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12 June 2026
Frank Bergdoll, SAIT’s AI project lead and creator of a YouTube channel on learning and technology, shares four steps to treating AI like a partner and using the technology more effectively.
12 June 2026
At SAIT, Mitsufumi Okamoto is a Research Assistant producing video that’s making research from the Green Building Technology Access Centre more engaging and accessible. Beyond SAIT, he’s active in the local film industry, plays a mean bass and stands always at the ready to make something cool.
12 June 2026
SAIT Electrical Engineering Technology (’25) graduate Sonjaa Schmidt shares behind-the-scenes glimpses of her journey to making history as the first Canadian woman to win a U23 world title in cross-country skiing — and making her Olympic debut earlier this year.
12 June 2026
With his family connection to SAIT reaching back 80 years, Travis Gallup prizes long-standing values of working hard, protecting people and the environment, and paving the way for the next generation of student success.
12 June 2026
With a talent for trades, the savvy to start his own business, and a boost from the Bissett Bursary Program, Nick Rak’s path has taken him from the lows of addiction to building a highly successful roofing company.
12 June 2026
As SAIT hosts five convocation ceremonies this June, LINK looks back at a graduation celebration from nearly 20 years ago.
12 June 2026
With cybercrime incidents in Calgary rising 54% in 2024 and Canadian businesses spending $1.2 billion on recovery efforts in 2023, this tech-infused training hub lets students, corporate cybersecurity teams and IT professionals practice tackling real-world cyberattacks with no risk to actual digital systems or data.
12 June 2026
How SAIT grad Olivia Zamrykut prompted the creation of SAIT’s new Environmental DNA (eDNA) lab — and then mentored the students who followed in her footsteps.
12 June 2026
As five SAIT competitors train to attend WorldSkills 2026 in Shanghai this September, LINK looks back to 2009 — the year these “Olympics of the skilled professions” came to Calgary and cemented a culture of support across campus that continues today.
12 June 2026
How a surprise discovery high up on Castle Mountain lets us glimpse a group of SAIT apprentice students from more than 60 years ago.
01 June 2026
This year’s award recipient, Abe Armagan, turned lessons from West Africa into action in Calgary, building communities at SAIT and advocating for students at the local, provincial and federal levels.
01 June 2026
By operating like a student-run company, Enactus SAIT is giving members practical experience while developing projects that address community needs beyond campus, earning them the honour of being recognized with a Student Leadership Award
01 June 2026
The student-led technology club turned limited resources into the start of a legacy of learning, cross-collaboration and community, earning the club the honour of being recognized with a President’s Student Leadership Award.
01 June 2026
This year’s award recipient, Sophie Delaquis, has combined academic excellence, leadership and community-building to help shape a stronger future for students in construction.
04 February 2026
This winter's award recipient, Stanlee Andres Fabian, has made a lasting impact on the SAIT community through his passion for IT, sustainable innovation and giving back.
09 December 2025
A final look back at the highlights of this past year before we welcome in the New Year!
04 November 2025
Louise Nesterenko (BADM ’05) is an inspiration — last year, at age 74, the former SAIT Accounting instructor was named Outstanding Masters Athlete of the Year by the CALTAF Athletic Association.
04 November 2025
Jun Young Park, chef, owner and culinary art director of the much-lauded restaurant, Ryuko, talks with LINK writer Jennifer Allford about natural flavours, seasonal food and sustainability.
04 November 2025
Seventy-five years ago, SAIT's first professional cookery instructor launched a Commercial Cookery course, creating the foundation for today's School of Hospitality and Tourism.
03 November 2025
At his backyard loft, Arnel Lauranilla talks long-distance pigeon racing - a sport where camaraderie and competition centre around these feathered athletes as they fly for home.
03 November 2025
SAIT Respiratory Therapy experts share research-based skills for being an advocate when it matters most.
03 November 2025
Social media pioneer Joe Whitbread shares tips for teens on building their personal brand online — and offers advice on being a responsible digital citizen at any age.
03 November 2025
Influential, informed, involved — SAIT alumni were essential partners throughout the creation of the institute's new strategic plan, BOLD FUTURES, which was launched in May.
21 October 2025
After arriving from the Philippines in 2023, Mariane “Marg” Glorioso-Dela Cruz helped reignite student life at SAIT through volunteer leadership and the founding of Kabayan at SAIT — a Filipino student club that earned her the 2025 President’s Medal.
