During BCIT’s student council latest meeting at the Burnaby campus on October 5th, the winner of the by-elections was announced to council. Jessica Graham has been elected as the new VP of Finance and Administration with a total of 275 of 500 votes. The process of the by-election was officially ratified during council. “It was a…
Monday, October 19th is almost here, and I’m hoping you are all planning to vote this upcoming Federal Election. I mean after all, it is our right to decide who runs our country, and is also something we shouldn’t ever take for granted. Being that we live in Canada, I don’t believe we truly appreciate…
Student council had its first meeting this Monday January 12th. BCIT’s Student Association began 2015 with a new voting system in place for council meetings. Rather than using the traditional hand vote, the Association obtained i>Clicker2s for all councillors and board members. All votes are shown immediately on the screen and a record is taken…
By-Election BCIT’s student council met again on Monday Nov. 3rd where a committee was chosen to manage the upcoming by-elections that will fill the position of Computing and Academic Studies Chair. The committee will be composed of Chief Returning Officer (CRO) and Student Affairs VP Evan Findlay, Aerospace Technology VP Daniel Sumano, School of Energy…
School of Computing and Academic Studies Chair, Alexander Clarke, handed in his letter of resignation to SA President Dylan Smith just hours before council met on Monday October 20th. According to President Smith, Clarke will no longer be attending BCIT, as he will be pursuing a different career path. Clarke’s departure leaves the SA with…
BCIT’s Student Council met again this Tuesday, October 7th. The meeting began with a concern voiced by Anya Besharah, an Environmental Health student, who asked about BCIT’s policy on electronic cigarettes. Subsequent to Vancouver City Councillors’ vote to ban e-cigarettes in public spaces, Besharah was interested in knowing how this would affect BCIT policy. Many…
Greg Drummond, a local musician, has become pretty successful after being showcased on The Peak Performance Project for radio station 102.7’s The Peak. While I was lucky enough to sit on Greg’s sectional and listen to him reminisce about the call that would change his life, he remembers being in line at Fortune Sound Club…
Hey BCIT. We’re proud to kick off another new regular web feature here at Link Magazine. We know that student government is important. More important than it gets credit for. Your Student Association council and executive put in a ton of hours every month to make this school a better place – and the decisions they make…
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British Columbia Ombudsperson Kim Carter made a stop at the BCIT Burnaby campus on her recent tour of the province. One reason for Carter’s visit to various parts of the province was to make the office’s services better known to British Columbians. “A lot of people don’t know we exist,” Carter told The Link in…
The five award recipients at BCIT’s Distinguished Alumni Awards come from diverse backgrounds. The alumni awarded at the ceremony on October 1 are Bill Dow, Craig Crawford, Robyn Worcester, Gillian Findlay and Ceilidh Millar. Bill Dow is currently the dean of BCIT’s School of Health Sciences, and his role insures graduates are prepared to be…
Motivated by the BCIT Critical Care program’s three-dimensional heart, the Perinatal Nursing program welcomed a new piece of 3D technology, this time in the form of a pelvis and fetus. The idea came to Perinatal Nursing instructor Nancy Hewer after seeing 3D technology in another BCIT program classroom. She thought having a 3D pelvis and…