COUNSELLORS’ DAY 2016 · 9:20 – 9:50 Admissions Presentation Director of Admissions Louise Legris, Centre Stage 9:50 – 10:30 How I Met My Major Associate Director, Student Engagement

COUNSELLORS’ DAY 2016SFU Surrey Campus and Surrey City Hall

2016 Counsellors’ Day SFU Surrey campus

Thank you for joining us at BC Counsellors’ Day 2016.

The theme of this year’s event is Innovation. Today you’ll learn from our faculties how SFU innovates and explore SFU’s culture of engagement and collaboration. You’ll find out where an SFU degree can take your students, and hear about how our graduates leave SFU ready to blaze their own trails and impact society.

This year’s recruitment theme is Day One. We know your students are about to embark on an exciting new chapter in their lives and we understand the apprehension and sense of “leaving the known for the unknown” that many of your students will face. The Day One concept is about those moments in life that change everything.

We think of “day one moments” as times in life where something significant happens to change our direction. A day one moment for your student could be meeting their first friend on campus, taking a class that excites them so much they change their major, applying to go on international exchange, or deciding to step out of their comfort zone and join a club.

This year’s recruitment presentation focuses on relatable student stories. We want to create a memorable experience for your students and an emotional connection to what their life could look like after they leave high school. We want them to know that no matter which path they choose, they don’t have to have everything figured out right away; there will be plenty of forks in the road as they move forward. We want them to know they’ll be faced with many exciting choices, many options and many

“day one moments” throughout their lives.

We hope they will be open to exploration, innovation and to jumping in to university with both feet. This is the spirit of Day One.

Visit our BC high school counsellors’ website for current information: www.sfu.ca/students/counsellors

And feel free to contact our recruitment and admissions team: www.sfu.ca/students/counsellors/contact

Welcome

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8:15 – 8:30 Registration City Room | Atrium

8:30 – 9:00 Information Fair and Breakfast Snacks City Room | Atrium

9:10 – 9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks Leanne Dalton, Acting Senior Director, Student Success and Strategic Support Centre Stage

9:20 – 9:50 Admissions Presentation Louise Legris, Director of Admissions Centre Stage

9:50 – 10:30 How I Met My Major Steve Birnie, Associate Director, Student Engagement and Retention Centre Stage

10:30 – 11:05 Mini Information Fair and Nutrition Break City Room | Atrium

11:15 – 12:50 Breakout sessions – two sessions are offered concurrently in each 20 minute time slot

Surrey City Hall

Breakout 1 11:15 – 11:35 Beedie School of Business Centre StageFaculty of Science 2nd floor community room

Breakout 2 11:40 – 12:00 Faculty of Environment Centre StageFaculty of Education 2nd floor community room

Breakout 3 12:05 – 12:25 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Centre StageFaculty of Communication, Art and Technology 2nd floor community room

Breakout 4 12:30 – 12:50 Faculty of Health Sciences Centre StageFaculty of Applied Sciences 2nd floor community room

Breakout Sessions – Surrey City Hall

1:00 – 1:40 Lunch and Prize Giveaways Mezzanine

1:45 – 2:15 Interactive Faculty Tours or Demos Mezzanine

1:45 – 2:30 The 5 Minute Pitch: Financial Aid and Awards | Career Services | SFU Surrey CampusInternational Services for Students | Co-operative Education Room 2740

SFU Surrey Campus

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Important Dates for 2016 | 2017

2016 October 1 Education Planner BC Application for Fall 2017 opens apply.educationplannerbc.ca/sfu

November 1Major Entrance Scholarships (MES) online application portal opens

Entrance Bursary, Award and other (non-MES) Scholarship applications opens

November 30 Surrey Campus SFU Program Fair

December 1 Residence application opens. Students should apply as soon as possible

2017 January 4 Self-reporting grades portal opens

January (mid) First offers of conditional admission and automatic entrance scholarships based on self-reported grades

January 31 Major Entrance Scholarship application deadline

February 15 Deadline to submit all Major Entrance Scholarship documents • References, transcript, self-reported grades (BC), IELTS/TOEFL, proof of landed status

February 28

Fall application deadline for admission to all programs

Deadline to apply for Entrance Bursaries, Awards and other (non-MES) Scholarships

Residence application priority access deadline

Deadline to submit Beedie School of Business supplemental application and supporting documents

March 15 Deadline to submit all supporting documents for Entrance Bursaries, Awards and other (non-MES) Scholarships

April (early) Major Entrance Scholarships awarded

April (late) Major Entrance Scholarship Reception Surrey Campus Info Session

April 30

Self-reporting grades portal closes. All BC high school applicants must self-report their grades or their application will be cancelled

