With the Occupational Health and Safety (OCHS) program, Jean created an annual Speed Networking event that bring graduates back to BCIT to help first term students learn how to network and understand the diverse careers they can have in OCHS.

With colleagues, she founded Presentation Idol, a speaking contest that helped change engineering students’ attitudes about the importance of communication. Due to her leadership and expertise, she travelled to Singapore to review the curriculum of Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s English program. She also served as Program Head Curriculum in which she updated curriculum and facilitated the development of new courses. For over 43 years, she taught business and technical communications in more than 25 different BCIT programs. As a Chief Instructor, she helped lead the shift from academic English to applied communication. Jean Scribner joined the Communications Department in 1980. Jean Scribner, School of Computing and Academic Studies, Faculty Emerita This year, BCIT recognizes four faculty emeriti for their excellence and continued commitment to the Institute. Upholding our promise to ensure that BCIT is a place in which all people-learners, faculty, and staff-are continuously valued, BCIT grants Faculty Emeriti status to former faculty employees who have made significant accomplishments and contributions to industry and academia. As one of BC’s largest post-secondary institutes with five campuses, 300+ programs, and over 45,000 students enrolled each year, nearly 60 years of BCIT’s success is attributed to the strength and expertise of our faculty.

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