✦Interview with Mo Baydoun Executives at the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) work hard to advocate for the students they represent. Over their leadership term, they are tasked with running initiatives, projects (including events) that contribute to the student community. Past initiatives included hackathons and the 2022 Winter Fest. To find out more about how executives…
With memories of the pandemic being left behind, many executives of the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) have been working to organize events that help reintroduce excitement into the campus environment, getting students more interested in BCIT life, beyond academics. On November 29, 2022, the BCITSA and the City of Burnaby brought us the Burnaby Community…
Most high school graduates aim to pursue post-secondary education, but this route is no longer affordable to many due to the rise in tuition: 2.6% higher for domestic students and 8.0% higher for international students compared to last year, according to Statistics Canada. To bypass this, students would apply for loans, meaning they may face…
The BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) will be holding a Service Funding Referendum in the last week of March, asking the student community to vote on three key proposals aimed at enriching BCITSA services. These proposals are: 1. Increasing access and donations to the Food Pantry Program 2. Ensuring fair wages to reduce the high employee…
Theo Robson is currently finishing his second year in the full-time BCIT Airport Operations program at the Aerospace Technology Campus. Having applied to begin his Bachelor’s in psychology at UBC next year, Theo aims to bring into that program his knowledge of the aviation field. Recently, Theo stepped into a new leadership position as part…
During your educational journey here, you may need to juggle very demanding course loads on top of other responsibilities. But you have support: the Student Council at the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA or SA) strives to advocate for you—a dedication that shines through clearly in all the work they do to enhance student life in…
Dear Reader, As the President of the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA), I welcome you to this Link issue, which features student leadership and involvement. Learning to be a leader is a great experience. Last summer, while being trained for the presidential role, I expanded my skills in leadership, teamwork, and problem solving. These have stayed…
Rai-Ann “I wanted to be an executive for JDC West because of their values and work in raising money and volunteering time to give back to the local community. I got to translate my skills from a competitor and executive into the sales role I have today. I have gained personal and professional confidence. I’m…
Interview with Joshua Luu You probably know that BCIT is full of possibilities. Yet in spite of the opportunities, everything the school and the BCIT Student Association offer outside of academics can be submerged in the sheer amount of schoolwork you are expected to complete. There also has yet to be a centralized hub where…
What comes to mind when you think of traditional accounting firms? Taxes? Audits? Stress-induced cardiomyopathy? What if I told you there’s a firm that specializes in performing more operational accounting and financing for companies, rather than just filing taxes or auditing clients? Sounds too good to be true, but there is one! For several years…
Interview with Mo Baydoun With the annual BCIT Student Association QDS Hackathon (which stands for BCIT’s motto, Quisque Dominus Summi, meaning “to each their highest attainment”) coming up in January, you might be thinking: What is that? How do I join? Should I join? And actually, what is a hackathon, anyway? To get you all…
Interview with Vrishank Prabhu There’s a reason why industries favour BCIT graduates—BCIT programs provide rigorous hands-on training to fuse theory and practice. It’s a learning model that’s especially useful for gaining relevant skills needed in the workforce. And the opportunity to get hands-on experience is exactly what brought Vrishank Prabhu to the Bachelor of Engineering…