20 August 2025
Craig Skauge took the reins of his family's small business and transformed it into a major player in Canada's financial landscape. Along the way, he’s balanced corporate growth with industry advocacy and a strong commitment to community giving.
20 August 2025
Dean Bottomley launched his design firm from a friend's dining room table — today, it’s behind some of the most sought-after luxury homes across North America. With a signature style and growing international reach, Dean Thomas Designs is reshaping how high-end residential architecture is experienced.
20 August 2025
Numbers have always guided Nadine Niba’s path — from early accounting lessons in Cameroon to a CPA designation earned through grit and perseverance in Canada. Now an award-winning mentor and bestselling author, she’s helping other immigrants navigate the corporate world she fought hard to enter.
20 August 2025
Zak Madell was just 16 when he first tried wheelchair rugby — within a year, he was a Paralympic silver medalist. Now retired after a decorated career, he’s channeling his passion into mentoring young athletes and shaping a more accessible world through inclusive design.
20 August 2025
Lynda Holden has spent her career breaking barriers in aviation — often as the only woman in the room. Now Dean of Transportation and Manufacturing at SAIT, she’s shaping the future of skilled trades education and helping graduates soar with confidence.
10 June 2025
Project Coordinator Lola Adeyemo helped create a state-of-the-art digital learning environment that’s changing how students learn.
10 June 2025
Student clubs appear throughout the 1946-47 Tech Art Record — everything from the Boxing Club to the Rifle Club to the Art Club.
10 June 2025
While the Real Futures campaign only launched publicly in February 2025, campaign is already making a difference for students across campus and beyond.
10 June 2025
Two industry insiders suggest Calgary tourist spots to share with visitors or experience yourself.
10 June 2025
SAIT's Youth Engagement Strategy makes the age-old question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" much more fun and far from daunting.
03 June 2025
From Broadway sets to TV scenery; from museum displays to theme park attractions — Shannon Fraser (Cabinetmaker '07) tells LINK writer Giselle Wedemire (JA '13) how her cabinetmaking skills and theatre background help make magic.
03 June 2025
Fred Bretzke is bringing the National Plumbing Code of Canada to life with a new interactive supplement: a physical book with QR codes that link to 3D videos and holographic images.
28 May 2025
As Theresa Tucci returns to her roller-skating roots, she says it’s never too late to begin again.
27 May 2025
Apparel and record shop Turkey & Pistols started as Rob Sawchuk’s side-hustle. Now it’s a creative space that’s building community.
09 May 2025
The Construction Project Management Students' Association (CPMSA) has been recognized with the 2025 President’s Student Leadership Award for creating meaningful opportunities that connect students, alumni, and industry, and for building a vibrant community that will serve future construction professionals for years to come.
07 May 2025
This year’s President’s Medal recipient exemplifies leadership, service, and academic excellence, making a meaningful impact at SAIT and in the broader healthcare community.
07 May 2025
The 2025 President’s Medal recipient exemplifies determination, leadership, and service, creating opportunities for others and building a stronger community for SAIT and beyond.
25 April 2025
How a SAIT grad's curiosity is shaping the future of AI-powered prosthetics and human-machine collaboration.
10 December 2024
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2024, let's stop and reflect on some of the top moments here at SAIT.
07 November 2024
In 1990, Learning Resource Centre staff ceremoniously break down SAIT's card catalogue, celebrating its replacement by a computerized catalogue system.
07 November 2024
Meet the SAIT graduate behind a free online planning platform disrupting Canada's funeral industry.
07 November 2024
Long a business staple, SMART goals can help with healthy eating, too.
07 November 2024
The first member of his family to earn a degree from a Canadian post-secondary, Paul Lacap became a marketing director and worked with global brands like Disney. But he never forgot his roots. Now he’s leading a cross-campus team in assessing and evolving SAIT’s brand. His goal? Showcasing higher education and changing lives.
07 November 2024
Surrounded by buildings in the downtown core, your gaze goes up — way up! At the top of those buildings, you may see one of the few trained rope access glaziers, like Jimmy Issa, replacing or repairing windows for one of Calgary's tallest towers.
04 November 2024
As organizations continue to move towards more sustainable packaging, maintaining functionality and specific standards with using different materials can pose challenges. When collaborating with industry, SAIT's Centre for Innovation and Research in Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (CIRAMM) has yielded significant solutions in the development of eco-friendly food containers.
