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🍂 Welcome to the Fall semester
Welcome or welcome back! As long as you're a student #HereAtSAIT, you'll receive this email weekly — featuring need-to-know updates, volunteer opportunities, events and other information to enhance your student experience.
Remember to bookmark this webpage, where you can refer back to the week's newsletter with a click.
🏗️ Taylor Family Campus Centre construction update
Curious about the new building going up on campus? See how the new Taylor Family Campus Centre is coming along on Instagram!
📖 Drop by the Interim Welcome Centre
The first week of classes is a lot. We know. Questions? Need directions? The Interim Welcome Centre can help you get answers.
Located on the main floor of the Johnson-Cobbe Energy Centre, the Welcome Centre is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 am – 4 pm. Drop by any time for support or to just hang out in the lounge!
📅 Save the date
- Hope — Community Resource Fair
Thursday, Sept. 10, 11 am – 2 pm📍 MacDonald Hall (Heritage Hall)
Join us on World Suicide Prevention Day as we inspire hope, spark connection and remind one another that no one has to navigate difficult times alone. The event includes an uplifting speaker panel on resilience, a group campus walk and a drop-in fair featuring community resources. Register for the panel (lunch included!).
- Student Resources Fair
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 10 am – 2 pm📍 Irene Lewis Atrium (Stan Grad Centre)
From financial advising and counselling to studying abroad and community services, this is your one-stop shop for everything you need to make the most of your SAIT experience.
- Natoysopoyiis Open House
Monday, Sept. 21, 10 am – 2 pm📍 Natoysopoyiis (NN108, Senator Burns building)
Since 2001, Natoysopoyiis has been a home away from home for Indigenous learners — a space for connection, community and support. Drop in to connect with the team supporting Indigenous student success, enjoy some popcorn and learn how to make a beaded lanyard.
🤝 Apply for the Industry Mentorship Program
The next industry mentorship program will run from Sept. 28 to Dec. 17. If you're a full-time credit student and will be in your second year of study or above next semester, you can apply to be paired with an industry professional. You'll gain real-world knowledge and build your network.
During the 12-week program, you'll meet your mentor a minimum of six times. To participate, complete the application, review the Student Mentorship Guide and pass a training quiz.
Mentee applications officially open on Monday, Aug. 24, and you can contact the Industry Mentorship Coordinator, Oscar Chavez at oscar.chavez@sait.ca for more information.
🌈 Save the date! Join SAIT in the Calgary Pride Parade
On Sunday, Sept. 6, join us as we celebrate diversity, inclusion and belonging at the Calgary Pride Parade.
- Who: SAIT students, employees, alumni, family members and friends
- When: Sunday, Sept. 6 from 11 am to 1 pm
- Route: Downtown Calgary along 9 Avenue SW (from 5 Street SW to 4 Street SE)
Further instructions will be shared with registered participants closer to the event.
We have a limited number of participants set by Calgary Pride, so reserve your spot today!
📚 We’re glad you’re #HereAtSAIT contest
To kick off the Fall 2026 term, we’re giving away $500 in eCard funds #HereAtSAIT. Enter for a chance to win one of five $100 prizes uploaded to your eCard!
How to enter:
- Be a current SAIT student for Fall 2026
- Follow @HereAtSAIT on Instagram
- Tag a friend in this post (each tag is a new entry)
🚨 Note: Instagram Stories are not considered an entry.
Contest ends on Sept. 6 at 11:59 pm. Contest rules and regulations.
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🎮 Become a Trojan Esports athlete
The SAIT Trojans are looking for students to join our competitive Esports team. Check out the multiplayer games our teams play and apply.
🏀 Register for Fall 2026 intramurals
Join Athletics and Recreation for our fall intramurals, featuring basketball, soccer, volleyball and pickleball.
Register as a team before Thursday, Sept. 17, or join solo before spaces fill up.
😎 Get involved in student clubs
Love animals? Want to deepen your connection to culture? Excited to work on projects that create positive impact? Whatever your interest, there's a student club #HereAtSAIT for you.
Check out Saitsa's directory of clubs or start your own.
💭 Apply for funding to bring an idea to life
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. 16.
Join SAIT's insights research community
Have your voice heard, and you win prizes all year long!
You are invited to join the SAIT Insights Research Community. Students who join have a chance to win prizes by simply providing opinions on various topics related to SAIT through short monthly surveys. Community members may also be invited to participate in photo shoots, focus groups, and more.
Last year, members of the panel won over $3,500 in gift cards.
Join by Dec. 31, 2026, and you will be entered to win one of two $200 Amazon gift cards or one of six $100 Amazon gift cards.
Upcoming events you may be interested in
What else you should know
- Heads up — when logging into Brightspace, you'll see an Academic Integrity and Acceptable Use of Technology Acknowledgement. Review the policies and procedures outlined so you have a clear understanding of SAIT's rules regarding code of conduct, academic conduct, technology and artificial intelligence (AI).
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.
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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.