By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer SFU’s Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) marks its five-year anniversary of “community-driven research.” The organization focuses on “the capacity of SFU’s researchers and students to engage respectfully and ethically with community organizations, Indigenous Nations, community members, and leadership.” CERi places community members who are directly affected by social issues at the forefront of their projects. Otherwise, “When universities or other institutional researchers go into communities to investigate and explore the challenges communities face, the research doesn’t necessarily serve the direct or immediate interests of the community,”  — Stuart Poyntz, co-director, CERi Research that is not community-engaged may focus on “its own ends and its own ambitions” without prioritizing community needs or addressing challenges. As CERi recognizes half a decade of community-focused work, The Peak is...