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SFU to share draft artificial intelligence policy this summer
June 24, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On January 31, SFU released a statement that their Artificial Intelligence Learning and Teaching Task Force started developing policy recommendations regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) like ChatGPT for coursework. Currently, SFU has no AI policy developed, but the task force will share its guidelines with the public this summer. The policy is anticipated to be implemented in the fall. These guidelines will consider “academic integrity, pedagogy and teaching innovation, governance and ethics, impact assessment and communication, and graduate studies.” The Peak corresponded with Megan Robertson, co-chair of the task force’s pedagogy and…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Wet SFU seats
June 16, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer SFU has completed multiple outdoor renovation projects over the last five years: updating the convocation mall, the top of the Rotunda, the applied science building, and the AQ gardens. You’ve spent millions of dollars to…
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The University Act is being misused to conceal the responsibilities of academic institutions
June 15, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On September 9, 2024, president Joy Johnson released a statement explaining why SFU abstains from commenting on “partisan political matters and current events.” This statement came after sustained pressure from students and faculty for SFU…
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SFU begins construction for residence building and expanded childcare centre
June 15, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On May 21, SFU announced the start of construction on a new student residence and expanded childcare centre, expected to be completed in fall 2027 as part of phase three of their residence master plan. …
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Out on Campus hosts Australian drag film screening
June 3, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On May 20, Out on Campus (OOC) screened their first movie of the summer with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. OOC is a student organization “dedicated to supporting SFU’s 2SLGBTQIA+ students and…
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The Peak’s Classifieds section
June 3, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer “chitter, growl, growl, snarl, chitter chitter howl, growl, shake, dig dig, sniff, chitter” Contact: trail of trash leading into the forest Found a “Sense of Joy” trapped in the water grates running along the…
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Parents 4 Palestine rally for the Nakba to be taught in schools
May 27, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On May 10, youth, teachers, and parents from Parents 4 Palestine Vancouver rallied at Grandview Park about the need to include Palestinian history in the BC curriculum. Around 75–100 people gathered with Palestinian flags, signs,…
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SFU installs naloxone cabinets around all campuses
May 22, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On March 11, SFU announced that naloxone kit cabinets are now available across the Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campuses. Naloxone is a medication that works within two minutes to “temporarily reverse the effects of an…
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Embark’s community garden has a new home behind Maggie Benston Center
May 20, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor Embark Sustainability’s community Burnaby Learning Garden is moving from outside the Technology and Science Complex (TASC) 1 to the field behind the Maggie Benston Center (MBC). They will transition over…
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Research assistants integrated into TSSU Collective Agreement
May 13, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On March 28, SFU announced they reached a Memorandum of Settlement with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) to add about 1,000 research assistants (RAs) to the current TSSU collective agreement. This is a historic…
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