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Signature Events
SFU Vancouver is proud to host and partner on a number of signature events offered throughout the year. Signature events are recurring events that are programmed by staff at the Office of the Executive Director at SFU Vancouver and are unique to the Vancouver campus. These events take place across Downtown Vancouver and highlight the innovative programming, impactful research and deep community engagement that highlight SFU Vancouver as the Intellectual Heart of the City.
An Overview of Events from the Office of the Executive Director
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Partners |
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Wellness Days |
Fall & Spring semesters TBA |
An event dedicated to positively influencing the health and wellbeing of our staff, faculty and students. Activities include fitness and yoga classes, mindfulness meditation sessions, nutrition workshops, healthy cooking classes and more! | |
Welcome
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Annual TBA |
Join us to celebrate "back to school" week. Enjoy a delicious, free lunch, learn about different SFU departments and programs, take part in live music performances and entertainment, and get to know your community here at SFU Vancouver. | |
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Annual Event TBA |
SFU Public Square | Over the past 5 years, our campus has been working intentionally with the faculties and programs that use the downtown campus as a research hub to “disclose” the well-kept secret, namely, that SFU Vancouver is a thriving locale for research studies that have significant social, economic and cultural impacts. Research at SFU Vancouver is making a difference. |
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Annual TBA |
The SFU Vancouver Speaker Series brings global experts to a local audience. Launched in 2012, the series builds upon SFU’s rich history of community engagement by exploring topics that contribute to a deeper understanding of issues critical to Vancouver residents. |
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Annual TBA |
Discover a world of learning with SFU Vancouver's Open Learning Week.Explore how SFU is transforming the landscape of urban education through cutting-edge research, building social infrastructure and lively engagement of the arts and culture. This week-long offering of events brings together departments, programs and centres from SFU's nine sites across the downtown peninsula. | |
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Every third Wednesday of the month |
The Writer's Studio | Lunch Poems at SFU is a unique opportunity to celebrate the spoken word and is held the third Wednesday of every month. Since our inaugural poetry reading on March 28th, 2012, featuring Vancouver's Poet Laureate Evelyn Lau, Lunch Poems has hosted a wide range of poets and their works reflecting the rich diversity of the poetry scene in our community. |
For more information on the INgagement programs, click here.
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