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view-giving-page-blocks view-id-giving_page_blocks view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-988c3e14640f4f22b108f795997fc656"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Your kindness matters and is making an impact throughout SFU and our communities. Donors like you are bolstering the health and well-being of students, inspiring equity in health promotion, empowering vital graduate student research, improving the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors, invigorating new ways to connect the human experience and technology, and more. Thank you for your exceptional generosity!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="main-wrapper container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <section id="content-wrapper" class="col-sm-8"> <div class="region region-content"> <section id="block-system-main" class="block block-system clearfix"> <div about="/engage-winter-2023" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" class="ds-1col node node-support-departments-faculties view-mode-full clearfix"> <div class="group-accordion field-group-div"><div class="field field-name-field-accordion-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Inside the magazine</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-accordion-intro field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Explore the impact of philanthropy at SFU in the stories below.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-accordion field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/406" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Message from the Vice-President, Advancement & Alumni Engagement</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"Your thoughtfulness changes lives—and for that we are exceptionally grateful.</p> <p>The support we receive from dedicated partners like you furthers SFU’s vision for advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Together, through our shared commitment, we are responding to meet the needs of a world in flux and make it a better place. I am honoured to help in building that world alongside of you..."</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/vpaae-winter-2023" https:="" target="_blank">READ ERIN MORANTZ'S MESSAGE</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/407" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Meet Erin Biddlecombe, Senior Director, Student Affairs</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Erin Biddlecombe leads a dynamic team supporting SFU students and their success with services and programs that go beyond academics. Through the three units she oversees—Health and Counselling Services, Multifaith Centre and Office of Student Support, Rights and Responsibilities—more than 65 doctors, clinical and non-clinical staff and dozens of student volunteers aim to support students’ wholistic well-being, including their physical, emotional, social spiritual, and mental health, which in turn, supports SFU students’ academic goals.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/erin-biddlecome-2023" https:="" target="_blank">MEET ERIN BIDDLECOMBE</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/408" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Doing good</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>From offering immersive experiential learning opportunities to fostering passionate campus communities, SFU prepares its students for a lifetime of making social change. To catch a glimpse at how SFU students translate their campus experiences into careers dedicated to creating a more inclusive future, we caught up with three alumni.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/doing-good-2023" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN ABOUT ERIKA, JESSICA & RIAN</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/422" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>The singing janitor</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Many alumni may remember Ted Sinnott, the beloved Convocation Mall janitor. Fondly known as the “singing janitor,” Ted was a cherished member of the SFU community who had a song and smile for everyone. It was said that he was “written into the university’s cleaning contracts.” Even as the contracts changed hands, Ted would remain.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/singing-janitor-2023" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN ABOUT TED SINNOTT</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/409" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Healthy food for healthy minds</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Food security is a critical part of ensuring people’s physical and mental health.</p> <p>But rising costs of food and increasing financial instability mean that more SFU students than ever are facing challenges accessing healthy food. Too often, students survive on a substandard diet of noodles and rice—or skip meals entirely.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/healthy-food-for-healthy-minds-2023" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN HOW SFU DONORS HELP</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/410" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Supporting Indigenous and Black scientists</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>“We want to see science accessible for all, but we know that Black and Indigenous students aspiring to be academic scientists have, historically and in the present, faced structural barriers and biases,” says Ranah. “On the other hand, you see multiple studies prove that diverse teams have better scientific outcomes—think about when researchers around the world were collaborating to find a vaccine for COVID-19, and what a beautiful example this is of what different perspectives can do.”</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/supporting-indigenous-and-black-scientists-2023" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN ABOUT A NEWLY CREATED SCHOLARSHIP</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/411" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Building community and compassion through coffee</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>For over 25 years, Renaissance Coffee owner Parminder Parhar has been a devoted member of SFU’s community, passionately crafting exceptional coffee and helping cultivate a sense of belonging for students, faculty, and staff across the university’s Burnaby campus.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/renaissance-2023" https:="" target="_blank">GET TO KNOW PARMINDER PARHAR IN THIS Q&A</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/412" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Transforming the future of cancer</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>How can we enhance support for cancer survivors and caregivers? For more than two decades, Dr. Stuart Peacock, a distinguished scientist and SFU health sciences professor, has focused his research on developing more effective cancer services, making health system funding decisions fairer and more transparent, and improving the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/transforming-the-future-of-cancer-2023" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN ABOUT THIS IMPACTFUL WORK</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/413" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Bringing equity into the health promotion space</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>When Ilhan Abdullahi joined the RADIUS Health Promotion Lab as program manager in 2019, she had already gone through her own journey of reconciling what equity looks like in the context of health promotion work...Working alongside migrant communities she's a part of and recognizing the disproportionate health disparities experienced by underserved communities, it was clear to Ilhan that addressing health inequities required a more grounded and equity-centered lens.