FEATURE ITEM

REMINDER: UPLOAD PROOF OF VACCINATION

If you have declared that you are vaccinated, you must submit a photo of your B.C. Vaccine Card to show proof of your vaccination to the secure and confidential Thrive website by Friday, November 5.

The vaccine declaration is mandatory for SFU community members. Getting vaccinated is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our community from COVID-19.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS

DECOLONIZATION AND RECONCILIATION IN THE CLASSROOM

"Reconciliation is not a static, abstract concept. It begins and continues with you and your relationships: your relationship to the land you live upon, to the Indigenous peoples who have stewarded the land since time immemorial, to your family, friends, peers—to your community."

Discover what five scholars from SFU's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences shared about decolonizing and bringing acts of reconciliation into their classrooms.

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SVSPO LAUNCHES ACTIVE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION CAMPAIGN

The Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office (SVSPO) is introducing a campaign on active bystander intervention from November 1-12. #ItTakesAllOfUsSFU aims to empower SFU community members, including faculty, staff and students, to recognize and respond to harm when we witness it.

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STUDENTS AND STAFF COLLABORATE TO ENSURE WATER ACCESS ON CAMPUSES

As SFU prepared to phase out single-use plastic beverage bottles, students pointed out a problem—water refill stations were not equally accessible across university buildings.

An SFU club, Ban the Bottle, along with Ancillary Services, Facilities Services, the Sustainability Office and IT Services came together to increase water access across SFU. These groups collaborated to identify locations lacking water access, install new water stations, upgrade older models and upload the map of refill locations to the SFU SNAP App.

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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES

PERFECT YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING

If your work involves lecturing or making presentations, the workshops and coaching sessions offered by the Centre for Educational Excellence can give you the skills to communicate effectively, connect with your audience and reduce vocal strain. Bring a burning question, concern or interest, as each session will be tailored to your own particular needs.

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100% TUITION WAIVER: A CONTINUING EMPLOYEE BENEFIT

For more than 20 years, professionals like you have taken the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) as a pathway towards an MBA, to acquire in-demand business skills and progress in their careers. The GDBA is part-time, delivered 100% online and does not require a GMAT score. Many use the program to start their SFU Beedie Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA or MOT MBA.

Tuition is 100% waived for continuing employees (spouses & dependents under 25 are also eligible for this benefit). To learn more, please contact somim@sfu.ca or attend the upcoming webinar on Wednesday, November 3.

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FEATURE EVENT

November 3 | Hosted by SFU VP Finance & Administration

TOMORROW: TAKE YOUR TEENS TO WORK

SFU's annual Take Our Kids to Work Day helps students connect school, the world of work and their futures. Inspire the ninth-grader in your family with an action-packed day on Burnaby campus that they'll remember for a lifetime. COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place.

November 4 | Hosted by SFU Centre for Educational Excellence

ALLIES AFFINITY GROUP: REFLECTIONS ONE YEAR LATER

Last year’s Inclusion in the Classroom Week saw the creation of an SFU Allies Affinity Group. Since then, a group of faculty, staff and graduate students have been meeting monthly to discuss ways to enter into good allyship to support anti-racism and decolonization efforts on campus.

Tune in to hear reflections from current members and explore the considerations for establishing an Allies Affinity Group within your department.

EMPOWERING STRATEGIES MOBILIZATION

November 4

This virtual meet-up is exclusively for SFU IBPOC/BIPOC faculty, instructors and TAs who desire a space to explore empowering strategies in the classroom in a way that encompasses joy, reciprocal relationship and a practice of a pedagogy of hope. The session will not be recorded.

TRAUMA-INFORMED PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE

November 5

Hoping to build a better understanding of trauma and the impact it has on learning? This workshop examines strategies and approaches that can be used to support students in and outside of the classroom. Participants will also explore compassion fatigue, burnout and vicarious trauma.

SFU VOLLEYBALL SERVES ITS FINAL HOME GAMES THIS WEEK

November 4 & 6

Cheer on SFU volleyball at its final two home games. On Thursday, November 4, "United as One" shirts and rainbow-coloured donuts will be given away to celebrate Unity Night. Saturday, November 6 is Senior Night. Free admission and parking in West Mall for staff and students with valid SFU ID.

BUILDING AND MAINTAINING RESILIENCY

November 16

With all that occurs in our workplaces and homes, the one constant we encounter is stress. Stress can manifest in reactions ranging from trepidation to full-blown anxiety to defensiveness. In this course, attendees will learn to build resiliency and combat the impacts of stress on the brain and body.