Must pre-register by emailing employ@camosun.bc.ca to reserve a seat. 

Pack Your Bags and Go
Many of us dream of working in some exotic locale and spend years doing just that - just dreaming. This workshop will help you examine what you can do to turn dreams into a reality.

• March 16 • Interurban CC 121 • 4-5:30pm
• Facilitator: Thevi Pather, Associate Director, Camosun College International

Visit the Student Employment @ camosun.ca/ses for a full list of workshops in Winter 2010.

Questions: Ask Employment Facilitator at 370-4181 or 370-3420

Open to university, CEGEP & community college students

The United Nations Association in Canada is pleased to invite you to the seventh annual Canadian International Model United Nations [CANIMUN] event scheduled to take place from March 10-13, 2010
in Vancouver, Canada the host city of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. CANIMUN 2010 boasts
a series of UN-styled committees and the Model International Joint Commission, dealing with the
world’s most pressing and complex issues and will continue to build upon the unprecedented success
and popularity of past CANIMUN conferences.  More Detils....

Please visit our website www.canimun.org  for staff applications, delegate registrations and other
information. We hope to see you in Vancouver, British Columbia in March. In the meantime, please
do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding CANIMUN 2010.

The 2010 Learning Legacies competition is on!

Individuals or teams can compete in two categories for a share of $7000 in prize money. We're looking for creative submissions on both the immediate and long-term impacts of the 2010 Games. You can submit a short essay, PowerPoint presentation, or even a video. Click here for more details about this unique opportunity.

Entry Deadline: March 31st

Volunteer Victoria and the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria are pleased to offer the “Creating Culturally Welcoming Communities & Businesses Program”  culturally welcoming workshop training sessions. Volunteer and community-based agencies interested in attracting and engaging immigrants as employees or volunteers in their agencies are welcome to apply to attend this comprehensive program at no cost.

Creating Culturally Welcoming Communities & Businesses Program
If you are part of defining the culture of your workplace, and want to make sure your workplace can attract, integrate and retain immigrants as employees and volunteers, this workshop is for you. Experience two days of face-to-face, highly interactive immersion in and exploration of concepts around diversity, cultural competency, immigrant experience, and how to apply this knowledge towards building a culturally welcoming workplace for newcomer employees and volunteers. Then, continue your learning with four weeks of online training modules to focus on implementing the Culturally Welcoming curriculum and creating changes in your recruitment, screening, training, development, recognition and retention practices.

Program includes:

• Face to face workshop to be held Wednesday March 31st and Thursday April 1st 8:30am-4:30pm at the Harbour Towers Hotel and Suites in Victoria
• Four weeks of online learning modules starting April 6, 2010

Victoria community agency participants are asked to send their completed applications forms to Volunteer Victoria in advance of March 19, 2010 to be considered for this no cost program.  Spaces are limited.  

APRIL 06, 07, 08, 2010

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Board of Governors

CCSS:          2 positions available (1 from Interurban & 1 from Lansdowne)
FACULTY:    1 position available (either CCFA or BCGEU)
CUPE:          1 position available

Education Council

CCSS:           4 positions available (2 from Interurban & 2 from Lansdowne)
FACULTY:  CCFA – 3 positions available from the following areas: (Coop/Student Services; Health & Human Services; Access/Aboriginal Education & Community Connections; School of Business; Camosun College International/Information Technology Services/Centre for Sports Exercise Education/Educational Research & Development/Continuing Education & Contract Training)

NOMINATION FORMS
Can be picked up in person or downloaded from the web, and dropped off at Student Services Admin area at either campus:  Lansdowne – Dawson 202G or nterurban – Campus Centre Second Floor
Please review for eligibility information.

Nomination Period:         Monday March 01 – Friday March 12 at 3:00 pm
Nominees Announced:     Tuesday March 16 by 12:00 pm
Candidate Orientation:    Tuesday March 16 at Lansdowne in WT 103 at 3:30 pm
Platform Statements:       Wednesday March 17 – submitted to Student Services by 3:00 pm
Campaign Period:            Wednesday March 17 – Thursday April 01

VOTE FOR YOUR CANDIDATES

Tuesday April 06, Wednesday April 07, and Thursday April 08
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Lansdowne – Fisher Foyer, & Interurban – Campus Centre Second Floor (by Bookstore)

Results announced by the Registrar’s Office on Friday April 09
Come on out and vote – your voice DOES count!

Indigenous Art Auction and Business Networking Event

The Camosun College, Indigenous Business Leadership students present  

Indigenous Art Auction and Business Networking Event

Please join us for an evening of networking infused with culture and fun to raise funds for Indigenous business student success.

Thursday, April 8
6-9pm @ Camosun College,  Interurban Campus
Hulmet Huber Cafeteria
Appetizers & Cash Bar Available
$10 each  Email ibl-l@camosun.bc.ca or call 250-370-4165

Online Indigenous Art Auction

Featuring artists such as Maxine Matilpi, Carey Newman, Art Thompson, Sue Campbell, Lou-Anne Neel and many, many more.

March 15 - April 8
To view and bid, visit http://gobid.ca and search for camosun

TOPIC: 

PACIFIC CARBON TRUST: INVESTING IN QUALITY CARBON OFFSETS

SPEAKER: 

DAVID MOFFAT
Managing Director, Business Development, Pacific Carbon Trust

Association of Professional Economists of BC
102 - 211 Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC  V6A 2R5
Phone: (604) 689-1455  Fax: (604) 681-4545
ape@bcoffice.com  www.apebc.ca

Business Options and Career Fair - Grand Prize Winners

Congratulations to Tracey King (Office Administration) and Avery Graham (BBA Marketing)

Tracey King and Avery Graham were drawn as grand prize winners from the Business Options and Career Fair event on March 4th. Tracey won two lovely framed prints and Avery received a tuition gift card in the amount of $250. Thanks to everyone for making the event a success.

