Abstract
Simon Fraser University went from an idea in 1963 to opening its doors in 1965, a feat that led it to be dubbed "the instant university." This multi-authored history chronicles the excitement of that first radical decade of the arts at SFU. The 1960s were famously a decade of cultural revolution, and Simon Fraser University was a creature of its time. The counter-culture spirit infected all levels of society, but none more than the new university and its innovative arts programming.
