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😌 Calm your senses and get creative at the Student Zen Den
The Student Zen Den is hosting a series of drop-in events this June.
- Wednesday, June 10 from 11 am – 1 pm | Altered Book
- Tuesday, June 16 from noon – 1 pm | Mindful Moment
- Wednesday, June 24 from noon – 1 pm | Seed Art
- Tuesday, June 30 from 11 am – 1 pm | Mindful Painting: Rockies Edition
No experience or materials necessary.
🏗️ Yee haw! Attend the Crane Rodeo
On Sunday, July 5, connect with inspiring women building careers in various trades and get into the Stampede spirit with a pancake breakfast and fun activities. Ask questions, try a new skill, participate in hands-on demos and experience a crane rodeo at SAIT's Point Trotter Campus.
🗓️ Date: Sunday, July 5
⏰ Time: 8 am – 4 pm
📍 Location: SAIT Point Trotter campus
Food is first-come, first-served to the first 250 people.
⚽ Watch the World Cup with friends
Join the SAIT community in cheering on Team Canada Friday, June 12 at 1 pm as they take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament. Come to the Senator Burns cafeteria (in front of Tim Hortons) and bring your team spirit.
☀️ Visit the BBQ pop-up
Make the most of summer with a BBQ pop‑up outside Heritage Hall.
Join us every Friday between 11 am and 2 pm for grilled burgers, smokies and cold beverages — starting at $6.99 while supplies last.
🚗 Parking on and around campus
If you drive or carpool to campus, we have lots of parking options available to you, including day lots.
💡 Carefully check parking zones before parking on the street in surrounding areas, and please be respectful to residents in our neighbouring communities. If parking on the street, please follow bylaws and park at least 1.5 metres (five feet) away from curb breaks, driveways and garages to avoid being ticketed or towed.
🛑 Remember to follow traffic signage, including speed limits, and be aware especially aware when driving in playground zones around campus.
🚴 Store your bike on campus
If you’ve never biked to campus before, the weather says now might be a perfect time to try.
🔒 Bike lock tips:
- Get a good lock, such as a D-lock, chain lock or folding lock
- Use two locks and lock it up right — one for the back wheel/frame and one for the front
- Lock your bike in a well-lit area with high foot traffic
- Take your seat with you
You can rent a locker in the P6 Parkade for $50/four-month period, plus a $25 key deposit. Contact residence@sait.ca to confirm availability and book.
📚 June Library Digest: Indigenous reads, critical thinking and foodie finds
See what’s new in the June Library Digest:
- Books celebrating the cultures and languages of our local Indigenous nations
- An upcoming ReconciliACTIONS art exhibition
- How information literacy frameworks support critical thinking
- Our summer selection of foodie resources
Upcoming events you may be interested in
What else you should know
- Update your calendars: registration for Fall 2026 classes will now take place from June 22 – 25 (previously June 8 – 11).
- Register for a Flow Yoga or Zumba class, led by accredited instructors.
- Join SAIT Insights to participate in surveys, focus groups and photo shoots that help improve the student experience at SAIT. Sign up before Aug. 31 to be entered to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards.
SAIT’s campus is home to legacy buildings and, like other post-secondary institutions in the city, performs water sampling to monitor its suitability for drinking. Recent testing results indicate a handful of labs and bottle refill stations in the Senator Burns, Heritage Hall and E.H. Crandell buildings have levels of some inorganic substances above recommended guidelines.
Corrective action has been taken, including signage in affected spaces with directions for users, where appropriate. Please follow any directions provided, and remember that bathroom sinks are intended for hand hygiene purposes only.
Learn about the impacted areas as well as protective and corrective actions being taken.
Student news
SAIT tech students secure major funding to launch and scale business ventures
MEDIA RELEASE - Through investments of up to $500,000, the Bissett Seed Fund is helping SAIT students bring innovative ideas to market with hands-on experience and mentorship from top tech leaders
SAIT WorldSkills alumni reflect as the countdown to 2026 event begins
Where are they now? Three WorldSkills alumni share career updates and advice for SAIT competitors heading to China in September.
SAIT doubles down on new collaborative partnerships in Ireland
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) signs two Memorandums of Understanding with post-secondary institutions in Ireland.
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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.