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 Ayanna Fata The Great North Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) began in 1974 by D. H. Simmonds, President of The American Concrete Institution. It has since become a student-run multidisciplinary challenge that includes university students from across Canada, the...
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....
By Kallandra Weatherbee When winter hits and the days get shorter, it can bring about what’s known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Dealing with SAD during a pandemic that limits social interactions has many people dealing with increased tension and anxiety. As...
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 Tora Matys Every year millions (maybe even billions) of people start off their new year with the ‘New Year, new me’ concept. But why is it that by the end of January people have already given up on this promised new person? Too often it seems people set hard number...
Editorial By Scott Zielsdorf Students struggling with time management, motivation or anything else inhibiting academic success: there is hope. NAIT has services available for post-secondary students struggling to manage their time in an increasingly difficult school...
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,...
