Thrive at SAIT

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Your mind matters. Having a healthy mind is a major factor in your success as a student, in your experience at SAIT, in the workplace and in life. There’s no magic formula for achieving a healthy mind or ideal health and wellness — it’s different for everyone. But there are ways every student can thrive at SAIT.

Make the connection

Getting involved is good for you

• Join a club or start your own
• Volunteer and/or find a job on campus
• Share your sporting skills with Trojans teams
• Grow your Co-Curricular Record and your network
• Expand your community — take your experience global
• Connect with trained listeners available in 40 languages — 7 Cups online
• Attend an event on campus — bring a friend/make a friend!
• Be a peer mentor, get a peer mentor
• Connect with classmates and student volunteers over cereal, video games and more

Meet the challenge

Boost your skills and your confidence

• Be prepared to succeed at SAIT — free prep courses
• Write exams like a pro, master time management, activate your study skills, and more
• Take a time out — talk to an academic coach
• Make your learning more accessible
• Tap into the expertise of a tutor
• Use your library — study rooms, research support, textbook reserve
• Know your deadlines — add/drop, tuition, withdrawal
• Get confident with your cash
• Power up your problem-solving and communication skills with TAO Self-Help

Find balance

One day at a time

• It's a stressful time of year — take a breath with De-Stress Fest
• Organize yourself with a schedule that works — make a study plan and don’t forget time for fun
• Moderation is key — check your drinking
• Positive change and mindfulness are all about small steps and practice — get started with online tools

Live well

Take care of yourself

• Try a fitness class or hit the gym
• Get a flu shot, see a doctor
• Butt out — smoking cessation
• Be the life of the party — Naloxone training
• Get the health facts on cannabis
• Fuel up right with a Good Food Box
• Get money worries off your mind — financial advising, awards, loans, grants, bursaries

Talk it out

Make the call — you're not alone

• Connect with someone 24/7 — in person, over the phone, online
• Give support, get support — sexual assault and violence
• Discrimination and Harassment Hotline 403.210.4406

Learn more about:

• SAITSA’s Food Bank and Emergency Food Bag programs
• Your Student Health and Dental Plan
• SAIT’s on-campus Dental Clinic
• Student Health 101 magazine

Look us up:

• Athletics and Recreation
• Chinook Lodge Resource Centre
• Health Services Clinic
• Interfaith Centre
• International Centre
• Lamb Learner Success Centre
  • Academic Coaching
  • Accessibility Services
  • Tutoring Services
  • Financial Advising
• SAITSA Peer Support Centre
• SAITSA Resource Centre
• Student Development and Counselling

Student success is at the core of SAIT’s values, and mental health and well-being is vital to that success. Through collaborative action and an inclusive spirit of community support, SAIT’s Student Mental Health Strategy will foster a climate for learning that empowers our students to thrive.