It appears someone is taking NAIT’s emergency equipment. Five defibrillators or AED’s have been stolen in the span of a month from 2nd floor F-wing, main CAT floor, 1st floor U Building, Y building (Spartan) and the A Building corridor. Christine Bannerman, Supervisor...
NAIT has released a new mobile app to increase safety on campus. The new NAIT Alert app is an emergency notification software that makes it easy to respond and take the required actions in the event of an emergency. The program allows users to make an emergency call,...
Local campuses could be doing more to educate, prevent and test for sexually transmitted infections in students. In April 2014, the University of Calgary attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the most people tested for STIs within 24 hours at the same...
Student loan debt is one major problem facing postsecondary students today. Canadian student debt nears $30 billion and the unemployment rates for grads always seem to be going up. It’s hard to get a job without a degree and with this uncertainty, why not seek a...
On Jan. 18, NAIT Health Services and Alberta Occupational Health Nurses Association hosted PTSD Awareness Education Day. Speakers came from across Canada to share their experiences with PTSD and mental health. Christine Bannerman, Supervisor of Health Services at...
The ACAC is slowly becoming home to many players from outside Canada. The ACAC and CCAA, the leagues that NAIT competes in, have a cap on the number of international players allowed and as of late, it is a growing trend for ACAC teams to reach this capacity –...
A leak in the pedway connecting the CAT Building and M Parkade over the Christmas break will cost up to $50,000 in repairs. The leak on Dec. 29 appears to be the result of extremely cold temperatures during the holidays. “It was a fire sprinkler line that froze up and...
NAIT is piloting an online survey that will allow students the opportunity to give campus-wide feedback on their instructors. The goal is to have the survey fully implemented by early 2019. “Students have been asking for a number of years, and rightly so, for a more...
NAIT students clamouring for parking spots: be advised. The City of Edmonton’s new parking fine is in place and will hurt the wallet more than in the past. Due to a new bylaw in effect since Jan. 1, parking without a valid permit or payment stub will cost $100, twice...
With the wealth of information concerning mental health in the last few years, NAITsa is continuing its work launching a new service offering online counseling services to students as part of their myWellness Plan. Haley Pickard, ESTL and Benefit Plan Coordinator at...
