ANNOUNCING THE SFU NEWSMAKER AWARD WINNERS |
The latest recipients of SFU’s annual Newsmaker awards have been selected for their significant achievements in informing media stories and online communities on a diversity of topics.
SFU Psychology professor Lara Aknin, International Studies professor Darren Byler, City Program director Andy Yan, and Health Sciences communications manager Sharon Mah are being recognized for their contributions during 2022. This year, John Clague, professor emeritus of earth sciences, is being bestowed with the SFU Newsmaker Lifetime Achievement award.
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NAVIGATING SILENCES AND FILLING GAPS IN SFU'S BLACK HISTORY |
For psychology graduate student and Black Caucus research assistant Tiara Cash, investigating the university's past Black faculty, staff and students is part of the Black History Project work she is conducting. For months, she has been sifting through materials stored in SFU Archives dating back to the early days in the 1960s.
Her highlights include finding images of Desmond Tutu being awarded an honorary degree earlier this century from SFU.
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MEET 2022 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD WINNER |
Congratulations to Paola Ardiles, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences and special projects advisor to the Vice President People, Equity and Inclusion. This award is presented annually to an SFU staff or faculty member who has dedicated a lifetime of work to exemplary community engagement. A champion for community voice, Paola continues to advance community-engaged teaching, research and policy work in health through her reflexive, equity-centred pedagogy. |
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FCAT After School is a podcast project from SFU’s Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. Current students sit down with alumni to explore their career journeys since graduation and gather advice for the next generation.
In this latest episode, Communications student Eric Militaru talks with SFU Communication alumnus Simi Sara. She shares her philosophy on furthering her career and how any student can learn to take their time and try out new things as they create their own journey.
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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It's tax season and 2022 T4/T4A tax forms are now available for download on myINFO. Employees eligible to deduct home office expenses can also view/download the T2200S form. To view/download tax forms: Log into SFU myINFO with your Computing ID and Password.
Contact payroll@sfu.ca for any payroll-related questions or information.
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Fitness, nutrition and stress management are important tools that support personal well-being and allow individuals to bring their best selves to work.
To support a healthy and sustainable workplace, a new Employee Wellness Program is now available for members of the Poly Party at SFU. The initiative will benefit its members, including carpenters, electrical workers and shift engineers.
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LEARN IN-DEMAND DATA AND AI SKILLS |
Wanting to broaden your skills and learn about artificial intelligence (AI)?
Register for a two-week online course designed by leading data science and AI experts in SFU's Big Data Hub. You will learn about foundational data science and AI skills that can improve your work and expand your career horizons.
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Centre for Educational Excellence is in the first stages of planning its teaching development programs for the 2023-24 academic year. As part of the planning process, they are seeking feedback from SFU instructors and teaching assistants via a 15-minute survey to design programs that meet their teaching needs.
The survey is open until Feb.28.
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ENHANCING GROUP DYNAMICS AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
February 27 | Hosted by Centre for Educational Excellence |
Are you experiencing less-than-effective group work in your classroom?
Join the session to learn how to design assignments that will lead to effective and equitable group work for your students on Feb. 27 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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March 1 | Hosted by Centre for Educational Excellence |
In recent discussions among educators, AI writing tools like ChatGPT have raised concerns about academic dishonesty.
This workshop will explore the implications of these AI writing tools for assessment design, course policies and academic integrity.
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March 10 | Hosted by Ceremonies and Events |
Continuing on the tradition of the annual President’s Surrey Gala, this re-imagined and interactive event brings together the region’s business, government and community leaders, donors and alumni and friends of SFU to celebrate and learn about the university’s impact and future growth and development in Surrey.
This year, fundraising activities will also be included in the evening’s festivities to provide support to SFU students struggling to purchase food and essentials.
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