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…
The Faculty Staff Association (FSA) has reached a deal with BCIT after months of bargaining and strike action. Electronic balloting ended on January 30th revealing a clear majority of the 827 FSA members that cast their ballots indicating their concurrence of a settlement agreement. Executive Director of the FSA, Paul Reniers, said the newly ratified…
Aboriginal Speaker Series January 23, 31 & Feb 5, noon to 1:00pm SE2-213, Town Square C Organized by the Aboriginal services department, talks range from mining to equitable economic models to the history of the Métis, with a different speaker hosting every session.[hr] How to Stand Out as a Gen Y Grad January 25, 3:30pm…
Funding from province to replace decades-old equipment to modernize programs For students using heavy duty machinery at BCIT, it is time to say goodbye to the dark ages, and welcome some current technology into your training. The province of British Columbia announced they would invest $1.5 million into what they call “new skills training equipment” at…
Will Thomas’ monkey instincts prevail? Find out in this issue’s Thomas Tries! In typically boneheaded fashion, I’d forgotten to bring shorts to school. To make matters worse, there were a couple of inches of snow on the ground, so when I biked to school my jeans had gotten soaked. Nonetheless, while jeans stuck to my…
Grant allows one of BCIT’s most energy inefficent buildings to turn over a new leaf BCIT’s least sustainable building is likely the welding shop, building NE8 at Burnaby Campus. That will change after the building’s upgrade, set to begin this month. According to Alexandre Hebert, energy and sustainability manager at BCIT, a proposal was made…
BCIT Recreation Services is doing away with the parts of the activity equipment rental program as the new fiscal year approaches. Equipment rentals are offered at a discount rate (particularly when compared to commercial rates) to enable BCIT students and staff relief from school stress and an opportunity to experience BC, says Peter Odynsky, recreation…
Not many live to talk about BCIT’s haunted bus stop… Courtesy Ervin Cho
BCIT establishing a stronger international relationship with its partner institutions two BCIT staff members has strengthened BCIT’s international relationship with partner institutions and helped enrich the academic experience for domestic students. The trip was taken in late 2012 by Tracy Wang, the business development manager for BCIT International, and Pommashea Noel-Bently, vice president of external…
On-campus Wi-Fi connectivity struggles to keep up with demand as number of devices continues to grow BCIT’s efforts to keep up with the increased number of independent Wi-Fi capable devices on campus have not eliminated student frustrations over connectivity and other Wi-Fi related issues. The BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) has received numerous, continuous complaints from…