FEATURE ITEM

SUPPORTING THOSE WITH TIES TO UKRAINE

Today, SFU President Joy Johnson shared deep concern around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and resources for SFU community members affected by the conflict.

MEET SFU'S NEWSMAKER AWARD WINNERS

SFU recognizes Megan Mackenzie, Scott Lear, Julianne Piper and Chloe Riley as the 2021 recipients of the SFU Newsmakers awards for their significant achievements in informing media stories and commentary on a diversity of issues.

INDIGENOUS SFU STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF SHARE FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED MEDICAL SCHOOL

On January 20, SFU’s vice-president, academic and provost Catherine Dauvergne held a virtual information session for Indigenous students, faculty and staff on early planning for SFU’s proposed medical school. The What We Heard report now includes a summary of feedback received at this session.

WHAT WE HEARD

ARE VACCINE MANDATES EFFECTIVE IN GETTING PEOPLE IMMUNIZED AGAINST COVID-19?

SFU economics researchers found that vaccine mandates increase uptake of COVID shots by almost 70 per cent. The study concluded that mandates are a more effective strategy in increasing vaccination rates than other approaches, such as financial incentives and behavioural nudges.

ANTIMATTER MATTERS

In this week's Scholarly Impact, meet Mike Hayden, SFU Distinguished Professor and senior researcher at the ALPHA project, and learn more about his work in antimatter research. He is part of the international team that succeeded in cooling down antihydrogen atoms—the simplest form of atomic antimatter—using laser light.

RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES

SFU'S HYBRID WORK PROGRAM IS HERE

Over the last two years, we’ve learned a lot about our collective ability to be flexible and creative in where and how we work. Now, after a successful “test and learn” pilot phase, Human Resources and the university’s executive team are excited to share SFU’s Hybrid Work Arrangements program. Visit the HR website to see the program’s framework, guiding principles and access tools, training materials and resources to support implementation and team success.

LEARN MORE

ACCESS TO FINS AND MYINFO WILL RESUME ON FEBRUARY 28

Access will resume by 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 28 to accommodate the Research Enterprise Systems (RES) Program – Project Costing implementation and launch. Updates on this scheduled outage will be posted on Twitter (@SFU_IT).

VIEW OUTAGE ALERTS

OUT OF COUNTRY TRAVEL COVERAGE AND COVID-19

If you plan on travelling outside of Canada, please review the information provided on Pacific Blue Cross regarding your group benefit plan and what is covered during COVID-19.

NEED TO UPDATE A JOB DESCRIPTION?

SFU Total Compensation launched four new Canvas modules to build understanding and support leaders with creating effective job descriptions. Explore the learning series and contact compensation@sfu.ca to register today.

SEMESTER IN DIALOGUE RETURNS THIS SUMMER

Do you know a student interested in exploring dialogue in academic and community settings? Applications for Summer 2022's Trust, Money and Power: Funding Change are now open.

FEATURE EVENT

March 2 | Hosted by SFU Centre for Educational Excellence

BEYOND PRONOUNS

At the intersection of race, sexual orientation and gender identity lies an opportunity for educators to exercise and model inclusivity in their classrooms.

In this session, explore the experiences of queer students of colour within education, reflect on educators' roles in designing environments where they can thrive and discover practical strategies to improve our practice with an anti-racism and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) lens.

March 2 & 4 | Hosted by SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue

REIMAGINING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY

Social justice writer and facilitator adrienne maree brown is this year's Jack P. Blaney Award for Dialogue recipient. adrienne embodies the principles of dialogue in all she does, bringing together many perspectives and experiences to co-create solutions. Save your spot for two public events honouring adrienne—a live-streamed award ceremony as well as a public reading and dialogue.

WRITING TODAY'S MEMOIR

March 2

Today, many memoirs are relevant to the world’s biggest issues: climate change, #MeToo, systemic racism and injustice. When there are so many stories out there, how do you write (and publish) a memoir?

Join this intimate conversation and Q&A with writers Eternity Martis, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Marsha Lederman and Haley Cullingham.

SFU ARTSLIVE

March 1

Through music and dance, we join together as a campus community to celebrate differences and foster spaces of joy.

Hear from Banana Bread, a 3-piece ukulele-based acoustic band, and singer/guitarist Shawn Bullshields during a free, bilingual performance on Tuesday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m. in Convocation Mall.