Caleb Showers-Cornell may not have been an obvious candidate for a career in the trades — at his high school in East Vancouver, he was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program. It’s advanced placement, typically for students with academic ambitions. “It’s all geared toward getting you ready for university — exposing you to the stresses of … Read more
(Above, photo credit: Michelle Valberg) As a biologist, world traveler, wildlife photographer, and an instructor for the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation (FWR) program at BCIT, Danny Catt has spent more than three decades working in eco-tourism and adventure travel. Through his role as a naturalist and photographer, he has had the honour of knowing Margaret … Read more
As part of BCIT’s co-op program, BCIT’s CST and CIT students had the opportunity to attend a tour of SAP’s Vancouver office on August 29th. We began the tour with signing in and being greeted by several SAP employees, including Joseph Hou and many current SAP interns. Afterward, Susanna Kan and Joan Pascual led us … Read more
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is partnering with Good to Grow, to create a regional Food Innovation Hub to support the growth and success of local food processors. Good to Grow is a company that supports food companies that care about ingredients, communities, and a vibrant local economy, through a variety of courses, … Read more
Urban roadways aren’t your typical medium for illustration, but for Tristan Bobin, they present a unique opportunity to evoke meaning about a place through imagery. As a student of Geographic Information Systems at BCIT, Tristan took a special interest in how digital cartography could be used to visualize a story in the landscape. Using his … Read more
For the past year, computing instructor Jeff Yim has been teaching Object Oriented Programming 2 (part of the Computer Systems Technology Diploma). We asked him to tell us more about his background in games development, and how his career led him to BCIT. Q: Please tell us more about your background? A: I had my … Read more
(First graduating class of the accredited Mining Engineering degree with faculty and staff in 2019) BCIT celebrated its first group of Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accredited graduates from the BCIT Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering degree in June 2019. Engineers Canada awards accreditation to programs that meet the academic requirements that are necessary to … Read more
School – Academic Semester This is a day in the life of a Sonography student, albeit, everyday in this program was a bit different! Part of being in this program requires you to put in extra time outside of normal class time, for scanning practise. My preference was scanning before classes started, and I would … Read more
Occurring on the last Sunday of September, World Rivers Day is a global event celebrating rivers in Canada and around the world. To mark the occasion, Mark Angelo, Founder of World Rivers Day, Chair Emeritus for the BCIT Rivers Institute, and longtime BCIT instructor, shared his wisdom in honouring this special day. As a devoted conservationist, … Read more
It was lunchtime in the late ‘80s. Jennifer Patterson and her friends hurried from their high school to her house to watch a much-anticipated wedding episode of The Young and the Restless. Transfixed by the soap opera, her friends huddled on the floor in front of the TV. And Jennifer? She was off to the … Read more