prevention

This is a photo of the SFU Burnaby Campus. There is a small reflection pond in the middle of a concrete courtyard. There are buildings and trees surrounding the peaceful area.
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SVSPO talks masculinity for sexual assault awareness month

Eden Chipperfield January 30, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article was updated on January 31, 2024 to correct that Karsen and Quirós-Cruz are SVSPO staff members, and not executives. Also, to correct that the Black Student Support & Healing Space event is not hosted by SVSPO, but rather, hosted by Health & Counselling Services (HCS). HCS is one of SVSPO’s SAAM event partners. Content warning: mentions of sexual assault. January is acknowledged as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The SFU Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO), alongside Fraser International College, collaborated this month to empower staff and students to learn about the importance of SAAM…

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Board Shorts

Amneet Mann September 17, 2018

  Board increases budget for website redevelopment In the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors meeting, the board passed a motion to increase the Web Site and Tech Support budget by $9,000. The funds for this budget…

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Research Roundup

Nathaniel Tok July 19, 2018

Customer satisfaction affected by use of pronouns SFU Business professor Brent McFerran believes that customer service training is teaching staff the wrong way to address customers.      McFerran’s study, published in the Journal of Marketing Research, with data from…

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Engineering students create anxiety-management app

Nathaniel Tok June 6, 2018

A team of SFU engineering science graduate students called the Viu Health Team have created a wearable device and a mobile app to help those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) live more fulfilling lives.   The inspiration behind the technology…

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Students release joint publication evaluating sexual violence and misconduct policies on campuses

Srijani Datta May 31, 2018

On May 8, a joint publication on campus sexual violence was released by student organizations across the country. The publication, titled Shared Perspectives: A Joint Publication on Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response, addresses the need to combat and prevent…

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Approaching suicide prevention from a different angle

Peak Web September 15, 2014

Last month, the world was shocked by actor and comedian Robin Williams’ suicide. Soon after his death, a public discussion on ways to prevent suicide was opened, and it is certainly no coincidence that the World Health Organization (WHO) issued…

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