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Indigenous education came into being formally at Camosun in 1991 with the hiring of Janice Simcoe, Anishinaabe (Rama), now Director of Eye? Sqa’lewen: The Centre for Indigenous Education and Community Connections. In 1992, the First Nations Student Association (FNSA) was formed and led by Indigenous students with a mandate to meet students’ social, cultural and recreational needs. The FNSA Director …
Camosun’s first child care centres open at Lansdowne and Carey Road campuses in 1991 offering affordable, campus-based day care services to assist students in their access to education. In 1995, the college constructed a purpose-built facility at the Interurban Campus and the Carey Road centre was closed.
The $4.8 million Library Media Centre (now the Alan Batey Library Media Centre) opens at Lansdowne Campus. Alan H. Batey was the first Director of Community Services (CE programs) at Camosun College in 1971.
A new $1.3 million Dental Health Education Centre is completed at the Lansdowne campus to house the college’s Dental Assistant certificate program and the brand new two-year Dental Hygiene diploma program that launched in fall 1990.
In 1989, Dr. Dan Cornish is appointed as Camosun’s third president.
Camosun’s first Co-operative Education program began in 1986 in the Business Division. Today, Camosun’s Co-operative Education and Career Services department offers co-op and internship work experiences in a broad range of disciplines including the engineering technologies, sport and exercise education, arts and sciences, environmental technology, psychology, accounting, finance, public administration and many more. These work experience opportunities allow students to …
Camosun’s new Mechanical Engineering program opened in September 1985. Supported by a major grant from the Federal Government Skills Growth Fund and relying heavily on computer applications, this program was unique in BC and introduced CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design & Computer Aided Manufacuring) to the Interurban Campus. It was later to be used in the pilot Engineering Bridge program which …
In the 1980s, Camosun enrolls international students for the first time. This year, the college welcomes more than 1,400 international students from 80 countries world-wide. International students make up about 15 per cent of Camosun’s student body. Most international students come from as far away as India, China, Vietnam, Japan and Mexico.
The Dawson Building officially opens at Lansdowne Campus. The building was named after former Camosun student and instructor Isabel Dawson.
Enrollment soars partly due to high unemployment in the early 1980s.
