This story first appeared in The Vancouver Sun, June 24 , 2017 with credit to Michael Bernard – Postmedia Content Works. David Emerson’s resume reads like a patchwork quilt. He has embraced everything from serving in the federal cabinet to leading forest giant Canfor, the Western Bank of Canada and the Vancouver International Airport Authority, … Read more
This story first appeared in The Vancouver Sun, June 24 , 2017 with credit to Michael Bernard– Postmedia Content Works. When award-winning CBC investigative journalist Diana Swain was thinking about what she would tell graduating students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s convocation ceremony Friday, she hit on the idea of “disinterested advice”: advice … Read more
Nearly 1,400 newly minted graduates crossed the stage this week to become graduates of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. They join a renowned group of over 170,000 BCIT alumni who—for over 50 years—have contributed meaningfully to the social, economic, and environmental prosperity of British Columbia. Congratulations to all our graduates, their families, friends, and … Read more
Today, BCIT recognized Diana Swain, Senior Investigative Journalist, CBC News, with an Honorary Doctorate of Technology. This degree is presented to individuals who are widely acknowledged for outstanding and sustained achievement in their area of expertise. The host of CBC News Networks’ The Investigators, Diana Swain is one of Canada’s leading investigative journalists and CBC … Read more
Today, BCIT recognized the Honourable David L. Emerson, Chair, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, with an Honorary Doctorate of Technology. This degree is presented to individuals who are widely acknowledged for outstanding and sustained achievement in their area of expertise. David Emerson has had a long and distinguished career in both the public and private … Read more
BC Ambulance Infant Transport Team members are now taking BCIT Specialty Nursing courses as part of their training. The partnership between BC Ambulance and BCIT began a year ago when BC Ambulance recognized that BCIT Specialty Nursing offered courses in Neonatal and Pediatric care that could supplement their own internal course work. According to Peter … Read more
Photo, Civil Engineering Degree faculty, retired faculty, staff, alumni and industry gather to celebrate milestone. In 2003, the Civil and Structural Engineering department at the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment began transitioning our two-year Diploma of Technology program into a four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree. The first graduates of this new Bachelor of Engineering in … Read more
Ottawa, June 20, 2017 – In honour of National Aboriginal Day, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) signed Colleges and Institutes Canada’s (CICan) Indigenous Education Protocol yesterday in Vancouver, BC. This is a momentous occasion, marking the 50th institution that has adopted the principles of this groundbreaking document. Launched in December 2014, the CICan … Read more
BCIT School of Construction and the Environment (SoCE) continuously seeks to improve student success in industry. A Minerva Canada Safety Forum, which took place at the BCIT Downtown Campus, was the perfect opportunity to focus on students’ safety education. Run entirely by volunteers, Minerva is a non-profit organization that focuses on integrating health and safety education … Read more
BCIT Civil Engineering students Ryan Kroeker and Casey von Hahn spend most of their time in Burnaby, British Columbia, studying with the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment. This summer, however, they’re in Kathmandu, Nepal. Ryan and Casey are working as Earthquake Engineering Interns, helping the area become more earthquake resilient. They are blogging about their experience. … Read more