Distinguished Scholars Circle

Mondays, 5:30 p.m. Central Time, starts February 1, weekly discussion sections
Faculty: James Elkins,  jelkins@saic.edu

This course will combine live, synchronous discussions with additional course materials (images, readings, videos) available in Canvas, SAIC’s online learning platform. 


Your first class meeting

Below you will find a zoom link. This is all you need to get started for week one. 

Join Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84556169652

New to Zoom? Start here.



Accessing course materials

All students taking SAIC courses are assigned a school email account, the key to accessing your course materials. 

You will receive an email from saic-ace@saic.edu with the subject line, Welcome & Next Steps. Expect to receive this email on the soonest upcoming send date. 

  • January 29, 2021
  • February 5, 2021
  • February 12, 2021
  • February 19, 2021


This email will provide you with the following information:

  • Your student ID number
  • Instructions to activate your new SAIC email account
  • Direction on how to access course materials on the Canvas learning management system


Need help? If you run into any challenges along the way, we encourage you to contact us for assistance at saic-ace@saic.edu.