Amy Chen

BCIT Computing student wins hackathon with app that supports survivors of domestic abuse during COVID-19

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Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef shared that domestic violence rates are rising in parts of the country amid government-directed isolation measures. This alarming issue prompted first year Computer Systems Technology student Mattias Henders to participate in and win his first hackathon at #TogetherVSVirus Online Hackathon against COVID-19 (#TogetherVSVirus). Out of more … Read more

BCIT’s ongoing commitment to safety and educational excellence

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Good afternoon, As promised in recent weeks and my video update on Monday, Tom Roemer, Vice President, Academic has now provided an update regarding plans for our fall 2020 term to our students, faculty, and staff. We have been working very closely with the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training and other post-secondaries across … Read more

BCIT – the place for an applied education Sept 2020

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Good afternoon students, The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to the question of whether BCIT will be able to offer our academic and vocational programs this September. The short answer is “yes”. We would like to assure prospective, new, and continuing students: we will be here for you and your career plans. By combining teaching, … Read more

Celebrating our nurses during National Nursing Week

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For the past several weeks, loud cheers have been heard from patios and balconies across Canada as communities rallied for a nightly applause to show support and gratitude for our frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, the cheers and clanging of pots and pans will be louder than ever in celebration of … Read more

Graduating Student Celebration update

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Further to our update regarding our June 2020 Spring Convocation ceremonies, we are excited to announce the upcoming date for our Graduating Student Celebration video. The celebration video will launch on June 23, 2020 at 10am, and will be available on our BCIT Convocation website. This video celebration will be a time to honour our … Read more

Newly launched BCIT COVID-19 course sees strong demand from healthcare workers in Canada and United States

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BCIT sees strong demand for fast-track COVID19 FEPA course

It’s been a month since BCIT launched Focused Education Preparation Advancing Frontline Registered Nurses (FEPA), an open learning, fast-track education course for frontline healthcare workers to gain specialized skills to care for patients with COVID-19. More than 8,500 healthcare workers across Canada and the United States have registered, with 5,000 learners already completing the course. … Read more

BCIT Summer 2020 semester update

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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 and Chartwells partners to provide meals during COVID-19

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BCIT and Chartwells partners to provide meals during COVID-19

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

COVID-19 update from President Kathy Kinloch – April 24

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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