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A collection of the latest SFU News stories, media releases and other content featuring SFU Public Square and the work of our partners!
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Lessons in leadership with three women university presidents — Jeff Hodson (October 12, 2021)
Sterling Prize recipient challenges racism and role of museums in era of reconciliation (August 25, 2021)
SFU builds on anti-racism work with new partnership (August 16, 2021)
“As part of the partnership, SFU Public Square will host a new lecture series designed to stimulate discussion about successful, adaptable strategies to ending racism and hate. The Taking Action! lecture series will feature speakers from across Canada and the globe who will share their experiences and lessons B.C. communities can adopt.”
SFU named #1 in global university ranking for impact on sustainable cities and communities — Braden McMillan (April 22, 2020)
“As Canada’s engaged university, SFU is an active community partner, helping to facilitate productive conversations about issues of public concern through initiatives such as SFU Public Square.”
Effective border management plays key role in battle against COVID-19 (May 31, 2021)
SFU’s Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance, Kelley Lee spoke at a President’s Faculty Lecture entitled, Pandemics and borders: How to manage travel restrictions more effectively.
People of SFU: Meet Seth Erais, Program Manager for SFU Public Square (April 22, 2020)
Social media during a crisis and how we stay connected (April 3, 2020)
“Online tools and resources, such as those recently compiled by SFU Public Square, can help with navigating content shared through social media.”
Announcing the launch of SFU CAN: COVID-19 Action Now (April 30, 2020)
“COVID-19 has highlighted issues of inequality. In response, SFU Public Square, the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue and CityHive are hosting a series of moderated discussions to build a more equitable and empathetic post-COVID-19 world called Distant, Not Disengaged.”
Top SFU News Stories of the Decade — Lauren Borean (December 18, 2019)
“SFU launches Public Square” makes the list of top SFU News Stories of the decade!
President’s Faculty Lectures returns to explore resilience and recovery (December 15, 2019)
Renowned author Amitav Ghosh headlines SFU Vancouver Speaker series (July 4, 2019)
SFU Public Square receives honourable mention for MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship (July 3, 2019)
Reconciliation Forum generates thoughtful recommendations (May 13, 2019)
“To witness Indigenous Peoples and settlers coming together to work through complex policy issues was truly inspiring,” says Janet Webber, executive director, SFU Public Square, which co-hosted the event with SFU’s School of Public Policy.”
SFU President’s Message (May 13, 2019)
Former SFU President Andrew Petter, in reflecting on community engagement initiatives undertaken in support of the reconciliation process at SFU, says “another was a policy forum on “Reconciliation in British Columbia” co-hosted by SFU Public Square and the School of Public Policy at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue.”
Questions of reconciliation explored through SFU Public Square (March 28, 2018)
Timely announcements, matching SFU experts with current issues.
What now? Climate justice advocates share how to take action post-COP26 – Matt Kieltyka (November 22, 2021)
The post-COP26 landscape will be laid out at Hope in Resistance: Stories of Climate Justice, the keynote event of Towards Equity, SFU Public Square’s 2021 Community Summit Series on Thursday, Nov. 25.
Bringing justice and equity into the fight against climate change — Matt Kieltyka (May 13, 2021)
SFU Public Square is hosting a free virtual event Wednesday, May 19 called Researching for Climate Justice that brings together climate justice advocates, researchers, policy-makers and solution-seekers to discuss the challenges and opportunities of taking equity-informed approaches to climate research, solutions and policy development.
U.S. election experts and SFU Public Square event — Steven Weldon (October 27, 2020)
SFU Public Square is hosting What’s at Stake? a virtual event featuring a panel of experts addressing the key issues and concerns at play in the U.S. election campaign.
SFU Public Square to host event on creating safer, supportive environments for seniors — Shradhha Sharma (Sept 30, 2020)
To draw attention to the crucial need to overhaul the long-term care sector, bring about policy reforms and in view of National Seniors Day on Oct. 1, SFU Public Square will host an event, Wake-Up Call: Canada's Long-Term Care Crisis that will have panelists lead a discussion on how to create safe and supportive environments for older adults in Canada.
COVID-19 has highlighted gender inequality, SFU event looks at what can be done — Matt Kieltyka (November 18, 2019)
SFU Public Square is hosting a virtual event Thursday, Nov. 19 called Mental Wellness & COVID-19: What’s Gender Got To Do With It? The event will be moderated by Simon Fraser University researchers Julia Smith and Kelley Lee, who are co-leading the international Gender and COVID-19 Project.
Media Releases
Sterling Prize recipient challenges racism and role of museums in era of reconciliation — Matt Kieltyka (August 26, 2021)
SFU Public Square Community Summit tackles inequality — Ian Bryce (March 4, 2020)
SFU named #1 in global university ranking for impact on sustainable cities and communities — Braden McMillan (April 22, 2020)
#4 in Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions – As Canada’s engaged university, SFU is an active community partner, helping to facilitate productive conversations about issues of public concern through initiatives such as SFU Public Square.
Renowned author Amitav Ghosh headlines SFU Vancouver Speaker series (July 4, 2019)
SFU Public Square’s 2019 Community Summit tackles misinformation with Confronting the Disinformation Age — Ian Bryce (March 25, 2019)
Layla Cameron receives 2018 Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy for fat activism (August 22, 2018)
It’s a Brown New World: Now What? Kamal Al-Solaylee delivers the Milton K. Wong lecture in Vancouver (June 27, 2018)
Presented by the Laurier Institution, CBC Ideas, SFU Public Square, and the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, with financial support from Parc Retirement Living, Al-Solaylee will discuss brownness as a distinct racialized experience and how it can provide a lens to understand the intersection of race and politics.
Richard Zussman and Rob Shaw to discuss fall of Christy Clark and BC Liberal government at book launch (April 4, 2018)
Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy and SFU Public Square host authors Richard Zussman and Rob Shaw to discuss their new book A Matter of Confidence: The Inside Story of the Political Battle for BC with moderator Frances Bula on Wednesday, April 4 at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus.
Van Jones and Anne-Marie Slaughter come to Vancouver to talk about the future of work (February 1, 2018)
On February 28, Simon Fraser University’s Public Square will bring renowned thought-leaders Van Jones and Anne-Marie Slaughter to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre as the flagship event of the 2018 Community Summit: Brave New Work