It appears BCIT students are entering what they call ‘midterm season’, which in my opinion is a misguiding name. ‘Midterm season’ implies there is a start and an end to writing midterms somewhere in the middle of the term. This is not really the case. In many programs’ ‘midterm season’ starts a few weeks into … Read more
Hi! I’m Mark and I wrote some posts a few years ago. Now I’m back doing some writing again for the school, where I realized that it could fuel my creative outlet outside of schoolwork as well as provide the extra cheese. For this post, I’m just looking to establish a foundation for the work … Read more
Grade 10 students from Templeton Secondary School’s STEM program visited our Downtown TEC (Technology Education and Collaboration) Hub last month to help launch their first applied robotics group project. Over three months, these 25 students will work on building a garbage-sorting robot. Sharing real-world insights BCIT Computing Instructor Carly Orr welcomed the group, and introduced them … Read more
Romance is definitely in the air! In honour of Valentine’s Day, four alumni couples share their love stories. (Do you have a BCIT love story you’d like to share? Email us at alumni@bcit.ca.) For these nursing grads, all vital signs point to happily ever after While Bachelor of Science in Nursing alumni Michael Gartner and … Read more
When Mike Battistel was a kid, he built a fort in his backyard. After a few days, his dad took it down for practical reasons. The next month, Mike built another, different fort. A little while later, his dad dismantled that one, too. This cycle repeated itself more times than Mike (now a father himself … Read more
Hey its Megan! Unfortunately I caught something that put me out of commission for a good week. See how I was able to catch up and provide strategies to help you cope with being sick during your studies at BCIT.
Commander Kristof Langland, of the Royal Canadian Navy, visited the BCIT Downtown Campus TEC (Technology Education and Collaboration) Hub this week to discuss the technical roles and technology tools present in a modern navy environment. Computing and Cybersecurity students and faculty learned about Commander Langland’s career path, which started as a programmer in Vancouver in … Read more
BCIT is pleased to announce the appointment of Roy Hart as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Roy joins BCIT with over 25 years’ experience in enterprise IT, strategy, and leadership across multiple sectors, including education, health, justice, social service, and infrastructure. Roy most recently led the information technology portfolio as CIO for Alberta Transportation and Alberta Infrastructure. “Roy … Read more
This week, second year Radiation Therapy students are practicing treatment techniques in the classroom. We are very fortunate to be equipped with the VERT simulator technology which allows us to look at real patient plans for a variety of treatment sites. VERT represents a virtual environment of the radiation therapy treatment room. It is a … Read more
Burnaby Family Life (BFL) and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) are proud to announce the official opening of a new social enterprise Café at the Center for Applied Research and Innovation Centre (CARI) in Burnaby. The multi-tenant BCIT building on Mathissi place (across from the main Willingdon Ave. campus) is now home … Read more