August, 12, 2019
The SFSS Board of Directors is advocating for a nationwide ban on the practice of “Conversion therapy (CT)” in Canada. “CT” aims to change the sexual orientation of same-sex-attracted people using physical, psychological, and spiritual means. More recently, ‘CT’ has been applied to transgender individuals to make them identify in a...
August, 9, 2019
Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of July: The SFSS Board of Directors has had another eventful month this past July. After passing our new strategic plan with our vision, “Students Thriving Everywhere,” we have embarked on a myriad of activities for the betterment of the student...
August, 2, 2019
On August 1, 2019, the Simon Fraser Student Society Board of Directors passed a motion to stand firmly in support of the right of all Simon Fraser University students to peacefully, respectfully and freely express their views regarding the ongoing political situation in Hong Kong. Furthermore, the SFSS condemns any attempt to censor or dissuade...
July, 30, 2019
Last year the SFSS Board of Directors endorsed the work of the the Ban the Bottle campaign, a campaign raised by passionate students around eliminating single use plastics. Now, the SFSS is also playing a part after being invited to a campus wide task force being led by SFU Ancillary Services and many other campus...
July, 29, 2019
Last updated: July 26, 3:40 p.m. Please be alerted that the Burnaby RCMP issued the following this afternoon: This morning, just after 5 a.m., Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a sexual assault that is alleged to have occurred at UniverCity. According to the female victim, at around 4:30 a.m., while out walking she...
July, 26, 2019
The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is excited to announce the launch of its new 2019-2021 strategic plan. The document is designed to support students to reach their full potential by providing resources and services that represent, connect and benefit our members. “To have long term priorities in place for the Society is very instrumental...
July, 19, 2019
It is that time of year and where your assistance is needed with a very important task – the selection of Student Speakers for the upcoming Convocation Ceremonies on October 9-11, 2019. The Student Speaker you nominate plays an important role in representing their graduating class. The selected graduating students will each be asked to...
July, 16, 2019
Message to the University Community from Mark LaLonde, Chief Safety Officer A disturbing incident took place yesterday evening, July 14, near our Burnaby campus. At approximately 8:30 pm, a female SFU community member was walking in the Burnaby Mountain trails near the corner of University Dr. West and West Campus Road when an unknown male...
July, 5, 2019
Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of June: The SFSS Board of Directors has been focused on strategic planning and organizational development activities to itself up for a successful Board year. Following the Board orientation, we have moved on to strategic planning sessions to help map out...
June, 10, 2019
Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of May: The SFSS Board of Directors have had a tremendous start to the board term. We’ve had board orientation, retreat and clubs days in both Burnaby and the Surrey Campus. Started various initiatives and projects such as the Free Menstrual...
May, 23, 2019
Be a part of our Accessibility Committee! The Accessibility Committee is responsible for: monitoring usage of the Student Society Accessibility Fund approving accessibility-related capital expenses recommending changes to policy sections relating to issues of accessibility and the Accessibility Fund researching, maintaining and approving a pricing...