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Looking Back: 1947
Student clubs appear throughout the 1946-47 Tech Art Record — everything from the Boxing Club to the Rifle Club to the Art Club.
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Getting real
While the Real Futures campaign only launched publicly in February 2025, campaign is already making a difference for students across campus and beyond.
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Summer sights
Two industry insiders suggest Calgary tourist spots to share with visitors or experience yourself.
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Sparking bright futures
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. 
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On the job: Shannon Fraser makes theatre magic
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.
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Teaching code with tech
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.
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Steady on her wheels
As Theresa Tucci returns to her roller-skating roots, she says it’s never too late to begin again.
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Music, culture and good vibes
Apparel and record shop Turkey & Pistols started as Rob Sawchuk’s side-hustle. Now it’s a creative space that’s building community.
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From vision to reality: CPMSA recognized with 2025 Student Leadership Award
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.
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Death and disruption
Meet the SAIT graduate behind a free online planning platform disrupting Canada's funeral industry.
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Eating SMART
Long a business staple, SMART goals can help with healthy eating, too.
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More than a logo.
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.
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On the job: Jimmy Issa on the ropes
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.
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Takeout takeaways: Exploring plant-powered alternatives to single-use plastics
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.
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On assignment to India
How a twist of fate led Prabhdeep Brar to covering the world's biggest election.
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On vibe and in "VOGUE"
Jewelry designer Alex Manitopyes brings Indigenous artistry and inclusivity to high fashion.
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Terrance Malkinson — 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award
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.
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Shelby Banera — 2024 Outstanding Young Alumni Award
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.
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Tyler Carr — 2024 Outstanding Young Alumni Award
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.
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Matko Papic — 2024 International Impact Alumni Award
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.
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Beyond the surface
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.
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How flight works
Have you ever wondered how flight works? You can learn a lot about aerodynamics by building and launching a paper airplane.
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SAIT and the space race
LINK takes a look back to Feb. 18, 1966, when the Herald Magazine featured six SAIT alumni who helped make Canadian space history.
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Women in focus
Calgary photographer Čedna Todorović talks about the Worthy Woman Portrait Series, her latest project, and answers LINK’s Proust Questionnaire.
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TAXIWAY N: Glimpses of SAIT's aero centre
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.
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New ideas for mapping old growth
A recent capstone project show how the SAIT Connector inspires collaboration among students across SAIT's various schools.
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Top career development tips from the What Works Podcast
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.
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Minding the music business
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.
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Satisfy your wanderlust
Searching for a warmer weather destination? Before you click "book", explore the factors that could make your next vacation a breeze or a nightmare.
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Roger Haddad — 2023 International Impact Alumni Award
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.
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Danielle Murrison - 2023 Outstanding Young Alumni Award
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.
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Design with intent
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.
Lara Surring
Lara Surring: Success through adversity
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.
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The best of us working on "The Last of Us"
The amount of roles and responsibilities for a TV or film production are impressive. Meet three grads that shared a glimpse into their roles for the highly anticipated TV series "The Last of Us."
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SAIT's vision for a new Campus Centre
In August 2022, SAIT launched a four-year redevelopment project to replace Campus Centre with a new building. LINK brings you an insider's look at What's happened so far — and what's next.
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Hands On: Magnetic Particle Tester
The Magnetic Particle Tester in SAIT's Non-Destructive Testing Foundations Labs shines a light on industry tools and parts.
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Going with the FLOW
Researching a green-tech solution for extracting cleaner oil and gas.
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Pro Tips: EV insights
Online research, comparing makes and models, taking a test drive — buying a vehicle involves many steps. Buying an electric vehicle adds a few more steps. Here are the top tips for buyers going electric.
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New committee works to empower and inspire
When David “Chimdi” Ilonze arrived at SAIT as an international student from Nigeria, he found the Black community wasn’t as connected as it could be. In an expanded online interview, find out how the Black Empowerment and excellence at SAIT (BEES) committee is supporting and empowering the Black community at SAIT.
Top 40 Under 40 recipients Kai Fahrio and Gursh Bal
Gursh Bal and Kai Fahrion | Top 40 Under 40
SAIT grads and 2019 Outstanding Young Alumni, Gursh Bal and Kai Fahrion share their thoughts on sustainability, the motivations towards a clean-energy future and what it means to be recognized by Avenue Magazine for their efforts to cultivate change.
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Iman Bukhari | Top 40 Under 40
SAIT alumna Iman Bukhari shares her experience leading change in race relations and what it means to be recognized for her outstanding work towards creating an inclusive community.
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Amber Craig | Top 40 Under 40 2022
SAIT graduate Amber Craig (Journalism ’06) has been an integral part of the movement towards responsible, socially-acceptable cannabis use and was recognized for her efforts in Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40.
Top 40 Under 40 recipient Madeleine MacDonald
Madeleine MacDonald | Top 40 Under 40
SAIT graduate and Outstanding Young Alumnus, Madeleine MacDonald (Hospitality Management ’14) inspires creativity and passion in culinary arts through her award-winning cocktails, community-building initiatives and as an Instructor at SAIT — for which she was welcomed into Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2022.
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Madeleine MacDonald — 2022 Outstanding Young Alumna
Getting her start as "baby bartender" at Model Milk, 2022 Outstanding Young Alumna Madeleine MacDonald is setting the bar high within the hospitality industry with the creation of dynamic cocktail programs and winning national cocktail competitions.
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Kyle Bukauskas — 2022 Outstanding Young Alumnus
From doing play-by-plays for the SAIT Trojans hockey team to filing stories for Rogers Sportsnet, this year's Outstanding Young Alumnus, Kyle Bukauskas, still makes time to visit the students at SAIT whenever he is in town.
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Linda Olsen — 2022 Distinguished Alumna
For the past 34 years, she has built a career dedicated to local news, helping Calgarians through their city's most interest, challenging and significant events. Meet 2022 Distinguished Alumna, Linda Olsen.
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The murals of Heritage Hall have their moment
Hidden in plain sight, the murals of Heritage Hall have their moment as Calgary art historian Lisa Christensen takes us on a personal guided tour of the ten murals still on public display.
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S. Preston: Minimalist creations
Sports artist S. Preston (CTSR '96) - who created the minimalist Heritage Hall on this issue's cover — taps deep into what makes fans feel euphoric about their favourite teams.
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The value of connection
SAIT grad, Keane Straub, explores the ways alumni are gaining value from their connections with SAIT.
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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.