Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside. |
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UPDATE ON TSSU BARGAINING |
The university cares about the academic success of our students, supporting our outstanding faculty and staff and nurturing a thriving, world-class research environment. We are focused on resolving this difficult situation as quickly as possible.
At the bargaining table, the university has moved on several of TSSU’s fundamental issues, but there remain several proposals that the university cannot accept. Learn more about the outstanding bargaining proposals and each party’s position in the latest bargaining update.
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The right to respect a picket line is legal, as is the decision to enter a picketed building. If you choose to respect a picket line, please note the following:
Under the SFUFA Collective Agreement, faculty who choose to respect a legally-constituted picket line will inform their Dean within 36 hours after a picket line is announced.
APSA policy and the TSSU collective agreement stipulate that members who choose to respect a picket line must inform their supervisor as soon as possible. CUPE and POLY Party members are asked to inform their supervisor within 36 hours of a strike being announced, per GP05 – Strike Policy.
The university may not always have advanced notice of picket line timing and location and recognize that providing notice within 36 hours may not always be feasible. For more information including answers to frequently asked questions, visit the Collective Bargaining hub.
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CO-OP STUDENTS GAIN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA |
This summer three resource & environmental management co-op students collaborated on the Planting the Seed partnership project between SFU and Aga Khan University. Learn more about their international experience, led by SFU professor Tammara Soma, and how this research project makes meaningful impact on global challenges. |
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MEET SFU ENGLISH ALUMNI AND WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE |
Sam Wiebe is an award-winning author of the Wakeland novels, one of the most authentic and acclaimed detective series in Canada. He draws inspiration from the novels he grew up reading as well as from Vancouver itself. In Wiebe’s latest book Sunset and Jericho, Vancouver’s housing crisis is front and center. Attend a reading and reception evening with Wiebe at the Harbour Centre campus on October 13 at 7 p.m. |
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REDUCING PAIN MAY ALLEVIATE FAINTING FROM NEEDLES |
Feeling faint after your booster shot? A team of SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology researchers found that needle pain may increase the conditions that lead some people to faint. In a recent paper published in the journal Clinical Autonomic Research, the researchers suggest those with a fear of needles or history of fainting could benefit from topical anesthetics to help reduce the pain. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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COMING SOON: SEARCH FOR SFU'S NEXT ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT RESEARCH |
Later this semester, a search committee will be formed in accordance with University Policy GP 29. The SFU community will be invited to provide feedback on the position description. Once the search committee has been assembled, more information about opportunities to participate in the search process will be shared with staff and faculty through the website and through this newsletter. In the meantime please reach out to vpriea@sfu.ca if you have any questions. |
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN STUDENT LEARNING |
Faculty, staff and students can submit nominations to SFU's most prestigious teaching award by October 16. In addition to the longstanding Award for Excellence in Teaching, a specialized award will be given out this year for early career faculty. |
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LONG WEEKEND CLOSURE AND NEWSLETTER NOTICE |
All SFU campus offices will be closed on Monday, October 2 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Campuses will resume operations on Tuesday, October 3. This newsletter will be delivered as usual. To accommodate office closures, please submit content for the next edition by 12 p.m. on Friday, September 29. |
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AN AFTERNOON OF DRUMMING AND STORYTELLING |
September 29 | Hosted by Skookum Surrey and SFU Surrey |
Attend a ceremony to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Holland Park tomorrow at 3 p.m. The park is located near SFU Surrey campus and guests are encouraged to wear an orange shirt. Tea, coffee and bannock will be served to all attendees. |
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September 29 | Hosted by School of Sustainable Energy Engineering |
Explore how sustainability concepts are integrated into Indigenous knowledge and practices and offer guidance on overcoming global challenges. Join professors Cliff Atleo and Marianne Ignace for a presentation and an interactive dialogue event. |
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EXPLORING THE GAMING CULTURE |
October 5 | Hosted by School of Communication |
Attend a keynote lecture with Kishonna Gray who examines the role of transmedia in helping to create worlds and public infrastructures and sustain communities to foster identity development in both physical and digital contexts. |
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