SAIT Update 09.28.2020

September 28, 2020

Orange Shirt Day is Wednesday, Sept. 30

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, people across the country will wear orange to remember and honour an estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children who attended residential schools in Canada.

📖 Read: Honouring residential school survivors

How to participate in Orange Shirt Day

🧡 Wear orange to honour residential school survivors, their families and communities on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

💡 Register to join more than 6,000 educators and 300,000 Canadian youth at the Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education online event organized by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

📷 Take photos showcasing your orange shirt and share on social media using #EveryChildMatters, #OrangeShirtDay, #OSD and #hereatSAIT.

Virtual etiquette: The do’s and don’ts of digital decorum

Today’s new reality has made online interaction the norm. Whether attending online lectures, completing group work remotely or meeting with potential employers, it’s important to understand the do’s and don’ts of digital decorum.

Put your best digital foot forward when meeting online with these tips from the experts in Career Advancement Services.

Bring your A-game to live lectures

🙂 Share relevant personal experiences. Storytelling is relatable.

👍 Be considerate, polite and appropriate. Avoid trying to prove your point of view is the right one.

💟 Be respectful. Take care when you post comments.

SAIT established COVID-19 face mask protocol

For the safety and protection of our community, SAIT requires the wearing of masks (clean cloth, procedural or surgical mask) in indoor areas on campus (building common areas, labs and classrooms).

To support compliance with this requirement, there is now a SAIT established COVID-19 face mask protocol.