Simon Fraser University
| Simon Fraser University | |
|---|---|
 Simon Fraser University coat of arms | |
| Motto | Nous sommes prêts (French) |
| Motto in English | "We are ready" |
| Established | 1965 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | $209 million |
| Chancellor | Carole Taylor |
| President | Andrew Petter |
| Provost | Jonathan Driver |
| Vice-Chancellor | Andrew Petter |
| Students | 35,204 |
| Undergraduates | 29,697 |
| Postgraduates | 5,507 |
| Location |  Burnaby, Surrey, Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Campus | Urban, 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) maintained, plus 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) of SFU community |
| Colours | Red, blue, and grey |
| Nickname | Clan |
| Mascot | McFogg the Dog |
| Affiliations | NCAA Division II, AUCC, CARL, IAU, ACU, CIS, CUSID, CWUAA, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website | http://www.sfu.ca/ |
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Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) main campus in Burnaby, located 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 35,000 students and 950 faculty members. The university is adjacent to a new urban village, called UniverCity, also on top of Burnaby Mountain. The university was named after Simon Fraser, a North West Company fur trader and explorer. Undergraduate and graduate programs operate on a year-round tri-semester schedule. It is the only non-American university in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 2007, Simon Fraser University was the first and remains the only university to be awarded the Prix du XXe siècle from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada recognizing the "enduring excellence of nationally significant architecture".
SFU was ranked 1st among Canada’s Comprehensive Universities in 2009, 2010, and 2011 by Maclean's.
Faculties
There
are eight faculties at Simon Fraser University:
- Faculty of Applied Science
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- The Beedie School of Business
- Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Environment
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Science
Departments & Schools
- Anthropology, Department of Sociology and
- Applied Sciences Continuing Education
- Applied Sciences, Faculty of
- Archaeology, Department of
- Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of
- Asia-Canada Program
- Biological Sciences, Department of
- Business Administration, Faculty of
- Canadian Studies, Centre for
- Centre for Dialogue, Office of the Academic Director
- Centre for Online and Distance Education
- Chemistry, Department of
- Cognitive Science Program
- Communication, Art and Technology, Faculty of
- Communication, School of
- Community and Professional Programs
- Community Economic Development Centre
- Computing Science, School of
- Contemporary Arts, School for the
- Continuing Studies
- Criminology, School of
- Dialogue, Undergraduate Semester in
- Distance Education, Centre for Online and
- Earth Sciences, Department of
- Economics, Department of
- Education, Faculty of
- Engineering Science, School of
- English, Department of
- Environment, Faculty of
- Environmental Sciences Program
- Explorations
- First Nations Studies Program
- French, Department of
- General Studies, Bachelor of
- Geography, Department of
- Gerontology, Department of
- Health Sciences, Faculty of
- History, Department of
- Humanities, Department of
- Integrated & Credit Studies, Centre for
- International Studies, School for
- Interactive Arts & Technology, School of
- Integrated Studies Program
- Interactive Arts and Technology
- Kinesiology, Department of Biomedical Physiology and
- Labour Studies, Centre for
- Language Learning Centre
- Language Training Institute
- Latin American Studies Program
- Liberal & Business Studies, Bachelor of
- Liberal Studies Program, Masters of
- Linguistics, Department of
- Mathematics, Department of
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Department of
- Philosophy, Department of
- Physics, Department of
- Political Science, Department of
- Psychology, Department of
- Public Policy Program
- Publishing, Canadian Centre for Studies in
- Publishing Program (Master of)
- Resource and Environmental Management, School of
- Science, Faculty of
- Segal Graduate School of Business
- Sociology, Department of Anthropology and
- Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Department of
- TechOne (First-year program at SFU Surrey)
- Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies, Department of
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University | |
| ARWU World | 201-301 |
| ARWU Natural Science & Math | 151-200 |
| ARWU Engineering & CS | 151-200 |
| ARWU Social Sciences | 76-100 |
| THE-WUR World | 226-250 |
| Canadian rankings | |
| ARWU National | 8-17 |
| HESA Science/Engineering | 6 |
| HESA Social.Sci/Humanities | 10 |
| Maclean's Comprehensive | 1 |
| THE-WUR National | 12-15 |
Academics
SFU has been rated as Canada's best comprehensive university (in 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011) in the annual rankings of Canadian universities in Maclean's magazine since 1991. The Higher Education Strategy Associates ranked Simon Fraser University 6th nationally in Science and Engineering and 10th nationally in Social Sciences and Humanities. Research Infosource, Canada’s leading provider of research intelligence evaluation, named SFU the top comprehensive university in Canada for “publication effectiveness” in 2006. Similar to most Canadian universities, SFU is a public university, with more than half of funding coming from taxpayers and the remaining from tuition fees.
