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Peer Tutor Tuesdays with Ken Licang

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Name:       Ken Licang
Program:   Accounting

What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
Great for the resume!

How has working as a Tutor helped you?
I like tutoring because it gives me the opportunity to communicate with people. I also like the challenge that comes with it – solving problems collaboratively.

If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Print out the lecture notes. It helps a lot to have a physical copy!

What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
The dream is to work in public accounting or in public service.

MediaWorks Practicum Student

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Jennifer Le – New Media Design and Web Development Practicum Student 

Jennifer was based in MediaWorks and The Library where she used her digital skills to make promotional content to help advertise our services.

If you were in the library recently you may have seen her taking photographs, shooting video and time lapse footage, or you may have volunteered to pose in front of the camera for her. She produced a range of stock photographs and two videos that highlight what MediaWorks and The Library offer students and faculty.

Jennifer worked with MediaWorks and library staff closely to understand the requirements for her projects and went above and beyond to get  the perfect shots and edits for us. She  responded positively to all feedback and was been able to build upon her skill set to improve her shooting and editing techniques for future projects.

We are grateful for her hard work and were very pleased with the results. We wish her the best of luck in finding her first job in Toronto now that she has finished her course.

You can watch Jennifer’s work that she produced for BCIT Library and MediaWorks here:

 

 

 

 

Book Club Meeting – January 10th

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The Any Book Book Club is meeting Thursday, January 10th.

We’re the easiest book club around – no required reading, just good conversation!

We’ll be talking about what we read over the break and what we want to read in the new year.

We’re here to help you keep your reading resolution!

Join us on January 10, from 12:30 – 1:30 at the black couches on the main floor of the Burnaby Campus Library.

New and lapsed members always welcome!

Books we discussed at our December book club meeting:

Friday Favorites: MediaWorks

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Do you know about BCIT’s MediaWorks space?

This self-service production facility provides help and consultation for students for a wide variety of programs and services including computer programs (Camtasia, PowerPoint, Photoshop), color and 3D printing, video editing, and much, much more. You can even practice your public speaking with its virtual reality program or spend time in the recording studio. You only pay for materials, and the help is free!

Take some time to explore the MediaWorks lab, it is located right inside the Burnaby Campus Library (SE14-250). Drop in today!

We’ve made our list – Best Reads 2018

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Looking forward to reading some good books over the holidays?
Thinking about a perfect gift for the readers in your life?
Well, we’ve made our list and checked it twice – so check out BCIT Library’s Best Reads 2018 guide.
Happy holidays!

Friday Favorites: Simple: Effortless Food, Big Flavors

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Simple: Effortless Food, Big Flavors

by Diana Henry

Looking to impress your family with your holiday cooking? Look no further than BCIT’s own Popular Reading collection. Diana Henry’s cookbook is a great way to get cooking and start transforming everyday dishes into something new and exciting. Take her low-key, no fuss recipes home and try them in your own kitchen!

If you like this, you may also be interested in these titles: International Cooking Made Easy, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, and Cooking for Dummies.

Friday Favorites: New Entrepreneurship Research Guide!

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Have a spare moment between classes and studying? Take some time today to check out BCIT Library’s newest research guide for Entrepreneurship!

Whether you’re completing BCIT’s Entrepreneurship program or just interested in starting your own business, this is the resource for you! The guide provides a variety of resources to prepare you for starting a business with featured books, journals, and websites for finding funding, assessing your competition, and performing market research. You can also find information about BCIT’s Entrepreneurship services and how they can help you with your future entrepreneurial goals.

 

Book Club – December 5th – 12:30 – 1:30

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Staff, faculty and students are invited to the next Any Book Book Club Meeting – Dec 5, 12:30 – 1:30, Burnaby Campus Library, black couches, main floor.

Drop by and let us know what you’ve been reading or what you plan to read!

Here’s a round up of the titles we discussed at our November meeting:

Book Club – November 1st Meeting

•Monkey Beach and Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
•Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
•The Dome by Stephen King
•Old World by Cary Fagan
•The Beaverton Presents Glorious and/or Free by Alex Huntley
•Temp : How American Work, American Business and the American Dream became Temporary / Louis Hyman
•Machine, Platform, Crowd by Andrew McAffee
•21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari.
•Prediction Machines by Ajay Agrawal, Avi Goldfarb and Joshua Gans