- 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
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SFU Thrive Week supports health and well-being on campus and beyond
Simon Fraser University is committed to creating healthy campus communities where our students, faculty, staff and visitors feel welcome, supported and can thrive.
This week, SFU celebrates Thrive Week – a series of events focused on taking action to create positive well-being at SFU and beyond. Thrive Week seeks to promote SPACE for well-being through Social connection, Physical health, Awareness, Contribution, and Emotional health.
The SFU community is invited to join events at our Burnaby and Surrey campuses, such as:
- A Conversation on Mental Health (Burnaby and Surrey), January 30;
- Mindfulness Meditation (Burnaby), January 30;
- A gratitude craft with Creative Collective (Burnaby), January 31; and
- Gentle yoga (Burnaby), February 1.
There are also several drop-in workshops for students, including a Community Cooking Workshop (RSVP required), A Sip of CARE, and Connected Globally, Adjusting Locally. Information about the variety of resources available through SFU Health & Counselling will be shared at all events and can be found online at: sfu.ca/students/health.
A recent example of these resources is the My SSP app launched last year by SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society. With My SSP, all SFU students have access to immediate or ongoing counselling and support - accessible from anywhere in the world by phone or through the downloadable app.
The Healthy Campus Community initiative led by the SFU Health Promotion team is another great example of the efforts being taken by the University to promote supportive campus and learning environments. Launched in 2014, this award-winning initiative looks at the many factors that contribute to well-being on campus. Their recommendations have jump-started a number of projects that have improved both physical spaces andlearning environments.
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU is proud to be a part of the movement to highlight the importance of health and well-being within our own institution and the communities we serve.
I encourage you to be a part of the conversation during Thrive Week and throughout the year. For more information, please visit the web resources shown below.
- For everyone: http://www.sfu.ca/mental-health
- For everyone: http://www.sfu.ca/well-being
- My SSP: https://www.sfu.ca/students/health/support/mental-health/my-ssp.html
- For faculty and staff: https://www.sfu.ca/students/health/support/mental-health/faculty-staff.html