SAIT Update
Keep up to date with important announcements and news, get connected to the support and resources you need, and make the most of your time here at SAIT.
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Welcome! We're glad you're #HereAtSAIT!
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
- Friday, May 16 | Tuition payment deadline (continuing students)
- Friday, May 16 | Final day to apply for transfer credit or PLAR
- Friday, May 16 | Add/drop period ends for most full-time programs
- Friday, May 16 | Final day to opt out or add family to Saitsa health and dental benefits
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💻 Online systems outage: May 23 – 25
Banner and related online systems will be undergoing maintenance Friday, May 23 through Sunday, May 25. This means some services will be unavailable during this time, including Apply Alberta and mySAIT.
Questions? Contact the ITS Service Desk.
💻 Updates to the SAIT wi-fi network
We're improving campus wireless services. The “sait-secure” wireless network will be discontinued on Friday, May 23 at 3:45 pm. If you're currently connected to sait-secure, to ensure uninterrupted wireless connectivity, you should connect to the "eduroam" network before May 23.
- Go to the eduroam website and click to download the eduroam installer.
- Search for SAIT in the pop-up list, then click Download.
- Log in with your SAIT email address as your username, and your current SAIT password.
If you need assistance, visit the Service Desk at MB027 or contact 403.774.5200 or its.support@sait.ca.
Already using the eduroam wireless network? No action required. Your device should continue to connect automatically as usual.
💭 Share your thoughts for a chance to win
SAIT Insights is our research community, where feedback is collected from students like you to improve the SAIT experience.
As a member, you will have the opportunity to participate in surveys, focus groups and photo shoots, giving you multiple ways to share your opinions. Your feedback will then help us improve the experience at SAIT.
All students who sign up before Thursday, July 31 will be entered to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards.
Sign up to share your insights
💬 Join our English Conversation Partners program
Our English Conversation Partners program gives English as an additional language speakers an opportunity to meet with a fluent English-speaking volunteer for one hour weekly — either online or in person. It's a great way to make new friends, share cultural experiences and improve language abilities.
Are you an English as an additional language student?
Are you a fluent English speaker looking to meet new people and help them improve their conversational English?
🤝 Be a peer mentor or mentee
Newer to SAIT? Get a peer mentor!
Start strong with support from a successful senior student who can answer your questions, help you build confidence and connect you to campus life. Studies show students with mentors have higher GPAs, better program completion rates and more motivation.
Confident in your SAIT routine? Be a peer mentor!
Pay it forward while building leadership skills and boosting your resume. Support a first-year student, grow your confidence and gain valuable experience while earning co-curricular credit.
Questions? Email student.engagement@sait.ca.
Apply for the mentorship program
🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 President's Awards recipients
While in pursuit of education, opportunity and purpose, this year's President's Awards recipients inspire and support their communities through volunteering, advocating, and fostering meaningful relationships. We're excited to introduce you to Loretta Amos, Ryan Ng and the Construction Project Management Students Association.
❗Get the app for emergency SAIT alerts
SAITALERT is a free smartphone app for Apple and Android devices that provides easy access to emergency information, including emergency procedures, contacts and virtual safe walk.
It will also send you alerts should there be an emergency on campus — remember to enable notifications!
iPhone users
📳 Pro tip: If you're using an iPhone, double-check that you haven't accidentally offloaded the app. You may need to redownload it to keep receiving notifications.
Android users
📳 Pro tip: To prevent app hibernation, redownload SAITALERT and follow the prompts to disable this feature within the app's settings.
💙 See something, say something
The safety and security of our community #HereAtSAIT is always a priority. 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.
When it comes to safety, if you feel something isn’t right, trust your intuition. Campus Security is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide emergency and non-emergency assistance. As warranted, reported incidents will be forwarded to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
📚 Fast track your library experience with your eCard
Don’t forget to set up your official SAIT eCard so you can borrow items from the library and load money onto your account for printing. For more information about your eCard and other library updates and stories, read the May Reg Erhardt Library Digest.
⏰ Remember, the library has reduced hours of operation in the summer. Until June 30, the library will be open Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. From July 1 to Aug. 31, operating hours will be 8 am to 4:30 pm.
More upcoming events you may be interested in
What else you should know
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- Gain volunteer experience by helping out at Celebrate SAIT Day, institution's annual employee celebration, held on Wednesday, May 28. Sign up by Thursday, May 22.
- The Lamb Learner Success Centre's Learn to Learn Seminar Series runs from from Tuesday, May 13 until Thursday, June 12. See their calendar.
- Trojans Athletics and Recreation is offering exciting free recreation opportunities and classes.
- You can grab a meal for just $2.99 at Market Express, located in the Stan Grad Food Court.
- 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.
- Elevator modernization in the Senator Burns building is underway. Learn about the Elevator and Escalator Modernization project and check the status of outages on campus.
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.
Student news
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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.