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…
Intramural sports are an excellent addition to the culture at BCIT, enriching the student experience and enlivening the campus environment. John, one of my friends, plays intramural volleyball here. With spiking as his favourite aspect of playing volleyball, he is in his second year of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology diploma program, studying Automation…
Photos by Puii Duangtip @puiionsunnyside There are endless opportunities at BCIT to gain hands-on skills and real-world experience, making it an easy choice for many on the path toward their careers. And as an institution that delivers over 300 programs to nearly 50,000 students through five different campuses—Annacis Island (AIC), Aerospace Technology (ATC), BCIT Marine…
“As soon as I was on the ice and it was just me, my pretty dress, and my music came on, and everybody’s watching me…everything else just went away.” “It requires a lot of hard work,” Julia says when I ask her about the experiences behind her achievements. She shares that when her anxiety was…