Advocate Hours: Meetings at the Vancouver campus available upon request.Β Please emailΒ advocacy@sfugradsociety.caΒ in advance. An appointment is only confirmed if you have received a response from the Advocate.
Events
Occasional socials, Council meetings and other grad students events are held at Vancouver campus throughout the year.
Have a suggestion for how the GSS could serve you better on the VancouverΒ campus?Β Let us know!
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Writing Support
SFU Vancouver students taking credit courses can access various types of writing support through the Research Commons. Graduate Writing Facilitators are available for one-on-one writing consultations, or you can meet with a facilitator to get feedback on the content of an upcoming presentation.Β Read Ahead consultations provide intensive and extended support for graduate students writing theses, projects, or other longer papers.
Please visit theΒ Writing ServicesΒ to find out more or to request an appointment.
ThesisΒ Support
The Libraryβs Assistant for Theses is available to meet with graduate students for formatting and thesis submission assistance.Β Appointments can be made using the Research CommonsβΒ consultation booking software.
ESL/EALΒ Support
Please use ourΒ Consultation Request formΒ to book a consultationΒ for help with academic reading and writing, speaking, pronunciation, presentation techniques, and more.
NVivoΒ Support
Graduate Peer NVivo Facilitators are available to assist graduate students by email (nvivo-rc@sfu.ca) or in one-on-one consultations. To schedule a meeting, please use the request form on theΒ Consultations page.
For a complete list of services available through the Research Commons, see our webpages.