Undergraduate
In academic year 2010-11, SFU is home to 29,697 undergraduates, with 14,911 of them being full-time and 14,786 part-time. The university has grown in recent years recently achieving an alumni population of over 100,000. It has 946 faculty members and 3,403 staff. In fall semester 2011, 4,182 International students enrolled, making up 17% of the undergraduate student body, one of the highest among Canadian universities. The majority of these international students (60%) come from Mainland China, followed by South Korea (6%) and Hong Kong (6%). SFU's student union is known as the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), which includes undergraduates who study at SFU.
Graduate
The university enrolls over 5,000 graduate students in a wide range of full-time and part-time academic programs. International students comprise 20% of the graduate student population as a whole and 30-40% in science and technology areas. A Graduate Student Society supports and advocates for graduate students at the university.
Staff unions
Teaching Assistants, Tutor Markers, Sessional Instructors, and Language Instructors at SFU are unionized. The union, The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU), is independent. Faculty and lecturers are members of the Faculty Association. Staff are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Administrative and Professional Staff Association (APSA), or Polyparty. A few positions at the university such as some in Human Resources and senior administrative positions fall outside of the five associations or unions above.
Research and affiliations
SFU also works with other universities and agencies to operate joint research facilities. These include Bamfield Marine Station, a major centre for teaching and research in marine biology; TRIUMF, a powerful cyclotron used in subatomic physics and chemistry research. SFU is also a partner institution in Great Northern Way Campus Ltd in Vancouver. In March 2006, SFU approved an affiliation agreement with a private college for international students to be housed adjacent to its Burnaby campus. This new college named Fraser International College is now open in the Multi Tenant Facility located in Discovery Parks Trust SFU site.
Research
Strategic Research Plan
The Strategic
Research Plan guides the University in responding effectively to the
changing environment in research opportunities, and provides a platform
for participation in international research-related initiatives. It also
promotes SFU's research strengths to government, community partners,
and funding organizations.
The major objectives of SFU's Strategic Research Plan are to:
- Maximize opportunities for discovery and innovation;
- Promote internationally competitive research and scholarship;
- Cultivate excellence through selective investment in emerging areas of research;
- Facilitate collaborations across disciplinary and institutional boundaries;
- Recruit and retain outstanding students, research fellows, and faculty;
- Encourage effective communication and dissemination of research results;
- Optimize use of our research and scholarship resources;
- Recognize the full value of intellectual property;
- Achieve thematic coherence in the expression of SFU’s research interests;
- Engage all our communities for the benefit of society.
The seven integrative strategic research themes defined in SFU's current Strategic Research Plan are:
- Origins
- Communication, Computation and Technology
- Culture, Society and Human Behaviour
- Economic Organization, Public Policy, and Global Community
- Environment, Resources, and Conservation
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- Pedagogy
Research Performance
Sponsored research income
$89.9 million (2010/11). Since 1999
($22.5M), SFU has quadrupled its research income.
Research output
Between 1999 and 2008, SFU doubled its number of research
publications, topping the Canadian comprehensive universities on this
measure. SFU currently ranks in the top four of Canada's comprehensive
universities in publication intensity, the average number of
publications per full-time faculty member.
Research intensity
Between
1999 and 2009, SFU more than doubled its research intensity (research
income per full-time faculty position). In FY2011, SFU received $109,800
in research income per full-time faculty position.
