In an effort to create an accessible and welcoming campus for all, NAIT is converting two washrooms on the main campus into gender-inclusive facilities. Instead of men’s and women’s washrooms, these will be open to anyone, regardless of gender. The washrooms are...
NAIT alum named School Student Member of the Year
A NAIT alumna has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to student life. Jorgia Moore, former NAITSA VP Internal and Campus Activities Board Events Coordinator, recently won the 2021/22 COCA School Student Member of the Year for Western Canada. The award...
NAIT alum take pitch world by storm
A recent pitch competition celebrated women and gender-diverse entrepreneurs, and two NAIT alums are walking away with $50,000 for their business. HerStory 2022, hosted by Alberta Innovates and The51 took place in Banff on June 4th. 30 innovators gathered to tell...
Chefs and Trivia Masters: NAIT Culinary brings home gold in Family Food Competition
Team NAIT took home first place in the family food competition at the culinary federation’s 2022 conference. The team was made up of five NAIT Culinary students: Miranda McElwain, Lucas Hoffman, Mark Austin, Ben Sword and Nishaly Silva. They were coached by Troy...
Ernest’s streams into the future of cooking
The pandemic had major impacts on the hospitality industry, but one NAIT business is fighting back in an innovative way.
International Centre gets new name and focus
NAIT’s International Centre has rebranded with a new name to better reflect the services they offer to the community.
Queer all year: NAIT launches inclusive staff mentorship program
NAIT has launched a new pilot program for staff looking to learn more about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
#BreakTheBias for International Women’s Month
By Sarabeth Castro NAIT Hub, a networking and mentoring platform powered by Ten Thousand Coffees (10KC), hosted an “office hour event” on March 10th for International Women's Month. The webinar, titled #BreakTheBias: Empowering women to succeed and allies to support,...
The battle of the masks: NAIT ends face mask requirement; NAITSA’s remains
By Adel Ahmed As COVID hospitalizations and active cases continue to decline, NAIT has chosen to end the mask requirement for students and staff. As of March 14th, “face masks will no longer be required but strongly recommended for any person in an indoor public space...
NAIT increasing tuition in 2022/23
By Adel Ahmed If you thought tuition was already expensive enough, expect to pay more this upcoming fall. NAIT announced on March 2 that tuition rates will increase for domestic students for the 2022/23 academic year. 120 programs will see an increase, including 28...