By Mahmuda Sheikh In the new year NAIT is hosting a career fair and organizers are encouraging students to come prepared. There will be opportunities to apply for jobs, practice communication skills and network with business professionals. To support and add more...
NAIT Prioritises Sustainability
By Eryn Pinksen NAIT’s future is green with a new Sustainability Committee that brings NAIT and NAITSA together to look for eco-friendly practices to bring to the school. The committee is starting with making a few changes to Eat at NAIT that students can expect to...
Farewell to NAIT’s Cheerleader-in-Chief
Dr. Glenn Feltham joined NAIT as CEO in 2011 and has worked relentlessly to drive NAIT towards its vision as a leading polytechnic. He even spent his first few months as CEO as a student-for-a-day, experiencing over 30 programs. It was under Feltham’s leadership that...
Mawji Centre: Building a Biz
By Karlie Mickanuik Society has entered an entrepreneurial age. Small online businesses, farmers’ markets and local businesses have gained popularity in the business world as many people choose to shop locally rather than rely on bigger corporations. As more people...
NAIT Prepares for Student Housing
By Mahmuda Sheikh In a survey released in early November, NAIT students have been asked to share their visions of an ideal NAIT student housing. The student housing design project is considering multiple possible elements of designing a ‘home away from home’. These...
NAITSA Gets New Office Space
By Nicole Murphy NAIT’s Students Association’s new office space is located in the O wing in between the South and North Lobby. The modernized space upgrade is 2.5 times bigger than the old space. Leeanne Mills, NAITSA Administration Director and Project Manager during...
UCP Budget Cuts Effect MacEwan Staff and Students
By Karlie Mickanuik MacEwan University announced that it will be laying off staff members to meet the $17 million cut to their operating budget for the current fiscal year from the provincial government’s budget. President of MacEwan, Jon McGrath released a statement....
600 Million Raised for Mens Health
By Patrick Puff The Canadian Cancer Society states that over 1,000 Canadian men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2019. The Movember awareness campaign is encouraging young men to get checked as it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in young men in...
Students March to Protest Budget Cuts
By Eryn Pinksen Hundreds of students, instructors and supporters attended the Students Not Silent March on Monday November 18. The march was hosted in alliance by the MacEwan University Students’ Association (SAMU) and the University of Alberta’s Students Union...
Reviving A Historic Landmark
By Scott Zielsdorf A local Edmonton developer is looking to breathe new life into a hotel situated in historical Whyte Avenue. Initially built in 1891, along with the railroad, the Strathcona hotel is one of the oldest buildings in the Old Strathcona area. It’s one of...