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The goal of the FCAT Alumni Awards is to recognize alumni achievements in career, community service and research. This year’s alumni award categories included “Distinguished Alumni,” “Young Alumni,” “Alum of the Year.”

Three winners and four runners-up are announced.

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Congratulations to Alex Krilow, a third year Communication and Publishing student who is the recipient of the first Greg Younging Undergraduate Award in Publishing!

The Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology is partnering with Canada HomeShare to launch Metro Vancouver HomeShare. This is a housing initiative that strengthens intergenerational connections within the community.

To raise awareness about streaming as an invisible polluter, Marks founded the Small File Media Festival. The second annual event will present 5-megabyte films August 10 – 20 online, with opening and closing festivities at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

In June, we celebrate National Indigenous History Month to honour the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and to recognize the strength of Indigenous communities today.

Show us how you celebrate the holidays on TikTok and/or Instagram and tag your school by December 6th for a chance to win a $50 e-gift card or one of two $25 runner-up e-gift cards.

In honour of Dr. Gregory Younging, SFU Publishing announces the establishment of the Greg Younging Publishing Award Endowment.

Five million confirmed cases. Three hundred thousand deaths. These are the global numbers for COVID-19. The numbers show how many people have passed away during the pandemic, but they don’t tell the stories of the lives that were lived. Coronavirus-enforced isolating has made it impossible to gather for funerals and to mourn together the passing of loved ones.

Jo-Anne Ray joined SFU’s publishing program in 1995 as its first staff member, twenty-five years later she remains the program’s sole staff person.

SCA alumni and the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival co-founders share how the students are learning about reconciliation through planning the festival, and their journey with developing Skoden.

Artwork by Chantal Gibson helps to challenge historic and systemic racism.

While most of us enjoy making the most of our lives, SFU’s 2020 Terry Fox Gold Medalist, Meta Vaughan, is grateful to just have a life.

Eugene Suyu, co-founder and CEO of 3D printing firm Tinkerine, is a proud Simon Fraser University alumnus who is helping to fight COVID-19. The company has produced thousands of face shields, which guard against the transmission of the deadly novel coronavirus. “Since we have the ability, we should be using our strengths to benefit society and take some social responsibility,” says Suyu, who graduated from SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT).

Nearly 300 3D printing enthusiasts have recently joined forces across Greater Vancouver to contribute to the fight against COVID-19, including SFU staff, students and alumni.

While many courses teach students about film festivals, a new SFU course on this topic is the first in Canada to have students apply their classroom lessons in real time. As they learn about all aspects of organizing, curating and promoting film festivals, they’ll be applying this new knowledge to organize the second annual Skoden Indigenous Film Festival.

How would you feel if you came out of quarantine ready to finally enjoy a meal at your favourite restaurant, only to find that it has closed down? With up to 15 per cent of B.C. restaurants in danger of going out of business, according to the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association, this could soon be a reality.

When Marion Walter celebrated her Staff Achievement Award on March 5, 2020, surrounded by friends and colleagues, she didn’t realize that her world would change dramatically a few days later. That was the last in-person event she attended before isolating at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ever since, she has been carrying on from her home in New Westminster with “three cats, two birds, one gecko and a very annoying adult son,” as her email signature reminds co-workers.

“I enjoy learning about communication. We get to learn about the long-standing tradition of critical, interdisciplinary approaches to the study of media and technology, with a commitment to social theory and political economy.”

The SCA’s PhD in Contemporary Arts is a research-intensive program focused on interdisciplinary approaches to the fine and performing arts. The program supports both scholarly and practiced-based research, with students tailoring their degrees to their specific research interests.

Interested in creating your own digital portfolio but unsure where to start? Join us for a workshop on Branding and Portfolio creation where you will learn how to showcase your best work and gain future opportunities.

In late June of 2021, British Columbia faced an extreme fire risk rating due to a sudden heat dome, something Anderson says he has never witnessed in the over 30 years he has been engaged in wildfire response.

The rapid adoption of biowearables raises ethical issues as to whether these devices are acceptable for use by young people. Is it appropriate for youth to be tracked, monitored and given feedback on areas such as diet and exercise?