Sept. 29 marked the NAIT Board of Governors’ first meeting of the 2026-27 school year. The topics discussed included an update on NAIT’s finances, OKRs and AI goals.
From the Board: Sept. 29 Board of Governors recap
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Governance
NAIT VP administration and CFO announces resignation
Mike High, who joined NAIT in January 2025, is resigning from his role as VP administration and CFO due to family commitments outside of Edmonton. His last day will be on Nov. 4.
Meet NAIT’s new VP students and campus experience
After more than two decades at NAIT, Clayton Davis was appointed as NAIT’s vice-president students and campus experience.
NAITSA vice-president external resigns; Senate to determine next steps in fall
Vladyslav Bondarchuk, NAITSA’s vice-president external, has resigned from his position after taking office May 1. NAITSA officially announced Bondarchuk’s resignation on July 17 after Bondarchuk informed the public in a LinkedIn post the evening of July 16.
Updates on NAIT’s 18 paused programs
In May 2025, NAIT paused 18 programs, and NAIT’s Academic Council has been working their way through the list to decide these programs’ fate. The council has finished for the year, after adding one extra meeting in June to finish up.
From the Board: May 26 Board of Governors recap
Last week’s Board of Governors (BoG) meeting was the final meeting for the spring, with the next to take place Sept. 29. The meeting began by welcoming the new chair, Melanie Bayley, who was previously ATCO’s president. The Board also welcomed Andrea Klymchuk to the...
NAITSA Presidential candidate disqualified and banned after violating privacy bylaw
Mehtab Singh Brar, who ran for president in NAITSA’s 2026/27 Executive Council election, was disqualified after NAITSA’s Chief Returning Officer (CRO) ruled he violated NAITSA’s voter privacy and election interference bylaw. He denies the allegations. Brar, who...
2026/27 NAITSA Executive Council election results
The 2026/27 NAITSA Executive Council election results are in. 2441 votes were cast, with 15.4 per cent of eligible students voting. The candidates for each vice-president position ran unopposed, with each candidate elected in a yes/no vote. Teaira Current, running for...
Making sense of NAITSA’s ban on slate campaigning
“Slate campaigning” is a term many NAIT students either don’t understand or just ignore, having no practical effect on their daily student life. But for those who do know what it means, particularly those who have run for any NAITSA elective office in recent years,...
Dec. 3 NAITSA Senate recap: NAIT proposing exceptional tuition increases, senator warned for misconduct
There were two major things discussed at NAITSA's third senate meeting on Dec. 3: exceptional tuition increases and the conduct of a senator that earned him a formal warning. Related: What is the NAITSA Senate, and why does it matter? Presentation from External...