Former BCIT president Don Wright says he does not regret his decision to leave the institute for a potential position with the BC New Democratic Party (NDP), despite their surprise defeat by the BC Liberals in last night’s provincial election. In an interview on the morning after the provincial election, Wright told The Link that he…
After some students had problems getting into master’s degree programs with their BCIT certification, the institution is now looking at becoming an accredited university. Barry Hogan, BCIT’s senior director of program development, says the idea has not been pitched externally but there is talk of the institution’s need to make some changes when it comes to…
Candidates for the Burnaby North riding for BC’s major political parties visited BCIT’s Burnaby campus on Wednesday, May 8 for a meet-the-candidates event. In attendance at the meeting was BC Liberal candidate Richard Lee, who arrived about ten minutes late after getting lost on campus. Lee sat beside Conservative candidate Wayne Marklund who had Carrie…
Nearly 50 years of Link issues to be scanned and made into searchable PDFs Nearly 50 years of digital back issues of The Link will be available to the general public by 2014. The project, funded by BCIT, the BCIT Student Association, and a grant from the BC History Digitization Program, will allow anyone with…
BCIT Student Association sees reduced voter turnout despite high number of candidates Incoming president Rebecca Davidson won in a landslide with 1,126 votes, more than double the combined number of votes for the three candidates who also ran for the position. PJ Krider came in second with 336 votes, followed by Kevin Hipolito with…
The BCITSA general election is just around the corner, with 30 candidates vying for 12 positions 30 candidates are running for a position on the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) executive board, some seeking re-election, some getting involved in student politics for the first time, and others exercising a passion to get involved. Last year, the…
The BCIT Marketing Association (BCITMA) brought home several wins in the American Marketing Association’s International Collegiate Conference (AMAICC) while the Engineering Student Society (ESS) got various podium finishes at the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC). According to BCITMA President Tony Chen, the club became highly recognized within the American Marketing Association with a high profile win…
17 bylaw changes at student association’s special general meeting, but not without disagreement The recent BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) special general meeting (SGM) passed 17 bylaw amendments, leaving only one unapproved. The SGM, is held annually to make changes to existing bylaws in the constitution of the BCITSA through requests called motions. All students are…
BCIT president Don Wright reflects on his career, his five years at BCIT, and what’s next Just two days after he announced his official resignation from his nearly five-year term as president of BCIT, The Link was able to sit down and talk to Don Wright about his career leading up to where is he…
After months of bargaining and strike action, the BCGEU and FSA have reached a deal with BCIT Voting by electronic ballot ended on January 30, revealing a clear majority of the 827 Faculty Staff Association (FSA) members who cast their ballots in consensus of a settlement agreement. One week later, the British Columbia Employees’ Union…
Electronic balloting ended on January 30th revealing a clear majority of the 827 Faculty Staff Association (FSA) members that cast their ballots indicating their concurrence of a settlement agreement. One week later, the British Columbia Employees’ Union (BCGEU) support staff voted 66 percent in favor of ratifying a new agreement. Another week later, the BCGEU…
President Don Wright announced his resignation on February 13 in a formal address. While the BCIT president was visibly emotional, he was optimistic about the road ahead with the provincial branch of the New Democratic Party (BC NDP). “Adrian Dix has offered me the position of head of the civil service over in Victoria if…