March, 25, 2021
We want to ease the financial burden of high-cost textbooks for students at the Simon Fraser Student University. Help us advocate for the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) on campus. Tell us about how the cost of course materials affects your financial...
March, 24, 2021
The current stipend for board members is around $14.50/hour, a rate set in 2008. This outdated amount is now just below the minimum wage set in 2020 ($14.60/hour). That is why the SFSS Council Remuneration Proposal asks for a stipend in-line with a living wage for Student Executives representing your needs and advocating for your...
March, 19, 2021
The March 16, 2021 Atlanta Spa Shooting comes amidst a disturbing global wide rise in violence and discrimination directed against the Asian population, with six of the eight victims killed being Asian women. The SFSS condemns anti-Asian racism in all forms, and stands in solidarity and compassion with the diverse Asian community. We hope to...
March, 17, 2021
The Simon Fraser Student Society appreciates that the Department of Finance has given us an opportunity to provide input with regard to the changes in tuition and student fees proposed to take effect in 2021-22. While we have taken advantage of the opportunities to give comments during the overall budget consultation process, including through...
March, 15, 2021
The SFSS has passed a motion to sign and distribute an open letter regarding the violent arrests of the Braided Warriors on February 19, 2021. This decision is aligned with the SFSS stance against the TMX pipeline, support for Indigenous peoples and beliefs in the right of marginalized communities to peacefully protest and assembly. Want...
March, 11, 2021
BACKGROUND On December 14th, 2020, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) released a statement condemning the violent arrest of a Black SFU Alumnus by Burnaby RCMP at the SFU Dining Hall on December 11th, 2020. On December 13th, 2020, SFU President Joy Johnson announced the establishment of an external review process to review the event...
March, 9, 2021
The SFSS is denouncing the Simon Fraser University for delaying the bargaining process for the unionization of Research Assistants since November of 2019. We demand that SFU Admin immediately: Recognize all RAs as workers, including those whose work overlaps with their studies; Provide healthcare and dental benefits for all RAs, including group...
March, 5, 2021
We’re proud to announce that Out On Campus is one of the winners of the #SFU 2020 Champions for a Healthy Campus Community Awards. The group was recognized for its outstanding contributions to the health and well-being of the LGBQIA2S+ communities on campus. About Out On Campus Out On Campus is a department of the...
March, 2, 2021
NOTICE OF MOTION: Whereas, at its January 27th, 2021 meeting, the Governance Committee approved in principle adding definitions for “territorial acknowledgement”, “pronouns”, “roll call of attendance”, and “access needs” to Board Policy R-9.Whereas, at its January 27th, 2021 meeting, the Governance...
March, 2, 2021
Be it resolved that the Board of Directors amend SO-8 (Accessibility Committee) composition to include “1 member of SFU Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance...
March, 2, 2021
The SFSS Board continued to work on important initiatives through the month of February. The first board meeting occurred on the 12th of February. A motion was raised and passed regarding the StudentCare agreement. StudentCare and the Executive Committee negotiated a new two-year agreement with the option of extending it by another two years. A...
February, 26, 2021
On February 16th 2021, the SFSS President Osob Mohamed and VP External Relations Samad Raza met with Minister of Advanced Education Skills and Training, Anne Kang and MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed, Katrina Chen to discuss the following topics: Increasing Post-secondary institution (PSI) operating grants to relieve the burden of tuition from students....