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Camosun becomes the only college in B.C. to offer a unique program in Professional Golf Management through its School of Business. In the same year, Camosun announces its first-ever intercollegiate Men’s and Women’s Golf Teams competing in the BC Colleges Athletic Association (BCCAA).
1995 was a year of transition and growth for Camosun College. The Carey Road Campus and the Junction Campus closed as part of the college’s long-awaited two-campus consolidation. The access/adult upgrading and office administration programs at Carey Road moved over to the new Centre for Business and Access building at Interurban. The health care programs at Junction Campus moved to …
In fall 1994, the Camosun College Chargers host a media announcement and begin their official first season in the BC Colleges Athletic Association (BCCAA) with men’s and women’s volleyball and basketball teams. A men’s and women’s golf team was added one year later in 1995. In Fall 2011, the BCCAA is rebranded to the Pacific Western Athletic Conference (PACWEST). Over …
In 1994 construction began on the General Purpose building and Cultural Centre at Lansdowne, which was later renamed in memory of college instructor, social worker and donor Wilna Gratia Thomas. Wilna Thomas came to Camosun in 1974 to set up a program for social work assistants. Her ability to touch peoples lives extended throughout her career. She was the first …
Camosun hosts the Canada’s 1994 Commonwealth Game’s athletes for lunch on the Young Building Lawns, August 1994.
Did you know that Dr. Liz Ashton served as president for 14 years, retiring from the college in September 2009?
The Interurban Cafeteria is named the Helmut Huber Cook Training Centre in honour of Helmut Huber, the coordinator of the college’s Professional Cook Training program from 1974 to 1992.
Construction begins on the $11 million Campus Centre and the $12 million Centre for Business and Access at Interurban.
Camosun hires an Ombudsperson and becomes one of only three community colleges in Canada to do so. Janet Hacker, a former Dean of Residence for Queen Margaret’s School in Duncan and previous Executive Director of Woodstock YWCA, was appointed the college’s first Ombudsperson in 1992 for a term of two years. The Ombudsperson’s role at Camosun is to act impartially …
In 1991, construction began on the Technologies Centre at Interurban. Almost one year later, the Technologies Centre officially opens offering programs in Civil and Mechanical Engineering Technology, as well as Electronics and Computer Systems Technology.
