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SFU career services develops job-seeking guide for transgender students
July 24, 2017The creation of a guide to assist transgender students in their search for employment is underway at SFU career services. It is intended to address specific concerns and experiences faced by transgender job-seekers and cover tips for resumes, interviews, and references, according to Edna Batengas, a co-op student who is developing the guide. The guide will be made available to the community online this fall and act as a resource for advisors at career services when offering guidance to transgender students. “Right now, we don’t have a resource for that,” noted Batengas. “It’s a resource that not only we can…
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SFU hockey players bound for the pros in China
July 24, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh A pair of Simon Fraser University hockey players are poised for the first puck drop of their professional hockey careers with the Kunlun Red Star team based in Beijing, China. The players Jordan Liem from Surrey and Jared…
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SFU professors explore the implications of dying languages
July 21, 2017There is a need for a fierce commitment from individuals and communities in order to preserve the linguistic vitality of Indigenous peoples, according to speakers at an event last week that was part of the annual Indian Summer Festival. The…
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Graduate students find LGBTQ+ newcomers in Surrey lack support services
July 17, 2017A team of graduate students at Simon Fraser University uncovered a major gap in support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) immigrants and refugees. Despite being one of the largest receivers of refugees and immigrants in…
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A guide to sexual health resources at SFU
July 17, 2017SFU students can access various sexual health resources and services at some of the university campuses. Health and counselling services — Burnaby and Vancouver clinics Health and counselling services offer confidential health services by doctors and nurses to address sexual…
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Board Shorts
July 14, 2017Bid to change focus of Accessibility committee approved The SFSS Board of Directors has widened the scope of its Accessibility Fund committee with the intent to move beyond reviewing grant requests towards accommodation. The changes to the committee terms of…
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Investigation underway after deadly police incident on Burnaby mountain
July 13, 2017The province's police watchdog is investigating following a sudden death yesterday near Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus. The incident occurred in the mid-afternoon and police cordoned off a large area of the sidewalk along Gaglardi Way for investigation. Coquitlam RCMP…
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Discrimination and harassment complaints on the rise on campus
July 10, 2017The number of cases of discrimination and harassment brought forward to the SFU administration spiked by 13.5% last year, with the largest portion of complaints surrounding the accommodation of disabilities. A report by the SFU Human Rights Office, which is…
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Professor’s work on housing crisis brings big recognition
July 10, 2017SFU professor and director of the City Program Andy Yan was recently honoured by the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) for a decade of work on housing affordability and urbanization in Vancouver. A leading expert on the province’s housing…
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Focus on ecosystems helps cities fight climate change, study finds
July 10, 2017A recent study from a Simon Fraser University think tank demonstrates that cities can achieve better value in restoring urban ecosystems over building additional infrastructure in the fight against climate change. The Adaptation to Climate Change Team, which is based…
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