Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a univeresity situated atop Burnaby Mountain. It's no surprise the university is named after Simon Fraser - a fur trader and explorer.

SFU has a bit of a reputation of being a more liberal university.

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Pokin Y.

PoOn Y.

Jun 18, 2008

Being an Orientation Leader for this University has given me a lot of background history and new appreciation for this campus!

This is the first university to offer a tri-semester program allowing students to take courses all year around or choose which semesters to attend. There are three tall trees planted in the centre of the camps to represent this unique and leading system!

There is a strong history student life and passion as demonstrated by all the enthusiastic rallies in the early years (1960's) of the campus!

A large reflection pond with a jade rock sits in the middle of the campus in the Academic Quadrangle gardens. Very impressive architectural designs!

The design of the campus was laid out in a horizontal (rather than vertical manner) such the integrity of the mountain view from far away was not comprimised.

Someone once quoted:
"concrete is the marble of the 20th century".. well viva SFU!

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