TIPS FOR STAYING SAFE DURING EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS |
Although beautiful to look at, all this snow can wreak havoc on our commutes and when traversing across campus. Safety is a shared responsibility, and it’s important to be prepared when we travel to, from and around campus.
For the latest updates on campus conditions, follow @SFU on Twitter, download the SFU Snap app for weather alerts and remember to dress appropriately and ensure you have winter tires.
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YABOME GILPIN-JACKSON NAMED SFU'S FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT, PEOPLE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION |
Following extensive community consultation, an international search and approval of the SFU Board of Governors, Yabome Gilpin-Jackson will step into this new position on April 15, 2022.
Yabome will provide strategic leadership across the university to advance SFU’s commitment to EDI. She will also be the primary people leader and strategist for the university and a key member of the executive team. Learn more about Yabome and this transformational new role in a recent message from President Joy Johnson.
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SHARE YOUR VOICE AS PART OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH |
As part of a Sexual Assault Awareness Month project, the SFU community is invited to anonymously share their responses to the following questions: What does healing and/or justice look like to you? How do you support survivors, and/or what would you say in support of survivors?
This project aims to create an online community for survivors of sexual violence and center their needs and voices.
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More than 20 years ago, SFU professor Ash Parameswaran and his team were tapped to be part of exploratory work on NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope.
Learn more about the team's contributions to this out-of-this-world launch.
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Did you become a plant parent during the pandemic?
Discover how SFU Beedie alumnus and Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship staffer Maycko Macapugas turned a passion plant project into a shining beacon of wellness for thousands worldwide.
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In his upcoming course, REM 350 - Energy Management for a Sustainable Climate and Society, SFU professor Mark Jaccard combines an interdisciplinary approach with real-world examples to empower the next generation of climate leaders. Learn more about what students will gain from the course and how climate research at SFU moves beyond traditional ways of thinking and doing. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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HELP EVERYONE COMMUTE SAFELY |
Harsh winter weather conditions can be an issue for public transit users and drivers. Bus service can be interrupted and cancelled by snowstorms, leaving community members stranded with no alternate way home. The Burnaby Mountain Gondola will make commuting to SFU’s Burnaby campus more reliable for everyone. Spread the word and help bring a gondola to SFU. |
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HOST AN EVENT AT THE 2022 BURNABY FESTIVAL OF LEARNING |
Do you have an event idea that is designed to help people explore economic, environmental and social sustainability? The Burnaby Festival of Learning is happening in May and this year’s festival can provide small grants of up to $1,000 for events. Submit your idea by Monday, January 31. |
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The Dining Hall is open 24/7 and offers all-you-care-to-eat meal memberships that provide great value and convenience for faculty, staff and students wishing to eat all their meals on campus.
Visit SFU Dining to purchase flexible value packs at a discounted rate.
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Do you know a person, program or group that has made an outstanding contribution to the Healthy Campus Community initiative and are supporting the health and well-being of the SFU community? Submit a nomination! Submission deadline is Friday, January 14. |
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Whether you’re a student, staff member, an academic or a member of the community at large, the award recipient will be selected for decidedly unconventional and distinctly untraditional work that provokes a wide audience. The award winner will receive $5,000 and make a public presentation. Nominate before Tuesday, February 15. |
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At the end of every course, SFU undergraduates are invited to share feedback about their learning experiences via an online survey. The university is currently re-examining the survey questions and format to better understand the student learning experience. Faculty are invited to share their input at the upcoming sessions on January 11, 18 and 21. |
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January 7 | Hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada & Trottier Observatory |
THE 10 MUST-SEE SKY EVENTS OF 2022 |
Kick off the new year with a special edition of Starry Nights. The event will be streamed online and will happen rain or shine.
Learn about the must-see sky events of 2022, discussion of the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope, the importance of dark skies and meteorites. If the weather cooperates, the dome will be opened to stream our nighttime images live to your living room.
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January 20 | Hosted by SFU's Office of the Vice-President, Academic |
SEEKING INDIGENOUS INPUT ON PROPOSED MEDICAL SCHOOL |
SFU is engaging the internal community on a new approach to medical education in B.C.—one that focuses on community-embedded, socially accountable and culturally relevant health care that meets the needs of Indigenous communities across the province, as well as diverse, underserved and historically marginalized populations in the Fraser Health region.
The programming will embed Indigenous ways of knowing and being, while teaching cultural safety and humility. This approach will be a key step in addressing the anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination outlined in the In Plain Sight report, tackling inequities and transforming health care. Indigenous students, faculty and staff at SFU are invited to an information session and discussion on the early planning for the proposed school.
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