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TechBC: The Geek is Still Chic

Panel discussion on the legacy of TechBC and how it laid the foundation for SFU in Surrey, held at SFU Surrey on May 19, 2022.

The Technical University of British Columbia (TechBC), a start-up university located in what was then Surrey Place Mall, began offering classes in 1999. At the time, some described it as the ‘MIT of the North,’ due to its use of technology in teaching and learning. The BC Liberal government closed TechBC in 2002 and its programs and staff were transferred to SFU.

On the occasion of SFU Surrey’s 20th anniversary, former members of the TechBC community reflect on TechBC’s achievements and legacy, and discuss the impact it had on SFU and on their own careers.

Panelists: Tammy Mooney, Thecla Schiphorst, Tim Rahilly, Jason Toal.

Moderator: Holly Hendrigan, SFU Library / TechBC Memory Project.

Opening Remarks: Steve Dooley, Executive Director - SFU Surrey.

SFU Promo/Loop/Montage

Disjointed series of shots taken at SFU. Each section is only a few frames and focuses on the buildings, students and scientific experiments and equipment. Opening shows backhoe removing partly burned trees (presumably clearing for campus). Next shot is of AQ and red mosaic mural in background, and "swamp" in foreground where reflecting pond is now located.

Home movie of Erickson family visit at Osler Avenue home

Item is a home movie depicting Erickson family members playing ping pong, interacting with family pets, posing on a bench, and spending time together on the family property that once stood at 4890 Osler Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.

Arthur Erickson is featured in this home movie as the teenage son seen playing with the family dog and posing with the family on the bench.

Home movie of Erickson family visit with children playing on tricycle in driveway

Item is a home movie depicting Erickson family members and/or friends interacting outside at a rural private residence. Several children are running together and playing with a tricycle in the driveway of the house, while adult and elderly family members stand on the patio and chat with each other. One of the adult family members holds a cat.

Arthur Erickson is depicted at the end of this film while walking with elderly relatives out of the door, onto the patio, and towards the camera.

Serengeti

Item is a home movie created by Arthur Erickson depicting his travels in Tanzania.

Ethiopia

Item is a home movie created by Arthur Erickson depicting his travels in Ethiopia.

SFU: raw, views of campus

Raw footage of SFU Burnaby campus with some unscripted commentary shot on 20 October 1987 by Frank Campbell of SFU's Instructional Media Centre. Opens with scenes of people walking on campus. A plane is heard flying overhead. The camera turns towards a view over the city of Vancouver and then pans back out. A student is seen walking across the field next to the theatre. In the next shot, voices and footsteps can be heard. Students are shown studying outside in the sunshine. In the next scene, a gentleman speaks briefly to the camera. The footage ends zoomed in on a student reading a book.

Afghanistan

Item is a home movie created by Arthur Erickson depicting his travels in Afghanistan.

Benares

Item is a home movie created by Arthur Erickson depicting his travels.

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