February Update
Transparency and SFU’s Budget
On January 23, 2025, the SFU Provost office announced the closure of the Vancity Office of Community Engagement and SFU’s Office of Community Engagement, eliminating several key positions in those programs.
SFU has apparently made this decision without a well-communicated plan or approval by the Board of Governors. It was deeply disappointing to many of SFU’s staff and students that SFU did not present solutions on how the work of these vital offices, which evidently continues, will be supported.
We love our volunteers.
Why volunteer for APSA?
Volunteers are an essential part of the operation and culture of APSA. Every volunteer makes a difference to APSA members from all of SFU’s campuses. We would love for you to be one of them. Please have a look below for the volunteer opportunities, time commitment for each chance and details below. You could improve the workplace and work lives of over 1700 people.
What’s in it for me?
APSA has been hearing more and more about issues with SFU's current Hybrid Work Arrangements.
We wanted to learn about your concerns about returning physically to work at SFU and what you’re looking for in hybrid work arrangements. Below are the results from our recent survey on hybrid work arrangements at the University.
*Please note that some questions remained the same as those in the 2021 survey for benchmarking purposes.
Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Chen, Winston C.Y.
Senior Financial Analyst
New to SFU
Research Accounting
Tess Williams played a vital role as an APSA board member, advocating for the inclusion of gender-affirming care in the extended healthcare benefits for SFU employees. Her activism for gender-affirming health care extends beyond SFU. Tess is also a part of the Society for Advocacy for Gender-affirming Healthcare (SAGAH), which is currently calling for:
Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Abdullah, Amal Javed
Project Coordinator
Rehire
Centre for Dialogue
VPA Engagement & Dialogue
Boehringer, Justin
Associate Director, Indigenous Perspectives
New to SFU
MED Student Learner Affairs
Medical School
Dhillon, Sandeep
Senior Financial Analyst
New to SFU
MED Office of the Dean