Students have made it clear: they want a spring U-Pass. From June 7-11, students voted in NAITSA’s first ever spring U-Pass referendum. 26.1% of eligible students voted, and the referendum passed in an overwhelming majority with 90.1% of voters saying yes. Starting in...
Spring students will finally get the chance to head to the polls and vote on a spring U-Pass—something NAITSA has never offered. Between June 7 and 11, students can vote online and make their voice heard. “It is time to give them a voice, to say if they want the...
The NAITSA Senate has passed a new bylaw with clearer rules on how candidates can interact with voters during the campaign period. Called “voter privacy and election interference,” bylaw 7.17 underwent its second reading at the April 2 senate meeting and became...
Editor's note: This is a breaking news situation, more information will be added as it becomes available. We have reached out for comments and will update as we learn more. April 3 Update NAITSA released a statement sharing more details about the decision to...
No more hunting for somewhere to charge laptops or study between classes—new furniture is rolling out in several locations across main campus with a focus on better access to power and better spaces to work from. After hearing from students that they wanted more...
Indigenous students at NAIT will have access to a new source of funding starting in Fall 2025, thanks to a new bursary approved by NAITSA’s Senate. $225,000 has been “placed into an endowment fund with a target annual return of 4%, funding multiple $1,500 bursaries...
Editor’s note: This article is a summary of the most important items from the Senate meeting. Conversations have been edited for clarity and brevity. The March 5 NAITSA Senate meeting was an hour long, and covered topics like the upcoming appointment of student...
The Canada-wide GST break ended on Feb. 15, but there’s still one place on campus where students can escape paying tax. The Nest, which is owned and operated by the NAIT Students’ Association, has extended their GST exemption, so students won't have to pay GST when...
The NAITSA Senate held their sixth annual meeting of the year on Wednesday Jan. 29. After a vote to move on their consent agenda was passed, the Senate entered their question period. Questions for the President Senator Savatteri began the question period by asking...
A new event suggestion system launching this year may be a game changer for campus life at NAIT. Chris Black, NAITSA Student Involvement Coordinator, and his team have been working to implement an algorithm-based system to curate and suggest events for NAIT students...
