Our Partner
A founding member of CityStudio Vancouver, Simon Fraser University has been a key academic partner, supporter and funder since 2011. Their total participation as of Fall 2017 is as follows:
Students: 2070
Projects: 163
Faculty: 60
Courses: 64
The original studio course was – and still is – run through SFU’s Semester in Dialogue. The Semester at CityStudio program is a semester-long immersive experience that provides students with the opportunity to co-create experimental projects in interdisciplinary teams. The course runs for the full fall term and welcomes students from any participating institution.
Each term we also match projects with a number of SFU courses on the Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey campuses.
See a list of current courses below or get in touch if you’d like CityStudio to work with your course.
Featured School Projects
Spring 2018 Courses
Civic Innovation Change Lab
Creating impactful social innovations around the theme of Urban Economic Resilience.
Partners: RADIUS, Beedie School of Business, SFU Semester in Dialogue
Instructors: Tara Mahoney and Jeremy Stone
City lead: TBC
City goal: Healthy City
CMNS 323W – Cultural Dimensions in Advertising
Activating vacant commercial storefronts
Instructor: Jody Baker
City lead: David Lewis
City goal: Being and Feeling Safe and Included (Healthy City)
CMNS 432 – Political Communication, Public Opinion, Political Marketing
Voter engagement pop-up events
Instructor: Daniel Ahadi
City lead: Paul Hendren
City goal: Cultivating Connections (Healthy City)
CMNS 362 – Evaluation Methods for Applied Communication Research
Voter awareness tools
Instructor: Daniel Ahadi
City lead: Jhennifer Pabillano
City goal: Cultivating Connections (Healthy City)