It was a busy term for first-year BCIT Computing Systems Technology (CST) Diploma students, who impressed the audience with their final projects at the app showcase last week. The term projects were inspired by Metro Vancouver campaigns to reduce food and water waste, and launched by a visit from Metro staff Alison Schatz and Kris … Read more
When it came to her career, Maria Miniyarova had a plan. After high school graduation, she would complete BCIT’s two-year Business Management diploma program, and then earn a Bachelor of Business Administration the following year (her third)—all while maintaining her waitressing job to pay for tuition. Everything was going according to plan until, at the … Read more
(Photo above: Kory Wilson and her two daughters at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trades awards reception) Kory Wilson, Executive Director, BCIT Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships has been recognized by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade for her work championing women in leadership roles. The 2018 Wendy McDonald Diversity Awards honour individuals who promote diversity, … Read more
Students recently participated in the 3rd Annual School of Construction and the Environment 2-Day Challenge. The challenge is a collaborative initiative that brings together students from different programs in teams to solve a real-world issue in 48-hours and present their solutions to a panel of industry, government and indigenous judges. The event involved 3 teams … Read more
Taking the classroom to rural Africa Kigali, Rwanda is about as far away as one can get from the BCIT Burnaby campus. Despite the distance and cultural differences, the curriculum that future pediatric and neonatal nurses are studying in Rwanda looks strikingly similar. Since 2012, the BCIT Specialty Nursing programs for Neonatal and Pediatric nursing … Read more
As promised here is part 2 of 2. Abdomen Albert Einstein died of a ruptured aneurysm that he thought was acute cholecystitis (which is an inflamed gallbladder). When the walls of the gallbladder calcify you can get what is called a porcelain gallbladder, pretty rare but sounds cool. If you have a gallstone obstruction you … Read more
It’s that time again, level 2 of DMS has ended, here is a list of things I found most interesting. This was a long semester, from January to May, but full of tons of information and interesting facts. This is part 1 of 2. Vascular A carotid study is looking for narrowing in the vessel … Read more
I’m writing this to wrap up the story of what was a complete mess of a year. A mess filled with stress and zeal simultaneously coexisting, among other things. As the last roommate moves out, the last party thrown, and the last pint of beer consumed, the motifs that accompany the end of the season … Read more
There’s so much going on every day at BCIT. With five campuses, over 200 programs, and 2400 employees, even those who work here don’t always get to see the exciting and innovative things our faculty and staff are working on. In this new video series, Inside BCIT, we’re aiming to change that, one person at … Read more
Hello its Megan! It’s that time of year where we can see that summer is not too far, but the one thing coming in between me and summer is the group projects. I’ve been so fortunate in this program where I have always been in good teams this semester so we never have to … Read more