04 November 2024
In a 2024 Leger Survey, only 13% of Canadians aged 55 and older reported using artificial intelligence tools. LINK explores why they might want to try — and how to get started.
04 November 2024
How a twist of fate led Prabhdeep Brar to covering the world's biggest election.
04 November 2024
Jewelry designer Alex Manitopyes brings Indigenous artistry and inclusivity to high fashion.
09 October 2024
Restauranteur duo John Jackson and Connie DeSousa launch a new initiative to give back to the city and industry that have been supportive through their own careers.
04 September 2024
This year's Distinguished Alumni Award recipient is a trailblazer. Learn how through personal discovery and an ongoing pursuit of athletic endeavors has helped him to understand and share how an entire dimension of his life has impacted his relationships with others.
04 September 2024
Blending her entrepreneurial experience with a knack for numbers and her passion for helping businesses succeed, this year's Outstanding Alumni Award recipient is an inspiration to up and coming female entrepreneurs and leaders.
04 September 2024
A popular Winnipeg morning radio show host with a powerful social media presence, Tyler Carr is turning to his following to help raise awareness and funds for charitable organizations and to support local businesses. Read on to find out why he is one of this year's recipients of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
04 September 2024
From military intelligence to 911 centres to air traffic control towers and space exploration, Matko Papic's industry expertise has reached every corner of the globe. Read more to learn what makes Papic this year's recipient of the International Impact Alumni Award.
04 September 2024
Empathy, flexibility and the courage to say 'yes' to opportunities have enabled Janis Rapchuk to make a powerful impact, near and far. Learn more about how her work at SAIT and in the community has earned her this year's Clarence Hollingworth Alumni Employee Award of Excellence.
03 July 2024
Kelsey Ferrill (Journalism ’15) reflects on the moments that have shaped her life in the past decade as an advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion.
13 June 2024
SAIT graduate, Past Board Chair, Honorary Degree recipient and donor Heather Culbert has spent more than a decade driving change in the communities she serves. For her steadfast dedication to numerous causes across the city and beyond, she has been awarded the 2024 Calgarian of the Year.
04 June 2024
Have you ever wondered how flight works? You can learn a lot about aerodynamics by building and launching a paper airplane.
04 June 2024
This spring, the School of Health and Public Safety welcomes the arrival of an advanced, full-body birthing manikin. Simulation Educator Blair Lindsay (EMTP ’85) tells us more.
04 June 2024
With a transformational $30 million gift and a strategic approach to design, SAIT's new Taylor Family Campus Centre will bring together services supporting student success and building community.
04 June 2024
Last summer, unprecedented wildfires blazed across Canada but, as Leonard Sebastian shares with LINK writer Stephanie Joe, winter has been his busiest time.
04 June 2024
LINK takes a look back to Feb. 18, 1966, when the Herald Magazine featured six SAIT alumni who helped make Canadian space history.
04 June 2024
How collaborative research exploring the role of urban farming is growing global resilience to food insecurity and water scarcity.
04 June 2024
Calgary photographer Čedna Todorović talks about the Worthy Woman Portrait Series, her latest project, and answers LINK’s Proust Questionnaire.
04 June 2024
Located on Taxiway N at YYC Calgary International Airport — one of Canada’s busiest — the Art Smith Aero Centre has endless stories to tell about industry partnerships, donor support and alumni impact. Here are some stories to marks its 20th anniversary.
04 June 2024
Umer Shaukat (GET '18) positions himself on autonomy's frontlines, contributing to the worldwide race for the first autonomous car.
15 May 2024
This student-run club focuses on creating a supportive and collaborative comunity with students, alumni and industry partners, earning them the honour of being recognized with a 2024 Student Leadership Award
15 May 2024
While managing their program's challenging, full-time course load, these students are creating professional development opportunities and sustainable activities that impact fellow students and the community, earning them a 2024 Student Leadership Award.
15 May 2024
The 2024 President's Medal recipient exemplifies community engagement and leadership, creating opportunities in challenging times and positively impacting her fellow students, SAIT and the surrounding community.
30 January 2024
Feeling caught up in the whirlwind of day-to-day tasks, demands or stresses? Check out these five tips from SAIT alumni to help reset and stay grounded this year.
