VRCI) will be directed towards lab space and x-ray equipment in The Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness, currently under construction at Interurban campus.

The Camosun Chargers are holding their annual Senior Boys' Fall Classic High School Tournament on September 20th and 21st. Register your team now! 

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.

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.

When Camosun alumna Shannon Foster found herself alone in a new community, she responded by building a network and connecting other women who work in technology.

Camosun’s Interurban campus will be abuzz with activity on Friday, March 8 as more than 1,500 local middle and secondary school students converge for a one-day competition and exploration event coordinated by the South Island Partnership and Camosun’s School of Trades and Technology.

The Camosun Chargers endured a huge Falcons push to come away from the 2018-19 PACWEST Women’s Basketball Championship with a medal for the second year in a row, winning their first-ever bronze.

Another miraculous fourth-quarter comeback from the Camosun Chargers gave them their first PACWEST medal in three years as they took down the Capilano Blues.

Over 1500 people attended Camosun’s recent trades career fair at Interurban campus, breaking the attendance record from last year.

Camosun alumni are role models 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. The chances are good a Camosun alumnus has touched your life in a positive way.

Victoria, BC — The South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) has teamed up with Camosun College to create and deliver new transportation options for First Nations communities on Southern Vancouver Island.

On Wednesday night eight teams competed for a total of $7000 in prize money in the first Student Innovation Challenge, pitching the ideas they’ve worked on for the past four months. The winning team presented “The Chargers Podcast”, a weekly, accessible and relevant source of information created by students, for students. The team, made up of Alana Marks, Alec Page, Landon Lapensee, and Taylor Graves, went home with $1000 each. 

Shannon Smith is a first year Practical Nursing student with a warm presence and a soft smile that lights up her face. She started Camosun’s Practical Nursing diploma program in September 2018, after completing the Indigenous Health Care Assistant (IHCA) certification last year and working in the field for six months. She continues to work part time as a health care assistant (HCA) while she takes classes at Camosun.

While defeating the conference’s No. 1 VIU Mariners on February 15 gave Camosun basketball fans all they could have wanted in a home game season finale, the Chargers men are taking a humble approach to their thrilling 97-68 victory over their Island rivals while keeping focused on their next foray – the PACWEST Provincial Championships, February 28 – March 2.

With another winning season under their belt and a third-place playoff seeding, the Camosun Chargers Women’s Basketball team will make their 2019 run for gold this week at the PACWEST Provincial Basketball Championships, February 28 – March 2, hosted by Douglas College in New Westminster.

Camosun College is proud to join BC’s 10 other colleges to celebrate the annual BC Colleges Day, at the Provincial Legislature in Victoria, February 26.

With the success of last year’s event to build on, Camosun students in Culinary Arts, Anthropology and Hospitality Management are preparing to host the second annual Cooking for Reconciliation dinner at the Songhees Welcome Centre on Friday, March 29, 2019.

The Chargers would like to congratulate this year’s PACWEST award winners! Find the complete list of recipients.

Entering this week’s PACWEST Men’s Volleyball Provincial Championship as the #2 seeded team, the four-time reigning champion Chargers will begin their Drive for Five on Friday, in the semifinal round of the playoffs.

Following a stellar regular season which ended on Saturday with a thrilling victory over the nation’s No. 1 VIU Mariners, the Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball team is on their way to Cranbrook, where they will compete for PACWEST gold.

Megan Niles first completed her Health Care Assistant certificate at Camosun in 2015 and returned last September to study in the Mental Health and Addictions program.

Chargers Men’s Volleyball Assistant Coach, Elion Wong, has called Camosun his second home for the past five years. After graduating from Oak Bay High and playing his post-secondary rookie season with the Capilano University Blues in North Vancouver, Elion made the move back to Victoria and signed up with the Chargers in Fall 2014.

Well-known for his highly successful career as a varsity athlete, Chargers Hall of Fame inductee, Greg Wallis, has been an inspiration for up and coming players looking to make it to the big leagues.

Assistant coach Courtenay Lowther (nee Parks) has been around Camosun and the Chargers women's basketball program longer than most of the players on the squad have been alive. Over the past two decades, Courtenay has been involved with the Chargers, first as an athlete (1998-99 and 2002-2004) and then as a coach, where she has become a staple on the bench (off and on) since 2006.

Chargers women’s volleyball Head Coach Brent Hall credits hard work, physical and mental well-roundedness and strong team bonds for his team’s big turn around this season.

Andy Inglis cannot remember a time when he didn’t play volleyball. Thanks to his father, Gord, Andy was taught to bump, set and spike from the moment he could sit up. This father-son/coach-athlete relationship has continued throughout Andy’s life and came full circle when he joined his father on the Chargers men’s volleyball coaching staff in 2014, following his fifth and final year as a student-athlete.

The Camosun Chargers invite one and all to celebrate the program’s 25th Anniversary at the Chargers’ final home games of the season as they take on Island rivals, the VIU Mariners on February 15 and 16 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.

The Camosun College Athletics department invites students, employees and fans to attend their Chargers basketball games on Friday, February 1 to cheer on the teams and make a whole lot of noise in the nation-wide campaign to break the stigma surrounding mental health!

Janette Poulin always knew she loved caring for people and being around elderly people. She grew up knowing all four of her grandparents and half of her great grandparents. She was especially close to her maternal grandparents who lived in Metchosin, a rural community just outside of Victoria, B.C.

Stripped bare of its exterior panels to reveal gleaming copper valves, tangled wires and a stainless steel boiler, Camosun Innovates’ vintage espresso machine is the perfect candidate for a future-focussed makeover.

Sitting at #2 in the PACWEST standings, the four-time defending champion Camosun Chargers Men’s Volleyball team is preparing for a shot at capturing their fifth consecutive title at the 2019 Provincial Championships, February 21-23 in Cranbrook.

Today, third-year Camosun College Charger Matthew Gray is one of the leading athletes in the PACWEST conference. The 6’0” University Transfer student has been ranked Top 5 in assists throughout the majority of the season thus far, and is described by Camosun Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Scot Cuachon, as the team’s “floor general and decision maker.”

Following four weeks of competition, the Camosun Chargers Men’s Basketball team closed their 2019 PACWEST calendar openers with their third consecutive split after executing two thrilling see-saw battles against the Langara College Falcons in Vancouver. Both games were as tight as they get, with the first contest ending in overtime, as the two teams traded points right up until the final frames.

It was a rough opening weekend for the Camosun Chargers Men’s Volleyball team who fell in back-to-back five-set battles against the Douglas College Royals in New Westminster.

After closing the first half of the season with a hard fought weekend series against the nation’s #1 team VIU Mariners, the Camosun Chargers Women’s Volleyball team began the New Year facing the #2 nationally ranked Douglas College Royals in their 2019 openers on the January 4-5 weekend in New Westminster.

Led by veteran players Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu and Kathryn Candell, the Camosun Chargers Women’s Basketball team exploded into the New Year this past weekend with back-to-back wins over the Langara College Falcons in Vancouver. The Chargers fired up their fourth consecutive victory and sit third in the PACWEST conference standings with a record of 5-3. Over the past four weeks of competition, Camosun has risen to a #10 national ranking in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.