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🌳 Attend the Sustainability Learning Series: Healing Forests
Join SAIT’s Office of Sustainability for Healing Forests: Cultivating Wellness and Biodiversity on Thursday, May 28, noon to 1 pm in AA128, Heritage Hall.
Uncover the science behind micro forests and learn how boosting urban biodiversity doesn't just repair the environment — it actively improves our mental, cultural and physical well-being.
💻 Complete the 4 Seasons of Reconciliation course
Developed in partnership with First Nations University of Canada, 4 Seasons of Reconciliation is a free online course available to all SAIT employees and students.
Through this three-hour course, you’ll gain foundational knowledge about Truth and Reconciliation and earn a certificate. The course is offered in direct response to the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
💡 Don't put off this valuable training opportunity — free access to 4 Seasons of Reconciliation through SAIT ends November 2026.
📅 Allyship to Advocacy: Practical Approaches in the Skilled Trades
Register for an interactive session open to the entire SAIT community that explores the difference between allyship and advocacy and when each is most effective in the skilled trades. The session, offered through SAIT’s Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Retention Program, offers clear, practical language and strategies attendees can use immediately to support equity and inclusion.
📅 Thursday, May 28
⏰ Two sessions available — 11 am – noon or noon –1 pm
📍 CB319, Aldred Centre
Register for Allyship to Advocacy
🍔 Save on International Hamburger Day at Stan Grad Food Court
In celebration of International Hamburger Day, enjoy a delicious burger for just $5 at Stan Grad Food Court on Thursday, May 28.
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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 WorldSkills alumni reflect as the countdown to 2026 event begins
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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.
Am I cheating if I use AI? Here’s how to use it safely
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of how we research, write and study. But how much is too much when using AI in coursework?
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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.