Research impact
Since 2008, SFU has consistently placed 1st in publication
impact among the Canadian comprehensive universities, measured by the
probability of an article being cited in peer-reviewed journals.
Knowledge mobilization
In the past decade, SFU has spun-out, mentored,
incubated or assisted over 200 companies, adding more than 2,400 new
jobs to our economy and contributing annual tax revenues of about $186
million.
Research Facilitation
Research Grants Facilitators
Staff in each Faculty with research
credentials and experience, who can match researchers with funding
opportunities and potential collaborators, assist with the development
of competitive applications for external grant and contract funding, and
offer grant-writing workshops.
Faculty Research Liaison Officers
Provide information on
research grant and contract opportunities, advice on the development and
writing of grant applications, facilitation of research collaboration,
assistance in obtaining tools and equipment needed for research, advice
on research policy to the Vice-President, Research, and advice and
interpretation of research policies to faculty members.
Research Mentors
Senior SFU faculty with strong records of
successful application for grant funding from the Canadian granting
councils and/or service on grant selection committees, who are available
to their colleagues for consultation and advice on the preparation of
grant applications.
Internal Research Support
SFU works to ensure that scholarly and research endeavours be supported through the provision of internal funding for faculty and students. Students seeking funding can visit the website of the Dean of Graduate Studies(http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/awards.html) for details of the various options available.Main Campus
Campus distributions
Simon Fraser University has three campuses, each located in different parts of Greater Vancouver. SFU's main campus is located in Burnaby, atop Burnaby Mountain. Two satellite campuses are located in Vancouver's Downtown at Harbour Centre, and in Surrey. The downtown campus has expanded to include several other buildings in recent years, including the Segal Graduate School of Business, now known officially as SFU Vancouver. In September 2010, SFU Contemporary Arts moved into the Woodward’s redevelopment, known as the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. SFU's three campuses are all accessible by public transit. The Vancouver campus is a block away from the Waterfront SkyTrain station while the Surrey campus is adjacent to the Surrey Central SkyTrain station. The Burnaby campus is linked to the Production Way-University and Sperling-Burnaby Lake SkyTrain stations by frequent shuttle bus service.
Burnaby Mountain Campus
The main campus is located atop Burnaby Mountain, at an elevation of 365 metres, overlooking the Burrard inlet to the north. All major departments in the university are housed at the Burnaby campus. The library on the main campus is called the W. A. C. Bennett Library, named after the Social Credit Premier of B.C. who established it. The campus also has two gym-complexes, named the Lorne-Davies Complex and Chancellor's Gym. An international-sized swimming pool is located within the Lorne-Davies Complex. Since the relocation of the School of Contemporary Arts to the Woodward's location, the Burnaby campus production theatre has been vacant. Located within the heart of the campus is the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and three art galleries. The campus has been awarded numerous architectural awards over the years, including the Gold Medal for Lieutenant-Governor 2009 Awards in Architecture and the 2007 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Prix du XXe siècle.
The Burnaby campus is composed of a vast complex of interconnected buildings spanning across 1.7 km2 of land across Burnaby Mountain, from the eastern end of the campus to the western side, where the UniverCity urban village is located. The campus consists of the following buildings:
- West Mall Complex (WMC)
- Lorne Davies Gym Complex
- Chancellor's Gym Complex
- Convocation Mall
- W. A. C. Bennett Library
- Halpern Centre
- Maggie Benston Centre (MBC)
- SFU Theatre
- Gym, Pool, Fitness Centre
- Robert C. Brown Hall (RCB)
- Academic Quadrangle (AQ)
- Shrum Science Centre (SSC)
- SSC Biology (B)
- SSC Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology (K)
- SSC Chemistry (C)
- SSC Physics (P)
- South Science Building (SSB)
- Applied Sciences Building (ASB)
- Education Building (EB)
- Technology and Science Complex (TASC) I
- Technology and Science Complex (TASC) II
- 4D LABS
- Blusson Hall (BLU)
- Saywell Hall (ASSC)
- Strand Hall
Libraries, museums and galleries
The SFU Burnaby Campus has a single library called the W. A. C. Bennett Library which holds over 2 million published books, and 6000 print subscriptions. Along with the UniverCity development agreement, residents of UniverCity are also allowed to borrow books from the library. An additional art gallery is located inside the library. SFU also has a Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, which holds many exhibits on lease from the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. The exhibits are created by students as part of the museum studies courses offered in the Department of Archaeology. Archaeological collections arising from excavations and other research by faculty, staff and students are also housed in the museum.
