The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is pleased to announce that Sharmen Vigouret Lee has accepted the position of Dean, BCIT School of Health Sciences. BCIT will benefit tremendously from her expertise in areas including strategic planning, corporate governance, curriculum development and teaching, and policy development. “Sharmen is a visionary,” says Dr. Tom Roemer, … Read more
BCIT and Ampco Grafix have a friendship that goes back several years. Ampco has helped create many of the banners around our campuses—including the 50th Anniversary murals. The company sponsored the 2016 Distinguished Awards Dinner and is an ongoing donor to the BCIT Foundation. Bardia Khaledi, who works with the Alumni Relations, recently gave some … Read more
On January 13, thirty-four BCIT School of Business students made history. After months of negotiating, deliberating, and preparing, BCIT was successful in officially making its inaugural appearance at the prestigious business competition—JDC West. Eleven other renowned business schools from Western Canada were in attendance at this year’s event, which took place at the University of … Read more
Whether it is a trip around the world, skydiving, or seeing the Mona Lisa, bucket-lists all have one thing in common: each is important to the person who wrote it. That’s why when John Leech, longtime BCIT-supporter and alumnus, decided to donate his ‘bucket-list’ hot rod to BCIT we were shocked and left wanting to know … Read more
BCIT sonography students now have a state-of-the-art scanner at their disposal—one that is just beginning its roll-out into the public healthcare system. The GE Logiq scanner allows for more of the hands-on training that prepares students for the transition from classroom to clinical work. Sonography students must rack up 600 hours of lab time before they can enter their clinical … Read more
Sometimes all you need is a sympathetic ear or some good pointers. That was the experience of Justin Hollander when he was a Computer Systems Technology (CST) student. “I was a ‘lost’ student for a while and deeply appreciated the guidance that helped me get back on track,” reflects Hollander, who is now taking his … Read more
In photo, from left – Distinguished Alumni Award recipients Frank Rizzardo and Suki Sekhon, Faculty and Staff Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Amy Fell, BCIT President Kathy Kinloch, 2017 Honorary Doctorate of Technology recipients Diana Swain and the Honourable David Emerson, Outstanding Student Leadership Award recipient Nadia Dobrianskaia. The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) held … Read more
The BCIT Student Association wants to help current and past students access the hidden job market. Technology Industry Day will be held September 27 at the downtown campus. “Most jobs are not advertised. They are filled through networking, referrals and word of mouth,” says Alexandra Gunn, BCITSA Career Specialist. But it can be difficult to make … Read more
Of the sixteen teams still in the running for the 30-million dollar Google Lunar XPRIZE, only one is Canadian—and it’s working out of BCIT. The unprecedented contest challenges privately funded teams to build a robotic spacecraft, launch it to the moon, land it, have it travel 500 metres, and—as if that weren’t enough—transmit high-definition video … Read more
Two BCIT alumni have been named ‘NextGen leaders’ by Wings magazine. The Canadian Women in Aviation & Aerospace edition highlights a group of women it calls ‘the difference makers.’ Both were also recently named to the magazine’s Top 20 under 40 list. Graduates of different programs, both women have risen though the aviation ranks. Jocelyn Lebell (pictured above) joined Hawkair shortly … Read more