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💪 5 students repping SAIT on the world stage
Meet five SAIT Skills competitors heading to WorldSkills 2026. Tate McGarry, Benjamin Jamison, Carter Kokot, Jacob McClelland and Tyler Gunther are Canada’s finest in their given trade, and they are training hard to step up to the global stage at WorldSkills, happening in Shanghai, China in September.
📲 Download SAITALERT
Have you downloaded SAITALERT yet? This free smartphone app provides easy access to emergency information. Plus, if there’s an emergency on campus, you’ll receive an alert through the app.
If you have the app, check that it's still active on your device. If the app has been offloaded or hibernated, you may miss important alerts.
- iPhone users: If you're using an iPhone, double-check you haven't accidentally offloaded the app. You may need to redownload it to keep receiving notifications.
- Android users: To prevent app hibernation, redownload SAITALERT and follow the prompts to disable this feature within the app's settings.
A SAITALERT test will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 12:30 pm through push notifications to subscriber devices and SAIT-owned computers connected to the SAIT network.
🤝 Get it done together: Body Doubling Drop-In
Having trouble starting or sticking to tasks? You’re not alone. Body doubling is a productivity technique where you work alongside someone else to lock in and be accountable.
Join Body Doubling Drop-In sessions throughout the semester — meeting peers in a supportive, structured space designed to help you focus, build routines and make progress.
The first session will be on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 1 – 2 pm. Bring a school or personal project to MC209, set a goal and settle in to the low-pressure focus environment.
What to expect:
- A warm welcome from a facilitator or peer leader
- Gentle structure: a 50-minute focus sprint and five-minute wrap-up
- A sensory-friendly setup with soft lighting, fidget tools and a visual timer
- Optional sharing — no pressure, just support and accountability
Register for Body Doubling Drop-In
📅 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.
Opportunities to explore there:
- Eco-Ambassadors: Since 2023, more than 300 SAIT students have participated in the Eco-Ambassadors program, helping deliver 50+ sustainability-focused events in collaboration with student groups, SAIT departments and external partners. As an Eco-Ambassador, you’ll engage with the SAIT campus community to help others learn about sustainability initiatives on campus, and how they can weave sustainable development into their careers, homes, conversations and everyday habits — all while earning co-curricular recognition.
- SAIT Scholarly Voices volunteers: Join a small team of faculty, staff and students to explore practical teaching‑and‑learning questions and to build a stronger scholarly culture at SAIT. Be part of a research group that contributes to a work-in-progress submission at a SAIT-hosted conference in May. No research experience needed — just curiosity and a willingness to collaborate. Apply to volunteer.
🤝 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 our next valedictorian and President's Medal and President's Award recipients
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.
There's also the President's Student Leadership Award, which recognizes a student group or club that has demonstrated innovation and initiative in creating opportunities for SAIT, fellow students, industry and the community.
Submissions for this award should include examples of the following:
- Meaningful collaboration and/or connection with industry
- Projects or activities to improve campus life for students
- Projects, activities or volunteer efforts that strengthen SAIT's reputation in the community
These awards celebrate transformational community impact, partnership and student leadership.
Submit your nominations before Friday, Feb. 13.
🚧 Sidewalk closure in front of the Eugene Coste building
The sidewalk in front of the Eugene Coste building will be closed for the next nine months starting Tuesday, Jan. 20 to accommodate boiler installation. Detour signage will be in place.
🚉 Stay safe around CTrain crossings
When crossing to and from the CTrain, stay alert and stay safe:
🛑 STOP: Pay attention – do not cross when lights are flashing. Avoid distractions, including your phone.
⚠️ WAIT: Look both ways and ensure the crossing is clear. If you’re crossing near the Taylor Family Campus Centre construction site, follow directions from traffic flaggers – they’re here for everyone’s safety.
✅ GO: Use only designated crossings and detours when clear.
Pedestrians, stay on the sidewalk. Drivers, watch out for pedestrians.
🎉SAIT’s Year in Review 2025
Look back on some of our “best of” moments from 2025 in SAIT’s Year in Review.
📚 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)
🚨 Note: Instagram Stories are not considered an entry.
Contest runs until Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 11:59 pm. Check out the rules and regulations.
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What else you should know
- 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.
- SAIT Insights is our research community, where feedback is collected from students like you to improve the SAIT experience. All students who sign up before Friday, Jan. 30 will be entered to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards.
- SAIT's neurodiversity peer support groups meet once a month. The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Peer Support Group meet and greet will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 3 to 4 pm. Register using the form.
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.