Also located at the SFU Library is the Electronic Document Centre, which provides internet access to digitized documents from a number of archival collections, such as Harrison Brown's Xi'an Incident collection, and the history of British Columbia and Western Canada in general, including documents from the Doukhobor migration from the Russian Empire to Saskatchewan and then to British Columbia assembled for donation to the university by John Keenlyside.
Bennett, Belzberg, and Fraser Library Hours
Residences
The SFU Burnaby Campus provides residence to 1766 SFU and FIC students in 6 different areas, all located on the western-side of the campus.
- The Towers (officially opened in fall of 2004) are three dormitory-style buildings. One of the Towers features a 14-room hotel called "The Simon Hotel".
- McTaggart-Cowan Hall (built in 1985), traditional-style dormitory building.
- Shell House (built in 1967), traditional-style dormitory building.
- The Townhouse Complex (built in 1993), are 3-level townhouse units accommodating up to 4 students per unit. There are a total of 99 units.
- Hamilton Hall (built in 1993 and renovated in 2009), is a studio-style building for graduate students.
- Louis Riel House (built in 1969) is an apartment-style building (unfurnished) used for family and graduate housing.
Residences :
SFU’s residence
program is exclusive to Burnaby campus.
- Three co-ed towers (Doris and Jack Shadbolt; Barbara Rae; Pauline Jewett) accommodate 727 students.
- Shell House and McTaggart-Cowan Hall are co-ed residences accommodating more than 300 students who are in at least second year.
- The townhouse complex consists of nine buildings, each housing eleven townhouse units that accommodate four senior-year residents.
- Hamilton Hall accommodates 103 graduate students.
- Louis Riel residence accommodates families, couples, single parents, and graduate students, and consists of 148 one-bedroom apartments and 61 two-bedroom apartments.
The SFU residence meal plan offers:
All-you-can-eat, 24/7 dining
Five- or seven-day meal plans
Available to students living outside of residence
All-you-can-eat, 24/7 dining
Five- or seven-day meal plans
Available to students living outside of residence
SFU Safety
and Risk Services, the university’s campus security program, is
dedicated to keeping SFU a safe place to live and learn.
SFU Recreation encompasses the aquatic centre, the gym, and intramural sports—open to anyone with a rec tag, available from the Recreation Office on the main level of the Lorne Davies Complex.
SFU Recreation encompasses the aquatic centre, the gym, and intramural sports—open to anyone with a rec tag, available from the Recreation Office on the main level of the Lorne Davies Complex.
UniverCity
UniverCity is an urban community located on top of Burnaby Mountain, adjacent to Simon Fraser University. It has won several awards for sustainable planning and development. Envisioned in 1963 by Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey, the area adjacent to the University was not officially rezoned for development until 30 years later. Development of the community began in early 2000, when Simon Fraser University commenced construction on a new residential and commercial area occupying approximately 200 acres (0.81 km2) adjacent to the campus. As of September 2011, approximately 3000 people live in UniverCity. The main commercial district on University High Street now houses restaurants, stores, and a 20,000 square foot Nester's Market. A new elementary school, University Highlands Elementary, opened on September 1, 2010. Several new residential developments are currently in progress, including the construction of a 12-storey highrise in the heart of UniverCity.
Satellite campuses
SFU Surrey Campus
Central City, home to SFU Surrey
Woodward's Building, home to the School for the Contemporary Arts
The SFU Surrey campus is the most recent satellite campus. It is located in downtown Surrey, B.C., a quickly growing suburb of Vancouver. The campus is part of Central City, an architectural complex adjacent to the Surrey Central SkyTrain station. It was established in 2002 to absorb the students and programs of the former Technical University of British Columbia which was closed by the provincial government. It has since expanded to house the Surrey operations of other SFU programs. The Central City complex that houses the campus was designed by architect Bing Thom and opened in 2006.
