At the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS), we care about your health, well-being, and student experience. To support your wellness, this resource page highlights wellness resources and services to support you during your time at SFU.
If you have a health or wellness idea, tip, or resource to share with FAS, please send them to fashw@sfu.ca
Join the FAS Wellness Discord Channel for event updates and to connect with peers!
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As you navigate through different experiences at SFU, identifying strategies early on to support your well-being can help you respond to challenges and stress, and have a fulfilling learning experience. It can also be helpful for supporting a friend or peer. Each person's understanding and experience of wellness will be different, depending on various circumstances, needs, identities, cultures, as well as socioeconomic and environmental factors.
Wellness is an active, lifelong process of becoming aware of your choices and making decisions that will help you to live a more balanced and fulfilling life. It’s also about having a supportive and healthy campus environment that enables you to thrive. Learn more about the Healthy Campus Community initiative and Health and Counselling Services.
Many different forms of emergencies can occur! If you or someone else is in an unsafe situation or in personal crisis and require immediate support, please contact:
Below is a list of top 10 wellness resources to help you get started on your wellness journey.
All SFU students can access free 24/7 counselling support from anywhere in the world by phone or through the My SSP app. Counselling and support services are available in multiple languages, are confidential, and has both a phone and chat feature.
The Student Learning Commons offers a suite of workshops under the following categories; Learning, Writing, and English as an Additional Language (EAL). Workshops range from 60 to 90 minutes and provide valuable information in engaging formats. Each semester, the SLC presents a slightly different collection of workshops.
Drop in for a live workout, flow through some yoga poses, or utilize some of the fit tips shared on the SFU Recreation Instagram page to improve your health and mental clarity during these uncertain times.
SFU’s Health and Counselling Services addresses students’ mental and physical health needs through a team of doctors, nurses, counsellors, and health promotion specialists. If you are not feeling well, need support, or want to learn more about wellness, Health and Counselling services is here for you. For example, they have a list of online health and wellness resources.
The Indigenous Counsellors are available for individual appointments Monday - Friday. Please email isc_well@sfu.ca and one of the counsellors will get back to you to follow up with your request during regular office hours. Appointments are available with either Tanu Gamble, RCC or Jennifer Reandy, RCC. Please note in your email if you have a preference of which counsellor you would like to see. You may receive an email from isc_well@sfu.ca within 48hrs to follow up with your request.
For students with a documented or suspected disability, the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) can recommend reasonable academic accommodations to offset the effects of one’s disability on academic life. Depending on the specific documented disability, accommodations could include break time on exams, note-taking assistance, textbooks in alternate formats, and more. The Centre supports a wide variety of disabilities (e.g., learning, hearing, psychiatric, chronic, vision) and temporary injuries. Registration is required to access CAL services, so contact them explore your eligibility for supports and accommodations.
Safety & Risk Services ergonomics program has guides on setting up a computer station at home. In addition, their Campus Safety and Security program including campus security escorts to support safe travel on campus 24/7, safety guides, and support services.
The Multifaith Centre seeks to facilitate living one’s faith, to support the spiritual well-being of students, staff and faculty, and to increase the understanding of and respect for religious beliefs and practices across all three campuses.
Support for anything career related, from work search to future plans. Career Education Specialists are offering appointments by phone or online.
The Simon Fraser Student Society is a student-led organization that represents and advocates for the interests of the 25,000+ undergraduate students at SFU. They provide services and support to make your student life better. Services include information on your health and dental coverage, grants, free legal clinic, food bank program, Out on Campus LGBTQ+ resource group, and the Women’s Centre resource group. They also have a directory of student clubs and unions you can join.
The GSS is the student society and government for all graduate students at Simon Fraser University. They represent over 4,000 students in 38 academic programs at SFU’s Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver campuses. They offer financial support, legal services, and information about the graduate health and dental insurance plan.
Event Details: FAS STEP CHALLENGE | Feb 01 to Feb 29 (8:00 am - 4:00pm)
Description: Join the FAS Step Challenge! Over the course of four weeks, track your daily steps and challenge yourself to increase your step count every day. This challenge is self-paced. You can either join a team to stay motivated or join solo. The team with the most steps and the top three individuals will be awarded a grand prize.
Event Details: TOTE BAG PAINTING | Wed, Feb 14 from 12 PM to 2 PM | ASB 10908
Description: Let’s all get together this Valentines Day and paint some tote bags! It's your opportunity to de-stress and make beautiful valentines day gifts for yourself or your loved ones 💗 We will have all the supplies ready for you along with some delicious snacks! RSVP Required - link coming soon!
Event Details: Midterm Study Group | Tues, Mar 13 from 12 PM to 2 PM | ASB 9703
Description: The midterm season is upon you and we are here to help! We have created a relaxing study space for you. You are welcome to drop by any time of the day to study in a quite relaxing space. Our amazing student ambassadors and advisors will be there from 12PM to 2PM to support you with any questions that you might have. Snacks and coffee will be provided!
Pop-up events
Event Details: FAS KINDNESS BOARD | Jan 8 - Jan 12 (8:00 am - 4:00pm) | ASB Foyer
Description: Join us in starting the Spring semester with lots of love and kindness for our SFU community! Come over to the FAS Kindness board in the ASB atrium and leave an encouraging note for your peers, professors or FAS staff. Grab a healthy snack and FAS swag as you gear up for the first week of classes!