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”...
June, 25, 2020
We are partnering with SFU C19 Coalition to host a Town Hall: The Future of SFU Education on July 7th (from 4:30 pm) to discuss the SFU community’s collective response to the pandemic and how we can work together to democratically shape the future of the University. Panelists will include representatives from SFSS, C19C, the...
June, 25, 2020
The Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing secretarial and administrative support to the SFSS Board of Directors, Committees, Council and the Manager of Administrative Services in the form of providing effective organizational scheduling, board and committee agenda preparation, minuting and other tasks that may be assigned....
June, 25, 2020
The Active Bystander Network (ABN) is a unique volunteer group from the Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office committed to raise awareness on sexual violence and create a culture of care and consent at SFU. We are recruiting volunteers now! Visit sfu.ca/sexual-violence to learn more about how to apply, and be sure to follow...
June, 25, 2020
The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) submitted its recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for the 2021 BC Budget Consultation. The SFSS acknowledges that investment in post-secondary education produces graduates that are equipped with the knowledge and skills to succeed in and contribute to British...