SAIT Update 11.23.2020

November 23, 2020

Protect the herd

Help keep classes on schedule and people safe.

Don’t come to campus if:

you’re feeling sick with any COVID-19 symptoms (seriously, even one symptom — stay home)
a close contact has COVID-19 or is being tested for COVID-19 (someone in your household, roommate, teammate — see full definition)
you have COVID-19 or you’re being tested for COVID-19

Be honest on your Daily Campus Access Form.

If you’re worried about missing lab time due to illness, don’t be. We’ll work with you to make it up.

Your actions have impact. Following these guidelines protects you, your class and your families. Not following the guidelines puts people at risk and forces classes to be cancelled.

The safety of our community is important and it takes all of us to protect it.

Online systems outage

Online systems will be undergoing maintenance this month and limited outages will occur:

Brightspace | Nov. 27, 4:30 pm to midnight
mySAIT | Nov. 27 at 4:30 pm to Nov. 29

Get together and play: SAIT's eGaming league

Join SAIT’s eGaming league and connect with your classmates — as teammates and competitors — for some fun online. Find out more and register.

🎮 Help manage the eGaming league! SAIT’s Student Leadership Program (LEADS) is looking for student leaders to assist with the development and delivery of this new initiative.

📅 Can't get enough of online gaming? Tune in to Twitch for the Global Education Network (GEN) International Varsity eSports Championship today and Wednesday.

Final exam schedule now available

The final exam schedule for Fall 2020 is available now in mySAIT. Final exam week will be from Dec. 14 to 18.

digiTALKS Virtual Events — A New Stage in Hospitality

Explore how tech is transforming events in the hospitality sector. Join James Overall, dean, School of Hospitality and Tourism, for a panel discussion featuring SAIT and industry experts. Learn about the types of technology being utilized in the hospitality sector and how technology will alter the future of hospitality and tourism.

📅 Wednesday, Nov. 25, noon | Register

SAIT alumni can upskill for free thanks to new bursary

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, SAIT announced the creation of a new bursary accessible exclusively to SAIT graduates, the Alumni for Alumni Bursary — Celebrating a Quarter Million. The bursary celebrates a special milestone at SAIT — an alumni family now 250,000 graduates strong — and provides funding for training to alumni through SAIT’s new Centre for Continuing Education and Professional Studies. Are you an alumni? Check it out!

Boost your digital and professional skills with ADaPT

SAIT's School for Advanced Digital Technology has partnered with Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute to offer their Advanced Digital and Professional Training (ADaPT) program to recent SAIT graduates and SAIT students in their final semester of study.

ADaPT participants will receive free training to help boost their digital and professional skills, access career support and learn how to navigate the job market.

Applications for the January 2021 cohort close Sunday, Nov. 29. Apply now!

Coming up in the calendar

📅 Virtual Study Lounge | Tuesday, Nov. 24, noon – 2 pm

📅 Pathway info sessions (transfer options)

Royal Roads University | Nov. 24 1 – 2 pm
Athabasca University | Nov. 25, 1 – 3 pm
Camosun College | Nov. 25, 5 – 6 pm
Thompson Rivers University | Nov. 26, 4 – 5 pm
Camosun College | Nov. 26, 5 – 6 pm

📅 GEN International Varsity eSports Championship | Nov. 23, 5 pm and Nov. 25, 5 pm

📅 digiTALKS Series "Virtual Events – a New Stage in Hospitality" | Wednesday, Nov. 25, noon – 1 pm

📅 Final exam week | Dec. 14 – 18

Find more important dates for 2020/21.