FEATURE

FACULTY AND STAFF TOWNHALL FOR WHAT'S NEXT: THE SFU STRATEGY

After months of extensive consultation and planning, the moment has arrived to launch What's Next: The SFU Strategy. Faculty and staff are invited to 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.

MEET SFU'S 2022 STAFF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS

We're pleased to share the newest award recipients who highlight some of the exceptional work of SFU employees. It reminds us how much the university depends on the talents and commitments of its dedicated staff. In the coming months, we'll be sharing spotlight stories on each of the recipients.

CONGRATULATIONS

HOW TO EMBRACE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY ON OWN TERMS

Ready or not, artificial intelligence technology is rapidly improving and it's here to stay. SFU Beedie innovation and entrepreneurship professor Terri Griffith is thoughtfully embracing ChatGPT and other emerging technology on her own terms—and urging us to do the same.

LEARN MORE

REMOVING BARRIERS: OPEN EDUCATION AT SFU

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources created with the intention of being freely available to users anywhere.

Meet Rina Garcia Chua, Linda Morra and Don Shipton, who have taken their own approach to crafting and using OER at the university.

SFU RECEIVES FUNDING TO SUPPORT FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

SFU will receive $513,000 from federal and provincial governments. This funding will increase access to a network of professional development experts by providing workshops and resources for teachers in both French minority language and French second language contexts.

SFU has also implemented a graduate program in educational leadership and is co-ordinating a provincial network of school administrations, with the goal of retaining French-language teachers.

RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND LIVING WAGE UPDATES

Throughout 2023, SFU will be in active negotiation with each of the university’s employee groups. This is an important time as the university, employee groups and negotiators work together to address monetary proposals in alignment with the Public Sector Mandate and non-monetary requests for each employee group. Read the latest update to learn about the bargaining status of your employee group.

ANTI-BULLYING SPECIALIST OFFERS VIRTUAL DROP-IN SUPPORT

At SFU, we believe that every member of our community deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. If you have experienced, witnessed or are supporting someone who has experienced bullying and harassment, you can connect with our Anti-Bullying Specialist to seek confidential information, support or guidance. Support is available Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., both in person and virtually.

FEATURE EVENT

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE CLIMATE LITERACY AT SFU?

March 16 | Hosted by Sustainability

As part of our commitment to sustainability and climate action, SFU is developing a new climate literacy program.

All faculty, staff and students are invited to share their ideas, insights and thoughts at events being held on all three campuses.

RESERVE NOW

INFORMAL NETWORK RESEARCH

March 16 | Hosted by Beedie School of Business

You're invited to tune into this webinar series, which is a partnership between five academic institutions.

It will include a showcase of conceptual and empirical research in international human resource management and how informal networks are a societal phenomenon that can be a significant obstacle to some individuals.