According to a survey conducted by Statistics Canada, academic life has been disrupted for 57% of post-secondary student respondents, who face work placements and courses being delayed, postponed, or cancelled. Just over a quarter of respondents (26%) indicated that their courses were cancelled or postponed, specifically classes that involve hands-on instruction such as labs and […]
The Simon Fraser Student Society stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and with all Black lives that have been touched by state-sanctioned violence at the hands of the criminal justice system, the police and the RCMP. We reject the notion that police violence is unique to the United States, as our Black and Indigenous […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to the entire world. Post-secondary students have been hit particularly hard by this crisis. From February to March 2020, the number of post- secondary students in the workforce, aged 15-29, decreased by 28%1. Post-secondary students have had to quickly adapt to changing circumstances, and are worried about the […]
U-Pass Update: Since the cancellation of in-person classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Simon Fraser Student Society has been working with other student associations and TransLink on a solution to address the operations of the U-Pass BC program. The SFSS, along with other post-secondary institutions and student associations, has signed the U-Pass BC amending […]
The Simon Fraser Student Society contributed $60,000 to establish the Emergency Assistance Fund for Fraser International College. This fund will provide support for FIC undergraduate students facing a sudden emergency situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic and have exhausted all other possible resources and for whom such financial hardship would affect their ability to attend and complete […]
Based on the message on behalf of Dr. Jonathan Driver, Vice President Academic and Provost: The University is extending the summer term tuition and student fees payment deadline from May 25 to June 15. This extension gives you more time to seek additional funding or part-time work opportunities. (See below). SFU is also developing a […]
Information from SFU Bookstore: Senior Academic Leadership and the SFU Bookstore have worked together to provide a solution for online course material delivery. For the Summer semester, students can purchase their course material at this link – http://www.sfu.ca/bookstore/coursematerials The new platform is first of its kind in Canada. Salient Features of the platform: Platform partner Vitalsource is the […]
The Board had a fulfilling April as their term wrapped up, including a lot of advocacy on behalf of students and alongside students. In the first meeting of April, the Board passed the Investment Policy and gave the go-ahead for a fossil fuel free investment portfolio with our new Investment managers. In the second meeting, […]
On January 21st and 22nd, 2020, the SFSS held an open house for the Burnaby community to provide them with information and give them an opportunity to provide feedback on the BMGT project. During the open house, over 700 students and SFU community members participated and 70 students provided comments through the interactive commentary board. […]
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