Rita Parmar
Manager, Academic and Administrative Services, Email: lingmgr@sfu.ca
Undergraduate Student Advisor, Email: lingadv@sfu.ca
778-782-5739
Office: RCB 9200
Contact Rita for assistance with:
- Keys/office access
- Contract issues
- Payroll information
- TA/Marker and Time Use Guidelines
- Office or classroom issues
- Registration questions
- Course access issues
- Grading procedures
- Academic integrity/honesty monitoring
Silvana Di Tosto
Secretary to the Chair
778-782-4798
Email: lingasst@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 9103
Office Hours: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Contact Silvana for assistance with:
- Appointments with the Chair
- TSSU Collective Agreement processes
- Sessional and TA contract administration
- Faculty Appointments
- Renewal, Tenure and Promotion
- Salary Review
- Departmental Events
- Departmental Website
- Photocopier access code
- Grade deadlines
- Teaching Staff Handbook updates
Debra Purdy Kong
Department General Office
778-782-4585
Email: lingdept@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 9201
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 2:15 pm
Contact Department General Office for assistance with:
- General departmental assistance
- General information about undergraduate program admissions and courses
- Room bookings (Meeting Room [9100], Saunders Room [7201], other classrooms)
- Course outlines
- Textbook orders and desk copies
- Campus directions
Position Vacant
Graduate Secretary
778-782-4725
Email: linggsec@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 9202
Office Hours: TBA
Contact for assistance with:
- Graduate program application and admission
- Graduate awards timelines and application (GA3)
- Graduate course offerings
- Obtaining graduate student proctors for undergraduate exams
- Graduate student RA contract processing
- Graduate student office allocation
Clif Ng
Technical Support Specialist,
Linguistics, IELTS
778-782-9220
Email: lingtech@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 9216
Office hours: Monday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Contact Clif for assistance with:
- Computer set-up and software issues
- See Technical Support Portal for more information
Carmen Chin
Communications and Events Coordinator
Email: lingcomm@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 9208
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Contact Carmen for assistance with:
- Departmental website updates
- Graphic design requests
- Photography requests
- Posting on the departmental social media channels
- Posting announcements and news articles on the departmental website
Drop-in advising hours in RCB 9200:
- Tuesday:
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Wednesday:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Friday:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - By appointment: lingadv@sfu.ca
ADVISOR WILL BE AWAY ON: JULY 19, 23, 24th (afternoon only), & 31st. Also AUG. 1 & 2nd
For more information, please see our undergraduate advising page.
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