Campus services: What to expect this fall

Information services, parking, food, bookstores and other services are essential to SFU’s day-to-day operations and help make the university a great place to learn, study and work.

Campus services have returned to regular operations while following current health and safety guidelines. Check out the list below to find out what to expect prior to your return to campus.

Parking and Transportation

Parking & Sustainable Mobility Services have just announced a new, more user-friendly parking system with options for the fall 2021 term, effective Sept. 1, including a new 10-day FlexPass parking option for commuters visiting campus two to three times per week, but do not wish to purchase a monthly or term permit.

• Hourly and daily parking can be purchased digitally via Honk Contactless Parking through your web browser or through the Honk parking app.
• This new system uses licence plate recognition software that eliminates the need for paper or sticker parking passes or permits.
• Permits for students, staff and faculty, as well as external staff, will now be issued digitally through the parking website.
• Parking pay stations that issue paper tickets are currently still available for hourly or daily parking, but won’t accept cash or coins.

Shuttle service on the Burnaby campus will again be operating to serve you on Sept 1, 2021.

Additional parking along the South Campus Rd will also be available for those driving to Burnaby campus.

For those wanting to rideshare or use alternate transportation options, Evo, Modo, Lyft and Uber will all be available on the Burnaby campus, as will places to lock up your bike including our new bike cage. Please contact Parking and Sustainable Mobility to register for access to the bike cage.

At the Surrey campus, there will be a designated parking area for the SFU permit holders to use on P3 of the Central City Mall parkade.

Find out more information and register for parking here.

Getting to Campus on Transit

In terms of transit to and from our campuses, Translink has announced its capacity and route plans for fall 2021. As of August 25, masks are again mandatory on all public transportation.

Find more information here.

Bookstore and Spirit Shop

The SFU Bookstore will continue to offer digital delivery of textbooks through their comprehensive online portal on their website where students can browse and find the texts that instructors have carefully chosen for their courses.

The SFU Spirit Shop is also available online to ship SFU spirit wear, gifts and locally made products anywhere in the world with free shipping in Canada for purchases over $50.

The SFU Bookstore & Spirit Shop has again opened its physical location on the Burnaby Campus.

For hours of operation along with other information, please check out the website here.

Document Solutions

In-person Document Solutions services on the Burnaby campus are now available along with online services to meet the print and digital needs of the community including decals, signage, posters, design support and more.

For more information on Document Solutions services and up-to-date information, please click here.

Meeting, Event, and Conference Services (MECS)

Meeting, Event, and Conference Services are available to serve both virtual (including 3D virtual spaces, Zoom webinars, and digital conferences) and in-person needs, both indoor and outdoor, for the SFU community.

For more information, please visit the website here.

Food

SFU Food is here to provide you with healthy, local and fresh options across Burnaby Mountain.

24/7 dining hall services will again be available for the start of the fall semester.

New healthy vending options on the Burnaby campus including Upmeals SmartVending and Sally, the Salad Robot.

For a comprehensive list of all available dining options and hours of operation on Burnaby Mountain, including UniverCity, please click here.

ITS Services

ITS’ Service desk will be ramped up and fully staffed to assist student, staff and faculty. For help, visit Get help - Information Systems at SFU or call: 778-782-8888.

In addition, ITS is working to support students and faculty for return to campus through:

• Improved WiFi across all campuses (including guest WiFi).
• Introducing support for lecture recordings in more classrooms and
• Expanding licenses for Zoom to support more large classes.

For more details, visit: IT Services.