Editing Simon Fraser University (section)

==History==
[[File:Aerial view of Simon Fraser University, Burnaby (1967).jpg|thumb|The newly constructed university in 1967, with the Academic Quadrangle as a centre of the campus]]
Simon Fraser University was founded upon the recommendation of a 1962 report entitled ''Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future'' by [[John B. Macdonald]]. He recommended the creation of a new university in the Lower Mainland and the British Columbia Legislature gave formal assent on March 1, 1963, for the establishment of the university in Burnaby.<ref name="Pound 2005">{{cite book|title=The Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates|editor-last1=Pound|editor-first1=Richard W.|editor-last2=Musson|editor-first2=James|editor-first3=Jay|editor-last3=Myers|editor-first4=Elizabeth|editor-last4=Ballantyne|editor-first5=Richard|editor-last5=Dionne|edition=3|publisher=[[Fitzhenry and Whiteside]]|year=2005|oclc= 52540711}}</ref> The university was named after [[Simon Fraser (explorer)|Simon Fraser]], a [[North West Company]] fur trader and explorer. In May of the same year, [[Gordon Shrum|Gordon M. Shrum]] was appointed as the university's first chancellor. From a variety of sites that were offered, Shrum recommended to the provincial government that the summit of Burnaby Mountain, 365 meters above sea level, be chosen for the new university. Architects [[Arthur Erickson]] and Geoffrey Massey won a competition to design the university, and construction began in the spring of 1964. The campus faces northwest over Burrard Inlet. Eighteen months later, on September 9, 1965, the university began its first semester with 2,500 students.<ref name="Pound 2005"/>

The campus was noted in the 1960s and early 1970s as a hotbed of political activism, culminating in a crisis in the Department of Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology in a dispute involving ideological differences among faculty. The resolution to the crisis included the dismantling of the department into today's separate departments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.peak.sfu.ca/gopher/94-3/issue4/another.ans |title=Protest at SFU: another view|first=V.|last=Stone|volume=88|issue=4|date=1994-09-26|type=[[Letter to the editor]]|access-date=2011-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050901103558/http://www.peak.sfu.ca/gopher/94-3/issue4/another.ans |archive-date=2005-09-01|work=[[The Peak (newspaper)|The Peak]]}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]) as it does not provide sufficient context to the events for the claim that it is supporting. In addition, because this is a letter to the editor, it cannot serve as a neutral evaluation of the events that occurred. See [[WP:NEWSOPED]]: "Editorial commentary, analysis and opinion pieces...are reliable primary sources for statements attributed to that editor or author, but are rarely reliable for statements of fact."|date=November 2024}} During this time, [[Thelma Finlayson]] became the university's first female faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences. She would later become their first professor emerita upon her retirement in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |title=SFU's First Professor Emerita Turns 100 |url=http://www.sfu.ca/science/news-events/news/2014/sfus-first-professor-ermerita-turns-100.html |institution=Simon Fraser University|department=Faculty of Science |access-date=2019-10-18|date=2014-06-25|archive-date=2020-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807094421/http://www.sfu.ca/science/news-events/news/2014/sfus-first-professor-ermerita-turns-100.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===21st century===
In 2007, the university began offering [[Double degree|dual and double degree]] programs by partnering with international universities, such as a dual computing-science degree through partnership with [[Zhejiang University]] in China and a double Bachelor of Arts degree in conjunction with Australia's [[Monash University]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archive/media_release11040801.html|title=SFU teams up with Australia to offer double degree|publisher=SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations|date=4 November 2008|access-date=2011-02-20|archive-date=2011-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604194814/http://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archive/media_release11040801.html|url-status=dead|first1=Jane|last1=Fee|first2=Carol|last2=Thorbes}}</ref> It has also partnered with India's Premiere "Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay".

In 2009, SFU became the first Canadian university to be accepted into the [[NCAA|National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archives/media_07100901.html|title=SFU first Canadian school in NCAA|publisher=SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations|date=2009-07-10|access-date=2011-02-20|archive-date=2011-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317033111/http://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archives/media_07100901.html|url-status=dead|first1=David|last1=Murphy|first2=Don|last2=MacLachlan}}</ref> Starting in the 2011–2012 season, SFU competed in the NCAA's Division II [[Great Northwest Athletic Conference]] (GNAC) and has now transitioned all 19 Simon Fraser teams into the NCAA.

On September 9, 2015, SFU celebrated its 50th anniversary. Over its 50 years, the university educated over 130,000 graduates.<ref>{{cite news|title = Simon Fraser University celebrates 50th anniversary|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/simon-fraser-university-celebrates-50th-anniversary-1.3221328|website=[[CBC News]]|date=2015-09-09|access-date = 2015-09-23|archive-date = 2015-09-11|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150911091710/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/simon-fraser-university-celebrates-50th-anniversary-1.3221328|url-status = live}}</ref>

A breach of SFU's systems in February 2020 exposed the records of 250,000 students.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Midgal |first=Alex |date=21 September 2020 |title=SFU ransomware attack exposed data from 250,000 accounts, documents show |work=[[CBC News]]|location=[[British Columbia]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-ransomware-attack-1.5732027 |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817213958/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-ransomware-attack-1.5732027 |url-status=live }}</ref>  A second attack in February 2021 resulted in the exposure of 200,000 records.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 Feb 2021 |title=SFU warns cyberattack exposed personal information of about 200,000 students, staff and alumni |work=[[CBC News]]|location=[[British Columbia]]  |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-cyberattack-exposes-info-200-000-1.5916153 |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817214001/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-cyberattack-exposes-info-200-000-1.5916153 |url-status=live }}</ref> A class action lawsuit was filed against SFU in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salisi |first=Jaymee |date=28 March 2021 |title=Lawsuit filed against SFU for data breach |url=https://www.databreaches.net/ca-simon-fraser-university-sued-over-recent-data-breach/ |website=[[The Peak (newspaper)|The Peak]]|access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817213941/https://the-peak.ca/2021/03/lawsuit-filed-against-sfu-for-data-breach/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2022, Burnaby City Council announced they would officially support the SFU Gondola as part of the TransLink expansion project. This is included in the Mayors’ Council’s approval of the Transport 2050 regional transportation strategy announcement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burnaby City Council confirms official support for SFU Gondola's quickest route |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/city-of-burnaby-mountain-sfu-gondola-route-selection-official |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=[[Daily Hive]]|first=Kenneth|last=Chan|date=2022-01-28|archive-date=2022-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826234012/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/city-of-burnaby-mountain-sfu-gondola-route-selection-official |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2025, SFU's School of Interactive Arts and Technology debuted their Virtual Ambassador Program, hailed as "the world's first official university [[VTuber|VTubers]]".<ref name=":0">“Meet Mo and Faye Ayato: Siat’s Virtual Ambassadors Unveiled in Stunning Animated Trailer.” ''School of Interactive Arts & Technology - Simon Fraser University'', 25 Feb. 2025, [http://www.sfu.ca/siat/news-events/news/2025/02/meet-mo-and-faye-ayato-siat-virtual-ambassadors.html www.sfu.ca/siat/news-events/news/2025/02/meet-mo-and-faye-ayato-siat-virtual-ambassadors.html].</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />