By Chris Avery The November 15, 2020 deadline for the Pitch it to Me! student competition offered by the Mawji Centre at NAIT is fast approaching. Students are required to submit a 2 to 3 minute video outlining their business idea. The winning applicant(s) will...
ACAC Announces Plans To Develop Winter 2021 Schedule
By Zachary Flynn The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference announced Friday morning that it would continue to evaluate the feasibility of a 2021 season and work to develop an updated winter 2021 schedule. NAIT athletics manager, Jordan Richey, says the league will work...
NAITSA Annual Trick Or Treat Event Seeking Volunteers
By Jared Gomes NAITSA still requires volunteers for their annual Trick or Treat event. This yearly event is a long standing tradition to collect donations for the NAITSA food center. Due to COVID-19 some things had to be changed in order to make sure everyone stays...
Why Tuition Isn’t Decreasing For Online Classes
By Zachary Flynn The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the landscape for post-secondary education with many students learning remotely. The lack of a physical classroom and the new ability to attend a class from the comfort of home has some wondering why they’re...
Nimbus: A New Form Of Tutoring
By Marco Madron NAIT and NAITSA have teamed up with Nimbus Learning to bring students a new way to have access to one-on-one tutoring. Though NAIT does have a tutor registry in their learning services, they have retired it and merged with the Nimbus platform which has...
The Nest To Reopen For NAIT Students
By Marco Madron Since COVID-19, students have lost many beloved hang-out spots; however, some have started to make a comeback. A spot soon to join these places will be NAIT favourite, The Nest Taphouse Grill. General manager of The Nest, Michelle Dirksen said that...
Peer Mentor Program Seeks To Help New Students Adjust To Campus Life
By Blake Fisher The NAIT International Peer Mentor Program seeks to help international students adjust to campus life. The program works to reduce the stress these students encounter through building a student-to-student community and support network. It is not...
Women’s Basketball Head Coach Heads Into Tenth Year
By: Orrin Farries The 2020-2021 ACAC season having been postponed has left a very different feeling in the air of the Ook’s gym. The usual smell of hard work and kicked up court dust has been replaced with the heady aroma of disinfectant. The almost electric buzz of...
Facemasks And Shields: The New Reality Of On-Campus Labs
By Scott Zielsdorf Students finding themselves back on campus this semester will be walking into a very different school than the one they left last winter. NAIT has made it clear that safety during COVID-19 is one of the school’s primary concerns, with strict new...
Student Service Fair Goes Virtual
By Scott Zielsdorf This year, NAIT’s annual Student Service Fair is going virtual. The event serves as a means for students to connect with the services that support them on campus. Nicole Blomme, a career/employment liaison for Transition Services, says the event is...