2020-2021 SFU Lifelong Learning Community Report

2020/2021 COMMUNITY REPORT 1

WITH GRATITUDE SFU respectfully acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), sə̓ lilw̓ ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓ íc̓ əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓ əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside. 2

CONTENTS 5 11 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN ENROLLMENT 6 12 BUILDING COMMUNITY FINANCIALS 8 14 EXPANDING PROGRAMMING ENDOWMENTS 10 16 OUR OFFERINGS ADVISORY COMMITTEES

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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN In Lifelong Learning, our name reflects our purpose. We design and deliver programming for learners throughout their lives, to suit their various locations and evolving schedules. The flexibility we offer has never been more essential than this past year. Before the pandemic, 31 per cent of our courses were online. In 2020/2021, we delivered all of our more than 600 course sections via online learning environments. We saw dramatic increases in enrollment for career and professional programs, and we were able to meet that demand because of the scalability of our remote offerings. In a challenging year, we found opportunities to establish new relationships, strengthen connections and continue to grow. We ran community programming remotely and have been inspired by participants working to improve their communities in generous and innovative ways. We deepened our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and reconciliation, and established a Knowledge Holders group to create and pilot a framework for transformational inclusion in our programming. And we launched new programs and courses that are attracting learners from across the globe. I’m grateful to our staff, instructors, learners and the university community for their versatility and resilience this year. Our shift to remote working and learning has revealed new potential for the future, and I’m excited about the possibilities. Sincerely, Julia Denholm, PhD Dean, Lifelong Learning 5

CBOUIMLMDIUNNGITY Community programming thrived this year. We took in more than 10,000 free and sponsored event reservations as learners joined online sessions to hear poetry readings, discuss how we belong to communities and nations, and consider the impact of climate change on health. We also built new partnerships to support progamming that meets the growing needs of our communities. VIRTUAL TECH CAFÉS Tech Cafés on the Downtown Eastside, led by the UBC Learning Exchange, continued to run this year. With support from SFU Lifelong Learning, community ambassadors had the equipment— including mobile Wifi—and training to support the community. Twice per week, café participants learned how to navigate the virtual world and improved their confidence in using technology. RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE With funding and support from the Adaptation Learning Network, we ran a Strategic Dialogue and Engagement for Climate Adaptation course for the first time this year. The growing climate emergency increases the demand for professionals with skills in climate change adaptation and mitigation across many sectors, and we are now exploring the development of a full programming stream focused more broadly on climate action. SKILLS TRAINING FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY COVID-19 affected our health and our workforce across the province. Through the B.C. Community Workforce Response Grant, we were able to help unemployed and precariously employed workers. Eighty-three participants enrolled to learn business fundamentals and communication skills to prepare for new job opportunities. 6

DESMOND WILLIAMS AND “The program EMERALD ASUNCION was perfect timing... this Community Capacity Building is exactly what program participants we needed.” Photo by Eliane Bowden —DESMOND WILLIAMS Community Capacity Building program participant MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITIES Thanks to funding from the Salvation Army Endowment fund, we invited applications to the Community Capacity Building Certificate program in January 2021. Program participants would share a virtual classroom with other learners for six months, to choose, plan, implement and evaluate a project that will have a positive impact in their community. For just over 40 spots, 688 applications came in. The projects included a youth education lab in Ecuador, a healing space and cultural hub in Vancouver’s Chinatown, and a “reparations collective” on Ontario land focused on reconciliation, healing and connection. In March 2021, a second group of B.C. participants was able to join the program, thanks to additional funding from the B.C. Community Workforce Response Grant. 7

