Fourth-semester culinary students at NAIT are seeing first-hand how professional restaurants across the province are dealing with the pandemic as Ernest’s offers online orders and limited in-person dining for patrons. “We still get to be inside the kitchen, but the...
NAIT retail meat store thriving through campus restrictions
Despite the decrease of traffic throughout NAIT due to COVID-19 restrictions, the campus’ popular Retail Meat Store is still as busy as ever. Rob Povey, the chair of the professional meat cutting and merchandising program at NAIT, says that business hasn’t changed...
NAIT says tuition cap removal won’t increase revenue
NAIT is still on track to balance its budget once students return to campus, despite reduced provincial funding, said Jeff Dumont, NAIT’s vice-president administration and chief financial officer. The institution received a 6.3 per cent reduction in funding, a bigger...
LinkedIn becoming more important for students and alum
After a year of limited in-person networking opportunities, LinkedIn has become a platform for continuing education, networking, recruiting and job applications, and showcasing your best self in an online environment. Melissa Myskiw is an Academic Advisor with NAIT....
NAIT vet clinic now taking male cat patients
The NAIT animal health clinic is now accepting cat neutering patients. Elly Paslawsky, an educational lab technologist at the animal health clinic, said they will now be accepting appointments for male cats to help keep stray and kitten populations down. “The services...
NAIT Career Services host job workshops
It can be a struggle for people to prepare for a job when they have no clue how to make a resume stand out. While school is a top priority for most students, it is also a great idea to leverage one’s resume profile to earn the spot on the job. NAIT career services...
NAIT’s Fitness On Demand increases by 300% in 2021
NAIT provides many unique ways for students to stay active and get away from their desks, one of which is Fitness on Demand. Carole Holt is the Manager of Wellbeing at NAIT. She encourages students to use this program while it is available to them. “All NAIT students...
NAIT Accounting Club offering students free tax filing
NAIT’s accounting club is hosting a free online tax clinic from March 19 to 26. The Accounting Club of NAIT’s president, Aldina Hodzic, said the tax clinic provides NAIT students with a way to file their taxes for free. "We do have limits to what we can and can’t do...
NAIT 2050 campus development plan re-updated, shared
By Zachary Flynn NAIT held two open houses on Monday, February 22 for staff, students and the public to ask questions and provide feedback on the updated campus development program developed in partnership with Stantec. The current plan works with the four goals:...
NAITSA Hosts Virtual Escape Room
By Kallandra Weatherbee NAITSA will be hosting a virtual escape room on March 10. Alexis Sieben, VP internal of NAITSA, said the virtual escape room event will simulate an escape room, but online. “If you've ever been to an escape room, it's quite similar but...