SAIT Update
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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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😌 8 easy ways to improve your mental well-being on mid-semester break
It’s midterm time, and “keep calm and carry on” is a great mantra — assuming you’re calm in the first place! But what if you’re not? The best way to relieve exam-related stress is to become confident in your abilities and know that you have what it takes.
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.
📝 Master the skills of academic success
If you're looking to get your writing and presentations in tip-top shape, visit the Lamb Learner Success Centre for a drop-in session on improving your writing and presentation skills. Their peer writing specialist—a SAIT student too!—is knowledgeable in report writing, essay writing, planning assignments and presentation skills.
The drop-in sessions run every Tuesday from noon to 2 pm until Tuesday, April 8. They are all held in Stan Grad Centre, MC209.
🎓 Last chance to nominate the next valedictorians and President's Awards honourees
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 18, is your deadline to recognize a fellow classmate or student club who has made a significant impact during their time at SAIT. Submit your nomination today for the 2025 Spring Valedictorian or for a President's Award and help celebrate the voice of your graduating class.
💓 Reach out for academic support
Sometimes, on the path to success at school, you hit a bump in the road. Whether the bump is academic, personal or just a feeling that something's off, you can contact our Early Support Program.
Early Support is meant to help you:
- stay on track
- strengthen your academic performance
- feel more supported
- build confidence and focus.
It is also completely confidential. The referral form is for both student and faculty use — you can refer yourself for the program through the Early Support Program.
📅 Black History Month #HereAtSAIT
Last week, we celebrated Black culture through dance, music and crafts at Black History Month Fest 2025! Thanks to everyone who joined in and made it special.
This week, Black History Month continues with Inclusion Talks: The Impact of Black Labour on History and Culture. This virtual session will honour the contributions, struggles and triumphs of Black individuals throughout history and examine how to advocate for equity and justice in an ever-shifting landscape.
📅 Wednesday, Feb. 19, 12:30 to 1:30 pm
📍 Zoom
🍃 SAIT Sustainability Lunch and Learn: Indigenous Engagement and Sustainability
Join Jennifer Russell, Director, Indigenous Engagement at February's SAIT Sustainability Lunch and Learn Series. Bring your lunch and learn about bridging sustainable practices rooted in Indigenous wisdom.
📅 Wednesday, Feb. 26, noon – 1 pm in the John Ware building, E213
📸 Alumni stories: A sports photographer’s perspective
We asked a SAIT Photojournalism grad—now a professional sports photographer—to walk us through what it takes to get “the shot.”
📃 Get help with your student loan application
Applications for student loans and grants are open for this academic year. Join a workshop on applying for student loans and grants, where you can learn more and get assistance submitting your application.
Sign up for one of our two in-person sessions:
📅 Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 11 am – 12:30 pm, OR
📅 Thursday, Feb. 27, noon – 1:30 pm
🎓 Apply to graduate
Are you wrapping up your studies this semester? To receive your credentials and participate in your ceremony, you need to apply to graduate.
If you've completed your program or plan to finish your studies this April, you must apply by Monday, March 31 to be eligible for conferral in June. You can apply to graduate by following the steps outlined in our graduation page.
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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.
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.