FSA members have many opportunities to participate in collegial governance at BCIT, from departmental decision-making (such as workloading and selection), to providing input on educational policies, and serving on Education Council (EdCo) or the Board of Governors (BoG). In BCIT’s bicameral system of governance, EdCo and the BoG share responsibility for institutional oversight and decision-making.
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Our April 24, 2024 General Meeting was the last of the school year, with the triannual GMs beginning again in October 2024. Members in physical attendance and online were welcomed by elder Carleen Thomas from the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation, who set a positive and welcoming tone for the meeting. The FSA thanks Carleen for her
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Since 2014, the BCIT Faculty & Staff Association has partnered with BCIT and the BCIT Alumni Association for the Distinguished Awards by honouring an exceptional BCIT alumnus who returned to the Institute as an FSA member. The FSA’s Board of Directors is thrilled to officially announce Donabel Santos as the winner of our 2024 FSA Distinguished Alumni Award. The Board was extremely impressed by Donabel’s
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Below, FSA member Jamie Finley discusses a recent interview he gave to the CBC regarding challenges facing deaf workers in the Canadian post-secondary field. By way of Linda Campbell of St. Mary’s University, a fellow Canadian deaf scientist/professor, I was connected to Amanda Grant, a producer of the CBC Radio’s the Current. From a pre-interview
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