Tag Archives: Vancouver 2010

Global TV viewers step up for BCIT student torchbearer

Photo: BCIT student and Olympic torchbearer Alwena Shirley, seconds before she completed her 300m-leg of the torch relay. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games may be over, but here in BC, we’re still basking in the glow of all that gold and good … Read more →

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First year BCIT Television student producing daily video for Tourism Vancouver during Games

BCIT Broadcast and Media Television student Jay Moro will be busier than many students over the next two weeks. Moro will produce, shoot, edit and upload a daily video blog hosted by Vancouver Tourism President, Rick Antonson. The daily 60-second … Read more →

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BCIT students, staff, and alumni take part in Olympic Torch Relay

Thousands of BCIT staff and students flooded Willingdon Avenue at noon on February 11, to witness firsthand the Olympic Torch Relay pass by BCIT’s Burnaby Campus. BCIT torchbearer Joel Pineau, a 25-year-old recent civil engineering graduate from Maple Ridge, carried … Read more →

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BCIT grad to supply Olympic visitors with organic snacks

BCIT alumna Kalpna Solanki has hundreds of seats booked on coaches heading to Whistler during the Olympic Winter Games. The founder of BoboBaby and BoboKids organic meals and snacks has produced a new line of three trail mixes — called … Read more →

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Last day in the office? Remember to power down.

Before you leave today, remember to power down your office, workstation, classroom or lab. Leave yourself a reminder note now —  on your door, your car keys, or anything you’ll look at near the end of the day. With so … Read more →

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Olympic Torch Relay touches BCIT Marine Campus

Photo: Students and faculty at the BCIT Marine Campus pose with torchbearer and former Olympian Victor Kraatz. Yesterday, February 10 —on Day 104 of its 106-day journey through Canadian communities—the Olympic Torch Relay passed BCIT’s Marine Campus. Faculty and students were … Read more →

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Elluminate technology brings the traditional classroom into the living room

Wondering how students will stay connected with campus during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games? Thanks to a technology called Elluminate vClass™, students will have the opportunity to virtually connect to fellow students and faculty while classes are cancelled during … Read more →

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Powering down during the Games will result in significant cost and energy savings to BCIT

During the Olympic Winter Games period of February 13-28, 2010, BCIT will maintain only minimal staffing levels at Lower Mainland campuses. Classes will be suspended, several food service locations will be closed, and many staff and faculty will choose to … Read more →

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