- 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
- Executive Searches
- Contact
Welcome to a “special” summer semester
Welcome to the summer semester at Simon Fraser University – a semester unlike any we have experienced before. Although we begin the term at a time of uncertainty (with classes taught remotely and campus activities restricted), we at SFU remain committed to doing everything we can to ensure that educational quality is maintained and that students have the support required to succeed.
If you are a returning student, I want to acknowledge the challenges you faced last semester when classes and services were moved online in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Thank you for your understanding and resilience as we have worked through these changes together. I am also grateful for the hard work and dedication of our faculty and staff in swiftly adjusting to this new reality.
If you are a new student, staff or faculty member this semester, a warm welcome to the SFU community. I am confident you will find our Engaged University ready to inspire you – if only by virtual means this semester – as you embark on your educational adventure.
I encourage new students to take part in Welcome Day to meet your professors, classmates, and the staff who are here to support you during your time at SFU. The Student Services website is available to help you navigate through the term and through the current health crisis. Services include emergency financial aid, professional counselling, spiritual support, help with technology, and employment assistance.
We have also recently launched SFU CAN (“SFU COVID-19 Action Now”) where students can make connections, access resources, and learn about volunteer, co-op and work opportunities relating to COVID-19 response and recovery.
We have seen our world turned upside down in recent weeks. But we have also seen an inspiring effort on the part of SFU community members to protect, support, and find new ways to engage with each other. By continuing in this effort, I am confident that our students will continue to benefit from rewarding personal networks, enriching educational experiences and sustaining community connections.