We’re Hiring: Building Coordinator

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is looking for a Building Coordinator responsible for the day-to-day operations of the SUB as well as for requesting and monitoring custodial and facilities work. This is a part-time (up to 28 hours) permanent unionized role at $32.96/hr with benefits. Building Coordinator (Permanent, Part-Time) Read the detailed job description here and […]

Contract Workers at SFU – Creating a Fairer SFU workshop

We encourage students to once again show their support and stand in solidarity with Contract Workers at SFU by joining their “Creating a Fairer SFU” workshop this Tuesday (July 13), from noon to 1 pm. While food and cleaning service workers are an essential part of the SFU community, they are outsourced to third-party companies, […]

Indian Residential School Survivors and Commitments to Reconciliation & the Idle No More #CancelCanadaDay Campaign

Trigger Warning: Residential School, Colonialism, Intergenerational Trauma, Genocide, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Colonialism  The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) wholeheartedly acknowledges that the student union and Simon Fraser University (SFU) are located on the Unceded Traditional Territories of the Coast Salish People(s), including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ ̓ əm […]

2021/2022 Associate VP University and Academic Affairs appointed

At the June 8th 2021 Executive Committee meeting, Hanah Bazzi was appointed as the second Associate Vice President (AVP) University and Academic Affairs by Vice President University and Academic Affairs Serena Bains. AVPs are responsible for assisting in the duties of their respective office, in this case with a focus on university affairs.  Hanah Bazzi […]

We’re Hiring: Building Coordinator

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is looking for full-time and part-time Building Coordinators responsible for requesting and monitoring custodial and facilities work at the brand new Student Union Building (SUB). These are permanent unionized roles at $32.96/hr with benefits. Building Coordinator Full-Time Read the detailed job description here and apply here by no later than 5:00 pm (PST) […]

The SFSS Executive Committee Supports #CancelCanadaDay

We encourage folks to reflect and reconsider if they chose to participate in celebrating “Canada Day.” We hope you took the day to read educational resources that helped you understand this country’s dark history, to listen to the voices of residential school survivors who spoke on the radio, news outlets, and rallies, to follow Indigenous […]

Operation Blue Star (1984) Statement

Trigger/content warning: genocide, religious percecution  Sat sri akaal and assalamu alaykum, The month of June is a time of grieving in the Sikh community as it marks the beginning of outwardly genocidal policies against Sikhs in India that continue to have profound implications to this day. The Simon Fraser Student Society recognizes the violation of […]

The SFSS Executive Committee is celebrating National Indigenous People(s) Day

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) wholeheartedly acknowledges that the student union and Simon Fraser University (SFU) are located on the Unceded Traditional Territories of the Coast Salish People(s), including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ ̓ əm (Kwikwetlem) and q̓icə̓y̓(Katzie) Nations. Unceded means that these territories have never been handed over, […]

Notice of Motion: Non-Executive Council Work Reports

Whereas work reports are currently submitted by Council members twice a month (semi-monthly); Whereas the amount of reports submitted is quite time consuming for the VP Finance and Services to review and track; Whereas changing the frequency of non-executive Council member work report submissions from semi-monthly to monthly; Be it resolved that Council approve changing […]

May 2021 Month in Review

First month of the new SFSS 2021/2022 Year! Appointments  VP Events & Student Affairs, Jess Dela Cruz, is elected as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee.  Priyanka Dhesha is appointed as Associate Vice-President University & Academic Affairs. Read more about it here. Nimrit Basra is appointed as Associate Vice-President External & Community Affairs. Read more about […]

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