EXPANDING By June 2020, our Liberal Arts PROGRAMMING program had created a new suite of remote offerings. More than 5,000 students took courses this year, choosing from nearly 300 unique offerings. They logged in from every province and territory Fakes, Forgeries and in Canada, as well as from 29 countries around the world. Ranging in Frauds in the Art World age from 18 to 92, they found new programming and pathways designed to support their personal and career goals. After the Pandemic INCREASED ONLINE REGISTRATIONS Urban Dirt: We saw significant interest in business and communication programs The City’s Hidden Value this year. Career and professional programs increased registration by 17 per cent, and writing and communication programs by 38 per cent this year. The strong interest in flexible online learning has confirmed our plans to offer more remote learning environments in the future. GROUNDBREAKING PATH TO GRADUATE STUDIES In spring 2021, we finalized an admissions pathway new for SFU. Alumni from select Continuing Studies certificate programs with sufficient work experience may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration program offered by SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The opportunity acknowledges the value of career experience and the rigour of a Continuing Studies certificate, and it opens doors to graduate studies for working professionals, even if they lack an undergraduate degree. NEW PROGRAMMING Before the pandemic hit, our lively Liberal Arts courses had always been delivered in person in downtown Vancouver. By June 2020, we had designed a new suite of remote offerings on topics as varied as art fraud, urban dirt, and the very popular After the Pandemic. More than 800 students from diverse geographical locations joined classes this year, and we plan to continue to offer remote Liberal Arts courses in future. In fall 2020, we introduced more new programming to help learners grow and excel. A Leadership Essentials program applies a socially just, decolonizing and critical-thinking approach to leadership. A series of creative writing courses gives emerging writers the opportunity to develop their craft. The City Program celebrated its 25th anniversary with new courses in urbanism that introduce learners to concepts in housing policy, transportation and regional planning. 8

ONLINE LEARNERS 29 COUNTRIES NORTHERN ATLANTIC TERRITORIES PROVINCES 1% 1% WEST COAST 81% CANADA OUR PRAIRIE CENTRAL LEARNING PROVINCES CANADA 6% 11% COMMUNITY 336 5,333 708 LEARNERS CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUCTORS DIPLOMA GRADUATES 9

OOFUFRERINGS FOR NEW AND LEADERSHIP AND “I not only enjoy MID-CAREER COMMUNITY BUILDING my job, but PROFESSIONALS Climate action found my calling. Community capacity building Editing is where I BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Community data science am meant to be.” Business analysis Dialogue and civic engagement Business management Evaluation —ALICIA CHANTAL Career development Executive leadership Editing Certificate graduate practitioner training Leadership essentials Human resources management Restorative justice FOR INTERNATIONAL Non-profit management Urban design LEARNERS Project management Urban planning Public company governance English Language and Culture Risk management INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION FOR SFU DEGREE COMMUNICATION Japanese/English SEEKERS Business communication Mandarin Chinese/English Editing SFU NOW: Nights or Weekends Plain language Public relations Program transitioned to the SFU faculties Technical communication in August 2020. HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR ALL LIFELONG First responders trauma LEARNERS prevention and recovery Occupational health and safety Creative Writing: The Writer’s Studio Rehabilitation and disability Liberal Arts and 55+ management 10

ENROLLMENT FEE-BASED 11,980 795 REGISTRATIONS TOTAL NON-CREDIT TOTAL CREDIT BUSINESS AND 2,921COMMUNICATION CREATIVE WRITING 3,632MANAGEMENT 718 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 950HEALTH AND WELLNESS INTERPRETATION 226AND CULTURE 322AND TRANSLATION LEADERSHIP AND 1,659LIBERAL ARTS AND 55+ SFU NOW: NIGHTS OR 1,552COMMUNITY BUILDING 795WEEKENDS (CREDIT) FREE AND CREATIVE 2,618 SPONSORED WRITING 266 EVENT RESERVATIONS INTERPRETATION AND 4,153 TRANSLATION 3,010 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING LIBERAL ARTS AND 55+ 11

FINANCIALS Our commitment to online learning YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2021 served us well this year. Despite a TABLE 1: UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENT reduction in revenue from international students, we completed the year with REVENUE 2020/2021 Budget 2020/2021 Actuals Variance a surplus due to prudent financial $ 225,583 management and strong registrations Board-Approved Funding $ 3,697,093 $ 3,922,676 $ (1,204,788) in career and professional programming $ (979,205) (table 1). At the same time, we also Non-Credit and Other Revenues $ 8,923,181 $ 7,718,393 $ 1,781,570 ran no-cost community events that $ 802,365 attracted more than 10,000 reservations. Total Revenues $ 12,620,274 $ 11,641,069 We provided SFU Harbour Centre Total Expenses $ 12,620,274 $ 10,838,704 undergraduate scheduling, administration, and instructor support Surplus/(Deficit) $ 0 $ 802,365 this year, as well as supporting close to 800 students in SFU NOW: Nights TABLE 2: CREDIT ENROLLMENT Tuition Fees or Weekends before transitioning the PROGRAM $ 10,240,930 program to the SFU faculties in August $ 1,010,392 2020 (table 2). We also contributed rent Integrated Credit Studies $ 11,251,322 to the university for space at Harbour SFU NOW: Nights or Weekends Centre and the Surrey campus (table 3). Total TABLE 3: SPACE AND EQUIPMENT RENTALS Rent Paid $0 LOCATION $ 85,332 SFUʼs Vancouver Campus—variable classroom space $ 75,000 SFU’s Vancouver Campus—fixed classroom space $0 SFU’s Surrey Campus—fixed rent $ 160,332 Audio Visual Equipment—variable Total Paid to University 12

CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS INCREASED 17 %REGISTRATION BY “You’re not a failure WRITING AND for changing what COMMUNICATION you want to do or PROGRAMS INCREASED become.” 38 %REGISTRATION BY —LAURA-ANN CHONG Public Relations 10,000+ Certificate graduate RESERVATIONS FOR ONLINE COMMUNITY EVENTS 13

ENDOWMENTS SALVATION ARMY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND ENDOWMENT FUND The partnership fund helps communities and Established in 1989 by a gift from the late low-income individuals in East Vancouver, Dr. J.L. Wighton, this $3.7-million fund helps the Downtown Eastside and other inner-city Salvation Army officers and staff pursue communities attain opportunities to become advanced educational opportunities. The fund economically self-sufficient. is administered by the Lifelong Learning Leadership and Community Building program. This year, the fund continued to support Tech Cafés in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Led by In 2020/2021, this fund supported the development the UBC Learning Exchange, the cafés included and pilot offering of the Leadership Essentials select in-person opportunities and expanded Certificate program and the redevelopment and virtual support. launch of the Community Capacity Building Certificate program, as well as the transfer of THE CITY PROGRAM ENDOWMENT FUND online courses from the Non-Profit Management Certificate and Executive Leadership Certificate In 1995, this $1.9-million fund was established programs to Booth University College. through a lead grant from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia and DAVID AND CECILIA TING ENDOWMENT FOR subsequent grants from the Earl and Jennie EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY Lohn Foundation; VIA Architecture, Inc.; and the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and The $1.2-million Ting endowment supports Women’s Services. an annual lecture or seminar in public affairs education or leadership development, as well SENIORS PROGRAM ENDOWMENT FUND as Lifelong Learning’s Interpretation and Translation program. In 2000, members of the SFU Opsimath Club (Seniors Lifelong Learners Society) established In 2020/2021, these funds supported the SFU a now $376,000 fund to support program operations Faculty of Environment’s 2020 Dean’s Lecture and ensure that course offerings in the Liberal Series, From Environmental Science to Public Arts and 55+ program continue to expand. Solutions. The series brought together scholars, expert practitioners and community leaders in SENIORS PROGRAM DIRECTORS four free evening talks that attracted more than ENDOWMENT FUND 900 attendees (live and online). In 2010, a generous bequest from the late Alan Aberbach established this now $5.24-million fund to support staff salaries and related Liberal Arts and 55+ program administrative activities and help ensure the sustainability and growth of courses for adults 55+. 14

