CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH |
February is Black History Month. This year, we are excited to celebrate Black history, culture and contributions at SFU. Visit our website for a list of events, resources, stories and ways to get connected, including:
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BURNABY GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO GONDOLA |
A proposed gondola moved closer to reality last week when Burnaby City Council voted in favour of the project. Thank you to all students, faculty, staff and supporters for helping us get closer to giving students a lift with a more sustainable and reliable form of transportation. |
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Q&A: HOW SFU IS TAKING BRAIN RESEARCH IN PROMISING NEW DIRECTIONS |
Renowned neuroscientist and professor Randy McIntosh brings more than 25 years of expertise to SFU, with his appointment to the new B.C. Leadership Chair in Neuroscience and Technology Translation Across the Lifespan. McIntosh will also lead the new SFU Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology at the Burnaby campus. Learn more about his research, the institute and his new role at SFU. |
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NEW VIDEO SERIES: CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIGENOUS GRADUATE STUDENTS |
Initiated by Dr. Dorothy Cucw-la7 Christian, associate director, Indigenous policy & pedagogy, this video series features conversations with Indigenous master's and doctoral students from various faculties within SFU. In this first installment, Dorothy speaks with Harlan Pruden, Health Sciences PhD student and member of the Whitefish Lake Band who shares the journey, experiences and research. |
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It is with great sadness that the SFU Economics community announces the passing of professor Jasmina Arifovic on January 24, 2022. Her untimely death comes as a shock to her family, to the department and to her friends and colleagues around the world. She was a pillar of the department and at the peak of her career. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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Snow is in the forecast, are you prepared? For the latest updates on campus conditions, follow @SFU on Twitter, download the SFU Snap app for weather alerts, and of course remember to dress appropriately and check the road reports or translink.ca before commuting to campus. |
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The SFU Beedie Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) is a competitive credential that offers the rigor of MBA-level courses with greater flexibility. It’s delivered 100% online, on a part-time basis, and doesn't require a GMAT score. Many GDBA students use the program as a way to start their SFU Beedie Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA, or MOT MBA.
Tuition is 100% waived for continuing employees (spouses & dependents under 25 are also eligible for this benefit). The GDBA Application deadline is April 8, 2022. For any questions about this program, please contact Sophie Ji, manager, recruitment and admissions, at sophie_ji@sfu.ca. Learn more by booking an online advising session or by attending our upcoming webinar February 8.
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February 2 | Hosted by SFU Public Square |
In India, the importance of health care providers' work during the COVID-19 pandemic has been seen, but it has also increased violence against them. At the next President's Faculty Lecture, Vaibhav Saria, assistant professor of gender, sexuality, and women's studies, will explore this contradiction by discussing the complexities of health care in India. |
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February 2 | Hosted by AVP, Learning & Teaching |
FACILITATING GROUP WORK IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE CLASSROOMS |
SFU students are diverse—and they will be part of diverse teams when they graduate. An online workshop by the Centre for Educational Excellence on Wednesday, February 2, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., will explore strategies for leveraging that diversity to enhance the learning experience and support effective group work in classrooms. For instructors, there will be an opportunity to redesign a learning activity in their own course, and all participants will consider ways to develop transferable skills such as empathy, perspective taking, and awareness of cultural differences in communication styles and approaches to conflict. |
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ArtsLIVE honours Black History Month this February with an ongoing series of creative arts and cultural activities by diverse artists across SFU campuses. Through music and dance, we join together as a campus community to celebrate differences and foster spaces of joy. Starting February 1, free live afternoon performances will take place every Tuesday in Convocation Mall on Burnaby Campus. |
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SFU is a rich, vibrant linguistic community where many languages are spoken. What then does it mean to be multilingual at SFU? What does teaching and learning look like at SFU through a multilingual lens, and how does it shape our institution’s collective identity? Join us for an engaging discussion, moderated by CEE’s Bee Brigidi, where SFU faculty members from diverse disciplines will share their teaching and learning experiences and explore how multilingualism enriches our community—individually, collectively, locally, and globally, within classrooms and beyond. |
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