The Community Conversations are intended as an opportunity to listen, learn, talk, and reflect on what SFU is doing well and where it can improve, which includes identifying systemic barriers and gaps and reflecting on ways to improve structures, processes, and practices.
Some questions to consider are:
SFU is committed to fostering a culture of belonging, inclusion, fairness, and mutual respect (SFU Strategic Plan)
Thank you for your interest in our events. Stay tuned for more!
Click the below links to explore the different Community Conversations that took place in January - May 2019.
The speaker series events were cornerstones of the It’s Time to Listen, Talk and Reflect community conversation taking place at SFU from Jan. 15 into mid-Oct. 2019. Feel free to take a look at the archived pages and check back as we update with recordings of the events.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Speaker: Dr. Lorna Williams, Professor Emerita, Department of Indigenous Education and Linguistics, University of Victoria and former CRC Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning, Order of British Columbia Inductee.
Location: Presentation Studio (ASB 10900) Burnaby campus
Recording of this event now available here.
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Speaker: Harlan Pruden, Ph.D. Candidate, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Studies Program, University of British Columbia, Educator, BC Center for Disease Control, Chee Mamuk, an Aboriginal health program, and Managing Editor, TwoSpiritJournal.com
Location: Halpern (Room 126) Burnaby campus
Date: Monday, March 4, 2019 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Speaker: Carl James, Professor, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, Faculty of Education, York University
Location: Room 126, Halpern Centre, Burnaby campus
Speaker: Wendy Harbour, Director, National Center for College Students with Disabilities at Association on Higher Education and Disability and Adjunct Faculty Member, Interpreter Education Program, St. Catherine University
Location: Room 10900, Applied Sciences Building, Burnaby campus
Please join us for a student-led panel on navigating higher education as a student with a disability, where students will share their experiences in an evening of conversation.
Date: Friday, March 1, 2019 5 - 7 PM
Location: Halpern Centre, Room 126, Burnaby campus
Join Tea Time Talk at the Women's Centre on March 18th to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea and have a conversation with us on how SFU can foster a culture of fairness, belonging and diversity.
Your voice matters and we want to hear your ideas and concerns.
Date and Time: Monday, March 18th 4 - 6:30 PM
Location: SFSS Women's Centre, All genders resource area, TC 3014
Come and share your ideas about how to create a stronger culture of inclusion, belonging, fairness, and mutual respect at SFU.
Light lunch will be provided. Drop in and stay however long you can!
Date: Wednesday, March 27th 12 - 1:30 PM
Location: Room 2250, Harbour Centre
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER) |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, February 14th, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, February 14th, 2019 |
2:30 PM - 4 PM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 |
2 PM - 3:30 PM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Thursday, February 21st, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
9 AM - 10 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
1 PM - 2:30 PM | (Session with the Teaching and Learning Centre) Discovery 2 Room 103 |
Thursday, February 28th, 2019 |
8:30 AM - 10 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 |
2:30 PM - 4 PM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, March 7th, 2019 (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER) |
10 AM - 11 AM |
(Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Open session) AQ 5004 |
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 |
2:30 PM - 4 PM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | (Open session) Halpern Centre, Room 114 |
| Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 | 11 AM - 12 PM | (Session with student group) Halpern Centre Room 114 |
Thursday, March 28th, 2019 |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Open session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 |
8:30 AM- 10:15 AM | (APSA Staff session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 |
10:30 AM - 12 PM | (CUPE Staff session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 |
2:30 PM - 4 PM | (Faculty session) AQ 5039 |
| Thursday, April 11th, 2019 | 9:30 AM - 11 AM | (Faculty session) Harbour Centre Room 1525 |
Thursday, April 11th, 2019 |
12 PM - 1:30 PM | (CUPE Staff session) Harbour Centre Room 1525 |
Thursday, April 11th, 2019 |
2 PM - 3:30 PM | (APSA Staff session) Harbour Centre Room 1525 |
| Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 | 10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Post-Doc session) Harbour Centre Room 1505 |
| Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 | 8:30 AM - 10 AM | (Post-Doc session) Applied Sciences Building, Room 10908 |
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 |
10:30 AM - 12 PM | (Faculty session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 |
2 PM - 3:30 PM | (Faculty session) Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
| Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 | 4 PM - 5:30 PM | (Post-Doc session) Applied Sciences Building, Room 10908 |
| Thursday, April 18th, 2019 | 9 AM - 10:30 AM | (Faculty session) Surrey Campus Room 5320 |
Thursday, April 18th, 2019 |
11 AM - 12:30 PM | (APSA Staff session) Surrey Campus Room 5320 |
| Thursday, April 18th, 2019 | 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | (Open session) Surrey Campus Room 5320 |
Thursday, April 18th, 2019 |
2 PM - 3:30 PM | (CUPE Staff session) Surrey Campus Room 5320 |
| Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 | 1:30 PM - 3 PM | (Post-Doc session) Surrey Campus Room 3280 |
| Thursday, April 25th, 2019 | 10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Post-Doc session) Applied Sciences Building, Room 10908 |
| Thursday, April 25th, 2019 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM | (Open session) Applied Sciences Building, Room 10901 |
| Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 | 9 AM - 10:30 AM | (CUPE Staff session) Diamond Alumni Centre |
| Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 | 11 AM - 12:30 PM | (APSA Staff session) Diamond Alumni Centre |
| Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 | 9 AM - 10:30 AM | (Open session) Applied Sciences Building, Room 10901 |
| Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 | 9:30 AM - 11 AM | (Open session) Applied Sciences Building, Room 10901 |
| Thursday, May 9th, 2019 | 10 AM - 11:30 AM | (Open session) Harbour Centre, Room 2050 |
| Thursday, May 16th, 2019 | 9:30 AM - 11 AM | (Open session) Applied Sciences Building, Room 10901 |
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER) |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, February 14th, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, February 14th, 2019 |
2:30 PM - 4 PM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 |
2 PM - 3:30 PM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Thursday, February 21st, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
9 AM - 10 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Tueday, February 26th, 2019 |
12:30 PM - 2 PM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Thursday, February 28th, 2019 |
8:30 AM - 10 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 |
1:30 PM - 3 PM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, March 7th, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER) |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, February 14th, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, February 14th, 2019 |
2:30 PM - 4 PM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 |
2 PM - 3:30 PM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Thursday, February 21st, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
9 AM - 10 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Tueday, February 26th, 2019 |
12:30 PM - 2 PM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Thursday, February 28th, 2019 |
8:30 AM - 10 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 |
10 AM - 11:30 AM | Bennett Library, Room 7200 |
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 |
1:30 PM - 3 PM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
Thursday, March 7th, 2019 |
9:30 AM - 11 AM | Bennett Library, Thesis Defence Room 2020 |
During the community conversation phase, there will be a number of other events held at each of SFU’s three campuses. Details of these events will be posted once they’re confirmed.
If you are interested in working with us to co-host or organize an event, please contact Krisztina Fulop at edi@sfu.ca
Join in the community conversation about belonging, inclusion, fairness and respect at SFU.