UNIVERSITY NEWS

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WEEK

Sept. 26 – 30 marks Truth And Reconciliation week at SFU. Wear orange to honour those impacted by Canada’s residential school system.

Show your support by participating in initiatives happening at SFU and in your local community and deepen your understanding about this history to advance reconciliation.

In recognition of the Province’s approach last year to honour the importance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, SFU will be observing September 30 as a statutory day.

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PHASE ONE RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this year, President Joy Johnson began asking “SFU: What’s Next?” as a way of considering what our changing world means for our role and priorities as a university.

Throughout phase one, faculty, staff, students, alumni and community partners took part in a community conversation on ThoughtExchange and shared ideas in a survey.

Reports analyzing the conversations are now available – read about the SFU community’s ideas for what’s next by exploring the findings.

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VOLUNTEERS ENSURE SFU'S CONVOCATION IS A SUCCESS

Scattered among the sea of blue gowns and mortarboards, smiling faces and camera flashes, 200 volunteers – staff and retirees – are hard at work, making sure SFU’s twice-annual Convocation ceremonies run without a hitch.

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CONSENT MATTERS

This week, SFU’s Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office is leading their annual #ConsentMattersSFU campaign to highlight why consent matters and how it can be practised in everyday life settings. Faculty, staff and students are invited to share their ideas and complete the Consent Matters Padlet throughout the week.

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SURVEY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: CAMPUS COMMUTER BEHAVIOURS + IMPACTS

SFU’s Living Lab program is working to better understand commuting patterns and sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation sources across all campuses to help meet 2025 Sustainability Plan targets.

If you commute to any SFU campus, complete this survey for a chance to win one of five $100 prizes. This survey is open to all SFU students, faculty and staff. The survey will close on October 3, 2022.

SFU COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH INITIATIVE AWARDS (CERi)

Awards worth $1,500 each are available to SFU faculty, graduate students and community partners recognizing outstanding community-engaged research that supports positive change. The deadline for nominations is October 3, 2022.

CONTINUING EMPLOYEE OPPORTUNITY

Are you interested in going back to school in an online, part-time basis that doesn't require a GMAT score? SFU Beedie's Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) is a competitive credential that offers the rigor of MBA-level courses with greater flexibility. For any questions about this program, reach out to Sophie Ji, Manager, Recruitment and Admissions, at sophie_ji@sfu.ca. or book an online advising session. Application deadline is November 15th, 2022.

COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM POSTPONED

The next event in SFU Vancouver's series of community forums to discuss safety at the Vancouver campus, originally scheduled for today, has been postponed. Stay tuned for more information.

FEATURE EVENT

HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE 2021 BRITISH COLUMBIA FLOODS

September 22 | Hosted by School of Environmental Science

2021 British Columbia floods were one of the costliest natural disasters in the province's history. In this seminar, Nathan Gillet, Research Scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, will show how human-induced climate change has considerably increased the probability of large-scale floods based on the strength of the atmospheric river, associated precipitation and streamflow.

SFU SURREY'S TERRY FOX TALK + WALK

September 23 | Hosted by SFU Recreation and SFU Surrey

You're invited to attend a special lunch-time event in the SRYE Atrium with guest speaker Bill Vigars, a close friend of Terry Fox and the public relations coordinator for the Marathon of Hope. After the talk, Terry Fox runs will take place at Surrey, Burnaby and Vancouver campuses at 12:30–be sure to register online at your location.

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