Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Convocation Award Winners, Summer 2019

Congratulations to the convocation award winners: Majka Hahn, Vanna Lodders, Amelia Denny-Keys, Lindsay Samson, Haebin Pan, Dr. Kyeong-min Kim, and Dr. Natalie Knight. learn more →
Coast Salish Elder and linguist Ruby Peter given SFU honorary degree

Ruby Peter, Sti’tum’at, Coast Salish Elder and linguist, will receive an honorary doctor of laws from Simon Fraser University this spring in honour of her language restoration work. learn more →
Successful business consultant and humanitarian returns to SFU for history degree

Ian Rose, founder of IBR Consulting Services and a humanitarian who helped build schools and orphanages in Africa and Central America, will graduate from SFU with a BA in history this summer. learn more →
Community commitment shaped career path for aspiring SFU changemaker

Jasleen Bains, international studies and communications student at SFU, focused on community improvement as the catalyst for her budding academic and professional career. learn more →
Lifelong human rights champion Jennifer Wade receives honorary SFU doctor of laws degree

Jennifer Wade, an English teacher and professor who’s made it her life’s goal to help others, will be receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree from SFU this summer. learn more →
Psychology student wins $150,000 Vanier award to support research on psychopathic personality disorder

Congratulations to Katherine Hanniball, who has received a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for $150,000 to support her PhD program in Clinical Psychology. learn more →
SFU Student Community Engagement award winners support diversity in STEM through community workshops

FEM-in-STEM, a 2019 SFU Student Community Engagement Competition winner, encourages diversity in STEM fields through community engagement workshops. learn more →
FASS Employee Achievement Awards

In recognition of academic excellence in service, teaching, and dedication, FASS seeks nominations for the FASS Employee Achievement Awards. learn more →
Empowering change: psychology alumna tackles homelessness in DTES

Psychology alumna, Christina Wong, is dedicating her career to breaking the cycle of poverty in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). Her start-up has gained widespread recognition, most recently with an entrepreneurial award and a $1 million donation. learn more →
Decades of Indigenous collaboration lead to Governor General's Innovation Award

Marianne and Ronald Ignace have been awarded a Governor General Innovation Award for their decades of collaborative research involving Indigenous people and communities. learn more →
Language barrier and family pressures no obstacle to student's writing dream

When Isabella Wang first came to Canada, she couldn't speak a single word of English. Now she is pursuing writing as a career with her first poetry chapbook being published this fall. learn more →