By Chris Avery Academic upgrading is an essential tool for students on a path toward a post-secondary education. Many prospective students may wonder what school is best for finishing their highschool classes. The good news is, many schools in Edmonton offer the...
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...
By Scott Zielsdorf ISSUES EDITOR My brief time spent attending Christan youth conferences taught me a concept called the “the mountaintop moment", which in essence is the feeling of an emotional high one gets from an enlightening experience. The idea being that time...
By Scott Zielsdorf Nominations are now open for the 2020-2021 NAITSA student senate election and the executive council by-election for a new president. Students have until Sep 28 to nominate themselves, or someone they know for the role of student senator or executive...
By Chris Avery All 10 major institutions in Edmonton and the surrounding area have decided to suspend their participation in the U-PASS program for the fall semester. The City of Edmonton presents several reasons, with the main being that most classes are now offered...
By Chris Avery NAIT’s student orientation has gone virtual in an attempt to reach all students. The multimedia learning tool takes about two to three hours to complete and is accessible through your Moodle account. It offers new students an in-depth look at the future...
By Jerilyn Kotelniski, NAITSA VP External 1. No parking fees until after December 2020. After many discussions, NAITSA is thrilled to say that students will not have to pay parking fees at NAIT until January 2021. If you need to park on campus for labs or need to come...
By Scott Zielsdorf NAITSA is creating a new space for students to get involved with school activities. Although the website is still in the works, ookslife.ca (Ooks Life) is now officially available for students to explore. Originally all NAIT campus organizations and...
By Stephanie Swensrude Dozens of NAIT employees were laid off recently and replaced by outside contractors in a move to cut costs. A statement from NAIT cites the provincial funding decreases of $19.1 million as the need to make cuts. As custodial services were...
By Jerilyn Kotelniski, NAITSA VP External After being announced two months ago, the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) is finally here. It is a new program funded by the federal government. Below, read about the 5 key things you need to know about the CSSG. What is...
