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...
NAIT is setting up activities in the CAT Building tomorrow for Bell Let’s Talk Day. From 11:30-1:00 students will be able to use a photo booth to help donate to the yearly mental health fundraising campaign. Also set up for students will be cookies, massage chairs,...
On Jan. 22, the Campus Activity Board is hosting their second annual Cuts for Success event. Student hairdressers from Est-Elle Academy will be giving students free haircuts from 9am-4pm in the CAT Building to help students prepare for the upcoming career fair. “[Cuts...
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. (*Correction Feb. 8) The City of Edmonton had increased the fine amount for parking on private property with...
NAIT’s Baking program chair, Alan Dumonceaux, is headed to Paris on Feb. 3 to represent Canada in the Masters de la Boulangerie. This is the Baking Masters – Dumonceaux describes it as the Olympics of the pastry world. “The World Cup of Baking is like the World Cup of...
NAIT’s tuition steering committee is meeting today, Dec. 14, which could have an impact on student fees or surcharges next year. On Nov. 30, the province announced a post-secondary tuition freeze for the fourth consecutive time into the 2018-19 school year. Although...
This past year was a huge year for news, both on and off campus. Here are some of the most memorable at NAIT this year: February 6: A student falls from the fifth floor of the CAT Building. February 10: A fire in the G-Wing causes $6.3 million in damage, shutting down...
Laurier University in Ontario is reeling after its first attempt to enact a policy brought forward by Bill C-16 went poorly. The policy in question was gendered and sexual violence and it was allegedly violated when Lindsay Shepherd, a graduate student and teaching...
Apprenticeship seats at NAIT will be cut back by approximately 2,000 for the 2018-19 academic year. As a result, it is estimated that 40 staff members will be laid off. This is after a reduction of 3,100 apprenticeship spots and almost 60 staff layoffs in the 2017-18...
NAIT has raised over $11,000 in its 2017 Movember campaign to support programs in Canada dedicated to preventing and spreading awareness about prostate cancer, testicular cancer as well as mental health and suicide awareness. A Movember wrap-up event was held in the...
