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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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
- Monday, Feb. 17 | Family Day – Institute closed
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👋 Stop by these upcoming fairs
SAIT's Community Volunteer Fair
Volunteering is a fun and fulfilling way to give back, grow your network and gain valuable workplace skills.
Explore a variety of volunteer positions at SAIT’s Community Volunteer Fair on Thursday, Jan. 23. The fair is an opportunity to meet with reps from 40+ organizations helping to make Calgary a great place to live and work.
📅 Thursday, Jan. 23, 10 am – 2 pm
📍 Irene Lewis Atrium, Stan Grad Centre
🔗 Register now and join the Volunteer Prep Sessions on Jan. 13 and 14 to learn how to get the most out of volunteering!
👉 Volunteering 101: From what questions to ask before you volunteer to how to showcase your volunteer experience on your resumé, check out these tips.
SAIT Student Supports Fair
Get the resources or services you need to thrive in your studies at SAIT at our SAIT Student Supports Fair.
📅 Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
📍 Irene Lewis Atrium, Stan Grad Centre
Learn about the amazing free resources available to you on campus, including:
- mental health resources and health professionals
- study support, accessibility and student services
- Career readiness, interview preparation and resume’ building supports
- Trojans Athletics
- and more!
Disability Resource Fair
Explore accessible services, mental health resources and innovative programs designed to create safe and inclusive spaces for all. Come experience the strength in diversity and leave inspired to break barriers and build bridges in your own journey.
📅 Wednesday, Feb. 5, 10 am – 3 pm
📍 Heritage Hall, First Floor
Featuring an inspiring keynote speaker, a panel of accomplished SAIT and AUArts alumni with disabilities, 30+ vendors offering resources, supports and puppy therapy.
💻 Complete free training to earn a certificate and lead the way
You are invited to take part in a valuable learning opportunity: the 4 Seasons of Reconciliation course. This course is more than a learning opportunity — it’s a chance to grow, shape who you are. When you complete the course, you’ll receive an official certificate from the First Nations University of Canada — a credential that can enrich your resume and shape your perspective as a future leader.
This multimedia course is made available to you free of charge. It offers a foundational understanding of Truth and Reconciliation — an essential knowledge that many Canadians, including you, may not have yet encountered in their education journey. Guided by Indigenous principles, the training is delivered in partnership with the First Nations University of Canada and is available to everyone in the SAIT community.
SAIT has a proud history of supporting Indigenous students and communities, but we know there is still much work to do. This course is part of our commitment to progress and growth. Progress happens step by step, and your time at SAIT is an opportunity to be part of that journey.
Thank you for embracing this opportunity to learn, reflect and contribute to SAIT’s ongoing commitment to truth and reconciliation.
You can access these modules through your Brightspace.
How to register for 4 Seasons of Reconciliation
Students can access the course on mySAIT:
- Go to the myStudent tab.
- Select Search and Register for Classes in the Academic Records & Schedules section.
- Select Register for Courses.
- Select Non-Credit 2024-2025 from the drop-down menu and continue.
- Search for INDG001 Indigenous Topics.
- Add the course.
- Enter today's date in the first date field and confirm. You should now have access to the course.
📃 Apply for a grant to support your capstone project
The Innovative Student Project Fund supports student projects with up to $1,500 in funding while you're enrolled at SAIT.
⏱ Deadline: Friday, Jan. 31
📚 Healthy habits, fresh spaces and resources for academic success
Whether you’re a new or returning student, the Reg Erhardt Library is here to welcome you and provide support with the resources and services you need for academic success.
Check out our online January Library Digest for curated resources and updates:
- Browse books to help you set and maintain healthy habits for the new year, with strategies to boost your well-being and contribute to academic and personal success.
- Discover our new and enhanced library spaces — our quiet, relaxing Focus Area for distraction-free study, specialized workstations with software to support your academic projects, and a new Individual Study Booth that’s perfect for solo study.
- Explore teaching and learning videos for inspiration via the library’s subscription to Alexander Street.
Pop into the library in person to check out our study skills display at the front of the library with books to help sharpen your academic strategies, learn new skills, and boost your confidence this semester.
We look forward to seeing you in the library and helping you succeed this semester!
🎨 Submit your illustration to the Neurodiversity Alliance’s colouring book
Calling all artists! The Neurodiversity Alliance invites you to participate in their Winter Art Contest. They're creating an activity book for all ages to celebrate neurodiversity created by students from SAIT and AUArts.
Artwork should celebrate diverse perspectives of neurodiversity, including art representing sensory processing, neurodiversity awareness, neurodiverse heroes, inclusion or the creative mind. All entrants will have a chance to win prizes — and you could see your work featured in the final activity book.
Submissions are open until Friday, Feb. 28. You can view all contest details here.
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What else you should know
ICYMI
- Harness learning strategies and get support when you need it at the Lamb Learner Success Centre. Their Learn to Learn Seminar Series runs from Tuesday, Jan. 14 until Thursday, Feb. 13.
- Join the SAIT Insights research community to participate in surveys and focus groups that help us improve the SAIT experience. Sign-up here before Monday, Jan. 27 to be entered to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards.
- 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.