Hi everyone! I hope you all liked the video and the introduction to JDC West 2017 in Edmonton, Alberta. Last year around this time, I could honestly say that I had no idea what JDC West was and to be honest with you, I don’t think I could come up with a brief summary of … Read more
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is delighted to announce that Dr. Leelah Dawson has accepted the role of Dean, BCIT School of Business. Leelah will join BCIT on February 28, 2017. Leelah will bring to her new role extensive experience in the post-secondary education system, having served as both an instructor and senior administrator. … Read more
When I began writing this post I intended to include some productivity tools as well, but it started getting a little long, so I broke it into two parts. In Part One I’ll look at the top three studying techniques I use in the Med Lab program, and in Part Two I’ll look at productivity … Read more
Yesterday, three BCIT Civil Engineering students shone at the STEM Spotlight Awards—three became finalists, one of whom took the top prize along with its accompanying $20,000. Civil Engineering student Stephen Cohos won both the Sustainability Category and the Grand Prize. His project—a modular construction system called Amoeba—is featured in this Vancouver Sun article. “Receiving this recognition has opened up … Read more
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a lovely winter beak and a good start to the new year. As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I was lucky enough to part of the first BCIT JDC West team. During the fall semester and even during the winter, I was practicing with two … Read more
On January 23rd, BCIT welcomed Dr. Brett Finlay as a guest speaker for our monthly student power hour event to discuss the role of microbes and health disease in society. Dr. Finlay is the co-author of the book Let Them Eat Dirt: Raising your child in an over sanitized world. Dr. Finlay’s presentation discussed the … Read more
We are very pleased to announce that Dave Rutherford is the new Associate Dean Natural Resources and Engineering within the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment. Dave was an instructor with the BCIT Geomatics Department for 18 years, and Program Head for that department since 2010. Dave is a BCIT grad, an Applied Science … Read more
This month, a group of BCIT engineering students traveled to Banff, Alberta to compete in the 2017 Western Engineering Competition. They came home victorious. The team placed in the top three in three out of seven categories—furthering BCIT’s impressive track record at the annual competition. BCIT was the only polytechnic among the dozen schools that competed. Last year, … Read more
Hey guys! I’m three weeks deep in Level 3 and heading into week four. So what does the program look like from Level 3? Well the first week back was hectic, just getting back into the swing of things. But now that I’ve settled in, it seems like more of a level-down than a level-up. … Read more
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, dropped by for an impromptu visit at the BCIT Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) building yesterday. Across the street from BCIT’s main Willingdon Avenue campus, the CARI building houses some of our institute’s brightest minds and most high-tech toys. President Kathy Kinloch and Board Chair Jack … Read more