Music Business grad to perform at the Celebration of Light

Michael Averil - Music Business - Music Heals

Michael Averill is set to perform at the Honda Celebration Of Light this week. The Music Business alumnus earned the stage after raising almost $8000 for music therapy through the Covers For The Cause campaign. Michael’s efforts will go to St. James Music Academy, which works on Vancouver’s downtown east side. It’s an organization he’s worked with for a couple of years. The … Read more

Engineering students learn about earthquake-resistant construction in Nepal

earthquake - construction - Nepal

BCIT Civil Engineering students Ryan Kroeker and Casey von Hahn spend most of their time in Burnaby, British Columbia, studying with the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment. This summer, however, they’re in Kathmandu, Nepal. Ryan and Casey are working as Earthquake Engineering Interns, helping the area become more earthquake resilient. They are blogging about their experience. … Read more

BCIT Alumnus credits his career to his education

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

A career targeting cancer—why one student chose Radiation Therapy

You’re studying to be a radiation therapist, eh? So, you want to take x-rays? “No. We don’t take x-rays,” says BCIT student Brynn Tomie. “We don’t work in the hospitals. We only work in cancer treatment centres. It’s radiation as in cancer and cancer treatment. It’s extremely specific.” In her first year in the BCIT Radiation Therapy … Read more