August, 13, 2020
Clubs & Student Unions, we need your direct feedback on our current funding model. Help us make the necessary changes to funding limits, core funding, project grants, or anything relating to requesting them through our page. Fill out our form by Monday, August 17th (one exec per...
August, 11, 2020
Be it resolved that the SFSS Board of Directors amend Issues Policies POLICIES REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS to read: Each policy will be reviewed annually. Where no change is required, the policy will remain in its current state. Where need or opportunities for improvement arise, policy shall be created, changed, or repealed as outlined in...
August, 4, 2020
Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of July: The SFSS Board of Directors had an eventful and productive month of July. The first board meeting of the month took place on the 10th of July. A motion was raised and passed regarding SUB space reallocation for student...
July, 28, 2020
The SFSS Board of Directors passed a motion on July 24, 2020 to amend the current Terms of Reference for the Accessibility Fund Advisory Committee, to more clearly lay out the practice of accessibility fund approvals. The altered text, presented during the Board Meeting on Friday, July 24th, reads: “Make decisions and give approval to...
July, 21, 2020
Last semester, the Simon Fraser Student Society signed onto a letter by the #DontForgetStudents movement, calling for the federal government to offer fair support for the millions of Canadian students being disadvantaged by the lack of appropriate financial aid being offered through CESB (which international students are still not...
July, 16, 2020
Join the SFU CMNS-460 “Seminar in Dialogue and Public Issues” class as they consider how the climate crisis and the COVID pandemic impacts our communities. They will discuss the principles towards a just recovery on a local scale, and what a new “normal” looks like moving forward. REGISTER...
July, 16, 2020
For the summer semester, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors, along with 16 other post-secondary student associations and institutions in the Lower Mainland, made the difficult decision to suspend the U-Pass program to save students that are not traveling to campus money on their U-Pass fees. As SFU prepares to enter another...
July, 8, 2020
The SFSS hosted a free financial literacy workshop on Monday, June 29th: “Introduction to Basic Budgeting” View the notes here. Watch the video here: The SFSS hosted a free financial literacy workshop on Thursday, July 9th: “Investing: RRSPS & TFSAS” View the notes here. Watch the video...
July, 7, 2020
Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of June: The Board had an interesting and productive month of June. The first Board meeting of the month was on 12th June. President Osob Mohamed gave an overview of the Executive Committee’s report and recommendations. The Executive Committee reviewed job...
July, 2, 2020
As we come out of Canada day, the SFSS encourages our members to start respectful conversations within our communities about what it means to decolonize. Canada serves as a home and place of refuge for many people. It is important for us to consider the history and creation of Canada, and how it is intrinsically...
June, 30, 2020
Last Friday the SFSS Board of Directors discussed the matter of Student Unions and Groups being able to contribute their Core funds to Black-led and/or Indigenous-led causes and organizations. This led to a motion to suspend the relevant policy until August 1, 2020 to give Student Unions and Groups time to have a meeting and pass a...
June, 25, 2020
FREE Financial Literacy workshops! Monday, June 29th: “Introduction to Basic Budgeting” Thursday, July 9th: “Investing: RRSPs & TFSAs”...