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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
- Dec. 12 – 17 | Final exam week Friday to Wednesday, excluding Sunday (15-week courses)
- Dec. 17 | End of Fall 2025 semester
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🧠 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 on Thursday, Dec. 4 (3 – 4 pm) or Friday, Dec. 12 (10 – 11 am), set a goal and settle in to the low-pressure focus environment.
What to expect:
- A warm welcome from a facilitator or peer leader
- A 50-minute focus sprint and 5-minute wrap-up
- A sensory-friendly setup with soft lighting, fidget tools and a visual timer
- Optional sharing — no pressure, just support and accountability
✍️ Get end-of-term support from the Lamb Learner Success Centre
The Lamb Learner Success Centre (MC209, Stan Grad Centre) is here to support you with your end-of-semester presentations and papers.
- Join a drop-in session on learning strategies for individuals on Tuesday, Dec. 2 or Tuesday, Dec. 9 or for groups on Wednesday, Dec. 3 or Wednesday, Dec. 10.
- Discuss your writing skills and end-of-semester presentations with a peer mentor. Drop in from noon to 2 pm on Thursday, Dec. 4 for a 15-minute consult.
💻 mySAIT and related online systems outage
mySAIT and related online systems will be undergoing maintenance Friday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 7. Some additional services will be unavailable during this time, including Apply Alberta.
Questions? Contact the ITS Service Desk.
🏫 Honouring the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women at SAIT
Each year, Canada remembers the lives of the 14 women murdered in an act of gender-based violence at Polytechnique Montréal on Dec. 6, 1989 on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
A plaque of remembrance was established at SAIT in 1990 in memorium. This plaque is located outside of the Begin Tower residence, as a lasting reminder of the importance of ending violence against women in our society.
You're encouraged to visit the first floor of the Senator Burns building on Friday Dec. 5 from 10 am – 1 pm to learn more about this important day, pick-up a white ribbon to show their support for ending violence against women in Canada and write a letter of support for survivors of gender-based violence.
You can also visit AA125 (Heritage Hall) on Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm or Thursday, Dec. 4 from 1 – 4 pm to pick up a white ribbon and write a letter of support.
Questions? Contact SAIT's Sexual Violence Program Coordinator and Educator at svprogram@sait.ca.
📚 Reminder: Work respectfully in the library
It's peak time for studying and wrapping up final projects!
Here are a few reminders for working in the Reg Erhardt Library:
- The library is a shared study space, meant for group and individual work.
- The space is not meant as a place to gather with friends, but there are other student spaces on campus where you can hang out.
- The library can host small groups at tables (four people max) and computer workstations (two people max). If you have a group larger than four, please book a study room.
- No food is allowed in the library.
Anyone breaking these rules will be asked to leave for the day.
If you see someone using the library inappropriately, you can discreetly contact a member of the library team in real-time through online chat.
🚪 Be proactive about safety on campus: Keep doors closed
When you're leaving class, make sure the door closes and latches behind you to prevent unauthorized access to SAIT buildings.
💙 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.
🏗️ Taylor Family Campus Centre construction update
On Nov. 20, the elevated pedway between the CTrain station and the Taylor Family Campus Centre was officially installed and integrated with Calgary Transit infrastructure. The pedway is 93 feet long and weighs about 78,000 pounds.
🏙️Did you know? The Plus 15 skywalk system in downtown Calgary is one of the most extensive anywhere — this maze of elevated pedways is a great way to tour the downtown core, especially during winter.
While the concrete continues to pour, the loading dock area has been paved, backfill work to replace the soil and stabilize the structure is nearly complete around the arena and the north entrance, and the arena bleachers have been delivered and installed onsite. The concrete pours for the superstructure — the part of the building you see above ground — are expected to be complete by the end of the year.
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What else you should know
- Applications for our Winter 2026 Industry Mentorship Program are now open.
- The Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Retention Program is empowering more women to thrive in the skilled trades through events and learning opportunities this November.
- Get your writing and presentations in tip-top shape by visiting the Lamb Learner Success Centre (MC209, Stan Grad Centre) for a helpful session with a peer mentor — any Thursday from noon – 2 pm until Thursday, Dec. 4.
- Want to help make SAIT more inclusive? Update your demographic data in your myStudent profile by logging in to your mySAIT account.
- 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.
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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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.