Getting Involved
Join the NIC Community
At North Island College, getting involved is easy. Regardless of where your interest
lies
– advocating for student interests as part of a campus council, helping to
develop educational policy on the Board of Governors, roasting wieners at a welcome
barbecue, or showing new students the ins and outs of campus life, you are a valuable
part of the NIC community.
Student Union
College Committees
Student Ambassadors
If you're a student at North Island College, you're already a member of the Student
Union. Membership starts when your first course fees are paid, and ends after the
last term of registered study. Visit www.nisu.ca
to learn
more about upcoming events and campaigns, and how you can get involved on your campus
and in your community.
Formed in 1991, and with a membership that includes every student registered in
a credit course at NIC, the North Island Students' Union is involved with local,
provincial, and national student movement campaigns to help students lobby participating
governments for student rights. They also host successful welcome events and fantastic
barbeques at the Comox Valley, Campbell River, and Port Alberni campuses, as well
as numerous other social events. Thanks to the NISU staff, campus council and executive
members, Canadian Federation of Students representatives and helpful volunteers,
the North Island Student Union offers robust student representation.
The Union advocates for the rights and interests of its members within the College
and the local community. As part of the
Canadian Federation of Students
the
North Island Students' Union addresses student issues at provincial and national
levels.
The work and activities of the Union are coordinated by an Executive that includes
appointed representatives from each of the North Island Students' Union's elected
campus councils. The campus councils coordinate student activities at individual
campuses or centres.
Elections for the campus councils take place between September 15 and October 31
each year. All members of the Union are eligible to run for office and vote in the
elections.
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North Island College welcomes student representation on both the Education Council
and Board of Governors. Students are elected for one-year terms. Elections for these
positions are held regularly.
Education Council has
two main functions:
- to advise the Board on the development of educational policy, and
- to set policy related to programs and services.
The Board of Governors
is responsible for the overall governance of the College. Board members work for
the benefit of the College as a whole.
For further information, visit the local campus during September and request Candidate
Information and Nomination forms.
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NIC's Student Ambassadors help promote North Island College through on-campus and
outreach activities. Student Ambassadors meet with prospective students, join in
recruitment events, and assist in developing a formal Tour Program.
If you're interested in becoming a Student Ambassador at NIC's Comox Valley or Campbell
River campuses, see the listing under
Current Job Opportunities, contact the Student Recruitment Officer at your
respective campus, or email nic4me@nic.bc.ca.
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