If you take any design classes at the University of Alberta, then you are a member of the SDA. The student design association is set up to help benefit the students and acts as a representatives of the students within the design community.

We ask nothing of you to be a member. Just meet new people and enjoy yourself!

Being involved with the SDA can benefit you in many ways. Need volunteer hours to help boost up your resume? We got it! Want the opportunity to make a name for yourself in the design community and sell your work? We have Built, a temporary pop up shop that will do just that! Want to meet more design students in different years? Come to our mixers and we can help arrange that!

We are continuously doing our best to offer you with more opportunities to integrate yourself within the design student body at school and the greater community.

Getting involved with the SDA is easy!

Participating in the events we put on like the annual BBQ, mixers, OnDesign talks, and Built, the temporary pop-up shop, is all up to you!

If you want to be a part of the SDA, stay tuned in March each year for the announcement of when the nominations for the new incoming executives for the next year will be. At this time, the positions you can run for will also be posted with descriptions of what they entail.

With the position of the External Liaison, the SDA strives to make connections with people already in the profession and within the community. We like to bring in speakers when possible for the students to listen to their advice on how they made their way into the community.

Our largest project that puts us as an active member within the Edmonton Design community is Built, our temporary pop-up shop, that takes place annually in December. This allows the students to display and sell their work, and meet new people.