Melanie Mark
First Peoples’ Gathering House to be built on Burnaby campus by 2023
July 6, 2020Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer On June 19, SFU announced the building of a First Peoples’ Gathering House, meant to provide Indigenous students with a ceremonial and community space on Burnaby campus. The Gathering House is being funded by both SFU and the provincial government, who have contributed a 6.4 million dollar fund in collaboration with SFU’s 8.6 million dollar fund. Funding from SFU is a part of SFU’s Aboriginal Strategic Initiative, which aims to invest in projects in support of reconciliation efforts on all campuses. The space will be located near the Trottier Observatory and will be 1,346square…
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SFU holds virtual convocation ceremony for Spring 2020 graduates
June 23, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer On the evening of Thursday June 11, SFU hosted a half-hour virtual convocation ceremony to celebrate over 4,500 SFU graduates. This event was supplemented by specific faculty celebrations on SFU’s website. These celebrations included…
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B.C. government launches campaign addressing sexual misconduct in post-secondary institutions
September 19, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A new campaign launched by the provincial government aims to address sexual violence and misconduct in post-secondary institutions. The campaign is based largely on social media and via posters which focus on male…
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Provincial government provides work-integrated learning funds for 25 BC institutes
August 6, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On July 23, minister of advanced education, skills and training Melanie Mark announced that the provincial government would be providing $1.9 million in funding to all of BC’s 25 public universities, colleges, and…
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