Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, and the FSA celebrates the resistance, courage, and history of Indigenous Peoples on the lands that became BC and Canada. The FSA has provided donations to the Urban Native Youth Association and Spirit of the Children Society to celebrate and support Indigenous youth and families. Our members have been working hard
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Below, FSA and Indigenous Affinity Circle member Cindy McLellan provides an update on the BCIT Library’s efforts to decolonize their collection. A hot topic at library conferences is “Decolonizing the Collection.” This is shorthand for some very technical, intensive, and necessary changes that need to be made to our database(s). Library cataloguing in North America
Read more →At a meeting earlier in June, the FSA’s Indigenous Affinity Caucus (IAC) adopted a new terms of reference. The IAC is open to indigenous members and allies, providing guidance and perspective to the Union while utilizing a democratic vision of Reconciliation and Indigenization. Please reach to your Member Engagement Officer if you’re interested in joining the
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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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