June, 1, 2021
At the April 30th, 2021 meeting of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors, the Board unanimously approved the 5-year extension of the agreement with Fraser International College. This agreement gives FIC students access to clubs, room booking support, our Food Bank, and other services. It is important for FIC students,...
May, 28, 2021
Trigger Warning: Residential School, Colonialism, Intergenerational Trauma, Genocide RE: Acknowledgement of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Residential School Survivors and all Indigenous People(s) We acknowledge the impacts and trauma the current events regarding the Kamloops Indian Residential School have brought to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, as...
May, 28, 2021
The Simon Fraser Student Society is currently looking for someone to mobilize and build up a supporter base of student organizing on various campaigns on social justice, academic justice, racial justice, climate justice, and equity issues on and off-campus. The Campaigns and Mobilization Coordinator is a full-time (up to 35 hours), unionized role...
May, 27, 2021
REGISTRATION FOR ESPORTS COMP SUMMER 2021 IS LIVE! From gaming peripherals to gift cards we are proud to announce that we have up to $500 worth of prizes available to be won! We are again offering your favourite esports in a weekly competitive format for the SUMMER 2021 semester. We will be offering 7 different...
May, 27, 2021
The first Canadian Collegiate Esports League (CCEL) is a league that is looking to provide a competitive video gaming league in partnership with Canada’s most forward-thinking universities and colleges. The CCEL aims to nationalize esports adoption among Canadian universities by creating a unified body to organize, manage, and lead...
May, 27, 2021
The Simon Fraser Student Society is currently looking for someone to coordinate necessary research on behalf of the Society in support of Society campaigns and initiatives as well as interpreting, maintaining and developing Society and other policies. The Policy, Research and Community Affair Coordinator is a full-time, unionized role at $32.96/hr...
May, 27, 2021
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...
May, 26, 2021
The Simon Fraser Student Society is currently looking for students to be part of the Independent Electoral Commission . 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...
May, 17, 2021
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...
May, 13, 2021
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...
May, 11, 2021
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...
May, 11, 2021
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...