SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

02/07/2024

We’re excited to announce that starting Feb 26 and continuing through March 1, Multilingual SFU is happening! You are invited to celebrate the SFU community’s linguistic diversity in a week-long series of events, including speakers and socials; panels, roundtable discussions, and workshops; a keynote to kick it off, and a symposium to conclude. Link in bio.

01/10/2024

It’s been a full year since I became Dean of SFU’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, so I thought it appropriate to take a look back at 2023.

There is so much that I’m proud of. I’d like to share some of the moments I was able to capture in photos.

I hope you enjoy my invitation to reminisce...

In one of my first weeks on the job, we had the pleasure of a winter fire drill.

I attended the President’s Honour Roll Reception, including exceptional students, Jiven Lal and Lauren Parry, who were later chosen to be legislative interns in Victoria.

I attended SFU Library’s Celebration of Authors, including books by Guggenheim fellow Michael J. Hathaway, Eldon Yellowhorn’s award-winning book, and Lara Campbell’s new book. How she found time to do this while serving as acting Dean and Associate Dean, I’ll never know.

I was also fortunate to have time to spend time with family, including a visit from my son, and with my mom who also came to campus when she was here visiting. Wild to be back where it all started, when I graduated from SFU in 1990!
.. so it was more of an honour than I could ever express to be on stage to congratulate our graduating class of 2023.

Read FASS Dean, Laurel Weldon’s full look back at 2023 in FASS News. Link in our bio.

12/22/2023

Have you ever wanted to learn Portuguese? You will be able to at SFU very very soon! More info about this in our bio link.

10/06/2023

As 79-year-old Kèyishí Bessie Cooley presented her master's degree thesis project earlier this year at the Yukon Native Language Centre in Whitehorse—interweaving English and Tlingit as she spoke—it marked another milestone in what is already an extraordinarily accomplished life.

For Cooley, completing this project was more than just about obtaining her master's (MA) degree in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics from SFU, it is also a tribute to her family and a testament to her life story around the language that she has fought hard to preserve.

Read more about her remarkable journey: https://ow.ly/Xv8o50PU1MH


SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

06/06/2023

Happy Convocation Day FASS Grads! 🎓🎉

We can’t wait to celebrate with you at your reception following your ceremony! Be sure to meet us in the SW corner of the AQ (next to the SUB) for some refreshments and photo opportunities!

Read more about our graduands and medalists on our convocation page!

05/23/2023

Are you ready to graduate from graduate studies but feeling anxious about what's next? Unsure about all of the opportunities out there for career success? Interested to learn more about professional development post-academia?
 
FASScelerate is an all-day professional development and career networking event for FASS graduate students on Monday, June 5th at SFU Halpern Centre.
 
To sign up and for more information, check out our .

01/06/2023

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12/23/2022

Happy holidays from all of us at FASS! We hope your celebrations will be filled with love, joy, and laughter.

A reminder, general campus closures and reduced services are in effect from December 26, 2022 - January 2, 2023.

We will see you in the new year! 😊

Happy holidays from all of us at FASS. Our offices are closed starting December 26, 2022 and we will re-open on January 3, 2023.

12/19/2022

With the support of a financial gift from the ONNI Gives Foundation, SFU Urban Studies has established a new scholarship for Indigenous students entering its graduate diploma or master's program.

The Making Better Cities Graduate Award for Indigenous Students in Urban Studies will be awarded for the first time to students starting next fall. The application deadline to join the Fall 2023 cohort closes February 15, 2023.

Learn more: https://www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2022/12/new-urban-studies-indigenous-award.html

SFU Indigenous Student Centre
SFU Indigenous Studies
Onni Group
Simon Fraser University
SFU Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
SFU Student Central
SFU Vancouver

As part of its commitment to supporting reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, SFU's Urban Studies Program, with the support of a financial gift from the ONNI Gives Foundation, established a new scholarship for Indigenous students entering its graduate program.

12/14/2022

Are you feeling overwhelmed by exams? Here are a few reminders to help you relax and de-stress during exam season!
● Have a well-balanced exercise regime and diet
● Continue to get adequate sleep
● Be kind to yourself and take as many breaks as needed. You got this!

12/14/2022

A stunning line-up of writers critical for our times featuring Cynthia Dewi Oka, Hari Alluri, Cecily Nicholson and Mercedes Eng.