It takes creativity and a keen eye for detail to stand out in a design competition open to students across North America. Kwantlen students Lorin Bordeville and Josie Smith have both. The Kwantlen Polytechnic University third year Interior Design students clinched first place in the Durkan Discover 2012 Student Carpet...
Kwantlen Interior Design students take first place in North America design competition
Emily Carr student wins this year’s IDEA Art Award competition
Congratulations to Taralee Guild ('10) who won this year's IDEA Art Award competition. Her piece, Galiano Forest, will become part of the VGH and UBC Healing Arts permanent collection. Taralee’s work will be installed in the Detwiller Pavilion at UBC Hospital, Psychiatry Unit early this summer. Her hope is that the piece...
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Kwantlen Student Makes News in New York
Sarah Jackson, an undergraduate student in Kwantlen Polytechnic University's journalism program, made news in New York with a 10-week winter internship at MSNBC where she helped produce live television.
In 2010 Jackson received Kwantlen's prestigious "John Reiss Award in Journalism," named after the executive producer...
Art + Science Collide Through Emily Carr/TRIUMF Collaboration
Science and art are often thought of as being at the opposite ends of the spectrum. A new exhibition that showcases work created by Emily Carr students and alumni who have been working with researchers at TRIUMF, Canada’s national lab for particle and nuclear physics, disproves just that. Read more.......
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UFV’s Absolute Style offers backstage view of fashion industry
Researching trends, preparing a collection, and styling models are all a part of UFV’s annual runway show, Absolute Style.
The one-day event highlights the work of the Fashion Design program and its grad students, while providing them with real-world fashion industry experience.
Absolute Style 2012 is taking place...
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JIBC President Jack McGee presented 12 awards recognizing significant contributions of individuals and teams
JIBC faculty, staff, work teams, friends and associates, and alumni were recognized for their significant contributions at the annual JIBC Awards of Excellence held March 27.
In a ceremony at the Institute’s theatre on the New Westminster campus, JIBC President Jack McGee presented awards to the following recipients:...
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BCIT named an ACI Outstanding University
BCIT has been named an American Concrete Institute (ACI) Outstanding University for 2011. The ACI Award for University Student Activities was announced during ACI’s 2012 spring convention at the Opening Session and Annual Awards Program in Texas. The ACI Award was initiated to recognize post-secondary institutions that...
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Culinary superstars bring medals home to VIU
Vancouver Island University Culinary Arts students have done it again!
They won several medals, including grand gold, grand silver and grand bronze, at the 16th annual BC Chefs Hot Competition Live at the Vancouver convention centre as part of the BC Foodservice Expo.
The two-day cooking extravaganza included competitors...
BCIT Marketing Association brings home gold from New Orleans
Huge congratulations are due to students from the BCIT Marketing Association (BCITMA) who brought home a number of awards and accolades at the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) 34th Annual International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans, March 22 to 24.
The team placed first in the case study competition, in...
Funding News for Emily Carr
Growing student demand for the internationally recognized programs offered at Emily Carr University of Art + Design has initiated an exciting plan for a new home at Great Northern Way in Vancouver.
The Honourable Minister Naomi Yamamoto announced today, March 20, 2012, that with the support of the Province, the University...
