- The President
- About Joy
- Priorities
- Conversations
- Statements
- 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?
- Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples day
- Please join us for the annual appreciation BBQ
- SFU begins process to become Living Wage Employer
- Staying engaged in an increasingly polarized world
- SFU: What's Next? - Message from the President to Faculty and Staff
- SFU: What's Next? - Message from the President to students
- Search Announcement: Provost and Vice-President Academic
- Statement from the VP, PEI: Addressing Racism and Hate at SFU
- 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
- 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
- 2022
- President’s Distinguished Community Leadership Award
- Strategic Plan
- Approach
- How to participate
- What we're hearing
- April 4, 2022: Updates and reflections
- April 19, 2022: Updates and reflections
- SFU: What’s Next? phase one results now available
- Research assistants shape SFU: What’s Next? analysis
- SFU: What’s Next? – Message from the President to Faculty and Staff
- SFU: What’s Next? – Message from the President to Students
- Search announcement: Provost and Vice-President Academic
- SFU: What’s Next? Phase 2 results now available
- Executive
- Executive Searches
- Contact
Welcome to an exciting new year at SFU
Welcome to a new year and a new semester at Simon Fraser University. I hope you had a relaxing holiday break and are ready for an exciting and productive 2019.
If you are a new student this semester – congratulations! You’ve made a great choice, and we are pleased to have you as a part of the SFU community. I encourage you to take advantage of the many learning opportunities that SFU has to offer – both inside and outside the classroom.
For starters, check out the Week of Welcome activities that we have planned from January 8 to 10 at all three campuses: www.sfu.ca/wow.
We are also looking forward to welcoming 650 delegates from 12 universities to the Burnaby Campus for JDC West 2019 – Western Canada’s largest business competition. Our Beedie School of Business will host the event from January 11 to 13 which showcases the best in academics, athletics and debate.
For the broader community, there are several ways to engage with SFU throughout the semester, including lectures and activities designed to spark dialogue and discussion.
On January 8, we launch a President’s Dream Colloquium on HIV/AIDS at SFU Harbor Centre with an art exhibit and lecture featuring Dr. Julio Montaner, Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
SFU Public Square will mount its annual Community Summit from April 10 to 18. This year’s summit theme is “Confronting the Disinformation Age” – a timely topic in light of growing concerns about digital propaganda and “fake news.” Stay tuned for further details on what promises to be an informative and thought-provoking summit.
Also this semester:
- The Munro Lecture featuring Kathleen Fitzpatrick on “Generous Thinking” takes place on February 6;
- The President’s Faculty Lecture Series continues with Wanda Cassidy on February 22 and Ann Travers on March 14;
- SFU will be participating in the #BCTECH Summit from March 11 to 13; and
- The annual Surrey Gala will be held on March 1.
We’re preparing for the opening of our new Sustainable Energy Engineering Building at SFU Surrey Campus, plus the opening of the new Student Union Building at SFU Burnaby – both scheduled for 2019.
Also this year, SFU’s Vancouver Campus marks its 30th anniversary. We hope you will join us at one of the many events to celebrate three decades of teaching, learning and community engagement.
This is just a sampling of the many things happening at SFU in the coming months. I look forward to seeing you on campus and in the community – and I wish you a rewarding new semester and wonderful new year.