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/health-promotion-space-2023" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN MORE!</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/414" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Thank you for your impact!</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Your thoughtful investment inspires us—and creates opportunities that help make the world a better place. From all of us at SFU, thank you for your commitment to advancing an inclusive and sustainable future.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/your-impact-2023" https:="" target="_blank">VIEW THE INFOGRAPHIC</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/415" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Five questions to ask when planning a charitable gift in your will</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Many SFU donors choose to make a meaningful gift in their will to support countless future generations of students. When planning your own gift, it can sometimes seem daunting. Rory Green, Senior Director of Princial and Planned Gifts, recommends five questions you can use to help start your planning.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/5-questions-to-ask-2023" https:="" target="_blank">READ THE FIVE QUESTIONS</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/416" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Making dreams come true: one couple's investment in our future</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>For John and Lexi Clague, making the decision to leave a gift in their will to support SFU graduate students was an easy one. “Nowadays I don’t know how a student can possibly afford to go to university,” says Lexi. </p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/making-dreams-come-true" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN ABOUT JOHN & LEXI'S GENEROSITY</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/417" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Part of the bigger picture</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The story behind SFU’s newest mural stretches far beyond its home in Robert C. Brown Hall.</p> <p>It is just one of three new enhancements to SFU’s Department of Geography made possible by a generous legacy gift of $500,000 left by geography alumni Kenneth Cawker.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/part-of-the-bigger-picture-2023" https:="" target="_blank">LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MURAL</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/418" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Bridging human connection in the world of immersive technologies</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Katerina Stepanova, a PhD candidate at SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology, is deeply passionate about cognitive science, education, and emerging art. Generously supported by multiple donor-funded scholarships, her work explores the fascinating question of how the design of immersive technologies impacts human social connections, our perceptions of the world, and place within it.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/bridging-human-connections-2023" https:="" target="_blank">READ ABOUT KATERINA'S WORK</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/419" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>SFU news & research</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>From SFU retaining in Maclean's 2024 university rankings and graduate students helping to develop a fully electric commercial aircraft to SFU being involved in a major international antimatter breakthrough and a new acting dean for the SFU medical School, there are plenty of new and exciting things happening at SFU!</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/new-research-2023" https:="" target="_blank">EXPLORE SOME OF THE LATEST HEADLINES</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/420" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>SFU's endowment</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Endowments build a legacy of support that links generations and allow institutions like SFU to make commitments far into the future, knowing that stable and enduring funding will be available to meet those commitments.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/sfu-endowment-2023" https:="" target="_blank">VIEW A LIST OF NEW & TESTAMENTARY ENDOWMENTS</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div about="/media_asset/accordion/421" class="ds-1col entity entity-media-asset media-asset-accordion view-mode-default clearfix"> <details class="group-wrapper field-group-html-element"><summary class="group-title field-group-html-element"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Message from the Vice-President, Finance & Administration</h2></div></div></div></summary><div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"Thank you to our endowment donors for your continued support and trust in SFU.</p> <p>Your thoughtful support, combined with judicious oversight and sound investment decisions, has enabled SFU to provide stable spending income to further its vision, navigate market volatility, and prepare for the future. Thanks to your generosity, our strong investment performance allows us to improve lives through SFU’s academic, research, housing and athletics infrastructure and further the long-term sustainability of the university."</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" engage="" give.sfu.ca="" href="https://give.sfu.ca/endowment-highlights-2023" https:="" target="_blank">READ MARTIN POCHURKO'S MESSAGE & VIEW THE ENDOWMENT HIGHLIGHTS</a></p> </div></div></div></details></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </section> </div> </section> <aside class="col-sm-4" role="complementary"> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <section id="block-views-giving-page-blocks-block" class="block block-views clearfix"> <div class="view view-giving-page-blocks view-id-giving_page_blocks view-display-id-block view-dom-id-f94a2f5218a18834464cff8f08019909"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-get-in-touch-title"> <div class="field-content">View & download the PDF version</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-get-in-touch-intro"> <div class="field-content"><p> </p> <p><a href="/sites/default/files/winter2023-web.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="Engage Magazine: Winter 2023" src="/sites/default/files/engage-2023-cover-image.png" style="width: 350px; height: 449px; margin: 3px; float: left;" /></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </aside>  </div> </div> </div>  <footer class="footer"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="region region-footer"> <section id="block-menu-menu-social-menu" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sfualumni" class="icon facebook" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://twitter.com/SFUalumni" class="icon twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="https://instagram.com" class="icon instagram" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> <div class="region region-footer-nav"> <section id="block-menu-menu-footer-menu" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first collapsed"><a href="/ways-to-give">Ways To Give</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/how-to-fundraise">How to Fundraise</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/stories">Stories</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/contact-us">Contact us</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/faq">FAQS</a></li> </ul> </section> <section id="block-block-12" class="block block-block footer-acknowledgement clearfix"> <p>We would like to acknowledge that at Simon Fraser University we live and work on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.</p> </section> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div id="copyright-terms" class="pull-left"> <span class="copyright">漏2022 Simon Fraser University. 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