Students heading into shop at NAIT before September 13 will notice a photo wall of cans—an art display marking the progress for the store’s 9th annual #NAITcandonate fundraiser for the NAITSA Emergency Food Centre. Shoppers can donate to support students facing...
NAIT honours Red Dress Day with interactive art and education
On May 6th, NAIT students and staff gathered in South Lobby to recognize and observe “Red Dress Day,” a day of recognition for the over 1000 missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S) across Canada. Hosted by the Office of Equity,...
JR Shaw School of Business and Mawji Centre bring business innovation to NAIT
The Business Innovation Showcase, organized for the first time in partnership between the JR Shaw School of Business and the Mawji Centre, is an event where entrepreneurial spirit is key. The collaborative event featured “students’ entrepreneurial ventures, as well as...
NAIT unveils major overhaul of DMIT Program: 6 new specialized diplomas on the horizon
NAIT Faculty held a presentation March 20th, revealing that there are big changes coming to its DMIT Program. As soon as 2025, DMIT will undergo major changes to the curriculum and offerings for students. Mainly presented by Associate Dean Sonja Gauvin, she stated...
Enactus NAIT wins second-runner up in regionals, advances to nationals
On March 15, 2024, the Enactus NAIT club won second runner-up in the Innovation and Impact Challenge at the Western Canadian Enactus Regional Exposition, held annually in Calgary. The exposition is the first part of a national competition that aims to awaken Canada's...
NAIT igniting creativity with new Business Innovation Showcase
On April 10, 2024, the Mawji Center and JR Shaw School of Business will host a Business Innovation Showcase to allow students and recent alums to showcase their business concepts or existing ventures. The event aims to foster collaboration between students across NAIT...
Students want accountability after NAIT Pride: ‘They don’t care about actually protecting us when the cameras are gone’
After NAIT’s tenth Pride Week and second year raising the Pride Progress Flag on campus, some NAIT students were left feeling like the institution’s commitment to queer students fell short. Members of two NAITSA Campus Clubs are concerned that NAIT and its Office of...
NAIT Career Services to host hiring fair; immediate opportunities, expanded network
NAIT Career Services is hosting a hiring fair on March 19 to support students about to graduate and recent alumni in their career endeavours. The upcoming hiring fair will focus on companies that can offer immediate employment opportunities to NAIT alumni and graduate...
NAIT poets have chance to compete in annual contest for first time
On the contest’s 10-year anniversary, NAIT students are now welcome to submit the Centre for Literatures in Canada’s (CLC) annual poetry contest. Each year, CLC searches for the best poems in English or French from several local post-secondary schools and...
Edmonton HR students to compete at UBIZ tournament
The University of Alberta (U of A) is hosting a brand new type of tournament geared towards Human Resources students. On March 9, students from Edmonton, including NAIT and MacEwan University, will be travelling to the U of A for the UBIZ tournament–a competition to...