By Nada Henein NAIT’s fall 2020 semester marked a historic four months that saw a fully-online semester within the JR Shaw School of Business and a two-thirds reduction of total on-campus traffic. For the winter 2021 semester, NAIT as a whole has reduced the number of...
By Stephanie Swensrude A referendum on the U-Pass will take place from February 5 to 11. The referendum needs two-thirds of students to vote “yes” to pass, and if passed, it will go into effect in September 2021. NAITSA has negotiated a new five-year contract with the...
By Janine Blaise A new set of soft skills have become key in the remote work-from-home world. Employees not only need solid technical skills and a good internet connection, but they are required to arrive at work with a set of richly-developed soft skills. Anton...
By Zeah Spiegel Amy Mancor, NAIT alumni who completed the baking program 10 years ago and has been living her dream job working as a pastry chef at Farrow Sandwiches. Farrow is an Edmonton based shop that offers a wide variety of sandwiches, baked goods, and coffee....
By Kallandra Weatherbee As of Jan. 18 the Alberta government will be easing public health rules around funerals, outdoor gatherings and personal services. For the first time in a month personal services such as hair salons and tattoo parlors will be able to re-open by...
By Kallandra Weatherbee NAIT's Fitness Equipment Loan Out program allows NAIT staff and students free access to gym equipment in their own homes. With gym and fitness centres being closed NAIT's fitness team has put together gym equipment bundles for at home workouts....
The NAIT career centre has been steadily updating its catalogue of job openings for students and alumni despite the ongoing pandemic. Cindy Bustamante, Career and Employment Liaison with NAIT’s Career Services said that there have been 152 new job postings added in...
By Orrin Farries Benj Heinrichs, the NAIT Ooks women’s volleyball coach, is stepping back from the Ooks to pursue a different kind of coaching career with his new company Own It Wellness. Heinrichs spent eight years coaching at NAIT. Prior to leading the Ooks,...
By Chris Avery The Student Awards Office at NAIT is looking to increase participation in essay-driven applications. The deadline for Scholarship and Bursary applications is January 29, 2021. “The way that I always put it to a student is that if you spend two hours...
By Kallandra Weatherbee At NAIT's third town hall meeting on Jan. 18 Sue Fitzsimmmons, NAIT Vice-President Academic and Provost, revealed she believes there will be similar COVID-19 restrictions in the upcoming academic year. "Given what we know about the pandemic we...
