Nimrit Basra was appointed as the Associate Vice-President External & Community Affairs at the last SFSS Executive Committee meeting that occurred on May 25, 2021. Nimrit will be the first to hold this position and set precedence with the work she will complete this year. As AVP External & Community Affairs, they will be working […]
The Simon Fraser Student Society is currently looking for students to be part of the Independent Electoral Commission [IEC]. The team will work together to ensure that the Society’s elections, by-elections, and referendums adhere to all related policies, by-laws, and regulations. There are four vacancies for IEC Commissioners and one for IEC Chief Commissioner. These […]
The Simon Fraser Student Society is currently looking for someone to coordinate the communications work of the Society, including materials design and production, media liaison, public relations strategies, planning, projects and website maintenance. This a full-time, unionized role at $32.96/hr with benefits. Read the detailed job description and apply here by no later than 9:00 […]
The 2021-2022 Council has been hard at work for the last two weeks attending orientation sessions on Legal Responsibilities of Directors, SFSS By-Laws, Collective Agreement, Robert Rules, SFSS Finances, and Anti-Oppression. The virtual meetings aimed at training the group of over forty student leaders that are now the SFSS legal decision-making body. Council is thankful […]
The SFSS has made significant changes and additions to the policy, student life, and more in the last month of their board term. April 9, 2021 Motion passed to approve the WUSC x SFSS Scholarship that will award one domestic student with a refugee background and one domestic black student per term with a total […]
As the 2021/2022 Executive Committee begins their term, they are looking forward to adding fellow students to the team to help build student power stronger. During the term’s inaugural Executive Committee meeting, on May 7th, 2021, Priyanka Dhesa was appointed to the position of Associate Vice President (AVP) Academic and University Affairs by the Vice […]
The SFSS Executive Committee has released a statement in support of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender people (MMIWG2S) remembered on May 5th. The document acknowledges the minimized and disregarded genocide against Indigenous People(s) by institutions, governments, and societies that have disproportionately implicated Indigenous women, Girls, […]
The new student-elected Executive Committee has started their 2021/2022 Council term year, and they are very excited to be serving in their new roles. The seven new executives have signed a statement to officiate the beginning of their new term and listed some of the goals they wish to achieve during the following months. Among […]
The SFSS Board of Directors has been taking public action and advocating against the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project due to its environmental impacts and safety risk to the SFU Community since June of 2020 (as can be seen in this statement). To continuously move forward with the advocacy campaign, the 2020-2021 Board of Directors […]
The Simon Fraser Student Society asks the Legislative Assembly of BC’s Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act to consider investing in community-based safety aids to benefit the entire community. In the letter sent this Thursday, April 29th, the Society lists six recommendations aimed at helping ensure that marginalized communities are protected from harm. The […]