In April, Kathy Kinloch approached the FSA about creating an award to honour FSA Member Brian Thom. The FSA agreed and gave $20,000 to endow the award, which BCIT matched. Brian himself contributed by refining the criteria and the Brian Thom Advancing Teaching Excellence Award was created. The award seeks to recognize and celebrate an individual
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The Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) brings together communicators in the Canadian labour movement each year to provide training, build relationships, share skills, and honour the communications work of both staff and members of Canadian unions. The conference includes the annual CALM awards and we were thrilled to be presented with an honourable mention
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As president of the BCIT Faculty & Staff Association (FSA) I am thrilled that we have begun to participate in celebrating our members through a special FSA Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) designed to honour our members who are also alumni of BCIT. In my role I am continually exposed to the strength and depth of
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On May 27th BCIT sent out an all staff email regarding changes to the way staff parking rates are assessed for tax purposes. This is the first reassessment of the parking benefit since 2009 and we continue to be assessed at the bottom for comparable rates in the vicinity. Because of the reassessment, members will
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The FSA’s first annual art contest for members took place in 2014. This contest is an opportunity for the FSA to shine a spotlight on some of our members and their incredible talent. The art selected is displayed in the FSA office and board room and the contest will be held annually to refresh the
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These remarks were presented as part of our April 2015 General Membership Meeting. Teresa Place, FSA President As many of you know, we now acknowledge that this event takes place on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples. We have received a few inquiries recently about why we do this so today we’ve invited one of
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