SFU Vancouver
SFU Vancouver was launched in the 1980s with a store-front classroom. It was the first urban university classroom in British Columbia. A significant portion of funding for the building of the campus came from the private sector. The Vancouver campus has four buildings spread across the downtown core: SFU Harbour Centre, the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, the Segal Graduate School of Business and SFU Contemporary Arts at Woodward's. The original campus building at Harbour Centre, a rebuilt heritage department store, officially opened on May 5, 1989. Today, the entire campus serves more than 70,000 people annually. Approximately 10,000 are graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in courses and degree programs based downtown.
In September 2010, SFU Contemporary Arts relocated to the historic Woodward’s district in downtown Vancouver known as the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. The 130,000-square-foot (12,077 m2) SFU facility is part of the Woodward's revitalization project. The new facility accommodates the increasing enrollment of students in the programme and new cultural facilities, including the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental theatre, screening rooms, sound studios, and art galleries.
Student life and athletics
Student Life
The student newspaper The Peak was established shortly after the university opened and is circulated throughout the University. CJSF-FM radio is the school's radio station, broadcasting from 90.1 FM to Burnaby and surrounding communities, online at www.cjsf.ca or on cable at 93.9 FM. The Simon Fraser Student Society provides funding for over 100 campus clubs. Various campus events include the annual Terry Fox Run, Gung Haggis Fat Choy, Clubs Week, and other multi-cultural events. The Tau chapter of Phrateres, a non-exclusive, non-profit social-service club, was installed here in 1966. Between 1924 and 1967, 23 chapters of Phrateres were installed in universities across North America, including the Theta chapter nearby at the University of British Columbia.
Athletics
The university's varsity sports teams are called the Simon Fraser Clan, and the mascot is a Scottish Terrier named McFogg the Dog. In sports and other competitions, there tends to be a strong rivalry between SFU and The University of British Columbia.
The Clan competes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). In total, SFU has 15 varsity sport teams and 300 athletes. Football, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball and women's wrestling compete for CIS championships only. Men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's cross-country and men's and women's track and field compete for NAIA championships only. Men's wrestling competes for championships of both organizations. The lacrosse team plays in the MCLA, and has reached the final four of the national tournament five times. The team is the only collegiate lacrosse team in Canada to compete for a national title. SFU has won the NAIA NACDA Director's Cup five times, among others. On Friday, July 10, 2009, the NCAA announced that it has accepted SFU as a Division II member that will begin after a two year transition period. SFU will compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. It is the first Canadian university to be accepted as a member of the NCAA at any level. Many former Clan athletes later represented Canada during the Olympic Games, including gold medalists Carole Huynh and Daniel Igali, and Olympic medalists Sue Holloway and Hugh Fisher. Other Clan alumni include: Jay Triano, Jeff Thue, Bob Molle, Chris Rinke,Carolyn Murray, Garry MacDonald, and Bruce Robertson. There are also teams at Simon Fraser University that compete against other university teams at the varsity level. These sports include rowing, lacrosse (in the MCLA), hockey and cheerleading.
In honour of the Scottish heritage
of Simon Fraser University, SFU varsity athletic teams compete under the
nickname 'Clan'.
The name is derived from the Clan Fraser, which has roots in Scotland dating back to the 13th century.
There are 17 different Clan teams participating in 10 different sports:
The name is derived from the Clan Fraser, which has roots in Scotland dating back to the 13th century.
There are 17 different Clan teams participating in 10 different sports:
- Men’s football
- Soccer (men’s and women’s)
- Basketball (men’s and women’s)
- Women’s softball
- Golf (men’s and women’s)
- Track and field (men’s and women’s)
- Cross country (men’s and women’s)
- Swimming (men’s and women’s)
- Wrestling (men’s and women’s)
- Women's Volleyball
- More than 75 National Championships between the NAIA, CIS and NCAA.
- More than 130 separate Olympic appearances, including seven gold medals.
