Balqees Jama

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Board Shorts (July 10, 2020)

Paige Riding July 21, 2020

The Board discusses Student Union Building space allocation for SFSS groups  VP Finance Corbett Gildersleve brought forward a motion for a different space allocation for organizations set to move into the Student Union Building (SUB) upon its completion, projected for Fall 2020. The motion carried. The previous plan, agreed upon in the Spring, has one unallocated suite amongst those in the corridor. This includes DNA, CJSF, SFPIRG, Embark, SOCA, and FNSA. Gildersleve voiced concerns about SOCA and Embark, two completely different student groups, sharing one suite. After a thorough tour of the suites in the SUB, Gildersleve did not find…

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Board Shorts: June 26, 2020

Paige Riding July 7, 2020

Editors note: This article initially stated that the Emergency Response and Student Engagement Group (ERSE) was created by the University's administration. This was a error, as the group was created by the SFSS's University and Academic Affairs Committee. The article…

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Board Shorts: June 12, 2020

Michelle Gomez June 22, 2020

Here are the highlights from last Friday’s four-hour long Board meeting.  Black in BC Community Emergency Support Fund contribution The Board carried a motion to contribute $3,000 to the Black in BC Community Support Fund for COVID-19.  The motion was…

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Board Shorts: Friday May 29

Paige Riding June 8, 2020

COVID-19 Survey Report and conversation with SFU administration discussed At the end of April, the Board circulated a COVID-themed survey that, as of now, has received around 2,500 responses from students (approximately 10% of SFSS undergraduate member representation, according to…

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Board Shorts: May 15, 2020

Zach Siddiqui May 24, 2020

Disputes over new role of Legal Liaison Officer  Mohamed was appointed as Legal Liaison Officer (LLO), a newly created role designed to work with the executive council to process and approve SFSS staff requests to seek legal advice. Staff members’…

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