Every day at SFU, our students, faculty and staff are stepping up to address the issues affecting our communities in B.C. and around the world. We couldn’t do this meaningful work without you...
Dr. David J. Price was appointed as SFU’s founding dean of Medicine in July 2024 and had served as interim dean since September 2023. He leads a growing and diverse team establishing the first...
SFU alumnus Michael Provenzano (BSc ’20) has enjoyed an impressive basketball career that has taken him from SFU’s courts to playing professionally in Melilla, Spain, and now coaching...
SFU Library is delighted to be the new home of the complete digital archive of Writers & Company, CBC’s flagship literary program, hosted by Eleanor Wachtel for 33 years. Thanks to an...
Originally from Denmark, Jorgen Vibe (Jack) Christensen was held at a prison camp in Japan during World War II. He was released in 1945 and rarely spoke of that time, but the experience stayed with...
Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Jesse Elliott always pursued his interests with dedication. In his elementary school years, this meant a black belt in Tae Kwon Do by age 12. Later, he turned his...
An immensely talented artist, Mary Filer worked in multiple media. Initially trained as a watercolour painter under John Lyman and Group of Seven artist Arthur Lismer, she was also a pioneer in...
Innovation at SFU moves ideas into action. In 2008, SFU launched Venture Connection, the first university business incubator in Western Canada. The program offers entrepreneurship training and...
Christian 'Chris' Friesen's early life was filled with adventure. He grew up exploring his family's lush acreage in Langley, visiting nearby relatives in the Fraser Valley, making...
Pat Blunden's efforts are tireless when it comes to showing support for the betterment of other people's lives. She's particularly passionate about education as a means of advancing...
Gatis Roze first came to SFU in the early 1970s as a visiting student from the University of Waterloo. A track and field athlete, the Ontario native was recruited by SFU coach, Hal Werner. At first...
When Judy Robins pulled up to the church her best friend attended, Stan Hagen saw her climb out of her little red sports car and was smitten. Married in 1967, they moved to the Comox Valley for one...
Avalanches are one of Canada's deadliest natural hazards. SFU currently offers the only research program in the country fully dedicated to avalanche safety. The program is stewarded by the new...
What was SFU like when it first opened? Dr. Vivian Merchant (BSc ‘69, MSc ‘71) reveals a unique perspective in his recently published book, A Charter Student at SFU . Merchant moved to...
Darcy and Karina Biagioni know from experience that an SFU education makes anything possible—and are determined to give students who may not otherwise be able to afford that education a chance...
When Ranah Chavoshi and fellow members of the Biological Sciences Graduate Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee looked into enrolment records in 2021, they found that the biology...
Simon Fraser University is mourning the loss of George Smyth, a community leader and dear friend who dedicated the last two decades of his life to raising awareness of Coast Salish art and the...
