Emma Berg 
When it came to her career, Maria Miniyarova had a plan. After high school graduation, she would complete BCIT’s two-year Business Management diploma program, and then earn a Bachelor of Business Administration the following year (her third)—all while maintaining her waitressing job to pay for tuition. Everything was going according to plan until, at the … Read more
“One of my first patients was just two years old,” recalls BCIT alumna and Certified Prosthetist Brittany Pousett of her early days at Barber Prosthetics. “I made her first prosthesis for her, and watching her grow into a confident, rambunctious five-year old is so rewarding.” The field of prosthetics gives Brittany the perfect blend of … Read more
Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon. The child-size electric oven was the popular toy. Tie-dye fashion was the rage. 1969 had many distinctions. For a certain group of people, it marked the year they became the first graduating class of BCIT’s Public Health Inspection (now Environmental Health Public Inspection) program. On … Read more
A new arrival at BCIT’s Aerospace Technology Campus (ATC) has students’ excitement flying high. Thanks to the Canadian Coast Guard and Steve Mullis, BCIT Aerospace instructor, students now have a Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) 105 helicopter—valued at approximately $165,000—to enhance their training and give them invaluable hands-on experience. “The exciting part about this aircraft is that it comes … Read more
When you first walk into the foyer of Jacob Bros Construction’s new office building, you are immediately drawn to the vaulted ceilings, the light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the harmonious use of natural wood with polished glass and concrete. What you may not notice, tucked up high, is a long, thick rope hanging … Read more
In 1985, Wham’s Careless Whisper topped the pop charts, Michael Jordan was the NBA’s rookie of the year, the final episode of The Friendly Giant aired on CBC Television, and the BCIT Alumni Association made its first donation to BCIT. Since then, the alumni association has awarded nearly 850 student scholarships and bursaries totalling $945,000, and philanthropic giving adding … Read more
Would you sell your customer something he/she asked for, even though you know he/she would be better off going to another company? BCIT alumnus Travis Stevenson wouldn’t. And his dad didn’t. “My father was a corporate sales manager for BC Tel [now TELUS],” says Travis, recalling when his father faced making a choice between closing … Read more
Have you ever used phrases like “crimson wave”, “Aunt Flow”, “Code Red” or “time of the month” to describe menstruation? This euphemization (there are 5,000+ euphemisms according to a recent study) is symptomatic of a society’s discomfort with the topic. But times are changing, thanks to social innovators like BCIT alumna Madeleine Shaw, co-founder of Lunapads, … Read more
Where is Rashpal Ahluwalia? He could be in Rome. Or London. Maybe Paris. Possibly Copenhagen. It’s hard to keep track of the BCIT Computing and Business alumnus since he scored a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity with adidas in Germany. “It’s unusual for me to spend two weekends in a row at home,” says Rashpal, who moved … Read more
“When I was a kid, Pavel Bure was my hockey hero,” says Brendan Batchelor, BCIT Broadcast Journalism alumnus. “Now I get to work with people I looked up to like Corey Hirsch, whom I used watch on TV. It’s a dream job.” From the time he was four years old stickhandling a tennis ball while … Read more