YOUR Tuition is Going Up During a Pandemic…AGAIN! SFSS Response to SFU’s Further Proposed Tuition Increases #EnoughIsEnoughSFU! On October 26th at the Simon Fraser Student Society’s Annual General Meeting, you showed up and made your voice heard – You voted to formally condemn SFU for increasing tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year. In response, SFU […]

11.1 Elections and Referenda Policies – MOTION BOD 2020-10-30:13  Whereas, the SFSS Membership approved By-Law Proposal 4 (Council Empowerment) at the SFSS 2020 AGM.  Whereas, under the new By-Laws, Executive Committee elections occur in January.  Whereas, there is a need to update the SFSS Elections and Referenda Policies to be compliant with the governance model […]

Work with a dynamic Board of Directors committed to advocating for students, building student power, and providing resources and services that represent, connect and benefit the undergraduate student body at Simon Fraser University. Alongside the President and Society Executives, the Board Organizer will help lead strategic planning and development of Society campaigns, governance and policy. […]

The SFSS board of directors had a very engaging month of October. The board met on the 2nd of October for the biweekly meeting, where we approved the agenda for the SFSS 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM). We also passed the motion for the SFSS Faculty Representatives to distribute the Open Educational Resources (OER) faculty […]

The SFSS is hiring a new Accessibility Assistant to support the SFSS Accessibility Advisory Committee on the implementation and evaluation of a new Accessibility Standard Policy. The Assistant will be further responsible for assisting the development of proposals, bookings, and administrative work related to accessibility. This is a part-time (up to 21 hours per week) […]

The Simon Fraser Student Society Annual General Meeting took place on October 26th, where over 600 students gathered virtually to condemn SFU for tuition increases implemented in the 2020-2021 academic year. The vote passed with an overwhelming 96% of students in favour, providing a clear mandate from the student body for the SFU Board of […]

General Voting Day for the 2020 British Columbia general election will be held on Saturday, October 24th. Make an informed vote and elect members of the Legislative Assembly that advocate for the issues that matter to you. Click here for more information on the Election Platform of each of the three parties regarding the issues […]

Commit to Attending the SFSS Annual General Meeting on Monday, October 26th from 3:30-6:30pm! Come to the AGM and have your vote in bringing democracy, transparency, and accountability back to the SFSS. Commit to attending now: http://bit.ly/AGM2020SFSS The SFSS Annual General Meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 26th, 2020 via Zoom, […]

The SFSS Board kicked off the Fall semester with an eventful and productive month of September. In the first Board meeting, the Board of Directors passed a motion to approve the addition of an ordinary resolution vote to the Fall 2020 Annual General Meeting agenda to condemn the University’s decision to increase domestic and international […]

We are proud to see that years of Black student activism, with support from allies, has led to the change in the team name of the SFU Athletics Department away from the ‘Clan’. However, we are deeply concerned by the institutional racism at play throughout this process. It is clear that Black athletes and allies […]