IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: SFU LAUNCHES FOUR-STAGE PLAN FOR THE RETURN TO CAMPUS |
Following provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry's instructions, SFU has released a four-stage plan to prepare for a return to on-campus instruction in the fall. The plan takes into account several factors, including rate of community transmission, vaccination uptake and public health orders. The new plan replaces the university’s previous COVID-19 impact scale. |
|
|---|
|
|
SFU STUDENT DEVELOPS YOUTH-LED OVERDOSE TRAINING |
After a young woman collapsed on her, SFU Faculty of Health Sciences student Chloe Goodison has poured her energy into developing NaloxHome, a youth-led team that provides overdose education and naloxone training to secondary students in the Tri-Cities. She has also been named a winner of the 2021-21 SFU Student-Community Engagement Competition. |
|
|---|
|
|
An SFU chemistry team has discovered a new coating solution that turns regular materials into waterproof surfaces. The project, lead by professor Hogan Yu, was discovered by accident by one of his students. The team has spent the past five years testing and refining the formula and are now ready to share their findings with the world. |
|
|---|
|
|
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Fang Quei Quo, professor emeritus of SFU’s political science department, on March 26, 2021. Fang will be remembered as a pioneer of Japanese political studies at SFU, having made enormous contributions to the field. Colleagues remember him as a very kind person who was supportive and mentored many throughout his career. |
|
|---|
|
|
NEW ONLINE PILOT — FOUNDATIONS OF INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT |
SFU Human Resources is seeking 50 staff & faculty to pilot a six-week online course designed to promote intercultural skills and knowledge with a specific focus on equity, diversity and inclusion. The course runs May 17-June 25 and can be completed at your own pace. Interested participants will complete two to four hours of work per week and provide feedback on their experience upon completion. Certificates of completion will be issued. |
|
|---|
|
|
SHARE YOUR RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE WITH THE MEDIA |
SFU’s Communications & Marketing team is always on the lookout for experts who can comment to the media about trending topics, new research, SFU inspired innovation and making a difference with community engagement. If you have an idea/topic, contact us at mediarelations@sfu.ca. For past examples, check out our media releases and issues & experts pitches. For May, we are looking for new research stories, or experts able to comment on:
- New COVID-19 research
- Asian Heritage Month (May)
- Political experts for international relations
- International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (May 17)
|
|
|---|
|
|
IT Services new website, Information Systems at SFU, is now live. You can get help with one click, browse their offerings alphabetically or by category, explore all IT resources available to the SFU community — including 17 how-to guides for commonly used services — and much more. |
|
|---|
|
|
Are you taking action to help SFU become a more equitable and inclusive community? We would love to hear about new programs, initiatives and commitments from across SFU and share your work on the EDI website. |
|
|---|
|
|
SFU's research repository, Summit, will be upgrading to a new platform in May 2021. The upgrade will include improvements to searching, filtering and browsing, as well as better indexing with Google Scholar. |
|
|---|
|
|
May 4 & 6 | Hosted by SFU Human Resources |
STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH |
Mental health week is May 3-9. Leaders are invited to participate in this two-part workshop designed to help you understand the continuum of mental health, how it impacts the workplace and prepare you with the skills, tools and resources needed to support the mental health of your teams. |
|
|---|
|
|
ONLINE EVENTS AND WEBINARS |
|
|---|
|
|
Have content to share with the SFU community? Submit it to this newsletter.
Looking for a past newsletter? Visit the archive.
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
