BCIT has been aware of Ceilidh Millar’s greatness for a while now. She was hired on as a student employee in her first semester, back in 2011. She was named a Distinguished Alumna in 2013, and appointed as BCIT’s Ambassador & Spokesperson. This week, the British Columbia Achievement Foundation recognized Ceilidh, too. The Broadcast and … Read more
The finals for the annual Presentation Idol took place March 30, with eight excellent presentations from engineering students. Topics ranged from carbon capture to technological enhancements for the visually impaired. Now in its sixth year, the interdisciplinary contest enables BCIT students to showcase technical communication at its best. Tom Roemer, BCIT’s VP Academic, gave introductory remarks about the importance of … Read more
More than a decade ago – in 2005 – BCIT instructor Glenna Urbshadt established an endowment for her students. Recently, her students rallied to raise money for the fund in her name. Thanks to the outstanding fundraising efforts of students, $10,000 will be added to the permanent endowment which funds an annual graduating award to a marketing student … Read more
Big Band leader, cultural icon and BCIT grad, Dal Richards, passed away on December 31. He will be sorely missed by those whose lives he touched throughout his many years of entertaining. Dal’s music career began immediately after he graduated high school in 1938. He played swing and dance music full-time for the next three decades. In the … Read more
BCIT, the BCIT Alumni Association, and the BCIT Student Association hosted leading author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil at the Burnaby campus November 16. “I think there’s going to be a revolution in higher education,” said Kurzweil to a packed space of nearly 1000 students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Kurzweil offered a glimpse into the … Read more