Congratulations to BCIT Broadcast Journalism alumna Laina Tanahara. Laina picked up a Canadian University Press award for student journalism this past weekend at the 16th annual JHM awards in New Brunswick. Laina was selected for ‘Best Feature’ with her piece “Marhabaan Bikum Fi Kanada: My experience volunteering with a Syrian refugee family” originally published in BCIT’s student publication LINK magazine. … Read more
Hi everyone! For today’s blog I will be talking about how to get a teacher to be your reference. To help out with this I have chosen one of my teachers to interview. His name is Same Lee. He is a Communications Instructor at BCIT. I will be going through 7 questions that I asked … Read more
Article submitted by David McKay, Program Head, BCIT Forensic Science & Technology Another year, another holiday, another “gadget” added to your techno inventory. Whether you received a new iPhone, Android, tablet, laptop, iPad, or any other device with capabilities of getting you on the net to post your New Year’s selfie, or leave a glowing … Read more
It’s Hour of Code week, where people around the world try to spark an interest in coding to help address skill shortages and gender imbalances in the high tech sector. This year BCIT Computing went big with a train-the-trainer model, and welcomed about 85 K-12 teachers from across the Metro Region for Hour of Code: Deliver … Read more
Hey everyone! For today I will be talking about facing your fears. Everyone is afraid of something. It’s just up to you how you want to handle that fear. Fears can hold us back from a lot of opportunities in life. Which is why I will be trying to help anyone with a few tips … Read more
Jeux du Commerce or JDC West is known for being the biggest undergraduate business case competition in Western Canada. The competition is a three-day event that allows students to demonstrate their talents in academics, debate, social and athletics. It has been over a decade since this competition has started and in January 2017, BCIT will … Read more
Photo: Robert Bosa (L), catches up with Podmore and a mutual friend. On Friday, September 23, members of the BCIT community gathered with titans of BC’s construction industry to honour a shared hero: David Podmore. A plaque and photo were unveiled in the Gateway building of the Burnaby Campus to mark the new Dr. David Podmore Gallery. Podmore, … Read more
Just days before the 20th Anniversary of the Canadian National Aboriginal Day, nearly 200 students, elders, mentors, staff, and faculty gathered at a special ceremony to honour those who have achieved excellence within the BCIT Aboriginal community. This annual event is also an occasion to celebrate the success of Aboriginal students who will be convocating … Read more
This past fall, BCIT hosted a national first. This past month – February – the Institute got to repeat the successful program. The first Passive House Tradesperson Course in Canada was held at BCIT’s Burnaby Campus from Oct 31-Nov 3, 2015. This inspiring event was delivered to 15 people from across British Columbia through a … Read more
Last September, BCIT commissioned a local Squamish First Nations artist to design and carve a Housepost, to be installed in the lobby of SW1 as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations. On June 11, 2015 that vision was realized, and the Housepost was officially unveiled in a unique celebration that coincided with the BCIT Aboriginal … Read more