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The 2017 Distinguished Awards – leaders for a complex world

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Distinguished Award recipients with President Kathy Kinloch

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) held its premier annual event, the Distinguished Awards, honouring many notable members of the BCIT community and beyond. The evening’s honourees included two Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, Anne McMullin and Brad Kirk. The Faculty and Staff Distinguished Alumni Award recipient was Joe Newton and the Outstanding Student Leadership Award recipient was Kayla Di … Read more

David Tuccaro to receive a BCIT Honourary Doctorate

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David Tucarro-Distinguished Awards

David Tuccaro, the President, CEO and Founder of Tuccaro Inc., will receive an Honourary Doctorate in Technology from BCIT. The acclaimed businessman grew up in the oldest community in Alberta, Fort Chipewyan, a northern community that can only be reached by ice road or plane. David says he got his start as an entrepreneur thanks … Read more

Hong Kong-based Brad Kirk recognized as a distinguished alumnus

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Brad Kirk-BCIT-Distinguished Awards

BCIT is proud to honour Hong Kong-based hotelier Brad Kirk with a Distinguished Alumni award. Brad is a prominent member of the hotel industry, respected both locally and internationally, for his commitment to excellence. It’s a commitment he learned as a student at BCIT. “BCIT completely gave me this work ethic, this desire to achieve the … Read more

Anne McMullin named a distinguished alumna

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Distinguished alumna Anne McMullin in pink suit, white backdrop

Anne McMullin, the CEO of the Urban Development Institute Pacific Region, will be honoured at the 2017 BCIT Distinguished Awards dinner on October 17th. Anne is a widely respected businessperson, community volunteer, and speaker. She is also a graduate of the BCIT Broadcast Journalism (now the Broadcast and Online Journalism) diploma program. “BCIT was just an … Read more

Kayla Di Bauda to be honoured with 2017 Outstanding Student Leadership Award

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Kayla di Bauda

Kayla Di Bauda always knew that she wanted to go into the field of medicine, but finding her way to nursing was part love, part accident. While she was always very interested in the science and biology aspects of medicine, it was the holistic and diverse nature of nursing that drew her to the profession. … Read more

BCIT Convocation photos and video – June 2017

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Nearly 1,400 newly minted graduates crossed the stage this week to become graduates of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. They join a renowned group of over 170,000 BCIT alumni who—for over 50 years—have contributed meaningfully to the social, economic, and environmental prosperity of British Columbia. Congratulations to all our graduates, their families, friends, and … Read more

Diana Swain receives Honorary Doctorate

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Diana Swain

Today, BCIT recognized Diana Swain, Senior Investigative Journalist, CBC News, with an Honorary Doctorate of Technology. This degree is presented to individuals who are widely acknowledged for outstanding and sustained achievement in their area of expertise. The host of CBC News Networks’ The Investigators, Diana Swain is one of Canada’s leading investigative journalists and CBC … Read more

BCIT Civil Engineering degree celebrates 10 years

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BCIT Civil Engineering

Photo, Civil Engineering Degree faculty, retired faculty, staff, alumni and industry gather to celebrate milestone. In 2003, the Civil and Structural Engineering department at the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment began transitioning our two-year Diploma of Technology program into a four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree. The first graduates of this new Bachelor of Engineering in … Read more

Trades Entrepreneurship Panel helps students build trades businesses

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On May 11, over 70 trades and technical students turned out for the Just Sayin’ Trades Entrepreneur Panel, an event hosted by BCIT Student Association Entrepreneurial Services and Career Services in partnership with the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment. The esteemed panel members are proud BCIT Alumni, business owners, and instructors. Each of the panelists captivated the students’ attention … Read more

BCIT Alumnus credits his career to his education

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Part of our ongoing Alumni Series BCIT prides itself on producing career-ready graduates. Knowing this, we’ve decided to track down some of our successful alumni and have them share their stories with us. Our first profile for our alumni series features Troy Abromaitis, a 2005 graduate of our Marketing Management, Commercial Real Estate program. We asked Troy to … Read more