Deadline to submit final grades for Distributed Learning Courses

Deadline to submit all supporting documents for high school applicants

May

Receipt of TRAX grade data from the Ministry of Education

Review of conditional admission offers based on self-reported grades

New conditional offers of admission and automatic scholarships awarded

May (late)Scholarship announcements sent to high schools

Burnaby campus Information Evening

June 1Deadline to accept admission offer

Deadline for receipt of official interim grade information (missing from TRAX download)

July 4 Enrollment for Fall 2017 begins

July (late) Receipt of TRAX grade data containing BC grade 12 final marks

August Confirmation of admission and all scholarship offers based on final marks

August 15 Deadline for receipt of official final grade information (missing from TRAX download)

September 5 Classes begin for Fall term

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Steve BirnieAssociate Director, Student Engagement and Retention

Tel: 778-782-2228 E: [email protected]

How I Met My Major

Steve Birnie is the Associate Director, Student Engagement

and Retention, providing academic advising and student

success programming to undeclared students, student

athletes, and students in academic difficulty. Steve is an

alumnus of SFU (Geography, Political Science) and UBC

(Education) and worked as a middle school teacher in

Coquitlam before switching to SFU in 2008. Doctors have

yet to find a cure for his inexplicable dinosaur infatuation,

but his wife assures people they’re working on one.

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1Beedie School of Business11:15 – 11:35 AM | Centre Stage

Faculty of Science11:15 – 11:35 AM | 2nd floor community room

FACULTY CONTACT

Sean McKennaManager, Recruitment Surrey campus


FACULTY CONTACT

Kathryn WhiteManager, Academic Programs


BREAKOUT

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2Faculty of Environment11:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Centre Stage

Faculty of Education11:40 AM – 12:00 PM | 2nd floor community room

FACULTY CONTACT

Leigh McGregorManager, Recruitment and Community Liaison


FACULTY CONTACT

Jacquie BreadonAdvisor and Recruiter, Undergraduate Programs


BREAKOUT

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3Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences12:05 – 12:25 PM | Centre Stage

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology12:05 – 12:25 PM | 2nd floor community room

BREAKOUT

FACULTY CONTACT

Claire de LisserFaculty Advisor


FACULTY CONTACT

Emma HorsleyCoordinator, Recruitment, Retention, and Advising


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4Faculty of Health Sciences12:30 – 12:50 PM | Centre Stage

Faculty of Applied Sciences12:30 – 12:50 PM | 2nd floor community room

BREAKOUT

FACULTY CONTACT

Bratislav (Brad) MladenovicManager, Undergraduate Programs Retention, and Engagement


FACULTY CONTACT

Marilyn TrautmanManager, Student A�airs


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CONTACTS 2016/17

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Louise LegrisDirector, [email protected]

Armity Namiranian Associate Director of [email protected]

Ken WongSenior Admissions [email protected]

Elizabeth BernothAdmissions [email protected]

Jean JinAdmissions [email protected]

Heather RobertsAdmissions and IB [email protected]

Bing LeeDirector Student Recruitment and Transition [email protected]

Lynda WalkerManager, National [email protected]

Susan PraseuthManager Strategic Student [email protected]

Chelsea ButchartManager, New Student Programs778-782-2503 (Burnaby campus)[email protected]

Connie [email protected]

Admissions Recruitment and Transition

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Brittany Parker Admissions [email protected]

Teena FrostStudent [email protected]

Heather GawendaStudent [email protected]

Gloria LeeStudent [email protected]

Tevy LeysonStudent Recruiter/Advisor (Surrey campus)[email protected]

Claire WilsonStudent Recruiter [email protected]

Jennie BlankinshipIndigenous Student [email protected]

Angel KwanInternational Student [email protected]

James P. Smith International Student Recruiter/[email protected]

Nichol MakInternational Student Recruiter/[email protected]

Timothy TaoAcademic [email protected]

Kat StarostaEntrance Scholarships and Awards O�cer778-782-6798 [email protected]

Recruitment and Transition Recruitment and Transition

Financial Aid and Awards

Burnaby8888 University DriveBurnaby, British ColumbiaCanada V5A 1S6

Surrey250, 13450 102 AvenueSurrey, British ColumbiaCanada V3T 0A3

Vancouver515 West Hastings StreetVancouver, British ColumbiaCanada V6B 5K3 areyousfu.ca

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COUNSELLORS’ DAY 2016 · 9:20 – 9:50 Admissions Presentation Director of Admissions Louise Legris, Centre Stage 9:50 – 10:30 How I Met My Major Associate Director, Student Engagement