Update: Nominations closed The FSA Distinguished Award–formerly the Distinguished Alumni Award–is a partnership with BCIT’s Distinguished Awards. Each year the Alumni Association selects recipients from BCIT alumni who have demonstrated achievement/leadership to receive these awards. In 2014 the FSA began to partner with the Alumni Association to present an additional award to an FSA member
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BCITFSA offices in SE16-116 are closed, with remote member services unavailable, from the afternoon of December 22, 2023 until the morning of January 3, 2024. Happy holidays to our members, affiliates, work partners, fellow travelers, and vendors. See you in the new year!
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Policy 5401 Changes BCIT is proposing a policy change to dramatically cut the minimum credit count for diplomas from 110 to 75 credits, without consulting individual Departments on the feasibility or pedagogical soundness of these across-the-board cuts. The FSA believes Departments should be consulted individually and thoroughly before any such significant proposed change to your
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Today we mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day commemorates December 6, 1989, when 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique in Montreal. Those who died were Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle
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BCITFSA members with mobility issues–like all individuals in BC who face such barriers–may apply for a Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC) parking pass for designated spots across the province, including at BCIT. Once signed by a physician and approved by SPARC, designated parking allows people with mobility issues easier access to buildings and
Read more →Winter Break dates for non-instructional employees are governed by Article 8.7 and a Letter of Understanding in your Collective Agreement (pp. 39-40 and 150-1). The benefit refers to being on duty, off campus for five days over the end-of-year holiday period. This year’s Winter Break dates for non-instructional employees are December 20, 21, 22, 28
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