News & Events
February 2, 2021
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President Johnson's Message in Celebration of Black History Month
“I want to take a moment to acknowledge the work of Black faculty, staff and students at SFU. Thank you for the many ways that you contribute to our university.” SFU President Joy Johnson shares a message for Black History Month and highlights some events and resources to help you get engaged.
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University News
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un/settled Art Installation Embodies Belzberg Library
The un/settled art installation, by poet and 2021 Shadbolt fellow Otoniya Okot Bitek and award-winning writer and artist and SFU lecturer Chantal Gibson, drapes Black womanhood over 240 square feet of SFU Vancouver's Belzberg Library's streetfront windows. Ebony Magnus, head of the Belzberg Library says the installation, "Is a resistance, it's a response, it's about monumental and unapologetic Black life."
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dan laitsch believes in an unconventional approach to academic integrity
Dan Laitsch, an associate professor with the Department of English and the founding director of the Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy, believes taking a non-comparative approach is the key to encouraging academic integrity in students. Find out what he's doing in and out of the classroom to change the approach.
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Operational Updates
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Tips for winter driving
Winter conditions can cause a stressful commute for those driving, especially those coming to the Burnaby campus. Find out what SFU recommends to keep you and everyone around you safe.
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SFU employees who worked from home during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to claim home office expenses on their 2020 income tax filing. Under the CRA’s new administrative policy for 2020, the taxpayer may claim home office expenses using one of two claim methods, simplified or detailed. The simplified method does not require any extra forms or copies of receipts. The detailed method requires completion of the T2200S form (to be issued in February) and copies of receipts. Employees claiming home office expenses will also be required to complete Form T777S under both the simplified method and detailed method. Additional information is available on the Finance/Payroll websites, along with a calculation tool to assist employees with determining their allowable deductions for home office expenses.
Health & Counselling’s video series is based on health promotion content from Bouncing Forward, a free non-credit Canvas course. These videos feature activities to build different aspects of resilience. Be sure to share them with your students.
The Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy looks for candidates who are doing work that challenges complacency. The prize is awarded annually for work that presents new ways of looking at the world that are daring and creative. Deadline for nominations has been extended to March 15, 2021.
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Featured Events
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February 10 | Hosted by SFU United Way
Join us for a special edition of the faculty smackdown debate
SFU students have nominated faculty members to participate in a special edition of a fun, light-hearted debate to raise money for the United Way of the Lower Mainland. Sixteen professors, with the help of a moderator, will debate topics of a nonsensical nature to vie for the Gnome-It-All Award. All proceeds will go to the United Way.
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Online Events and Webinars
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