By Zachary Flynn Nominations for the NAITSA executive elections are now open and will run until Tuesday, January 26 at 4:00 p.m. NAIT students can run for the president, vice president-academic, vice president-external and vice president-internal positions for the...
NAIT Reinstating Parking Fees For Winter Semester
By Zachary Flynn Students will now have to pay for parking on campus for the winter semester, albeit, at a reduced rate. The A/B parkade and lots C, HP, L, M, P and Y will see a $4 per hour rate. Daily rates for the A/B parkade, lots CATH, E, G, HPH, M, P, S, SLC, Y...
NAIT Opts To Maintain Jan 6 Winter Semester Start
By Zachary Flynn NAIT is choosing to maintain its early January start to the winter semester, despite moves by the provincial government and the University of Alberta to move back start dates by one week. “We are confident our health and safety protocols, which are...
November Recap: 5 Things You NEED To Know As A NAIT Student
By Jerilyn Kotelniski, NAITSA President & Acting VP External Apply for the Covid-19 Student Relief Bursary until December 4. NAIT & NAITSA worked together to fund this $100,000 bursary. The bursary will help students who are experiencing urgent financial...
NAIT Sees Surprising Response To Charity Despite Pandemic
By Zachary Flynn NAIT has raised over $150,000 for the COVID-19 Student Relief fund despite the financial hardships that have been seen in many households over the last nine months. The Student Relief fund received $50,000 each from the NAIT fund and NAITSA, over...
Students Eligible To Perform In Talent Show For Long Term Care Home
By Kallandra Weatherbee NAIT is hosting their first virtual talent show for residents at CapitalCare Norwood on Dec. 4. Students can perform live virtually or send in a pre-recorded video of their talents. They are welcome to showcase any type of skill and are able to...
A Song Of Victory; NAIT’s Got Talent 2020 Winner
Despite COVID-19 the show must go on and NAIT’s got talent still proceeded this year. There were many great submissions ranging from artists to singers to more obscure talents. This year the contest was completely virtual, using NAITSA’s Instagram stories to allow the...
NAIT’s campus bar to remain closed until fall 2021
By Scott Zielsdorf NAIT’s campus bar, The Nest Taphouse and Grill, is keeping its doors shut until the Fall semester of 2021. Originally set to reopen this semester, the bar and grill initially postponed its relaunch date and is now remaining closed amid COVID-19...
NAIT And NAITSA Collaborate To Provide Student Enhancement Fund
By Chris Avery Applications closed on October 15, 2020 for the fall intake of the Student Enhancement Fund (SEF) provided as part of NAIT’s “Essential” campaign. The next intake for applications will close on February 1, 2021. Applications can be submitted at any time...
The Talent Show Must Go On
NAITSA is hosting the annual NAIT’s Got Talent this year through Instagram. The submission deadline to register is closed, and voting has already begun. The first round of voting is held from Oct. 13 to 22 at 4 p.m., and the final round will be from Oct. 26 to 30 at...