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ADVISORY COMMITTEES Thankyoutotheexpertswhosupportedourprogrammingwiththeir knowledge and insight this year. Your commitment helps to ensure that our programming meets the needs of our communities. CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL JUDY SMITH, Executive Director, Academic Planning HARLEY EAGLE, Cultural Safety Facilitator, PROGRAMS and Strategic Projects, Lifelong Learning Island Health; Consultant, Harley Eagle Facilitation LAURA GAAYSIIGAD CUTHBERT (Chair), Associate PUBLIC RELATIONS CERTIFICATE GEOFF TAYLOR, Instructional Coordinator, English Director, Leadership and Community Building Programs ADVISORY COMMITTEE Language and Culture Program DAVE FARTHING, CEO, Veriloquent KRYSTAL GLOWATSKI, PhD Candidate, DAVE BENNETT, Director, Renewable Gas LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY School of Criminology and Low Carbon Fuels, Fortis BC BUILDING PROGRAMS AARON LYONS, Principal, Just Outcomes, LLP NIKKI BROWN, Senior Marketing Manager, ANGIE MAPARA-OSACHOFF, Senior Regional Program B.C. Cannabis Stores LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS CERTIFICATE Manager B.C., Equitas—International Centre for Human MARTIN LABA, Associate Professor, ADVISORY COMMITTEE Rights Education; Vice Chair, International Institute School of Communication for Child Rights and Development MAUREEN LUGGI, Chief, Wet’suwet’en First Nation INDY BATTH, Educator, Facilitator; ICF-certified BRENDA MORRISON, Associate Professor, School of VESNA MALJKOVIĆ (Chair), Associate Director, coach; Director, ikb Coaching and Consulting Criminology; Director, Centre for Restorative Justice Communication Programs CHRISTIANNE PARAS, Co-founder, ROOTS—Reclaiming FAWN MULCAHY, Principal, SHANTHI BESSO (Chair), Director, Leadership Our Truths and Stories; Community Justice Initiatives The Fawnz Creative Communications and Community Building Programs Training and Education Coordinator; Facilitator, NATASHA NETSCHAY-DAVIES, Co-Founder, North Shore Multicultural Society Moonraker PR TARA BLACK, Director, People Development, ADRIENNE SMITH, Lawyer, Adrienne Smith Law RASHPAL RAI, Senior Communications Professional Human Resources RAJVIR RAO, Community and Stakeholder Relations LIFELONG LEARNING Manager, ACCIONA for Broadway Subway Project MICHAEL BOYCE, Associate Professor, Vice President (Translink) Academic and Dean, Booth University College ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE DARREN J. ROBERTS, Marketing and Communications Consultant, A&C Inc. RAIN DANIELS, Educator, Facilitator, Mentor, supporting RACHEL BENNETT, Director, CHRISTINE TAM, Senior Communications Manager, principled engagement with Indigenous peoples Marketing and Communications, Lifelong Learning Doctors of BC JULIA DENHOLM (Chair), Dean, Lifelong Learning KAREN TANKARD, Journalist, Digital campaigner, CBC PAUL HOLDEN, President and CEO, GLORIA GUTMAN, Professor Emeritus, Burnaby Board of Trade Department of Gerontology ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE VESELIN JUNGIC, Professor, PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE YABOME GILPIN JACKSON, Chief People Officer, Department of Mathematics BCLC; Founder, Organization Development Consultant VESNA MALJKOVIĆ, Associate Director, KATIE GRAHAM, Immigrant Services Society of BC; and Facilitator, SLD Consulting Inc.; Adjunct Faculty, Communication Programs Manager, Language College–LINC Leadership/Organization Development and Change, RAVEEN SANGHERA, Associate Director, BERTRAND LEE (Chair), Director, English Language Beedie School of Business Career and Professional Programs and Culture Program JUDY SMITH, Executive Director, Academic Planning ENA LEE, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education PARKER JOHNSON, Educator, Facilitator, harassment and Strategic Projects, Lifelong Learning SHARLA REID, Director and Principal, and discrimination prevention, workplace equity and Fraser International College inclusion, conflict resolution, organizational change JUDY SHABTAI, Program Coordinator, English Language and Culture Program MELANIE MATINING, Facilitator, organizational JACQUIE SINCLAIR, Marketing Coordinator, systems change; HR Strategist, Elevate Inclusion English Language and Culture Program Strategies Consulting IAN McCARTHY, W.J. VanDusen Associate Professor of Innovation and Operations Management, Beedie School of Business MARIA (MARICIEL) NUYDA, Dean of Continuing Studies, Booth University College ROBERTA PRICE, Elder, Snuneymuxw and Cowichan First Nations 16

SENATE COMMITTEE ON “Dialogue and CONTINUING STUDIES civic engagement is relevant to any POORIA ARAB, Student (Alternate) job. There are so many skills that the LYN BARTRAM, Faculty Senator; Associate Professor, training gives you.” School of Interactive Arts and Technology —KATRINA SUMMERS GWEN BIRD, University Librarian, Dean of Libraries Dialogue and Civic Engagement Certificate graduate LARA CAMPBELL, Faculty Member; Professor and Department Chair, Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies WINFIELD CHEN, Student JULIA DENHOLM (Chair), Dean, Lifelong Learning PETER HALL, Senator (at-large); Associate Dean, Strategic Academic Planning, Enrolment Planning and Management and Budget, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences MATT MARTELL, Convocation Senator; Lecturer, Beedie School of Business ABDUL ZAHIR, Member of the University Community (at-large); Coordinator, Research Grants and Projects, School of Criminology 17

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