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.
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.