- The game is named after Gordon Shrum, who served as the first chancellor of SFU.
- The first match was in 1967 and ran almost annually until 2011, when SFU joined the NCAA.
- SFU holds a 17–15–1 record in the all-time series.
Governance and administration
Convocation
The Convocation is composed of all faculty members, senators, and graduates (degree holders, including honorary alumni) of the university. Its main function is to elect the Chancellor (who acts as Chair of Convocation) and four Convocation Senators. Convocation ceremonies are held annually to confer degrees (including honorary degrees) as well as award diplomas and certificates.
Board of Governors
The Board is composed of the Chancellor, the President, two student members, two faculty members, one staff member, and eight individuals appointed by the British Columbia government. Traditionally, the Board is chaired by one of the government appointees. The Board is responsible for the general management and governance of the university.
- Board Members As of June 1, 2011
- Robert G. Elton, Board Chair, Order-in-Council
- Carole Taylor, Chancellor
- Professor Andrew Petter, President
- Lynda Brown-Ganzert, Alumni Order-in-Council
- Marc Fontaine
- Michael Francis, Order-in-Council
- Anne E. Giardini, Q.C. Order-in-Council
- Jo Hinchliffe
- Nancy MacKay, Order-in-Council
- Jeanette McPhee, Alumni Order-in-Council
- Gordon Myers
- Paul Percival
- Pasha Tashakor
- Mr. Brian E. Taylor, Order-in-Council
- Professor Judith Osborne, Vice-President, Legal Affairs and University Secretary
- Senate
The Senate is composed of the Chancellor, the President, Vice-President, Academic, Vice-President, Research, Deans of Faculties, Dean of Graduate Studies, Dean of Continuing Studies, Associate Vice-President, Academic, University Librarian, Registrar (as Senate secretary), 14 student members, 28 faculty members, and 4 convocation members (who are not faculty members). The Senate is chaired by the President. The academic governance of the university is vested in the Senate.
- Chancellor
The Chancellor is elected by and from Convocation for a three-year term, which can be renewed once. The main responsibilities of the Chancellor are to confer degrees and represent the university in formal functions.
- Gordon M. Shrum (January 1, 1964 - May 31, 1968)
- Kenneth P. Caple (June 1, 1968 - May 31, 1975)
- Jack Diamond (June 1, 1975 - May 31, 1978)
- Paul T. Cote (June 1, 1978 - June 15, 1984)
- William M. Hamilton (June 15, 1984 - May 31, 1987)
- Barbara J. Rae (June 5, 1987 - June 4, 1993)
- Joseph Segal (June 5, 1993 - June 4, 1999)
- Milton K. Wong (June 5, 1999 - May 31, 2005)
- Brandt Louie (June 1, 2005–June 17, 2011)
- Carole Taylor (June 17, 2011-current)
- President and Vice-Chancellor
The President and Vice-Chancellor is appointed by the Board of Governors based on a selection process jointly established by the Board of Governors and the Senate of the university. As Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Senate, the President is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the university.
- Patrick McTaggart-Cowan (January 1, 1964 - May 31, 1968)
- Kenneth Strand (Acting) (August 1, 1968 - July 31, 1969)
- Kenneth Strand (September 8, 1969 - August 31, 1974)
- Pauline Jewett (September 1, 1974- October 9, 1978)
- K. George Pedersen (January 1, 1979 - March 31, 1983)
- William G. Saywell (September 1, 1983 - March 1, 1993)
- John O. Stubbs (August 1, 1993 - January 31, 1998)
- Jack P. Blaney (Pro Tem) (September 15, 1997 - January 31, 1998)
- Jack P. Blaney (February 1, 1998 - November 30, 2000)
- Michael Stevenson (December 1, 2000 - August 30, 2010)
- Prof. Andrew Petter (September 1, 2010 - Incumbent)
Alumni
Terry Fox
One of the most highly regarded SFU alumni and one of Canada's most treasured sons is the late Terry Fox. Diagnosed with bone cancer which resulted in the amputation of his leg, the 18-year-old kinesiology major set out to cross Canada on a grueling run called the Marathon of Hope to raise funding and awareness about cancer. As a result of Terry Fox's legacy, running for charitable causes is now integrated within communities worldwide. He also inspired friend Rick Hansen's Man in Motion world tour by wheelchair. In 2001, SFU awarded an honorary degree to Betty Fox, mother of Terry Fox and Honorary Chair of the Terry Fox Foundation.
