RETURN TO CAMPUS

SFU LAUNCHES RAPID SCREENING ON ALL THREE CAMPUSES

We have partnered with the Travel Medicine and Vaccination Centre to offer free, rapid screening on all three campuses starting Wednesday, September 29. It is expected that anyone who is not vaccinated or chooses not to disclose their vaccination status participates in SFU’s Rapid Screening program once a week.

Rapid screening is one of the important layers in place to protect the community this fall. SFU’s screening program has been informed through collaboration with public health, universities across B.C. and SFU’s Rapid Screening Pilot held last summer.

ABOUT RAPID SCREENING

Rapid screening is only offered to those who are not experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 and is designed to identify COVID-19 infection in those without symptoms who don’t know they are infected.

ELIGIBILITY

Only those who receive an invitation by email from thrive-health@sfu.ca are eligible to participate. Invites will be sent to those who haven’t submitted a Vaccine Declaration or have declared they are not fully vaccinated or have chosen not to disclose their status. If you are fully vaccinated, and don’t wish to receive future reminders, please update your status on the Vaccine Declaration website.

FIND A VACCINATION CLINIC NEAR YOU

There is a greater chance of getting COVID-19 and transmitting it to others if you have not been fully vaccinated. Getting vaccinated, if you can, is the single most important thing we can all do to keep ourselves and our community safe. Visit a clinic near you.

CONTACT US

Have questions about SFU’s Rapid Screening program? Contact us at covid19@sfu.ca.

LEARN MORE

Visit the Return to Campus website for more information on:

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Testing for COVID-19

UNIVERSITY NEWS

NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Join us in commemorating the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. This day is an important step in the reconciliation process and is a time to reflect and honour those impacted by Canada’s residential school system.

You are invited to wear orange to pay respect and stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities across Canada, as well as participate in the many events happening across campuses from September 27-October 1.

READ PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE

MEET DOROTHY CHRISTIAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF INDIGENOUS POLICY AND PEDAGOGY, GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES

Dorothy Cucw-la7 Christian has spent a lifetime defying categorization. If you ever have the privilege of sitting down with her, you’ll hear story after story about Dorothy’s life, activism and how Indigenous cultural knowledge informs all of her work, including her work in SFU Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. In our latest People of SFU profile, she shares three of those stories.

SIT WITH DOROTHY

FINDING A SOLUTION FOR SAFE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES

When in-person activities became restricted due to COVID-19, teaching and research operations were significantly impacted in SFU’s Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS).

Discover what Mohamad Rezaei, FAS director of technology and facilities, and Laila Abelseth, FAS safety operations officer, shared about the transition and the behind-the-scenes teamwork.

SFU SURREY - TD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTRE SUPPORTS YOUTH AND FAMILIES DURING PANDEMIC

As part of the centre's new initiative to help children access education and stay connected during the pandemic, 60 refugees and low-income children across Surrey received a new tablet, laptop or desktop computer, allowing them to continue learning remotely. Learn more about the program and its renewed funding for future community engagement.

HOW DO STUDENTS CHOOSE BETWEEN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON LEARNING?

As students return to campus, university administrators will have to consider ongoing demand for online or hybrid learning options.

SFU Education professors Kevin O’Neill, John Nesbit and their colleagues surveyed students before and after the pandemic to better understand the reasons behind their decision making.

RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES

ALL UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 30

Please note that SFU will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday, September 30. Campus access will resume on Friday, October 1.

In light of the statutory holiday, the next What's On newsletter will be delivered on Friday, October 1. Early content submissions are greatly appreciated.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: HELP STOCK THE SFU COMMUNITY FREE FRIDGE

SFU's Office of Community Engagement invites you to support the SFU Community Free Fridge. The fridge is available for anyone who wants to take food or leave food for others. Volunteers will be building an exciting and new initiative that addresses food insecurity and helps reduce food waste at SFU.

FEATURE EVENT

October 6 | Hosted by SFU Public Square

FROM STRUCTURAL RACISM TO PERSONAL PRACTICES: EMBODYING ANTI-OPPRESSION FOR RECONCILIATION

Tune in and learn from Yellowhead Institute Research Director Eva Jewell about how to personally embody anti-oppressive practices as preparation for reconciliation.

This is the first lecture in the Taking Action! series, part of a partnership between SFU and the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network.

September 27 - October 27 | Hosted by United Way BC

GET ACTIVE, FUNDRAISE & SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY

SFU is participating in ClimbUP 2021 to support the United Way of British Columbia. Join the team and explore local trails in your community by hiking, running or walking 4,200 steps each day for ten days.

GET INVOLVED

HIGHLIGHTING BLACK HISTORIES

SFU's Department of History is pleased to announce their annual public lecture series, Highlighting Black Histories. They are excited to bring you three remarkable scholars whose work focuses on the untold stories of Black Canadian History. The first lecture will take place on Friday, October 22. Register today.