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SFU Experiences

SFU Experiences

There are many ways to extend your learning while at SFU. Students share reflections on their experiences along with tips & strategies.

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Welcome to the Experiences Tool!

SFU offers many Experiential Learning Opportunities for students. A core element of these opportunities is the try something new, extend your learning and take some risks. The Experience tool provides a Q & A format and structure for students to reflect and share their entire story from preparation, to training, during the experience and what happens next. With Experiences, you will surely get the whole story, leaving you with a deeper insight on prospective work, volunteer, and academic opportunities! Are you ready to Experience something new?

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Experiences

Please note, some of the following Experiences are sample submissions as part of our Pilot Testing Phase. If you're been asked to participate in sharing your Experience, we welcome your feedback in our short survey.

Studying Abroad and Learning a New Language?!
Beedie School of Business
Madrid, Spain
Helen Su
visibility
53
Healing my SeOUL
Beedie School of Business
Seoul
Britney Cheung
visibility
53
Ending a Chapter in Hong Kong
Beedie School of Business
Hong Kong
Jeff Tse
visibility
77
Me standing alongside a canal in central Amsterdam
Challenges and Rewards of Studying Abroad in Amsterdam
Global Health
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Erica Dong
visibility
54
An Opportunity to Explore the Unexpected
Health Communications Assistant/Hi-FIVE Coordinator
Health Sciences
Nazafarin Esfandiari
visibility
49
My Time as a Zajac Ranch Wrangler
Wrangler
Biomedical Physiology + Kinesiology
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Isabella Hewitt
visibility
68
Exploring Research Through Co-op
Research Assistant
Health Sciences
Greater Vancouver
Cynthia Lu
visibility
96
A picture of St. Paul's Hospital, Burrard Building
Improving Patient Outcomes Through Clinical Research
Clinical Research Coordinator
Health Care Systems
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Kaitlyn Ulmer
visibility
89
Studying Abroad in France's Champagne Region
Political Science
Reims, France
Adanna Nduagu
visibility
229
A Fall Exchange at the National University of Singapore
Beedie School of Business
Singapore
Anjali Dhaliwal
visibility
112
Finding Supportive Community in Times of Uncertainty
Administrative Assistant
Health Sciences
Burnaby
Ekamvir Kaur
visibility
99
Large group photo of volunteers, guest panelists, and participants at the 2022 World Refugee Event hosted by WUSC SFU Local Committee.
Boost Your Skills With Experiential Learning
Refugee & Newcomer Student Support Assistant
Counseling + Human Development
Burnaby
Nilapha Khotjak
visibility
77
Starting Your Career Journey As An International Student
Student Staff
Finance, International Business
SFU Surrey
Ray Yang
visibility
198
Ria standing outside of SFU
Embrace your Growth
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Ria Multani
visibility
92
(From left to right) Krysta, me, and Lizzy managing the volunteer command centres at OppFest
Getting to Be Creative at Work: My Time at the Chang Institute
Events and Marketing Assistant
Marketing
Sofia Fernandez
visibility
63
Tim's workspace
Managing Different Responsibilities in IT
IT Business Analyst
Beedie School of Business
Tim MacDougall
visibility
62
Remitbee Merch!
Learning New Skills Through Business Analysis
Business Intelligence Analyst
Beedie School of Business
Aryana Ansari
visibility
149
A child trying to get a ball stuck between a bush and a fence
Supporting Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Education Assistant
Biomedical Physiology + Kinesiology
Latisha Tran
visibility
50
Textbook to Reality: My Experience as a Research Assistant for the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
Research Assistant
Biomedical Physiology
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Angeline Gosal
visibility
159
My Fulfilling Experience with BC Cancer Research
Prevention and Promotion Co-op Student
Population and Public Health
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Josalene Chick
visibility
413
A shelf of ungulate skulls
The Joys of Working in the Simon Fraser Zooarchaeology Laboratory
Research Support Collections Management - Zooarchaeology
Archaeology
Wesley Jiang
visibility
155
Personal Image
Working with the BC Public Service: A Guide
First Nations Relations Researcher
Resource and Environmental Management
Reem Lari
visibility
116
Preventing the Spread of Infection Through Another Lens
Regional Hand Hygiene Auditor
Population and Public Health
Surrey, British Columbia
Vanessa Tan
visibility
132
Ecoation and IBM
From Startup to Big Tech
Software Developer
Software Systems
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Markham
Kourosh A.
visibility
89
Research associate Flora Chong holding agar plate in Burnaby-based Biotechnology company Symvivo
Working at a Biotech Company
Research Associate
Research
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Flora Chong
visibility
281
Truth and Reconciliation - My Co-op Term with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Junior Analyst
Arts + Social Sciences
Monika Rogowicz
visibility
167
Photo of Reem
First Nations Relations Researcher with the BC Ministry
First Nations Relations Researcher
Resource and Environmental Management
Surrey
Reem Lari
visibility
157
Photo of Tara Trang
Becoming a Mentor to Give Back to the Community
Racing Reader Program and Volunteer Supervisor
N/A
Tara Trang
visibility
29
Student Kinesiologist Wesley Lor standing with Functional Movement Screen Tools In Hand In the Kinesiologists Office Of ProMedicals
My Time As A Student Kinesiologist At ProMedicals
Student Kinesiologist
General
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Wesley Lor
visibility
194
Photo of Kiran Dhaliwal
The Story of a Racing Reader Program and Volunteer Supervisor
Racing Reader Program and Volunteer Supervisor
N/A
Kiran Dhaliwal
visibility
24