If you follow Ooks Life on Instagram, you probably know who Tanroop Mahal is. The third-year Bachelor of Business Administration student is featured in countless social media videos promoting campus events — his student engagement efforts seem effortless. When he...
NAIT hosts land blessing ceremony on Advanced Skills Centre site
On Friday, members of the NAIT community gathered where the Advanced Skills Centre (ASC) will be built to participate in a collective blessing ceremony led by NAIT’s Indigenous leaders. Staff and students stood in a circle on the Treaty 6 land as Lonny Potts, a...
NAIT hosts mass casualty simulation to prepare future first responders for emergencies and collaboration
When students at NAIT’s Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS) hear “simulation start” over the intercom, they are transported from the classroom to a disaster scenario. At the scene, students encounter injured patients, blood, yelling, smoke and debris; an...
World-famous South Asian magician has tricks up sleeve for Jaadu Night at NAIT
A Vancouver-based magician with global recognition is performing on campus for NAIT students later this month. Anmoldeep Singh, also known as Anmol Magic, is a South Asian mentalist and magician with over half a million Instagram followers. He’ll be taking over the...
How NAIT’s new Executive in Residence paddled through a changing media industry
There is a new Executive in Residence at NAIT’s Mawji Centre. Rob LeLacheur is a NAIT business graduate with a long history in traditional media. Now, he’s a digital media entrepreneur and the owner of Road 55. After graduating from NAIT’s marketing diploma program...
Proposed NAIT Applied AI diploma must have a competitive edge for future viability
NAIT might get an Applied Artificial Intelligence Diploma. The full-time, two-year program was first brought to Academic Council before being approved by the Board of Governors. NAIT currently has a continuing education course, AI-Driven Project Management, but the...
The Nugget recognized for excellence in student journalism with two national awards
The NAIT Nugget won two national student journalism awards in Vancouver last month. The John H. McDonald Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism, better known as the JHMs, recognize student journalists from across Canada. The JHMs are presented by the Canadian...
An exceptionally snowy season: How NAIT manages winter campus conditions
NAIT’s layout makes for easy winter travel between classes, since most buildings are connected by indoor pedways. But when students do have to brave the winter weather, whether it’s to walk from the LRT, bus stop or parking facilities, campus commutes can feel...
NAIT and NASA reach tentative agreement, will proceed to ratification vote
NAIT and NAIT’s Academic Staff Association (NASA) have reached a tentative agreement according to a news release sent on the evening of Feb. 5. For NAIT students, this means the potential to avoid a strike and class disruptions. The new deal will go to ratification by...
The Living Library Series is something your textbook can’t cover
What if people were “books” and you could read one by sitting down and listening? This is the idea with NAIT’s Living Library Series event, which was started in partnership with DestiNAITion Global, the International and Intercultural Community Centre (IICC) and the...










