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- 2022
- Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson named SFU’s first Vice-President, People, Equity and Inclusion
- Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis joins SFU in advisory role on Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation
- A World of Difference: How universities must evolve in a post-COVID world
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- SFU: What's Next?
- Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples day
- Please join us for the annual appreciation BBQ
- SFU begins process to become Living Wage Employer
- Staying engaged in an increasingly polarized world
- SFU: What's Next? - Message from the President to Faculty and Staff
- SFU: What's Next? - Message from the President to students
- Search Announcement: Provost and Vice-President Academic
- Statement from the VP, PEI: Addressing Racism and Hate at SFU
- 2021
- Welcome new SFU students
- UPDATED Jan. 6: My response to Dec. 11 event in SFU dining hall
- Celebrating Black History Month
- The University’s Role and Contributions to a Just Recovery Over the Next Decade
- Inspired by meetings with SFU Faculty and Staff
- Looking forward to Summer and Fall
- Opinion: This is why SFU is backing the Burnaby Mountain gondola
- External Review of December 11, 2020 Event
- Facing the future with hope
- President's statement on TransMountain Expansion Project and support for a fire hall on Burnaby mountain
- The road ahead
- Stronger Together: SFU, the pandemic and lessons for a better future
- SFU to observe moment of silence at 2:15 PM today
- Taking action: Reconciliation at SFU
- Join SFU President Joy Johnson for a tour of Burnaby campus
- Message from the President: Residential school findings
- Dr. June Francis appointed Special Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism
- My response to the open letter from SFU faculty and staff
- Resources and ways to support scholars in Afghanistan
- BC Vaccine Card
- Masks required on all SFU campuses, vaccine card required for residence, athletics, dining, events and others
- Vaccine declaration and follow-up screening at SFU
- Return to campus planning updates
- Welcome Back
- Work to review contract vs. in-house cleaning and food services
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- SFU and SFSS united in commitment to climate action
- Inclusion benefits us all
- Moving forward with kindness
- SFU commits to full divestment from fossil fuels
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- Temporary shift to remote learning January 10 – 23, 2022
- 2020
- Statement on academic freedom
- Welcome back faculty and staff
- Welcome back students
- Statement on scholar strike
- Reflections on my first 30 days
- Taking care of ourselves, taking care of each other
- Equity, diversity and inclusion commitments
- Statement on SFU's Athletics Team Name Change
- Finding connection in times of adversity
- Wishing you a safe and restful holiday break
- Op-ed: SFU helping drive social, economic innovation in time of crisis
- 2022
- President’s Distinguished Community Leadership Award
- Strategic Plan
- Approach
- How to participate
- What we're hearing
- April 4, 2022: Updates and reflections
- April 19, 2022: Updates and reflections
- SFU: What’s Next? phase one results now available
- Research assistants shape SFU: What’s Next? analysis
- SFU: What’s Next? – Message from the President to Faculty and Staff
- SFU: What’s Next? – Message from the President to Students
- Search announcement: Provost and Vice-President Academic
- SFU: What’s Next? Phase 2 results now available
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Deepening our focus on equity, diversity and inclusion
Simon Fraser University is dedicated to fostering a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and has taken steps in recent years to advance this goal. However, much remains to be done. With this in mind, we will be pursuing further action in the months ahead to embed EDI into our policies and practices.
Fortunately, we have some strengths upon which we can build. In 2016, the University made retrospective adjustments to correct gender inequities in faculty salaries based upon the recommendations of the Salary Equity Recommendation Committee. In 2017, we adopted a comprehensive Sexual Violence and Misconduct Prevention, Education and Support Policy based upon an extensive community consultation. The Canada Research Chairs EDI Action Plan which was also completed in 2017 has been recognized as a national leader. And the EDI engagement process undertaken over the last year has provided us with actionable insights.
In addition, the federal government last month selected SFU to be one of 17 post-secondary institutions to participate in its Dimensions pilot program. This program will help us to foster transformational change via an Action Plan, the goal of which is to eliminate systemic barriers and inequities in access, admissions, recruitment, career development, pay, working and learning conditions, resources, retention and progression.
To lead this work, I have established a committee of the Executive chaired by Joy Johnson, Vice-President, Research and International. As her first priority, Joy will be seeking participation on an advisory committee. This work requires a collective commitment, and I encourage those with interests in this area to join the effort. Joy will share more information with the community soon.
As we move forward with this work, I’d like to express my appreciation to all those who have helped to support our EDI efforts to date. Countless members of the SFU community have devoted their time and energy to advisory committees, working groups, programs and initiatives. Thank you for your contributions.
SFU is an institution built on strong values. Delivering on our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is vital to our well-being and success as a university. With your help, I am confident that we can make further significant progress in the year ahead.