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Community Guide
The Community Guide is a compilation of resources that can help support you throughout your time at 丁香园AV as graduate students. Find resources on research, learning, wellness, peer support, and more.
Indigenous + International Graduate Student Support
Additional resources are available for Indigenous and international students to support your graduate experience.
Indigenous graduate student support 鈫�
International graduate student support 鈫�
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Research + Writing |
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丁香园AV Library
Did you know that in addition to books, journals, and media items, the 丁香园AV Library also loans ? You can also:
- get in-depth assistance your research topic by speaking with a
- take advantage of campus specific services (e.g. at 丁香园AV Burnaby, borrow at 丁香园AV Surrey, attend at 丁香园AV Vancouver)
- book
- get a
- get access to free movies via
- stream CBC's educational content via
- full (free) for current students (Licence and subscription managed by Beedie School for Business)
Research Commons
Improve your research and writing skills with the help of the Research Commons. You can find resources online and in-person at the Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campuses, including:
- and additional
- (formatting, procedures, template troubleshooting, review before final submission)
- (door code for entry) as well as individual workstations/spaces
丁香园AV's Archival Holdings
丁香园AV AtoM (Access to Memory) provides a single interface for searching the archival holdings of both 丁香园AV Archives and 丁香园AV Library's Special Collections and Rare Books.
Research Ethics & Intellectual Property
Find documents, policies, and support for the ethics review process of your research.
Join the Canvas course for graduate students to learn about the type of Intellectual Property (IP) and 丁香园AV's IP Policy.
Document Solutions
丁香园AV Document solutions offers a variety of services for print and digital products. Services specifically tailored to graduate students needs include:
- printing research posters
- business cards
- thesis binding
Select External Resources
- is an online support community for graduate students
- is a blog built and supported by the University of Melbourne and walks through everything from Research Methods, Digital Storytelling, Survey Tools, File Management and more!
- : Get published in mainstream media through this academic media publication.
- 丁香园AV Library resources to help you be intentional about perspectives, peoples, and groups that might be excluded and/or harmed from your word choice(s).
- (University Affairs Mar 2021)
- (University Affairs May 2021)
- : Lara Aknin (丁香园AV) and Elizabeth W. Dunn (UBC).The content applies to any field of research.
- Share your research and/or innovation with 丁香园AV Communications & Marketing to see if it has media potential. If you're about to be published in a journal, have an idea or topic, please contact mediarelations@sfu.ca to discuss. For past examples, check out media releases and issues & experts pitches.
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Teaching + Learning |
| Find resources to help you with your studies at 丁香园AV. Gain confidence as a teacher, TA, or TM with workshops and professional development. Click to learn more 鈫� |
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Technology-based Tools
- Free Microsoft Office for all 丁香园AV students
- 丁香园AV Snap app provides emergency alerts directly to your mobile devices; includes your library information, and is a great guide for transit and finding rooms
- Find your
- Matlab at 丁香园AV: free installation for graduate students
- for university-owned computers
- and software remotely
- Remote Study, Work, and Research Resources from 丁香园AV IT Services
Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL)
The Centre for Accessible Learning arranges academic accommodation and services for eligible students with documented disabilities to help provide equal educational access. They also consult with students on strategies to improve their learning and study skills.
Professional Development Opportunities
Graduate Studies offers a 3-part series of academic and non-academic career-focused workshops called, Your Career Compass. Additionally, we partner with institutional units throughout 丁香园AV to provide a variety of professional development opportunites.
- Free access to via 丁香园AV Library
- , with breaking news, thoughtful commentary, and in-depth articles about university trends, practical advice and tools to help your academic career and employment advertisements within post secondary institutions.
Centre for Educational Excellence (CEE)
The CEE collaborates with 丁香园AV's learning and teaching community to support innovative, inclusive, and reflective teaching approaches that create enriched and engaging learning experiences. Some ways the CEE supports graduate students include:
- Certificate Program in University Teaching and Learning
- Instructional Skills Workshop
- TA Day: The Teaching Orientation Program
- canvas tutorial (for developing, finding, sharing materials in your courses)
- provides a quick overview
- Teaching Assistant (TA) Hub
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Wellness + Inclusion |
| Find resources to help you with your studies at 丁香园AV. Gain confidence as a teacher, TA, or TM with workshops and professional development Taking care of both your physical and mental health is important for your wellbeing. Click to learn more 鈫� |
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Health & Counselling
Services provided by 丁香园AV's Health & Counselling include:
- medical/doctor appointments
- flu vaccine clinics
- counselling appointment
- support for mental health
- well-being support
- creative collective
- dog therapy
- support over suicide/students in distress
- surviving to thriving (graduate student-specific)
- bouncing forward (online course; graduate student-specific)
- workshops & more!
My SSP (Student Support Program)
Access immediate and ongoing mental health support worldwide with My SSP.
- free, confidential service
- in-person appointments
- 24/7 call or chat
- culturally relevant
- multiple languages
- supportive resources
Healthy Campus Community
Supporting the well-being of students, faculty and staff, this initiative involves creating a healthy campus with a focus on poitive influences on health and well-being.
