NAIT launches four new school of skilled trades diploma programs. The new diploma programs will be for plumbing, welding, automotive service, and electrical installations technology. The programs will help students get a direct path to their trade and employment, said...
An NR92 marketing campaign was able to raise over a thousand dollars for the Edmonton Children’s Stollery. Adrian St. Onge, a radio student at NAIT, and a group of friends teamed up with Extra Life Edmonton to play video games for a cause. “Extra LIfe is a...
With new Edmonton transit routes starting on April 25, NAIT students should expect big changes. There will be fewer routes directly to NAIT, and the new system will be encouraging the use of the LRT to get to campus. Jason Roth, the advocacy director for NAIT, warns...
In-person classes are being anticipated for NAIT’s fall 2021/22 term, but some students aren’t sure if they want to go back. Alexis Sieben, VP Internal for NAITSA, said there is a push from the Alberta Government for post-secondary campuses to go back to in person....
Each year, the Mawji Centre hosts an innovation challenge for NAIT students. It’s an opportunity to get involved and get innovative. Students are given a product or service concept and are tasked to transform it to a greater value. Cecile Wendlandt, coordinator at the...
NAIT students and staff have the opportunity to join NAITSA and try new drinks, through the Global Café. Josh Luartes, the International Engagement Assistant, at the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion says that the Global Café gives those participating the...
Sandra Marocco, vice president of industry partnerships and chief marketing officer of NAIT’s executive team, is transferring to a new position at Alberta Blue Cross. Morocco will become the vice president of marketing and customer experience at Blue Cross and take on...
NAIT’s Mawji Centre received almost $10,000 in funding this school year from Alberta Innovates to provide students with the opportunity to attend conferences of their choice without having to pay. Cecile Wendlandt, the Mawji Centre coordinator, said she is surprised...
NAIT is launching two new programs in the fall 2021-22 term: cybersecurity and data analytics. The new cybersecurity post-diploma program will teach students about emerging cybersecurity issues and how to navigate evolving cyber threats, said Sue Fitzsimmons, vice...
NAIT student Danielle Thomson and the Centre for Autism Services Alberta (CFASA) are gearing up for this year’s Discovering Autism in the Covid World conference. On Saturday, March 20, the 8th annual event, organized by the CFASA Student’s Association at the...
