COVID 19 – Message From the Camosun College Student Society

March 18, 2020

The Camosun College Student Society will be closing our offices as of 4:00pm today.  These are very interesting times for all of us, and we are still here to help our member in any way that we can.  If you need to get a hold of us for general information please email us at ccss@camosunstudent.org  we will get back to you as soon as we can.

For any health and dental questions please email ccssplan@camosun.ca  You can also find information about the health and dental plan on our website mystudentplan.ca  Using this website you can also apply for your benefits card and there will be someone monitoring and emailing out benefits cards to our students currently enrolled on the health and dental plan.  If you are looking to opt-out for the summer semester you can still do this on our website, but these will not be processed until we return back into the office. .  If students need to make a claim or wish to review their claims history, plan members are invited to continue to use the Great West Life/Canada Life portal at gwl.greatwestlife.com

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The Camosun College Student Society wishes you well during this time.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Sincerely,

The Camosun College Student Society

March 14, 2020

As Camosun College deploys alternate educational delivery methods and transitions away from most classroom-based instruction over the next week, the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) would like all Camosun College students to know that the College and the CCSS are following the COVID 19 Coronavirus situation very closely.  We request that all students remain patient during this unexpected transition period and watch for communications from your faculty and respective schools.  The College is in constant contact with public health officials and the government as well as with the student society, and they are providing us with constant updates as the situation changes. 

In person classes will transition to other delivery models over the next week, but key student services including the student society will remain open to serve you.  The CCSS Election process that is currently ongoing (nominations close on March 20th) will also continue.  Please keep in mind that there is only one confirmed or presumptive case of COVID 19 on Vancouver Island, but this situation will likely change, and it is important to remain vigilant and follow the advice provided by public health officials and the College.  The best precautions remain washing your hands often and maintaining as much social distancing as possible. Please do not come to campus if you have reason to believe you have been exposed to COVID 19, have travelled to an impacted country within the last 14 days, or have any of the symptoms listed in the link below this message.

The CCSS has no doubt that the College is acting diligently and is very concerned about both the health and academic interests of students, and they have committed to do everything possible to ensure that students do not suffer academically as a result of any COVID 19 disruptions.  Please remain safe, and in addition to following our posts please monitor your email and the Camosun College website for more updates and information.

The Camosun College Student Society

COVID 19 Information

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19