Notes from the latest SFSS board of directors meeting.

By Alison Roach

Build SFU committees

Members of the new SFSS board were appointed to committees in the Build SFU project, a Build SFU Joint Steering Committee and a Build SFU Building Committee. External relations officer Chardaye Bueckert and treasurer Emad Shahid were voted into the joint steering committee, while Bueckert, president Humza Khan, and business faculty representative Brandon Chapman were named to the building committee.

Fontaine also recommended that the newly formed Build SFU Project Committee be downsized and made to have less board representation with more members of the student community at large to take seats. The project committee will be discussing the large scale communication and consultation process that will be put in motion in the fall.

Studentcare mobile app

SFSS President Humza Khan gave a report on a Studentcare stakeholder conference attended by himself and several other board members recently, where they spoke to the SFSS healthcare provider about issues around privacy, timeliness, and accessibility. Khan announced the release of a mobile app by the healthcare provider that has been developed through the suggestion of SFSS members who attended the conference the previous year.

The app is currently only available for iPhones, and allows students to file claims, check their claim history, get information on their coverage, and receive refunds through direct deposit. The app allows quick processing, with claims going through within five business days. With the current physical mailing system, claims can take from two weeks to a month the process. The app is available for free on iTunes under the name “ihaveaplan mobile.”

Out on Campus budget increased

The Financial and Administrative Services Committee (FASC) of the SFSS recommended to the board to increase the Out on Campus student administrator wages by $5,300, and the EI / CPP / WCB expenses by $450. These increases are to be taken from the unrestricted surplus. The motion was easily approved by almost all board members, with only one abstention.