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SFU to offer new degree programs, continuing studies courses at Surrey campus
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May 21, 2003
Simon Fraser University will establish a School of Interactive Arts and Technology at its Surrey campus and will also offer access to degree programs in business administration and education. As well, the university will provide community outreach and continuing studies courses at the campus.
The new initiatives come as the result of resolutions adopted unanimously by the SFU Senate at its last meeting, following a year of planning and consultation about the future of the Surrey campus. The recommendations will now go to the Board of Governors.
Senate also recommended that "SFU should have a continuing presence in Surrey," subject to the provision of adequate capital and operating funding by the provincial government.
SFU President Michael Stevenson said, "the unanimity on the resolutions shows a strong sense of confidence in the future of the Surrey campus. It's an enormously positive sign for the future of SFU, the communities in the surrounding area, and for the province."
The new School of Interactive Arts and Technology will be part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, but Senate called upon all SFU faculties to mount programs at the Surrey campus.
Brian Lewis, the dean of Applied Sciences, called the Senate resolutions "a great step forward for Simon Fraser University and the community." Lewis says the new school will develop joint programs with other schools in his faculty, specifically computing sciences and engineering sciences. "This creative alignment of interests and disciplines focusing on technologies and their applications will be unique in Canada. It should be tremendously attractive to students."
Members of SFU’s Surrey Advisory Council welcomed the Senate decision. Council member Cynthia Lewis, the assistant superintendent of Surrey School District 36, was particularly pleased that all SFU faculties will eventually be represented at the Surrey campus.
"This will meet the diverse needs of lifelong learning for Surrey school district students and families," she said
A copy of the resolutions is available on the SFU Surrey site.
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Contact
Terry Lavender, SFU Surrey Media & PR, 604.268.7408, terry_lavender@sfu.ca
The new initiatives come as the result of resolutions adopted unanimously by the SFU Senate at its last meeting, following a year of planning and consultation about the future of the Surrey campus. The recommendations will now go to the Board of Governors.
Senate also recommended that "SFU should have a continuing presence in Surrey," subject to the provision of adequate capital and operating funding by the provincial government.
SFU President Michael Stevenson said, "the unanimity on the resolutions shows a strong sense of confidence in the future of the Surrey campus. It's an enormously positive sign for the future of SFU, the communities in the surrounding area, and for the province."
The new School of Interactive Arts and Technology will be part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, but Senate called upon all SFU faculties to mount programs at the Surrey campus.
Brian Lewis, the dean of Applied Sciences, called the Senate resolutions "a great step forward for Simon Fraser University and the community." Lewis says the new school will develop joint programs with other schools in his faculty, specifically computing sciences and engineering sciences. "This creative alignment of interests and disciplines focusing on technologies and their applications will be unique in Canada. It should be tremendously attractive to students."
Members of SFU’s Surrey Advisory Council welcomed the Senate decision. Council member Cynthia Lewis, the assistant superintendent of Surrey School District 36, was particularly pleased that all SFU faculties will eventually be represented at the Surrey campus.
"This will meet the diverse needs of lifelong learning for Surrey school district students and families," she said
A copy of the resolutions is available on the SFU Surrey site.
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Contact
Terry Lavender, SFU Surrey Media & PR, 604.268.7408, terry_lavender@sfu.ca