{"id":39358,"date":"2017-10-27T12:21:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T18:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=39358"},"modified":"2017-10-27T12:21:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T18:21:39","slug":"sait-open-house-attracts-scores-of-potential-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2017\/10\/27\/sait-open-house-attracts-scores-of-potential-students\/","title":{"rendered":"SAIT Open House attracts scores of potential students"},"content":{"rendered":"

S<\/span>cores of prospective students, parents, and instructors filled the Stan Grad atrium on Oct. 27 for the 2017 SAIT open house.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>First of all, we are the best\u201d said Mo Keshavjee, who works for the School of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in a marketing and communications role.<\/p>\n

Keshavjee believes SAIT provides a great option for students looking to get real-world, hands-on experience in their fields.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t just teach you how to learn, we teach you how to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Keshavjee the mandate for SAIT is to provide \u201capplied learning,\u201d in the classroom rather than lectures.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur students are job-ready in two years,\u201d says Keshavjee. \u201cThey graduate on Friday, and go to work on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hands-on learning is part of what appeals to Jill Warrach, a 17-year old high school student visiting the open house from Strathmore High School.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a good school. It teaches you a lot of skills in a short period of time,\u201d said Warrach.<\/p>\n

SAIT, and the ICT department in particular, works with industries to tailor programs to the evolving needs of the workplace, and technologies that students will encounter upon graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSAIT is on the cutting edge of technology, equipment and theories, by working with the industries,\u201d said Keshavjee.<\/p>\n

Sam Garthwaite, 22, was visiting SAIT from Thirsk, England and hopes to enrol in Journalism next year.<\/p>\n

The two-year turnaround is something that appeals to Garthwaite, who wishes to stay in Canada for the long-term.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was hoping to secure sponsorship with a company for a work permit,\u201d says Garthwaite.<\/p>\n

He sees education as a good alternative, and the two-year term of the program means he can start working sooner.<\/p>\n

Both Garthwaite and Warrach have applied to be in Journalism in 2018.<\/p>\n

Warrach hopes to work as a news reporter upon graduation. She enjoys observational writing and hopes to translate that love of writing into a future working for a newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love writing. It\u2019s always been something I\u2019m passionate about\u201d says Warrach.<\/p>\n

New to the school of ICT this year is Information Systems Security.<\/a><\/p>\n

The program is in it\u2019s first year of existence and according to Keshavjee is the first and only two year program for IT security in western Canada.<\/p>\n

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Mo Keshavjee speaks to prospective students on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 in the atrium of the Stan Grad building in SAIT. SAIT held it’s annual open house on Oct 27 and 28, 2017. (Photo by Joe Menjivar\/SAIT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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