CapU Squamish: Looking Ahead to 2025
Published3 December, 2024
Photo credit Patrick Leung
CapU did a “soft launch” of programming at Squamish this Fall, but there’s much more to come, including the launch of a new kinesiology diploma.
With its first permanent campus opening in Squamish in September, Capilano University officially planted its flag in Sea-to-Sky country.
Opening its doors to an entirely new cohort of students, CapU Squamish launched with courses in arts, interdisciplinary studies, early childhood education and academic upgrading.
“Welcoming our inaugural group of students marked the first of many milestones,” Brian Storey, associate vice president of CapU Squamish, said. “The students are part of something truly special that will continue to build and grow over the next few years.”
Upgrades to on-campus facilities and the addition of student housing options made the opening of CapU Squamish unique, but Storey understands how CapU Squamish can stand apart.
“As a destination university, there are core things you need to have: student housing, academic programs, a safe and secure learning environment and a supportive community,” he said. “CapU Squamish is in a world-class setting that draws on place and space to truly elevate experiential learning.”
The program begins with training in foundational knowledge, including the principles of kinesiology, health planning, human physiology and sports physiology. In the second year, students move into more complex topics, with courses in exercise psychology, human behaviour, motor skills and health policy.
The new campus’s central location to Vancouver and Whistler will make it accessible to students who previously couldn’t get to the North Shore, allowing them to study kinesiology closer to home.
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Apply Now“We’re opening up opportunities for a whole new group of students who might have found it challenging to commute to North Vancouver campus,” kinesiology instructor Jerome Genz said. “This move makes education more accessible and also fosters a vibrant, local community of future health and wellness professionals.”
Storey agrees, noting that programs offered in Squamish are tailored to the region’s needs. He has also been heartened by the warm welcome CapU has received from the community.
“We have designed our programs, in part, to help address the Sea to Sky region’s workforce demands,” he said. “We have been out in the community building relationships, and now we are eager to invite the community in.”
“I’ve been particularly inspired by the strong appetite among the community to have us here. That is exciting and it brings a great deal of possibilities that are yet to be tapped.”
