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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
- Nov. 10 – 14| Mid-term break
- Tuesday, Nov. 11| Remembrance Day – SAIT closed
- Friday, Nov. 14| Withdrawal deadline (15-week courses)
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😌 Making the most of your upcoming break
During your mid-term break, practise mindfulness, find your calm and make time for your mental health — not only for your happiness, but also for your memory and focus.
✨ 8 ways to improve your mental well-being
📅 You can still make appointments with Student Development and Counselling during the break.
Counselling gives you tools to support your mental wellness and one-on-one time with someone who wants to listen and help you plan for life’s challenges. See how Student Development and Counselling can help you thrive, and three common reasons to speak to a counsellor.
💡 Note: The mid-term break may not apply to programs and courses such as apprenticeship programs, courses running less than 15 weeks, fast track programs and some work-integrated learning courses. If you are unsure about your program or course, please check with your instructor.
🧠 Get it done together: Body Doubling Drop-In
Having trouble starting or sticking to tasks? You’re not alone. Join Body Doubling Drop-In — a supportive, structured space designed to help you focus, build routines and make progress alongside others.
Bring a school or personal project to MC209, Stan Grad Centre on Thursday, Nov. 6 (2:30 – 3:30 pm) or Monday, Nov. 17 (2 – 3 pm), set a goal and settle in to the low-pressure focus environment.
What to expect:
- A warm welcome from a facilitator or peer leader
- Gentle structure: 50-minute focus sprint and five-minute wrap-up
- A sensory-friendly setup with soft lighting, fidget tools and a visual timer
- Optional sharing — no pressure, just support and accountability
👀 Be proactive about safety on campus: Keep an eye on your stuff
Unattended property is a security risk any time of year. If you’re going to step away from your stuff in a public space, even for a few minutes, have someone watch it. If you can’t, take it with you.
💙 See something, say something. If you spot suspicious activity or objects at SAIT, or concerning behaviour on campus or online, contact Campus Security at 403.284.8530 or through the SAITALERT app.
📝 Writing and presentation skills — learn from a peer
Get your writing and presentations in tip-top shape by visiting the Lamb Learner Success Centre for a helpful session. Their peer writing specialist — a SAIT student, too! — is knowledgeable in report writing, essay writing, planning assignments and presentation skills.
Writing and presentation drop-in sessions
- Stop by MC209, Stan Grad Centre from noon – 2 pm on any Thursday until Thursday, Dec. 4. You'll enjoy a 15-minute consultation with a peer mentor on anything from report and essay writing to citations.
Intro to Presentations workshop
- Sign up for a hands-on, 90-minute workshop on presentations on Wednesday, Nov. 12 or Thursday, Nov. 20. This is a great opportunity to practise presentation skills in a safe, supportive environment with peers.
⭐ Get matched up with an industry mentor
Applications for our Winter 2026 Industry Mentorship Program are now open. This is a great opportunity for you to connect with a working mentor — someone who can tell you what to expect once you’ve crossed the stage #HereAtSAIT and entered the workforce.
In this 12-week program, you’ll learn what it’s like to work in your area of study while building your professional network.
🛠️ Attend events focused on allyship and women in trades
The Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Retention Program is empowering more women to thrive in the skilled trades through events, learning opportunities and targeted financial support. Don't miss these upcoming events:
📅 Level Up: Opportunities, Confidence and Connections in Skilled Trades
Monday, Nov. 17 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm
CA121, East Aldred Event Space | 🎟️ Register
- A panel of trailblazing women will share their experiences navigating apprenticeship pathways, overcoming imposter syndrome and achieving financial success in the trades. After the panel discussion, network with industry partners and explore resource booths. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is hosted in partnership with Women in Trades and Technology.
📅 Lunch and Learn: Supporting Women in Skilled Trades through Allyship
Monday, Nov. 24 | 11 am – noon
CB312, Aldred Centre | 🎟️ Register
- This session will shine a light on gender-based inequities in the trades, provide opportunities to apply allyship to real-life scenarios and explore the role of bystander intervention in fostering safe and supportive environments for women in the skilled trades.
🏉⛳ Trojans highlights
- This feels familiar. 😉 For the second year in a row, our Trojans women's rugby team brought home the Prairie University Women's Rugby Conference plaque!
- In golf, Trojans scooped up a men's team bronze and individual bronze for Jadan Patel at the 2025 CCAA Golf National Championships — our first-ever medals at nationals!
🤔 What’s a cyber range? Everything you need to know about SAIT’s newest tech space
“The cyber range helps bridge the gap between education and industry,” says Faiqa Kaleem, second-year Information Systems Security student.
“It prepares students for the fast-paced nature of real cybersecurity roles. You're not just learning theory — you’re simulating attacks, defending systems and building the kind of experience employers are looking for.”
With 50+ virtual simulations, Red vs. Blue Team training rooms and a Central Command Centre that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie, SAIT's Cyber Range in downtown Calgary is beyond impressive. Here's how it works.
More upcoming events you may be interested in
What else you should know
- Want to help make SAIT more inclusive? Update your demographic data in your myStudent profile by logging in to your mySAIT account.
- Skills competitions are the ultimate resumé boost and badge of excellence. Here's how to be the best in a skill and prove it. 😎
- Watch on Instagram: Harvey Bones, the School of Health and Public Safety’s resident skeleton, was roaming around SAIT campus last week.
- Apply now to study abroad in the 2025/26 academic year.
- If you volunteer on campus, belong to a club, tutor a classmate or participate in another SAIT-organized activity, you may be eligible to receive Co-Curricular Recognition (CCR).
- Over the next few months, you’ll notice some changes in mySAIT. If you need help or are curious about a change you see, check the Knowledge Base.
- Woohoo — we raised $162,045 on Giving Day to support student success #HereAtSAIT! Thanks for stopping by the Gratitude Booth and helping spread the word.
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.
If you experience measles symptoms, please help limit the spread — stay home and call 811 to report symptoms. Vaccines are available for free at SAIT’s Health Clinic.
Please call 403.284.8666 to book a vaccination appointment with the clinic — no walk-ins are accepted.
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What’s a cyber range? Everything you need to know about SAIT’s newest tech space
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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.