SAIT Update
Keep up to date with important announcements and news, get connected to the support and resources you need, and make the most of your time here at SAIT.
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Welcome! We're glad you're #HereAtSAIT!
Be sure to check your email at the beginning of each week for important reminders, events and need-to-know information.
Upcoming dates and deadlines
- Nov. 19 | Fall 2024 Convocation Ceremonies
- Dec. 11 – 16 | Final exams
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🏫 Making the most of your mid-semester break
📚 8 easy ways to improve your mental well-being on mid-semester break
During your mid-semester break, practice mindfulness, find your calm and make time for your mental health — not only for your happiness, but also for your memory and focus.
💪 Resilience 101: Tools for lasting success
School life can be challenging — but developing resilience strategies can help you achieve greater personal, professional and academic success.
As a registered co-curricular activity, the online workshop Resilience 101 includes approximately 12 hours of designated online content delivered through TAO (Therapy Assistance Online) — and it's totally free.
Register by emailing resilience.101@sait.ca.
🌏 See yourself in Singapore: Highlights from a short-term student exchange
🌺 A cooling stroll through the misty Cloud Forest.
🛕 Awe-inspiring visits to Buddhist and Hindu temples.
🤖 A tour of a drone and robot hub.
🍜 A trip to the vibrant streets and shops of Chinatown.
🔥 Feasts of freshly-fired meats in downtown’s open-air Satay Street and spicy platters in the heart of bustling Little India.
Students #HereAtSAIT experienced all of this and more as part of a three-week study exchange in Singapore. See SAIT's Study Abroad program through the eyes of two exchange participants and imagine what your own international adventure could bring.
📚 Explore the November Library Digest
Explore the online November Library Digest from the Reg Erhardt Library.
This month, we’re thrilled to highlight our expanded collection of books on Artificial Intelligence, alongside a spotlight on valuable men’s health resources. You can also find out how you can print at the library, access technical help sheets, and get troubleshooting help.
If you’re in or around the library, be sure to pop in to see our wall display commemorating Remembrance Day or our bulletin board on men’s health.
💻 Upcoming online services outage
Maintenance and upgrades to a number of SAIT's online systems will take place from 4 pm, Friday, Nov. 22 until 6 am, Monday, Nov. 25.
The following services are affected:
- Access to mySAIT self-service will not be available, which includes:
- Transcript requests/confirmation of enrollment
- Access to myStudent
- Online registration for credit programs will not be available.
- MyTradesecrets online registration for apprenticeship programs will not be available.
Questions? Contact the ITS Service Desk.
✨ Volunteer in the new year
Volunteer to help new students at Winter 2025 Orientation from Jan. 2 to 3, 2025. It's a great way to get involved on campus and meet people — plus, there's free lunch. 😋 Shift times vary, and there are opportunities to help with event set-up and tear-down, campus tours, wayfinding and more.
Questions? Email student.engagement@sait.ca.
The deadline to sign up is Friday, Nov. 15.
More upcoming events you may be interested in
What else you should know
ICYMI
- Elevator modernization in the Senator Burns building is underway. Learn about the Elevator and Escalator Modernization project and check the status of outages on campus.
Further testing following the City of Calgary’s intensive water testing protocols has revealed elevated inorganic substances in 10 point-of-use locations out of the 106 locations tested.
Eight of these points of use locations are in the Senator Burns building, one in the Thomas Riley building and one at the Mayland Heights campus. Testing was completed on all drinking fountains, water bottle filling stations, office kitchen sinks and commercial kitchens in legacy buildings on campus.
Learn about the impacted areas as well as protective and corrective actions being taken.
mySAIT single sign on
Starting Saturday, Sept. 28, access to mySAIT will be done using single sign-on (SSO). To sign in, you will be prompted to use your SAIT email address and network password.
We recommend reviewing and updating your personal email and phone number on your profile prior to this update.
Questions? Please contact its.support@sait.ca.
Student news
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.