Participants Needed:

Wellbeing Focus Groups/Sharing Circle

Saitsa wants to achieve a better understanding of what student mental wellbeing looks like, and how it is perceived on the SAIT campus. As well as understand what Saitsa and SAIT could do to better understand the student’s needs. We are currently inviting 40 people to participate in this study.

We would like to get student feedback about the following:

Do students have knowledge about what resources are available to them?
Are there barriers to access the current programming for students?
As we move towards a post Covid world, are other programs students would like to see emerge that they can access to allow for a better sense of overall well-being
Any other feedback students would like to share with the researchers.

You would be required to attend a 90 min focus group or sharing circle with approximately 9 other people.

All focus groups will take place online via Teams. Our Sharing Circle will take place in person at Chinook Lodge.

We would appreciate representation from the following groups of students:

1. International Students (NOW FULL): Thursday November 10th, 4pm Online (via Teams)

2. LGBTQ2S+ Students: Thursday November 4^th, 4:00pm Online (via Teams)

3. Domestic Students: Thursday November 17^th, 4pm Online (via Teams)

4. First Nations-Inuit-Metis Students Sharing Circle: Thursday November 24, 4:30pm Chinook Lodge

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Advocacy Through Research

When it comes to issues that matter to students, we hit the books. Recently, Saitsa has championed a number of research initiatives about issues that directly affect the quality of student life.

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