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Charter employee hangs up her phone July 08, 2013
Sharon Nelson retires after 47 years at SFU.

VP Finance acclaimed by peers July 02, 2013
Pat Hibbitts, SFU’s VP Finance and Administration, was honoured by her peers this month with a Ken...

Mrs. Canada wins SFU Staff Achievement Award June 27, 2013
Christine Harper, aka Mrs. Canada, is preparing for her biggest day of the year—Canada Day.

SFU co-op student wins IABC award June 25, 2013
Alexandra Lowe wins award for digital rebrand.

Student finds career path through SFU’s Aboriginal programs June 21, 2013
SFU's Aboriginal bridging programs are helping Janelle Dobson-Kocsis transform her life.

Disability is no obstacle to success June 10, 2013
Milad Haji Hassan receives his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering this month after overcoming...

Engaging the World June 10, 2013
Aske Nørby Bonde has been putting SFU’s motto “Engaging the World” into practice, quite literally.

Graduation bittersweet for new Canadian June 10, 2013
Joselyne John has been ushering convocation guests to their seats for the past three years,...

MBA sparks mobile-media advertising business June 10, 2013
Beedie School of Business MBA graduate Michael Tran’s education resulted in a career—one that had...

Saving the oceans' reefs June 10, 2013
Governor General gold medalist Emily Darling's PhD thesis makes groundbreaking contributions to...

SFU degrees all in the family June 10, 2013
Growing up near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Michelle Chen always understood that...

Lifeguard floats future in literature June 10, 2013
A lifeguard and swimming instructor in Langley, Bonnie Tulloch made local headlines by creating...

Star athlete scores on the field and in class June 10, 2013
Of all the record-setting numbers 800m specialist Helen Crofts has posted while a star athlete on...

Convocation Speakers June 10, 2013
At each convocation ceremony in June, a student speaker will reflect on his/her university...

Shrum medalist enjoying the ride June 10, 2013
Health Sciences grad Anna Carolsfeld's well-rounded university career makes her a perfect candidate...

Silver medal honors passion for political science June 10, 2013
Jimmy Peterson is testimony to the fact that even in the world of academia where logic and analysis...

Engaging community through art June 10, 2013
Visual arts graduand Andrea Creamer's is making art accessible to disadvantaged communities, and...

Grad engages her community through words and action June 10, 2013
Hope Wang’s passion is using words to bring people together.

Death detective earns PhD in decomposition June 10, 2013
While Sergeant Diane Cockle is only the third female RCMP officer to earn a PhD, her thesis is the...

For the love of comics June 10, 2013
PhD dissertations aren’t commonly known for their humour, but Benjamin Woo’s thesis examining how...