16 January 2024
From DIY roots to indie studio architect, SAIT grad, Murray Emery takes LINK readers on a musical odyssey through sound.
01 December 2023
A recent capstone project show how the SAIT Connector inspires collaboration among students across SAIT's various schools.
23 November 2023
Since starting on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, the What Works series has covered an array of career development topics to support SAIT alumni through the career journeys. Check out some top tips from fellow SAIT alumni.
07 November 2023
In addition to its new name, SAIT's Indigenous student resource centre welcomes a new role to support Truth and Reconciliation on campus.
07 November 2023
While a SAIT education has opened up new avenues for Sebastian Arroyave Moir's future, he is also pursuing his true passion as a musician. Today, as Moir continues working towards his degree in Human Resources, he is also applying his learning towards his first love — his journey as bedroom pop artist Yavé.
07 November 2023
Two researchers with SAIT’s Green Building Technologies talk about recent projects, collaboration, perseverance, and the importance of adaptability.
07 November 2023
Host Andrea Juarez (Journalism '18) talks with people who have already lived through turning 25, one of life's most confusing times. Juarez shares why she created the podcast and what she has learned along the way.
07 November 2023
Red Seal Chef Cat McInroy is using food to keep connections alive between people in the Yukon, their cultures and the past.
07 November 2023
Searching for a warmer weather destination? Before you click "book", explore the factors that could make your next vacation a breeze or a nightmare.
27 October 2023
LINK catches up with Respiratory Therapy (RT) grad Kelsey Freeman about working during a pandemic and bettering mental health support for frontline medical workers.
04 October 2023
When the recipient of the 2023 Clarence Hollingworth Alumni Employee Award of Excellence isn't working at the Rockyview General Hospital, she can be found supporting student learning, co-chairing a safety committee and ensuring program equipment is in working order.
04 October 2023
SAIT's first ever International Impact Alumni Award recipient isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Learn how this SAIT graduate is pushing his knowledge, skills and passion for the combustion engine to the pedal.
04 October 2023
Between new builds and renovations, this year's Outstanding Young Alumna is bringing her creativity, innovation, construction expertise and problem-solving skills to the male-dominated construction industry to make a positive impact in the community.
04 October 2023
This year's Distinguished Alumni Award recipient is an opportunity maker. Find out how she turned tragedy into community for Ukrainian newcomers displaced by the war in Ukraine.
04 October 2023
One of SAIT's newest Outstanding Young Alumni Award recipients is turning a global challenge into an opportunity. Learn more about how this graduate is using artificial intelligence to protect the environment.
19 September 2023
Three graduates share how this alumni-exclusive benefit helped them to continue their lifelong learning journeys.
06 September 2023
The benefits that come from being a volunteer vary from person to person. Hear from SAIT graduates on why they choose to return to volunteer #HereAtSAIT.
01 September 2023
Passionate about teaching, the recipient of the 2019 Clarence Hollingworth Alumni Employee Award of Excellence prioritizes job satisfaction over job titles, leaving a lasting impression on students and colleagues alike.
12 July 2023
Being a member of the SAIT Alumni Family has its perks. Learn how a 30-year+ partnership between SAIT and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex is helping graduates succeed in a changing world.
27 June 2023
Your journey with SAIT isn't over when you graduate — here are five ways to stay in touch with your alma mater.
27 June 2023
Josh Traptow has been awarded the 2023 Calgary Award for Community Achievement in Heritage.
07 June 2023
Six SAIT grads talk about their work in major film, television and digital media centres worldwide
05 June 2023
A new SAIT program combines the best of both new media production and graphic communications to reflect future trends and direction in industry and design.
02 June 2023
Lara Surring originally had her sights set on bones – specifically, dinosaur bones – but the universe had different plans for her. Though life threw her some enormous challenges, Surring found her way through to a different career and eventually back to paleontology – her first love.
01 June 2023
Get behind the scenes scoop from some of the SAIT graduates who worked on the production of The Last of Us.
31 May 2023
Meet one of Canada's most popular hockey artists, SAIT Advertising Art graduate Bill Brownridge, who was recently inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
30 May 2023
From online shopping, to using Google maps, to using reCAPTCHA security — AI is increasingly becoming a part of our daily lives. Before the release of GPT-4, LINK explored ChatGPT and asked SAIT experts for their insights into the programming.
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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.