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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
- Monday, Oct. 13 | Thanksgiving Day — SAIT closed
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❣️ World Mental Health Day at SAIT
Friday, Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day. Being a student can be demanding. Balancing schoolwork with life’s demands can take a toll. But you’re not in it alone.
Counselling gives you tools to support your mental wellness and one-on-one time with someone who wants to listen and help you plan for life’s challenges. See how Student Development and Counselling can help you thrive, and three common reasons to speak to a counsellor.
In moments between classes or when you're winding down for the day, check out these eight easy ways to improve your mental well-being
Share what mental health means to you for a chance to win a $50 SAIT gift card.
🌈 Mark your calendars for Pride Week at SAIT
Celebrate our 2SLGBTQ+ community #HereAtSAIT! Pride Week is Oct. 14 to 18.
Join the festivities:
- Tuesday, Oct. 14, noon – 1 pm, MB328 | Pride Yoga
- Wednesday, Oct. 15, noon – 1 pm, Begin Tower basement | Drag Bingo
- Thursday, Oct. 16, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Reg Erhardt Library | Rainbow reads
- Friday, Oct. 17, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, Begin Tower Basement | Queer Crafts
- Saturday, Oct. 18, noon – 4 pm, Cohos Commons Field | Trojans Pride Game
All events are drop-in except for Queer Crafts on Friday, Oct. 17.
💡 Reach out for academic support with the Early Support Program
Sometimes, on the path to success at school, you hit a bump in the road. Whether the bump is academic, personal or just a feeling that something's off, you can contact our Early Support Program.
Early Support is meant to help you:
- stay on track
- strengthen your academic performance
- feel more supported
- build confidence and focus.
It is also completely confidential. The referral form is for both student and faculty use — you can refer yourself to the program.
🚸 Reminder: Guidance for students with school-aged dependents
SAIT students who are also parents of Kindergarten to Grade 12 students should reach out to instructors to discuss flexibility in light of the Alberta Teachers’ Association strike.
Courses will continue in their scheduled delivery mode. Open proactive communication between you and your instructors will help ensure possible supports are in place.
Per AC.3.4.2 - Student Rights and Responsibilities, only students registered in a SAIT credit or non-credit course can attend scheduled course activities. Please do not bring children to class or leave a young child unattended on campus.
💸 Support for student loans and grants
Learn more about student loans and grants available to you as a SAIT student, and receive support with your application in one of our hands-on workshops, held on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 5 – 6:30 pm and on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 2 – 4 pm.
💻 Cybersecurity tips: AI-enhanced phishing
Attackers gather public data from sources like social media and feed it into AI tools to craft messages that feel specific to the recipient.
How to spot AI-enhanced phishing
- Sender mismatch: Check addresses and domains.
- Urgency: Beware messages pressuring immediate action.
- Suspicious links: Hover to verify URLs.
- Content issues: Wrong projects or vague messages are red flags.
Protect yourself again AI-enhanced publishing
- Pause and verify: Call or message the sender through another contact method.
- Don’t act fast: Scammers rely on panic or pressure.
- Report suspicious emails: SAIT's IT team can help confirm.
Crack the code in our escape room
On Thursday, Oct. 2, 9 and 23, test your skills in SAIT's own escape room. There's a phishing attack underway, and only you and your team of cyber heroes can crack the code before it's too late! Registration is required, so assemble a team of two to four of your best escape artists and sign up today.
Pop-up booths
Find SAIT’s Cybersecurity team across campus to get some tips and snag some swag.
- Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Stan Grad Centre
- Tuesday, Oct. 14 – Senator Burns building
- Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Johnson-Cobbe Energy Centre
- Tuesday, Oct. 28 – Stan Grad Centre
🚲 Storing electric transportation devices on campus
If you're taking your e-bike, hover board or another electrically powered transportation device to campus, remember to safely store and lock up your device in one of the approved storage areas or outdoor racks.
Under AD.4.5.1 Transportation Devices, you are not permitted to store your electric transportation device in SAIT buildings.
To rent a bike locker, contact residence@sait.ca
💙 See something, say something. 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.
More upcoming events you may be interested in
What else you should know
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Visit the Lamb Learner Success Centre for a drop-in session on workshop on improving your writing and presentation skills with a peer writing specialist.
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Over the next few months, you’ll notice some changes in mySAIT. If you need help or are curious about a change you see, check the Knowledge Base.
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Do you have an idea for an innovative program or venture that would support SAIT's world-class student experience? Apply for funding through the ’88 Legacy Fund before Friday, Oct. 17.
- SAIT Insights is our research community, where feedback is collected from students like you to improve the SAIT experience. Sign up before the end of this year and be entered to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards.
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.
Important notice
Starting Monday, June 23, changes are coming to your digital identity and access to Microsoft applications.
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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.