General Highlights

In September 2010, SFU welcomed its ninth president and vice-chancellor, Andrew Petter. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/story_01211001.shtml

In June 2011, SFU welcomed its new chancellor, Carole Taylor, for a three-year term. Taylor is a noted Canadian broadcaster, business leader, and politician, having served as the former B.C. Minister of Finance. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archives/sfu-names-carole-taylor-next-chancellor.html

Joanne Curry, executive director of SFU's Surrey campus, was awarded the top Surrey businesswoman in the professional category at the 2010 Surrey women in Business Awards. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/sfus-curry-named-top-surrey-businesswoman.shtml

For the third consecutive year, SFU ranked as the top comprehensive university in Maclean's annual report card on Canadian universities. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/sfu-is-number-one-again.shtml

SFU is on the 2012 list of top 100 employers as listed by MediaCorp Canada as well as top 25 family-friendly employers. http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/sfu-again-a-top-employer.html

SFU has approximately 32,000 students, approximately 2,500 faculty and staff and more than 110,000 alumni who are pushing the boundaries of knowledge. www.sfu.ca/report2008

At SFU, students expand their classroom learning through hands-on research, co-op positions, volunteer service, semesters in dialogue and international exchange—gaining the experience to put their ideas into action to better the world. http://www.sfu.ca/about

SFU reaches beyond Burnaby Mountain to campuses in the heart of downtown Vancouver and at Central City in Surrey’s burgeoning town centre. www.sfu.ca/about

SFU's School of Contemporary Arts moved downtown in Fall 2010 to its new home in the redesigned Woodward's complex featuring six public performance and exhibition venues along with numerous studios for dance, film, music, theatre and visual arts. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/its-open.shtml

SFU has been named a BC Hydro Power Smart Leader and is recognized for sustained leadership in energy efficiency and conservation. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/hydro-recognizes-sfu-for-conservation-leadership.shtml

Dubbed the “instant university”, SFU evolved from a bold idea in 1964 to a completed building that opened its doors to 2,500 students on September 9, 1965. http://cgi.sfu.ca/~armdweb/cgi-bin/history-SFU/index.php

SFU Beedie School of Business is one of the world's most prolific institutions in the study of international business according to an International Business Review study. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/sfu-business-a-global-research-leader.shtml

Simon Fraser University is one of 11 universities across Canada that will benefit from a new partnership with the Canada School of Public Service. http://at.sfu.ca/lVXJuL

Fourth-year student, Mona Jalili, won the 2010 Co-op Student of the Year award from the Canadian Association of Co-operative Eduacation. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/winning-coop-student.shtml