Washington State DEC Competition

International Business Competitions Held in Spokane Washington

DEC-Camosun is proud to announce that we sent down 8 students to the Washington State DECA finals over spring break in Spokane and came home with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

• 1st in Business Ethics - Conor Pommerville and Ben Gerbrecht
• 1st in Financial Statement Analysis - Kyle Blakeney and Mitchell Wooley
• 2nd in Restaurant & Food Service Management - Charlene Caldwell
• 5th in Restaurant & Food Service Management - Peter Tikk
• 3rd in Human Resource Management - Hilary Lansing
• 4th in Human Resource Management - Amelia Smit

Congrats to all the hard work our students put in to their events.

Bookstore Closed for Inventory   

The Bookstore will be closed for annual inventory on Wed Mar 31 and Thursday April 1.  As departments sometimes have purchases that need to be made before the end of the fiscal year, please come to see us before March 31^st !  We apologize for any inconvenience the closure may cause.

• Mon & Wed   8:30 – 10:20 am  CBA 209
• Mon   4:30 – 5:50 pm  CBA 211
• Tues, Wed & Thurs   12:30 – 1:20 pm  CBA 286
• Fri 9:30 - 11:30am  CBA 211

Portal Launches

“Mostly ready” approach brings student portal to life early in development cycle.

My Camosun is your link to what’s happening, your source for Camosun news and announcements, and your starting point for access to services like email, Camlink and online courses. My Camosun connects you to information you need to stay current with Camosun.

Try it now:  https://my.camosun.ca/

Students will also have the opportunity to provide feedback on likes, dislikes, development, etc.

Have a say in how your college provides a key service!

Dean's Honour Roll

147 students on the Fall 2009 Dean's Honour Roll!

Camosun College, School of Business is pleased to announce that 147 students have been placed on the Dean’s Honour Roll for Fall 2009. The Dean’s Honour Roll program was developed to give outstanding students the recognition they deserve.  To qualify, students must be enrolled in 12 credits or more and achieve a  GPA of 8.0 or higher.   Fall 2009 Honour Roll

Congratulations!

Haiti Relief Fundraiser

Congratulations to the group of Marketing students, Alicia Fells, Jennifer Young, John Brownlee, Sarah Iles, Tamara Dean, Tessa Goodwin,  who organized a two-day fundraiser Jan 26 & 27 in the CBA atrium for Haiti Relief, raising $750, which will be matched by Unicef Canada for a total of $1500.

Thank you to everyone who supported this endeavor.

Students in the MARK 340 – Communication Tools and Media class attended a Media Crawl on Friday, January 29.

They met with Adam Stirling  - CFAX radio host, and Astrid Braunschimidt – ‘A’ Vancouver Island reporter, and toured the TV and radio station facilities at 1420 Broad Street.  (Both Adam and Astrid are Camosun College graduates.) 

Our group then travelled to CHEK for a behind the scenes look at Vancouver Island’s employee owned television station.  The tour and talk were lead by Rob Germain, Station Manager. 

Next time...Shaw!

T2202A’s  for 2009 are now available for students.  They can access and print their information via CAMLINK from a computer where they have access to a printer.

The College will not be mailing T2202a’s.

Congratulations to "Chef's Day Off", winners of the 2009 IBC Competition and Schwarzie Award!

Representing Section 008:
Alyssa Hansen, Jonathan Lee, Stephanie Hayes, Hake Martin and Garrett Marcellus

View the full IBC story:
http://camosun.ca/ccr/news/2009/dec/integrated-business.html

As of January 1, 2010, we will no longer accept credit cards for paying domestic tuition (except for the $35 application fee, the $150 registration deposit, and tuition for continuing education classes).

Why not?  

Sustainable use of energy resources is the basis for future economic growth and well being. To promote research and organized education in this field, Reykjavik Energy, in collaboration with Reykjavik University and the University of Iceland, has established REYST – an interdisciplinary school in higher education for engineers and scientists in order to create leading experts in management, design and research in the field of sustainable energy.

REYST – Reykjavik Energy Graduate School of Sustainable Systems – offers an international graduate program based on the three pillars of engineering, earth science and business. The program is characterized by its focus on sustainable energy use, especially geothermal energy, practical experience in the field and ready access to on-site work with experts on various subjects. The international graduate program is open for students holding a BSc degree in engineering, earth sciences and business.

REYST is located at Reykjavik Energy headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland, Reykjavik University and the University of Iceland. The language of instruction is English.

An 18-month, 120 ECTS MSc programme starts in August each year.

More information is found at http://www.reyst.is

Centre for Business and Access (CBA) Labs are available

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Are you aware of the availability of Bursaries, Scholarships & Awards

Deadline to apply for Winter 2010 Foundation Bursaries - February 9

To obtain further information and view the full range of what is available, visit http://camosun.ca/services/financialaid/bursaries.html

Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society will be providing scholarships in 2010, however they will be fewer in number and not in all programs. In 2010, $270, 000 will be awarded as follows:

Aboriginal Awards

• This program will continue to be funded in 2010.

One Premier's Scholarship for study abroad

• We will be awarding one Premier's scholarship for study abroad, valued at $20,000.

For more details visit:  http://www.bcscholarship.ca/web/