NAIT NewsWatch – November 29, 2024
December 3, 2024 - For this week’s NAIT NewsWatch, we take a look at how businesses are dealing with Canadians spending less on Christmas shopping, the Ooks women’s hockey team is heading to Europe over Chri
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NAIT athlete starts petition fearing budget cuts
Ooks goalie Brendan Jensen is serving as the lead voice in a collective push against the NAIT board of governors. Jensen fears budget cuts to the athletics program could become a reality after what he heard at a focus group in December. The meeting was made up of senior NAIT athletes from each sports team […]
Edmonton named best city in Canada for youth work
A new study published by YouthfulCities named Edmonton as the best city for young people to find jobs in. YouthfulCities launched its inaugural Urban Work Index, the organization’s first research at urban work in Canada. The goal of the study is to help cities better their youth employment programs. Edmonton scored 713.86 points out of […]
NAIT joins the conversation on Bell Let’s Talk Day
NAIT promoted campus mental health programs on Bell Let’s Talk Day with guest speakers, information kiosks and “Talking Tables” which allowed students and staff to join in on a conversation about wellness. “Bell Let’s Talk is all about ending the stigma around mental health. So it’s letting everybody know that everyone suffers through [a] mental health […]
NAIT NewsWatch – February 15, 2019
This week on NAIT NewWatch, we take a look at an Edmonton campaign ensuring all women, regardless of income, have access to menstrual products. Plus the new food delivery service, Student Eats, is coming to NAIT and it’s Reading Week for thousands of post-secondary students. We take a look at the importance of this week […]
NAIT women’s hockey goalie is out of service
The NAIT women’s hockey team is facing a challenge that most teams of their calibre do not face. The team is playing with only a starting goalie and no backup. Goaltender, Rene Schmaltz, is being forced out of the lineup due to illness. Schmaltz has not dressed with the team, in a practice or game, […]