UNIVERSITY NEWS

SFU ANNOUNCES 2023 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

We are pleased to announce that 12 distinguished individuals will be recognized with honorary degrees in 2023.

They include the youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics, the founder of Orange Shirt Day, along with celebrated artists, former politicians as well as science and technology innovators.

CONGRATULATIONS

SFU PARTNERS IN NATIONAL BIOTECH HUB TO ACCELERATE DRUG DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING FOR FUTURE PANDEMICS

SFU is a key partner in a national biotech innovation hub designed to make Canada a global powerhouse for developing next-generation immune-based therapies in response to pandemics and other health threats.

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SFU'S 2022 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING RECIPIENTS

We are pleased to share the winners of SFU's highest recognition for teaching, the Excellence in Teaching Awards. In addition, this year's announcement also includes winners of three brand new awards recognizing teachers at different career stages and for specific teaching styles.

CONGRATULATIONS

NOT JUST DUST IN THE WIND: THE SCIENCE OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT

Mountains, riverbeds, coastlines—much of our planet is shaped by the movement of sediment across the earth.

Environmental science professor Jeremy Venditti has developed new models that can better predict the impact of landslides and flooding in a changing climate—research that applies to understanding sediment transport on Earth, and other planets too.

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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES

HOW CAN WE KEEP OUR VALUABLES SAFE?

Personal item theft is the number one reported crime at post-secondary institutions, including SFU.

Don't leave valuables unattended, report suspicious activity to Campus Public Safety and personalize your devices to make them less valuable. If we all do our part, we can reduce theft and continue to create a culture of safety and care at SFU.

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LEND YOUR VOICE TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Advisory Council is currently seeking expressions of interest for participation in the 2023-24 year. The council is a pan-university group composed of students, faculty and staff members, providing advice and guidance to strengthen SFU’s commitment to fostering inclusive environments and equitable opportunities for all.

Representation from people who experience oppression is deeply important to this work and we encourage applications from community members who identify as a Black, Indigenous or racialized person; LGBTQ2+ or a person with a disability. To ensure the council represents voices from across the university, community members from the Vancouver and Surrey campuses are also invited to apply.

Please submit your expression of interest by March 27.

2023 STERLING PRIZE NOMINATION CALLOUT EXTENDED

Nominations are now being accepted until Friday, March 31.

The Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy looks for candidates who are doing work that challenges complacency. The award recipient is selected for decidedly unconventional and distinctly untraditional work that provokes a wide audience.

FEATURE EVENT

JOIN THE TOWN HALL FOR WHAT'S NEXT: THE SFU STRATEGY

March 23 | Hosted by Simon Fraser University

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the town hall for the launch of What's Next: The SFU Strategy on Thursday, March 23. Hear from senior leaders across the university about the four key priorities that will shape SFU in the coming years, creating a crucial framework to guide individual and collective decision making, resource allocation and accountability.

HELP SHAPE THE MEDICAL SCHOOL

March 28 & April 3 | Hosted by SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue

There are various ways to be involved in the creation of SFU's medical school.

Attend an upcoming dialogue session:

March 28, 2023: 1-3 p.m. An online research focused session for faculty and graduate students. Hosted by Dugan O'Neil, Vice-President, Research and International. Register.

April 3, 2023: 12:30-2:30 p.m. An in-person information session, with lunch, for Indigenous students, faculty and staff and those who support Indigenous communities. Hosted by Chris Lewis, Director, Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation and Kris Magnusson, Faculty of Education dean pro tem. Register.

April 2023: An in-person information session for students, faculty and staff. Hosted by Kris Magnusson, Chair, Workforce Working Group for the SFU Medical School and senior advisor to the Provost; Steve Dooley, executive director of SFU’s Surrey campus and Roger Strasser, interim dean, SFU Medical School. Event details to be determined.

You can also participate by completing a survey, which is open to all SFU students, faculty and staff.