Living away from home can mean new friends, new opportunities and potential challenges. These experiences happen alongside learning new basic life skills like cooking, cleaning and living with others in a new community. This transition can lead to huge personal and professional growth that can lead to milestones that will shape your student’s life.
We know this can be a stressful time for both you and your student, so we’ve pulled together everything we think will be useful to you as you help your student transition into living in residence.
Your student support on campus
Residence life team
The Residence Life Team, made up of advisors and coordinators are an excellent support resource for your student. If they are unable to help in a certian situation, they will absolutely be able to connect your student with the right resource to help them.
Resident Advisors are post-secondary students who live and learn in residence, they provide support to residents and plan events for the community. They can also direct students to different supports on campus.
Residence Life Coordinators are full-time professional staff who provide support to students living in residence and supervise the Resident Advisor team.
Campus security
Your students' safety is our priority, and we take it very seriously. We work closely with campus security to provide, daily and nightly security patrols, security camera monitoring and 24/7 emergency response to alarms, accidents and unusual activity.
Supporting your student from a distance
Reaching out to the residence team
Our residence team can:
- Conduct a wellness check
- Provide your student with guidance on issues and ways to get involved
Our residence team cannot:
- share any information about your student with you
- confirm if a student lives in residence
- confirm if a wellness check has been done (if we get in touch with your student, we will let them know you are looking to speak with them).
Sending mail and packages
You can send mail and packages to your student at any time to to either of our mailing addresses. Please ensure your students full name is on the package.
| Begin Tower residents: (Residents name and unit number) 151 Dr. Carpenter Circle NW Calgary, AB, T2M 3G1 |
East Hall residents: (Residents name and unit number) 136 Dr. Carpenter Circle NW Calgary, AB, T2M 4W7 |
Frequently asked questions
If your student is having a hard time with their roommate, please encourage them to speak with their RA or set up a meeting with an RLC to discuss their concerns.
There are lots of opportunities for students to get involved in residence! Students can participate in Residence Life events (information is posted in the building for specific events) and they can also join our Residence Council, where they can work with other residents to plan and run events.
Please encourage your student to login to their Housing Hub account and submit a maintenance request as soon as they are aware of an issue in their suite.
Students are responsible for cleaning their own rooms, and we encourage them to keep their rooms clean and help us maintain our buildings.
Student agreements
Residence Community Living Standards
The Residence Community Living Standards encourages students to take responsibility for their actions to ensure everyone in Residence has a safe and enjoyable experience. The RCLS serves as a guide and an expression by the Residence Life Department of our commitment to ensuring everyone has a positive learning experience in the community.
Student Residence Agreement
The Student Residence Agreement is a legal contract that outlines the obligations of the Resident, the Institution and the Manager. The terms and conditions of this agreement have been designed to ensure that Residents enjoy a safe, respectful community living environment that is conducive to academic success.
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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.