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What's happening at Graduate + Postdoctoral Studies?
3 Minute Thesis
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition challenges graduate students to present their thesis and its significance in just three minutes and one slide.
Your Career Compass
The Your Career Compass workshop series helps graduate students and postdocs navigate their career options inside or outside of academia.
President's Dream Colloquium
The President's Dream Colloquium brings leading thinkers to SFU and provides an annual forum for intensive interdisciplinary exchange amongst faculty and students.
Upcoming Events Hosted by GPS
GPS Event Photos
You can view and download photos taken by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies staff at various events.
More Events for Grad Students + Postdocs
On Campus
- Private Voice Sessions: Mondays and Thursdays, November - December; Burnaby campus
- Spontaneity Through Improvisation: The elements of trust, risk, imagination and fun come together in the highly dynamic structure of theatre improvisation. Enhance your confidence, boldness and interactive ability. December 2, 2:00-4:00PM; Halpern Centre
- Instructional Skills Workshop: Internationally recognized forum for developing practical, learner-centered teaching skills. December 15-17, 8:30AM-5PM, register by October 22.
- Spring 2022 Semester in Navigating Complexity: a full-time, 15 credit course, Monday - Friday, 9AM - 4PM. Apply now!
- Spring 2022 Certificate Program in University Teaching and Learning: a four-month, Senate-approved non-credit certificate for SFU graduate students who are aiming for employment in post-secondary institutions. Every Friday, January 7 - April 8, 9AM - 12PM.
- Body-Voice-Space: A Two-Day Voice and Presentation Skills Workshop: February 23-24, 9:00-4:00PM: Halpern Centre
Off Campus
- Permanent Residence Workshop: Pathways to Permanent Residence for International Students. November 30, 2:00-4:00PM (PT); maximum capacity of 300 attendees; online
- Infographics for knowledge mobilisation: introduction of how infographics can be used to represent your data in a visual manner. December 1, 1:00PM (ET).
- Professional Boundaries & Healthy Relationships Workshop: strategies for responding to boundary violations and how and where to seek guidance or support and community services. December 2, 4:00-5:30PM (PT)
- Teaching with Zoom: Intro Level: December 8, 10:00-10:45AM; online
- CRA & Service Canada's Post-Secondary & Financial Literacy Presentation: December 9, 10:00-11:30AM (PT); online
- Certificate Program in University Teaching and Learning: Fridays 9:00AM - 12:00PM from January 7 to April 8; zoom.
- Linguistically Responsive Classrooms: Instructor Series: Fridays from January 28 to March 18, 10:30AM-12:00PM; online and in person.
- CERC in Migration and Integration: Under the Tent. Seeking for participants who have a story to tell, are open to learning, and are available to engage in the project between Jan-June 2022.
Ongoing
- Indigenous Student Support; Jennifer Reandy is available for counselling support for Indigenous students from Tuesday to Friday.
- Thriving in your role as a TA/TM Online Course: gain resilience skills, identify boundaries in your role as a TA/TM helping students, and overview conditions for well-being in learning environments
- Instructional Skills Workshops (Various dates and deadlines for spring and summer)
- SFU Research Ethics Board runs weekly remote help sessions to amend your studies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Learn more about this as well as Zoom guidance for conducting study activities online and more!
- The Mentor Meet Program, available to entrepreneurs in the SFU Community, allows you to connect with mentors at all three SFU Campuses.
- Understanding and Coping with Anxiety and Depression Health & Counselling has a recorded/asynchronous version of their seminar about anxiety and depression. Download and print out the presentation slides and resources.