See the September 2026 newsletter for an overview of activites. 

October 1, 2026

Pension journey - A presentation by Barbara Sanders (Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science)

• Thursday, October 1, 2026, 4:30-5:30 pm, Halpern Centre 126
• Watch the recording on zoom. Password required. The password was sent in a message to academic-women@sfu.ca on October 2, 2026. If you didn't get the password, please email aw-board@sfu.ca

Barbara Sanders is an expert on pensions and the pension schemes at SFU. She will offer us some insights into our current pension system, the changes involved, and how we can better prepare for our retirement. To support colleagues who cannot be there in person, this event will be broadcast on Zoom and recorded as well. A link will be sent to those who signed up closer to the date. Contact aw-board@sfu.ca if you want to attend. Informal gathering at Biercraft after.

Our very popular mentorship program will be running again this year! 

The aim of this program is to create opportunities for colleagues to build closer relationships and share and discuss work, personal, and interpersonal topics of mutual interest, and receive support and referral to resources when needed. 

Following the creation of a mentorship program for early career faculty under Faculty Relations, AW will focus on mid-career mentorship. We are, however, open to supporting as many people as possible, only limited by mentor capacity. 

We ask for a regular time commitment during the 2026-27 academic year, with meetings roughly once a month, or at least twice a semester either in-person or virtually. 

If you are interested, you can sign up by contacting Maite Taboada (mtaboada@sfu.ca) before Oct 9, 2026. We will notify you once the pairing process is complete.  

Each month, the book club members meet and discuss previously selected books. Meetings usually take place at Biercraft around 5:30 pm. 

Please send email to the organizers, Ouldooz Baghban Karimi (Computing Science) or Ronda Arab (English) for more information about the books and meeting times each semester. 

NOTE: This event does not have a financial sponsor. Book and food costs are covered individually by attending faculty.

To find out more, and receive the invitation link for any of the upcoming Academic Women events, please contact aw-board@sfu.ca.