By Karlie Mickanuik The Alberta government is implementing performanced-based funding to public post secondary schools in Alberta. NAIT is one of the many schools that will see changes to its funding in the coming months. Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta’s Minister of...
By Sara Gouda There are 1,900 international students at NAIT from 88 different countries. There are some challenges such as socializing, dealing with homesickness, language proficiency and finding residence. Russian student Ekaterina Mekshenkova transferred from...
By Nicole Murphy The NAIT Students’ Association (NAITSA) has launched an online form that lets anyone on campus give anonymous feedback on how budget cuts are being put into effect. The form is called Sourcing Our Solutions (S.O.S) and has three sections. Green is for...
Dr. Glenn Feltham joined NAIT as CEO in 2011 and has worked relentlessly to drive NAIT towards its vision as a leading polytechnic. He even spent his first few months as CEO as a student-for-a-day, experiencing over 30 programs. It was under Feltham’s leadership that...
By Karlie Mickanuik Society has entered an entrepreneurial age. Small online businesses, farmers’ markets and local businesses have gained popularity in the business world as many people choose to shop locally rather than rely on bigger corporations. As more people...
By Patrick Puff Whether they’re on the ice, on the court or across the NAIT campus, moustaches are back and for a great cause. Like many professional athletes across the country, NAIT has a few athletes and staff across campus looking to make a difference. November,...
By Mahmuda Sheikh In a survey released in early November, NAIT students have been asked to share their visions of an ideal NAIT student housing. The student housing design project is considering multiple possible elements of designing a ‘home away from home’. These...
By Nicole Murphy NAIT’s Students Association’s new office space is located in the O wing in between the South and North Lobby. The modernized space upgrade is 2.5 times bigger than the old space. Leeanne Mills, NAITSA Administration Director and Project Manager during...
By Nicole Murphy The Alberta Government has asked all post secondary schools to align with a freedom of speech policy created out of Chicago. The Chicago Principles were implemented after a series of students at various schools wanted to stop controversial speakers...
By William Doney NAIT announced an interim president to begin Dec.16 when Dr. Glenn Feltham retires. Dr. Ray Block will step into the shoes of President and CEO of NAIT. Dr. Block is currently NAIT’s vice-president administration and CFO. The search is on for NAIT’s...
