CAMFESTIVAL Bigger and Better than ever!
A month of extreme events welcomes Camosun StudentsFrom Dunk tanks to donuts Camosun students will be getting it all when they arrive on campus this September. Student Society members and staff have been tirelessly working to make this years event better than ever. Stay tuned for future details of events starting September 2nd at Lansdowne campus.
Students Slam Government on Budget Cuts
Surprise 2.6% cut snuck in one month after provincial budgetOne year ago, the BC government received the Campus 2020 Report on BC’s post-secondary education system, recommending major investment in research, and equalization of participation in post-secondary education from Aboriginal students and those from low-income backgrounds. Yet, the government has put it off for a year, and will continue to dawdle until the late fall. Then, just a month before the beginning of the fiscal year, while budgets were being finalized, colleges and universities got a nasty shock with a 2.6% cut to the funding they had been promised a month before in the provincial budget on top of cutbacks to funding new student seats. With economic forecasts worsening, ... more
HELP WANTED
The Sudent Society is looking for part-time student workers to assist with customer service for the Health and Dental Plan. Deadline for applications is Friday August 22nd. For more information click here.
SPRING ELECTIONS
The Sudent Society's Election process is complete. To get the results of the election click here.
As a part of the Canadian Federation of Students’ ‘WE RIDE’ campaign, the University of Victoria Students’ Society and Camosun College Students’ Society, in partnership with other local organizations, are campaigning for fast, accessible, and affordable public transit to and from UVic and Camosun – and in the Greater Victoria area as a whole.
Federal Government Nudged to Right Decision on Student Aid
Vancouver - Students applauded the creation of Canada's first-ever national system of grants, announced in today's Federal Budget, capping several years of lobbying efforts. The grants program is being introduced as the Millennium Scholarship Foundation mandate comes to an end.
"The government has taken a positive step towards ... more