As TransLink has indicated that bus and SeaBus will resume service tomorrow, Simon Fraser University will return to normal business operations. All campuses continue to be open, and all in-person classes will resume on January 24, 2024.
Thank you to our students, faculty, and staff for your flexibility in navigating this challenging time.
As CUPE Local 4500 and Coast Mountain Bus Company have not yet reached an agreement, visit www.TransLink.ca/JobAction for the latest information. CUPE 4500 has indicated that job action may escalate until a deal is reached, so future transit interruptions may occur.
Transit customers are advised to stay informed and check their route before heading out by signing up for Transit Alerts, consulting Trip Planner, following @TransLink on X (Twitter) or by calling the Customer Information Desk at 604.953.3333, translation services are available in over 300 languages.
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PROFESSOR AND TEAM ROW ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN IN 38 DAYS |
A team of four marine scientists, including SFU’s Isabelle Côté, rowed 5,000 km across the Atlantic Ocean, winning the women’s class in the annual World’s Toughest Row. The all-woman Salty Science team set out on this challenging adventure to raise awareness and money for marine science and conservation. |
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RESEARCH UNCOVERS ALARMING OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR SEVERE DEPRESSION |
A new study finds that depression-attributable costs paid by patients and their families are between two and 15 times greater than those covered by the healthcare system. Led by Sonya Cressman, an adjunct professor in SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences, the study looked at 250,000+ British Columbian adults diagnosed with major depressive disorders. |
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CELEBRATING THE 47-YEAR CAREER OF CRIMINOLOGIST RAY CORRADO |
Renowned nationally and internationally for his extensive contributions in the field of criminology, which includes youth justice and violence as well as terrorism, Raymond "Ray" Corrado is set to retire from SFU’s School of Criminology after more than four decades of dedicated service. Throughout his incredible career, Corrado has mentored and inspired thousands of students that will continue to impact future generations. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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The new semester is in full swing and there is so much happening at the university. The Faculty and Staff Dashboard is a great place to start with keeping up-to-date and you can also find more information through the sources below:
Reminder: the next Faculty and Staff Town Hall is on January 31 to learn more about the university’s 2024 priorities.
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COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS FOR SFU'S OPEN SCIENCE PRINCIPLES |
Calling all researchers: your input is needed on SFU’s draft Open Science Principles.
Attend a town hall, join a focus group or submit feedback online to help us shape the direction of open science at the university.
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Do you know someone who is doing work that challenges complacency? Nominate a student, a staff member, an SFU academic or a member of the community at large. The recipient is selected for decidedly unconventional and distinctly untraditional work that provokes a wide audience. The award recipient will receive $5,000 and make a public presentation. Nomination deadline is February 15. |
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Every spring, a committee of up to four faculty, one student and one staff member deliberates to select the recipient of the Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please send an expression of interest (less than 250 words) to vpacad@sfu.ca by February 8.
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HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENCY FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN B.C. |
January 23 | Hosted by SFU President's Office & Public Square |
Continuing the theme of making a difference for B.C., the President's Faculty Lecture Series resumes with a presentation from Andréanne Doyon, professor and director in the Planning Program at SFU’s School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM). Doyon will focus on the role sustainable housing must play in the creation of a more livable and resilient British Columbia, while exploring how sustainable urban developments, including homes, can soon be implemented in the province. |
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EXPLORING MAKER PEDAGOGY WORKSHOP |
January 24 | Hosted by Centre for Educational Excellence |
Maker pedagogy is an educational approach that emphasizes hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent. Explore the transformative potential of maker pedagogy and generate ideas for integrating it into your teaching in this interactive workshop. |
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February 1 | Hosted by People, Equity & Inclusion |
This session will explore the participant’s role in responding to and preparing for the unprecedented levels of complexity and uncertainty in work at the university and the world. In this highly interactive session, participants will learn some fundamental concepts and strategies for leading adaptive, collaborative change to address needs and challenges. As well, attendees will gain an understanding of how to navigate through change with budget constraints. |
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Spring semester | Hosted by Equity, Diversity & Inclusion |
The RESPECT program is designed to teach cultural safety and anti-racism with a focus on the implications of such skills for engaging with Indigenous faculty, staff and students and in reconciliation. This content-rich program is robust and co-designed with involvement from local land-based nations and SFU community members. The learning opportunity is developed using a holistic, growth mindset and academic realm and involves a deep connection between the individual, the community and the environment. |
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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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