Hi everyone, The Provincial Health Officer recently advised the possibility of a gradual relaxation of the restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 crisis. However, given the large size of BCIT and other post-secondary institutions, compared to other entities, we do not expect an immediate effect on our classes. For this reason, for the summer semester (June – … Read more
BCIT Interior Design students Kelly Wu and Lauren Binstead received an Honorable Mention at the 2019-2020 IDEC (Interior Design Educators Council) Student Design Competition sponsored by Council for Interior Design Qualification. The student project submission was titled “Self Circle“. This project was inspired by the tenets of Salish First Nations groups with the design of this center … Read more
As communities across British Columbia continue to band together in the fight against COVID-19, BCIT has partnered with campus foodservice partner Chartwells to provide 1,000 meals for those who need it most. To fulfill an urgent request for meals put out by BC Housing, BCIT and Chartwells staff worked in the BCIT commissary kitchen to … Read more
Hi everyone, Here’s this week’s video message from Kathy Kinloch, President of BCIT, which will cover: Future learning delivery planning underway with government and other post-secondaries New student funding from the federal government Volunteer week Vince Laxton, Director, BCIT Corporate Services will talk about what’s happening on his team while campuses are closed, including a … Read more
March 12 was the first day of the 2020 American Marketing Association (AMA) Intercollegiate Conference. This was also when the news broke of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Louisiana, USA. Everyone in the BCIT team was scrambling to decide whether to stay in New Orleans or head back to Vancouver. Half of us … Read more
Take a look around you, and you’ll likely see some examples of marketing—maybe just a few, maybe a few dozen. Marketing is everywhere, and comes in different forms as it’s needed by different industries. It’s the primary means for brands—whether small businesses, large enterprises, public sector organizations, or charitable non-profits—to make sure consumers are hearing … Read more
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is excited to announce the launch of the Institute’s first Sustainability Vision. The BCIT Sustainability Vision reflects the interests of the nearly 800 students, faculty, staff, and partners who provided their input on sustainability at BCIT, and outlines a path … Read more
Congratulations to BCIT Civil Engineering faculty member Dr. Sudip Talukdar, BCIT alumni Spencer Behn, and Kumayl Rashid for their research work and manuscript publication on alternative uses for hemp waste. With funding from NSERC, this research paper was published in collaboration with Dr. Cristina Zanotti and Dr. Farhad Pargar from UBC, and Dr. Krupal Pal … Read more
Hi everyone, BCIT President Kathy Kinloch provides a video update on the upcoming launch of the Sustainability Vision, health and counselling supports for students, faculty, and staff, and the broad accomplishments of IT Services. We also hear from Monisha Shukla, Director of Service Management on the IT Services team. We hope you’ll take a few … Read more
There’s a lot of dubious reporting out there. Case in point: you’ve probably heard the rumour that journalism is in terminal decline, and that traditional news media are dying out due to the rise of digital platforms. If you fact checked this, as you would in any newsroom, you’d quickly discover that the opposite is … Read more