- The President
- About Joy
- Priorities
- Conversations
- Statements
- 2022
- Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson named SFU’s first Vice-President, People, Equity and Inclusion
- Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis joins SFU in advisory role on Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation
- A World of Difference: How universities must evolve in a post-COVID world
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- SFU: What's Next?
- Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples day
- Please join us for the annual appreciation BBQ
- SFU begins process to become Living Wage Employer
- Staying engaged in an increasingly polarized world
- SFU: What's Next? - Message from the President to Faculty and Staff
- SFU: What's Next? - Message from the President to students
- Search Announcement: Provost and Vice-President Academic
- Statement from the VP, PEI: Addressing Racism and Hate at SFU
- 2021
- Welcome new SFU students
- UPDATED Jan. 6: My response to Dec. 11 event in SFU dining hall
- Celebrating Black History Month
- The University’s Role and Contributions to a Just Recovery Over the Next Decade
- Inspired by meetings with SFU Faculty and Staff
- Looking forward to Summer and Fall
- Opinion: This is why SFU is backing the Burnaby Mountain gondola
- External Review of December 11, 2020 Event
- Facing the future with hope
- President's statement on TransMountain Expansion Project and support for a fire hall on Burnaby mountain
- The road ahead
- Stronger Together: SFU, the pandemic and lessons for a better future
- SFU to observe moment of silence at 2:15 PM today
- Taking action: Reconciliation at SFU
- Join SFU President Joy Johnson for a tour of Burnaby campus
- Message from the President: Residential school findings
- Dr. June Francis appointed Special Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism
- My response to the open letter from SFU faculty and staff
- Resources and ways to support scholars in Afghanistan
- BC Vaccine Card
- Masks required on all SFU campuses, vaccine card required for residence, athletics, dining, events and others
- Vaccine declaration and follow-up screening at SFU
- Return to campus planning updates
- Welcome Back
- Work to review contract vs. in-house cleaning and food services
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- SFU and SFSS united in commitment to climate action
- Inclusion benefits us all
- Moving forward with kindness
- SFU commits to full divestment from fossil fuels
- Safety on SFU's campuses
- Thank you!
- Temporary shift to remote learning January 10 – 23, 2022
- 2020
- Statement on academic freedom
- Welcome back faculty and staff
- Welcome back students
- Statement on scholar strike
- Reflections on my first 30 days
- Taking care of ourselves, taking care of each other
- Equity, diversity and inclusion commitments
- Statement on SFU's Athletics Team Name Change
- Finding connection in times of adversity
- Wishing you a safe and restful holiday break
- Op-ed: SFU helping drive social, economic innovation in time of crisis
- 2022
- President’s Distinguished Community Leadership Award
- Strategic Plan
- Approach
- How to participate
- What we're hearing
- April 4, 2022: Updates and reflections
- April 19, 2022: Updates and reflections
- SFU: What’s Next? phase one results now available
- Research assistants shape SFU: What’s Next? analysis
- SFU: What’s Next? – Message from the President to Faculty and Staff
- SFU: What’s Next? – Message from the President to Students
- Search announcement: Provost and Vice-President Academic
- SFU: What’s Next? Phase 2 results now available
- Executive
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Have a great summer, and thank you for another remarkable year
As we head into the first long weekend of the summer – and a well-deserved break for many – I’d like to thank you for another remarkable academic year.
True to our mission as Canada’s engaged university, we hosted major conferences and events, including a highly successful SFU Public Square Community Summit on Confronting the Disinformation Age.
We made progress responding to the 34 Calls to Action of the SFU Aboriginal Reconciliation Council Report, and honoured the achievements of 164 Indigenous graduates, a record for the University.
We celebrated the 30th anniversary of our Vancouver Campus with those who helped to establish it and those who continue to build it.
On Burnaby Mountain, we broke ground on a new stadium and residence, and opened a new pub next to a soon-to-open Student Union Building.
And in Surrey, we completed construction on a stunning building which, starting in September, will house a new Sustainable Energy Engineering program.
At the same time, we continued to build our academic reputation and research strengths: maintaining our Maclean’s standing as Canada’s top comprehensive university for the fifth year in a row; and increasing our annual research income to $142 million (the fastest rate of growth over the past decade of any major Canadian university).
We owe these and our other successes to the hard work of our talented faculty, dedicated staff and brilliant students, together with the generous support we have received from government and industry partners, as well as our devoted alumni and loyal supporters.
Thank you all for your many contributions to Simon Fraser University.
Over the next year, I will be working to move several key projects forward, and to set the stage for a new president. I am excited about what lies ahead for us to accomplish together in the coming academic year.
In the meantime, I and others from SFU will be participating in several community events this July to which I encourage you to come:
- The Indian Summer Festival, now is its ninth year, takes place from July 4 to 14 at various Lower Mainland venues. SFU is proud to be a Founding Partner of the festival, and we look forward to another celebration of art, culture, film, food and dialogue.
- The President’s Employee Barbeque will be held at the Burnaby Campus on July 10. Staff and faculty from all campuses are welcome.
- SFU is once again supporting the Celebration Stage at the Surrey Fusion Festival on July 20 and 21 at Holland Park.
Whatever your plans, I wish you a safe and happy summer, and I look forward to connecting with you back here in few months ready to engage anew.