- 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
Reflections on my first 30 days
October 1st marked my first 30 days as SFU president. I want to thank everyone for your warm welcome, kind messages and support. It has been a busy, productive and rewarding month.
At the start or the term, I attended virtual welcome events with students. I was excited to see so many of our students, particularly those just starting their post-secondary journey. Their enthusiasm and compassion was inspiring, and having that time together really lifted me up. I also learned about the many ways SFU is supporting students during these challenging times. I greatly appreciate the collective efforts of our faculty and staff over these past weeks and months to provide the best learning experiences possible and doing so with such care and integrity.
It was an honour to attend the First Peoples House Ground Awakening and Orange Shirt Day event on September 30 hosted by the Office for Aboriginal Peoples and to meet First Nations community members and partners. What a beautiful approach – a ground awakening. It was a moment to reflect on our reconciliation journey, how far we’ve come and where we can go in the future.
I chaired my first Senate meeting and attended my first Board of Governors meeting as president. It was impressive to see dedicated Senate and Board members moving the work of the university forward despite challenging circumstances. I attended an event to celebrate Pivot 2020, which will provide training, employment and co-op opportunities to youth across Canada, and celebrated the designation of SFU as Canada’s First Fair Trade Gold Campus with SFU Ancillary Services.
I have heard from many of you that the last few months have been challenging. But I’ve seen the outstanding competence, determination and warmth of the SFU community, and I am confident we can weather this crisis and emerge even stronger together.
Over the next few months I look forward to engaging with you via virtual meetings and events. Until then, please continue to stay safe, stay strong and take care.