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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.

My First Steps Into the Actuarial Field
Actuarial Analyst Intern
Science
Abdul Mamnun
visibility
52
A Rewarding Challenge: My First Research Position at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Research Assistant
Biological Sciences
Agassiz, British Colombia
Jessie Moon
visibility
61
Inside the lab. Image from: https://cifsolutions.com/project-profile/simon-fraser-university-sustainable-energy-engineering-building/
Driving Innovation in Sustainable Energy
Research Assistant
Sustainable Energy Engineering
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Michael Chen
visibility
61
Working remotely
First Experience as a Full-Stack Developer
Full Stack Co-op Developer
Mathematics
Claire Curry
visibility
64
One of my favourite landmarks in Rome, the Trevi Fountain
Immersing Myself in the Local Culture of Rome, Italy
Finance, Management Information Systems
Rome, Italy
Gurveer Singh
visibility
84
Anika Adie with fit testing supplies
Safety First! My Time as an Occupational Health + Safety Assistant
Occupational Health & Safety Assistant
Environmental and Occupational Health
Anika Adie
visibility
73
A BREATHtaking Look Into The World of Respiratory Research
Clinical Research Assistant
Health Sciences, Science
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Faye Pagdonsolan
visibility
105
Burnaby Mountain group hike
Experiencing Work Opportunities Outside Your Comfort Zone
Wellness and Engagement Coordinator
Environmental and Occupational Health
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Harneet Kalkat
visibility
72
The First Linus Tech Tips Co-op Student: a Fun and Educational Experience
Student Testing Analyst
Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Hnat Cheung
visibility
173
Studying Abroad and Learning a New Language?!
Beedie School of Business
Madrid, Spain
Helen Su
visibility
87
All-you-can-eat restaurants are just a bless
Worth the Wait: Living and Learning Abroad in Taiwan
Linguistics
Taipei, Taiwan
Angela Huang
visibility
44
Healing my SeOUL
Beedie School of Business
Seoul
Britney Cheung
visibility
71
Ending a Chapter in Hong Kong
Beedie School of Business
Hong Kong
Jeff Tse
visibility
110
Me standing alongside a canal in central Amsterdam
Challenges and Rewards of Studying Abroad in Amsterdam
Global Health
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Erica Dong
visibility
78
My Great Time in Stirling Scotland
Arts + Social Sciences
Morgan Cowley
visibility
50
Photo of the Innovative Fitness team after raising money at a charity event
Coaching at Innovative Fitness: Bettering Myself and Clients
Professional Training Coach
Active Rehabilitation & Exercise Therapy
Coquitlam
Joshua Lim
visibility
44
An Opportunity to Explore the Unexpected
Health Communications Assistant/Hi-FIVE Coordinator
Health Sciences
Nazafarin Esfandiari
visibility
53
My Time as a Zajac Ranch Wrangler
Wrangler
Biomedical Physiology + Kinesiology
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Isabella Hewitt
visibility
89
Exploring Research Through Co-op
Research Assistant
Health Sciences
Greater Vancouver
Cynthia Lu
visibility
107
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
114
Studying Abroad in France's Champagne Region
Political Science
Reims, France
Adanna Nduagu
visibility
247
A Fall Exchange at the National University of Singapore
Beedie School of Business
Singapore
Anjali Dhaliwal
visibility
129
Finding Supportive Community in Times of Uncertainty
Administrative Assistant
Health Sciences
Burnaby
Ekamvir Kaur
visibility
107
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
85
Starting Your Career Journey As An International Student
Student Staff
Finance, International Business
SFU Surrey
Ray Yang
visibility
222
Ria standing outside of SFU
Embrace your Growth
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Ria Multani
visibility
106
(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
74
Tim's workspace
Managing Different Responsibilities in IT
IT Business Analyst
Beedie School of Business
Tim MacDougall
visibility
69
Remitbee Merch!
Learning New Skills Through Business Analysis
Business Intelligence Analyst
Beedie School of Business
Aryana Ansari
visibility
155
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
61