Community engagement involves relationships that reflect certain values and principles:
SFU's Office of Community Engagement:
Supporting people. Supporting partnerships. Strengthening rigorous community engagement.
About SFU's Office of Community Engagement
The purpose of our office is to advance the practice of community engagement at SFU, across Canada, and beyond. From small programs to international partnerships, we look for ways to help students, faculty, and staff work respectfully and fairly with community partners to advance education, strengthen knowledge, and have meaningful impact on issues that matter.
One of our primary responsibilities is to steward SFU's Strategic Community Engagement Plan, ensuring that it enables community engagement characterized by scholarly rigor and deep attention to reciprocity and equity.
But that's not all we do.
Explore our work, get to know us, and if you have any questions, please get in touch!
Updates from our programs:
Connect Fest
Get ready for Connect Fest!
DEC 8 | In 2024, the Burnaby Festival of Learning will be changing its name to Connect Fest! Because our deep interconnectedness with each other and the planet forms the foundation for vibrant community knowledge exchange. Connect Fest remains a festival by the community, for the community, co-presented with the City of Burnaby. Get ready to join us in April 2024 as we celebrate how stories bring communities together, along with new knowledge, cultural exchange, inspiration, food, art, music, and more. We can’t wait 🙂
Food Security
Volunteer at the SFU Food Pantry!
SFU’s Office of Community Engagement has been working with Burnaby organizations and community members to create programs to address food insecurity at SFU because food is pivotal to building culture, good health, and a sense of belonging. Come be a part of the work!
SFU Surrey–TD Community Engagement Centre (TDCEC)
Winter programs are running at the SFU Surrey TD CEC—volunteers welcome!
Come volunteer with us! We collaborate with people and organizations in Surrey to co-create programming, share resources, and take action on key challenges. Our initiatives focus on education, mentorship, connection and skill development, primarily reaching children, youth and newcomers to Canada.
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March 23, 2023
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March 17, 2023
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