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It was established in 1965 as part of the post- Sputnik boom in universities. Simon Fraser University was named after Simon Fraser, explorer of the Vancouver area. The library on the main campus is called the W. A. C. Bennett Library, after the Social Credit Premier of B.C. who established it.
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| Motto | "Nous sommes prêts" (French for "We are ready") |
| Founded | 1965 |
| School type | Public |
| Location | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Enrollment | 22,095 undergraduates and 3,337 graduates |
| Campus surroundings | forest, inlet, mountain |
| Campus size & elevation | 1.7 km² maintained; 400 meters above sea level |
| Satellite Campuses | Downtown Vancouver and Surrey |
| Mascot | the Scottish Terrier |
| University colours | Red and Royal Blue |
Like most Canadian universities, SFU is a public university, with 59 percent of funding coming from taxpayers and 33 percent coming from tuition fees.[1]
SFU has been rated as Canada's best comprehensive university five times ( 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic., 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t, 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting and 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri) in the annual rankings of Maclean's MagazineMaclean's Magazine is Canada's leading weekly news magazine. It was founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt. John Bayne Maclean. The 43-year-old trade magazine publisher purchased an advertising agency's in-house business journal — along wit and has consistently placed at or near the top of the publication's national evaluations.
From its inception, SFU had a reputation for radicalness. Its first years witnessed a number of teach-ins and sit-ins that caused quite a bit of instability. Though this reputation has waned over the years, one can still occasionally hear the university and its students referred to as "the Marxists on the Hill."
The student activists in the 1960s also led a "cultural revolution" to pioneer democratic university governance in Canada. In May 1967, SFU became the first Canadian university to seat students in its Senate (Academic Governing Body).[2]
The spirits of radicalness helped SFU create innovative and flexible academic programs. For example, SFU is the first university in Canada to offer an Executive MBA program for working managers in 1968; SFU also offers Canada's first Liberal Studies MA program in 1991.
Having one of the largest co-operative programs in Canada, SFU provides students in virtually all undergraduate and most graduate areas opportunities to explore the real world while they are still in school. The extensive exchange programs and field schools also provide students opportunities to study overseas. SFU excels in interdisciplinary studies, which allows students to maximize their academic experience.
In May 2004, the SFU Senate approved the policy on compulsory exit requirements for all its undergraduate students making SFU the first Canadian university to implement such university-wide requirements. All students must complete a selected number of writing intensive, quantitative based, and bredth courses before graduation. The goal of this new requirement is to enrich students' core competencies.[3]