LEADS applications closed - Fall 2025
All LEADS positions for the Fall 2025 semester have been filled. The LEADS Student Leadership program will reopen for new members in December 2025 for the Winter 2026 semester. Please check this page again at that time and stay updated through your student newsletter for other opportunities to get involved on campus.
Program details
LEADS Student Leaders work three to five hours per week in on-campus student leadership roles.
You can enhance your communication skills in these positions and focus on personal and interpersonal development.
You'll explore the foundations of leadership in professional development workshops and activities to identify and build upon your unique leadership style and learn strategies to support mental health, safety and equity needs across campus. Attendance at LEADS training and development workshops counts towards your participation hours.
Leaders must be able to work during the day, in between, before and after classes, occasionally on evenings and weekends, and during exam-dense periods.
As a student leader, you’ll build your skills through hands-on work experience, leadership training and professional development opportunities throughout the year.
Finally, you’ll gain credit for your student experiential record.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for the LEADS program, you must:
- be a full-time student in a credentialed program at SAIT
- in your second semester or after
- have at least one semester remaining in your program
- be in good academic standing (TGPA or TIGPA above 2.5)
- be in good conduct standing as verified by the Office of Community Conduct.
Leadership position commitments are for at least one semester, with preference being given to students with two or more semesters remaining.
Serving as both a Student Engagement Leader and Community Engagement Leader shaped me into the leader I am today and contributed to receiving the President's Medal. These roles pushed me beyond my comfort zone, strengthened my strategic thinking, and taught me to lead with empathy. Organizing events like Diwali and Ramadan helped me connect diverse communities and adapt my communication to different audiences.
Loretta Amos, Business Administration and LEADS Alumna, 2025 President’s Medal
Hiring LEADS students
Are you interested in hiring LEADS students in your program, school or department?
Hiring LEADS students for just a few hours each week can help augment and improve student engagement programming, develop new student-centred initiatives, and support student success within your school or department.
For more information, contact student.engagement@sait.ca.
Questions?
Contact us at
Student Engagement Office
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Monday - Friday | 8 am - 4:30 pm
Student Services
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