Residence Orientation and Dance

Stephanie Munez, SFU residence and orientation mentorship coordinator, approached the SFSS Board last week to explore a partnership around residence orientation in the fall. Munez suggested the SFSS sponsor an orientation dance, to be held on August 30. The dance would use SFSS speakers and equipment and would replace previous MuchMusic video dances.

VP Student Life Kayode Fatoba and residence liaison Katie Bell were tasked to meet with Munez and look into further options for collaboration.

Apology for GSS Space Usage

The SFSS Board of Directors is sending a letter of apology to the GSS after being banned from using GSS space until the end of August. The ban was issued after the GSS lounge was left in “extremely poor condition” on April 4.

SFSS board members had booked the space to use for volunteer storage during the Spring Sendoff Concert. When graduate students entered the room the next morning — where they had planned to host a family-friendly event — they found the room littered with leftover food, trays, plates, and empty cans. Among the empty beverages were alcoholic drinks, despite the GSS lounge being a non-liquor licensed space.

The apology letter read, “This type of behaviour is inexcusable and similar conduct will not happen again.”

Consolidation of IRO position

As a result of the division of the Internal Relations Officer position into VP Student Life and VP Student Services, the SFSS Board has had to replace the IRO position on society committees previously defined by the bylaws.

After discussion with executive members, the decision was made to eliminate the IRO seat on the Commercial Services Committee and replace the seat on the others.

As a result, business representative Shadnam Khan was appointed to Constitution and Policy Review Committee; VP Student Life Kayode Fatoba was appointed to Financial and Administrative Services Committee; and University Relations Officer Moe Kopahi was appointed to Labour Committee.