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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
- Jan. 16 | Tuition payment deadline
- Jan. 16 | Final day to apply for transfer credit or prior learning recognition
- Jan. 16 | Add/drop period ends for most full-time programs
- Jan. 16 | Final day to opt out or add family to Saitsa health and dental plans
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📅 Meet the teams who can help you thrive at the Student Support Services Fair
Discover your campus connections at the Student Support Services Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 20 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Irene Lewis Atrium (Stan Grad Centre).
Drop in and explore a wide range of resources that support your academic success, personal well-being and career goals. From financial advising and counselling to study abroad and student leadership programs, this fair is your one-stop shop for everything you need to make the most of your SAIT experience.
🤝 Register for the Community Volunteer Fair
Looking for a way to give back, build your resume and grow your network while you’re a student? Check out SAIT’s Community Volunteer Fair on Thursday, Feb. 5 from 10 am to 2 pm in the Irene Lewis Atrium, Stan Grad Centre on SAIT’s main campus.
Meet representatives from 40+ community organizations and explore a variety of volunteer roles that can help you gain real-world experience, develop transferable skills and make meaningful connections.
Register for the volunteer fair
🏅 Nominate a peer for valedictorian or the President's Medal
If you know someone who’s graduating in Spring 2026 and has made a meaningful impact academically, in the community or at SAIT, we want to hear their story. Nominate them to be valedictorian or to receive a President's Award.
These awards celebrate transformational community impact, partnership and student leadership.
Submit your nominations before Friday, Feb. 13.
🧠 Neurodiversity peer support groups
SAIT's neurodiversity peer support groups meet once a month. January's meet up will be a meet and greet.
- The Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Peer Support Group will meet on Monday, Jan. 19 from 3 to 4 pm. Register here.
- The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Peer Support Group meet and greet will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 3 to 4 pm. Register here.
💡 Student Innovation funds applications open
Applications for the Imperial Energy Innovation Fund and the Innovative Student Project Fund are open to capstone students and Saitsa clubs.
Students can apply for up to $5,000 for projects including a component of applied research. Applicants must identify a SAIT faculty advisor and a project sponsor or mentor. Projects approved for funding must be completed by the end of the respective semester.
💬 Build your intercultural communication skills in this free micro-credential
In, PERS 148: Introduction to Effective Intercultural Communication, you'll develop skills navigating and understanding the complexities of intercultural interactions. It's an excellent chance for both personal development and professional growth – and it's free for all SAIT students!
The course is delivered on Microsoft Teams every Wednesday, starting Jan. 28 running until March 11, from 5 to 6 pm.
⏰ Weekly commitment: 2 hours/week
🏅 Bonus: Earn a micro-credential badge upon completion!
If you have any questions or need more details, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Community and Belonging team at belonging@sait.ca.
🚭 Smoking is not permitted on campus
Smoking — including tobacco products, such as vapes, and cannabis — is not permitted on any of SAIT’s campuses.
📚 Enter to win $100 #HereAtSAIT
To kick off the Winter 2026 term, we’re giving away $500 in eCard funds. Enter for a chance to win one of five $100 prizes uploaded to your eCard!
How to enter:
- Be a current SAIT student for Winter 2026
- Follow @HereAtSAIT on Instagram
- Tag a friend in this post (each tag is a new entry)
Contest runs until Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 11:59 pm. Check out the rules and regulations.
🧘 Get fit with Trojans Athletics and Recreation
Trojans Athletics and Recreation offers exciting recreation opportunities and classes for students.
- Create a team to compete in basketball or volleyball, with new weekend leagues available.
- Join our Pickleball League to accumulate points, boost your ranking and try to become the top player on the court.
- Take Flow Yoga and Zumba classes, led by accredited instructors.
Spaces are limited and registration is open now!
See all Athletics and Rec opportunities
🎮 Play eSports as a Trojan Student Athlete
Calling all gamers! If Overwatch, League of Legends, Valorant, Super Smash, Chess or Rocket league are something you’re passionate about, we’re recruiting for the Trojans eSports team for Winter 2026.
As a Trojan Student Athlete, you will:
- compete against hundreds of schools across the U.S. and Canada
- build comradery with other players on your team
- receive a Trojans Welcome Kit
- play the games you love for your school.
Apply before Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
Questions? Trojans.Esports@sait.ca.
Upcoming events you may be interested in
What else you should know
- We are excited to introduce the SAIT Student Honour Society (SSHS) a SAIT-led honour society that celebrates academic excellence and creates opportunities for leadership, connection and impact on campus. It’s a community of high-achieving students who want to make a difference.
- Calling all gamers! If Overwatch, League of Legends, Valorant, Super Smash, Chess or Rocket league are something you’re passionate about, we’re recruiting for the Trojans eSports team for Winter 2026. Apply to become an eSports athlete before Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
- Study abroad and semester exchange opportunities for 2026 are now open.
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.