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Board Shorts — October 2, 2020
October 20, 2020The Board discusses support of The First Nations Student Association (FNSA) after exclusion from Orange Shirt Day A ceremony for the new First Peoples’ Gathering House was held on Orange Shirt Day, which aims to recognize “an ongoing commitment to reconciliation.” However, the FNSA was “not invited to this gathering,” according to SFSS At-Large Representative Balqees Jama. The FNSA responded by stating that this was “something disturbing.” The Board expressed their disappointments that on a day dedicated to the “spirit of reconciliation and hope, SFU chose to overlook Indigenous student leadership.” Furthermore, a statement released by the FNSA noted that…
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Board Shorts — September 18, 2020
September 28, 2020The refund and course drop deadline According to SFSS President Osob Mohamed, students had complaints regarding confusion around the date for refund and course drop deadlines. VP of University Relations Gabe Liosis said that “this isn’t the first time this…
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Board Shorts — September 4, 2020
September 14, 2020The Board discusses purchasing face masks for students and staff on campus As students begin moving into residence for the fall semester, the Simon Fraser Student Society agreed that “it would be prudent for [them] to have a stock of…
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Board Shorts (July 10, 2020)
July 21, 2020The 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…
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Board Shorts: June 26, 2020
July 7, 2020Editors 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
June 22, 2020Here 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
June 8, 2020COVID-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
May 24, 2020Disputes 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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Board Shorts: April 29, 2020
May 10, 2020SFSS to provide up to $15,000 for SFU Surge Hackathon The funding will go toward SFU Surge’s first hackathon, which is to be held in the Spring 2021 semester. Hilal Asmat, co-president of SFU Surge, said that a hackathon gives…
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Board Shorts: March 4, 2020
March 17, 2020Clarification on housing Rotunda groups in the SUB The Board passed a motion clarifying the terms of their agreement to house Rotunda groups in the Student Union Building (SUB). The motion mandates Executive Director Sylvia Ceacero to enter into sublease…
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