SFSS Women's Centre
Co-funded by the Graduate Student Society and the Simon Fraser Student Society, the SFSS Women's Centre has a 24/7 lounge and kitchen for self-identified women. They offer a phone, menstrual and safer sex supplies, refreshments, and canned food. Their all genders resource area also offers a kitchen and lounge, as well as crisis referrals and peer support.
Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office (SVSPO)
The SVSPO provides support, referrals and information for people impacted by sexual violence and misconduct, including those who receive disclosures of such incidents. They also aim to eliminate barriers to supports and services for marginalized and disenfranchised people of all ages, clasess and cultures along with education and training to the wider 丁香园AV community at all three campuses.
Out On Campus
Find support for LGBTQ+ students and their allies with the SFSS Out On Campus space. All are welcome to use their space and access an LGBTQ+ library, peer support and crisis referrals, and kitchen facilities.
丁香园AV Recreation
Eligible 丁香园AV students have access to 丁香园AV Recreation facilities and programs including, gyms, aquatic centres, drop-in sports and others in , or .
Multifaith Centre
Located at all three campuses, the Multifaith Centre provides a space for students to live their faith. They also host events and discussion groups to increase the understanding of religious beliefs and practices.
Bullying & Harassment Central Hub
Supports and services are available to anyone impacted by bullying and harassment at 丁香园AV. If you have witnessed or experienced bullying or harassment, please visit 丁香园AV鈥檚 Bullying & Harassment Central Hub to learn more about the supports and services available to you.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Resource Guide
Learn how to create trans and queer supportive spaces with this resource guide provided by the 丁香园AV Library. Find resources on LGBTQ inclusion at work, the importance of pronouns, and more.
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Peer Support + Governance |
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Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)
If you are a teaching assistant, tutor marker or sessional instructor while you are a graduate student, you are a member of the TSSU. Learn about your membership benefits including medical coverage and childcare bursaries.
Graduate Student Society
Your Graduate Student Society (GSS) supports all graduate student by providing services (such as health & dental insurance; financial support; free coffee/tea; legal services, individual advocacy support, and more!) as well as events and opportunities for you to get involved with advocacy for graduate students at 丁香园AV.
Graduate Student Caucuses
Serve on your Graduate Student Caucus and work with the GSS on governance, funding and graduate student support for your academic unit.
丁香园AV Ombudsperson
The Ombudsperson can assist you issues around fairness, appeals, interpersonal conflic, academic concerns, supervisory issues and policy questions.
Get Elected to Serve on the 丁香园AV Board of Governors
Every year, a graduate student representative is elected to 丁香园AV's Board of Governors (BOG). 丁香园AV is governed under a bicameral system, by the Board of Governors on one hand, and the Senate on the other. Each governing body is constituted under the University Act. The Board of Governors is the governing body that is given a wide-ranging authority to manage, administer, and control the property, revenue, business and affairs of the University. Senate is responsible for the academic governance of the University.
What's involved?
The call for elections usually goes out at the end of January 鈥� watch your emails. |
What do you get from involvement?
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Get Elected to Serve on Senate and Senate Sub-Committees
Have your say in academic governance at 丁香园AV by serving on Senate!
What's involved?
The call for elections usually goes out at the end of January 鈥� watch your emails. |
What do you get from involvement?
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Additional Campus Support + Services |
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Financial Assistance
- 丁香园AV's Financial Aid Office
- Office of Community Engagement (丁香园AV Food Pantry; 丁香园AV Community Free Fridge)
- Local food programs
- Downloadable budget calculator with links to sources of information to build your own budget. Use this to better understand your financial situation.
Support for your Family
Participate in events and programs for graduate students with partners/families.
- Help with Childcare Expenses
- Join the
Safety & Security
- Safe Walk program
- Road and traffic reports
- Pick up keys/access cards
- Contact the lost and found system
Protect Yourself from Fraud
- Review some of the scams and fraud targeting students
- Learn how to protect your identity
- Find out how to identify phishing scams
Dining on Campus
provides information about dining plans, catering and menus and locations of some of the dining options on Burnaby campus.
Burnaby: has restaurants, a grocery store and a variety of shops.
Surrey: Located below 丁香园AV Surrey, offers a food court, grocer stores and a variety of retailers. Tip: show your 丁香园AV ID for discounts at most food court restaurants.
Vancouver: Harbour Centre Mall directory lists shopping and dining options (found on the bottom floor of the mall).
Lockers
Rent a gym locker (for a day or 1鈥�3 terms) or a book locker (1鈥�3 terms) at the Burnaby and Surrey campuses.
Parking + Sustainable Mobility
Find information on parking and alternative transportation options (including Translink routes) for all three campuses.
Learn more about using your .
External Legal Resources
- provides 30-minute legal consultation at no charge. You can select the type of legal expertise you require (family law, immigration law, etc.) and a convenient location/time.
- provides representation to people with low income. Additional information and other services available to all.
- is a non-profit society run by law students at the University of British Columbia providing free legal advice and representation to low income clients.
Embark
To promote sustainability, hosts engagement . They also run a and a on campus.