The Alberta Government announced plans to spend $125 million on a new School of Business for MacEwan University.  The school will be a seven-storey, 35,000-square-metre building. It will be located at 109 Street and 105 Avenue and cost $190 million. With the $125 million from the government, the rest of the funds will come from […]

NAIT has put together a virtual bookshelf in support of Black History Month this February. The bookshelf has 39 books and three videos that students can access online or in person at NAIT’s McNally Library. “If we can help provide resources and share these voices from communities that don’t always get as amplified as they […]

Starting in the 2024-25 academic year, the Alberta UCP government announced they will be capping post-secondary tuition increases and reducing student loan interest rates, in an effort to help students face the cost-of-living crisis.  Domestic post-secondary student tuition will cap at two per cent, said Demetreos Nicolades, Advances Education Minister, at a media conference announcing […]

This week on NAIT NewsWatch, our anchors, Mackenzie Mazankowski and Nora Mohamed, discuss significant changes to assist post-secondary students with the rising cost of living. We also learn who takes over as NAITSA president. And, the OOKS men’s volleyball team fight for a spot in the provincial championships.

NAIT’s Student Association has launched a new program called PAWSS. The program brings dogs onto the campus to support students’ mental health. “We bring treats for the dogs that the students can give them, and they can sit and pet them,” said Renata Medeiros, NAITSA’s VP of Academics. The PAWSS (Pet Assistants with Student Success) […]