- About Joy
- Priorities
- Conversations
- Statements
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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?
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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
- SFU commits to full divestment from fossil fuels
- Safety on SFU's campuses
- Thank you!
- Temporary shift to remote learning January 10 – 23, 2022
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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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2022
- President’s Distinguished Community Leadership Award
Masks required on all SFU campuses, vaccine card required for residence, athletics, dining, events and others
Effective August 25, masks are required in all indoor common areas and learning spaces on all SFU campuses. I am pleased with the decision by the Provincial Health Officer today to also require masks on transit, as a large percentage of our community are transit users. I am also thinking of our community members with children under 12 and am glad that there will be enhanced safety measures in schools. I know that will provide increased comfort for many of you.
SFU will use the BC Vaccine Card on our campuses beginning September 13. You will need to prove vaccination in order to:
- Live in student housing. (Note that the requirement for proof of vaccination for student housing comes into effect September 7)
- Participate in varsity and intramural athletics
- Use gyms or recreation facilities
- Attend student clubs, sports, theatre, performances and other events
- Dine indoors or on patios
Other activities requiring proof of vaccination will be forthcoming. We are working with the Fraser Health Authority to interpret today’s order and put detailed plans in place, including a centralized system to confirm vaccination requirements are met for these activities. As we have students from outside BC and around the world we are also working to determine that all vaccines are accepted, and that there are efficient ways for students from other provinces and countries to prove their vaccination status.
In the meantime, what you need to know today is to wear a mask when you come to campus and to get vaccinated now if you haven’t already. Vaccination clinics will be available on Burnaby and Surrey campuses with more dates to be added, and there is easy access to vaccination for those on the Vancouver campus.
The measures announced today contribute significantly to our layers of protection. I am grateful to each of you for doing your part to keep one another safe as we return to in-person experiences over the next couple of weeks.
Sincerely,
Joy Johnson