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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
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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
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2020
Looking forward to Summer and Fall
This month we mark the anniversary of the most difficult year in recent memory.These past 12 months we’ve been compelled to learn some powerful lessons while continually innovating. Looking back on the monumental efforts put forth by all of us in the most challenging of circumstances, I’m filled with pride and gratitude. It certainly has not been easy.
Looking forward, there is cause for optimism. It is expected that millions of the most vulnerable Canadians will be vaccinated by early summer. Most Canadian post-secondary institutions are planning for a near-normal return to in-person instruction in the fall. I know we all want to resume on-campus activities as soon as we can – and we also want to do so safely.
As mentioned in VP Academic Catherine Dauvergne’s message to faculty and staff, Simon Fraser University is planning for two scenarios. The first is a near-to full scale return to campus in September 2021. The second is a significant return to in-person activities with many pandemic protocols still in place. As more information becomes available, we will decide which plan to implement, and we are aiming to make this decision by the end of May 2021. Information and updates are available on the COVID-19 FAQ’s page.
In the meantime, I want to acknowledge how tiring the pandemic environment has been for students, faculty and staff. The winter months have been especially challenging. I encourage you to plan for time off between semesters and take the breaks you need to support your wellbeing. Schedule your vacation days when you can. I have scheduled staycation time for this spring and later this summer.
It’s going to take all of us working together to implement the lessons learned from the pandemic and build towards a just, sustainable, and positive recovery. I can’t wait to return to the buzz of activity on our campuses, in our classrooms and in our communities.
For now, please continue to stay safe, and take good care of yourselves.