Notable alumni
- Francesco Aquilini, owner of the Vancouver Canucks and Rogers Arena
- Gordon Campbell, former Premier of British Columbia
- Glen Clark, former Premier of British Columbia
- Calvin Chen, Taiwanese actor, singer, host
- Marc Dalton, MLA for Maple Ridge- Mission
- Stephen Day (musician), film composer, singer/songwriter, and sarodist
- Ujjal Dosanjh, former Premier of British Columbia
- Cary Fowler, American agriculturalist
- Julia P. Gelardi, American royal historian
- Lyn Hancock, photojournalist and author
- Curtis Hodgson, professional lacrosse player
- Hafeez Hoorani, Pakistani physicist
- Carol Huynh, Olympic gold medalist
- Daniel Igali, Olympic gold medalist
- Vincent Kok, actor, director, and scriptwriter
- Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, MLA for Vancouver - Mt. Pleasant
- Sonija Kwok, actress
- Michelle Lang, journalist
- Ken Lum, artist
- Minh Le, creator of the popular Half-Life mod Counter-Strike
- Rachel Marsden, political commentator
- Scott Morgan (Loscil), musician, member of Destroyer
- The Right Honourable Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho
- Álvaro Santos Pereira, current Minister of Economy, Labour, Transport, Public Works and Communications of Portugal.
- Sam Sullivan, former Mayor of Vancouver
- Jay Triano, former Head Coach Toronto Raptors
- Margaret Trudeau, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
- Robert Turner (scientist), scientist
- David Usher, singer and songwriter
Honorary alumni
In 1967, SFU awarded an honorary LL.D. (doctor of laws) to Marshall McLuhan, the first honorary degree awarded by the university. On April 20, 2004, SFU conferred honorary degrees upon three Nobel Peace Prize recipients: the 14th Dalai Lama, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi. At each convocation, SFU awards honorary degrees to various people from around the world for their activities and pursuits. Other honorary alumni award-winning filmmaker include Costa-Gavras, skier Nancy Greene Raine, Milton Wong, Doris Shadbolt, dancer and choreographer Judith Marcuse, economist Jeffrey Sachs, Peter Gzowski, Douglas Coupland, Romeo Dallaire, Canadian businessman Stephen Jarislowsky, Iain Baxter, American agriculturalist Cary Fowler, Martha Piper, Sarah McLachlan, and Rick Hansen.
Scholars
Rhodes Scholars
- Joel Bakan 1981
- Natasha De Sousa 2000
- Sarah St. John 2011
Appearances in popular culture
Due to the contemporary Brutalist architecture of the Burnaby Mountain campus, many buildings, including the WAC Bennet Library and Academic Quadrangle have been used for location shots in a variety of films and television programmes over the years.
In film
Its first use as a film set was for the 1972 science fiction film The Groundstar Conspiracy, in which the entire campus complex was used. It was then followed by The Fly 2, which has scenes shot inside and outside the Burnaby campus. The campus also appeared in the 1989 movie American Boyfriends, set in 1965, with the buildings dressed to look like they were still under construction. The campus served as a high-tech corporate setting in the film Antitrust. Recently, in addition to other Vancouver-area landmarks, many parts of the Burnaby campus were used for the filming of the movie The 6th Day as well as Agent Cody Banks. The 2007 film Personal Effects, was filmed in the newly-constructed Blusson Hall at the Burnaby Campus. In early 2008, the Burnaby campus was again used for filming, this time for The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 Remake). Filming of the 2012 movie Underworld: Awakening starring Kate Beckinsale, began in early 2011 with parts of the AQ modified as part of the set. The SFU Surrey Campus has also been featured in blockbuster movies such as I, Robot, Fantastic Four, and Catwoman.
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