budget
SFU Administration presents upcoming budget for consultation after announcing tuition increases
December 13, 2020A panel of SFU Administrators gathered over Zoom to discuss the university’s proposed budget and heard feedback from the student body on November 23, 2020. The university proposed an across-the-board tuition increase of 2% for domestic students and 4% for international students, provided an overview of their budget, and answered student questions. The panelists included President Joy Johnson, Vice-President Academic and Provost Catherine Dauvergne, Vice-President Finance and Administration Martin Pochurko, Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President Academic Wade Parkhouse, and Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President Students and International Rummana Khan Hemani. The webcast was facilitated by Executive Director of SFU’s Public…
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SFU proposes tuition increases for next two years
November 7, 2020On November 6 2020, Vice-President, Academic & Provost pro tem Jonathan Driver and Vice-President, Finance & Administration Martin Pochurko announced in an email statement that “SFU’s Board of Governors approved a 2% increase for domestic undergraduate tuition and a 4%…
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Grad Minutes
July 29, 2020Stipend temporary position for COVID-19 related issues The Council discussed hiring an additional temporary staff member for working specifically on COVID-19 related issues for the upcoming academic year. Director of Academic Relations Rahil Adeli explained that this position would be…
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The current SFSS Board must be held accountable for its concert inflation
January 25, 2020Editor's note: The author is active in student politics, and is currently advocating for a forensic audit of the 2019 Fall Kickoff event. Fall 2019’s Kickoff, for those who attended, was pretty fun. New artists were brought in, a new…
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Student recipe box: It’s soup season, my dudes
October 7, 2019A fun fact about me is that I have a Pinboard called “SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP.” I am not ashamed. In fact, now that sweater weather has rolled in, I am thriving. Here’s why soup is the superior food: minimal…
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Grad Minutes
November 20, 2018Revisions in the cards for SFU’s practices relating to research personnel At the latest Graduate Student Society (GSS) Council meeting, Council spoke with members of SFU’s senior administration about students’ frustrations towards SFU’s policies on research personnel. Two administrators…
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Students demand that “SFU Freeze Tuition Now!” as the university plans fee hikes
November 5, 2018SFU is proposing an increase in tuition fees, but students are not happy. On October 23, SFU administration emailed students to invite them to a consultation session on their proposed tuition hikes, which would be held from 10 a.m.…
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Board Shorts
October 28, 2018Board discusses approach to SFU’s proposed tuition fee increases Vice-president student services Samer Rihani briefed the SFSS (Simon Fraser Student Society) board of directors on a meeting held with SFU administration about the university’s proposed tuition fee increases. Addressing…
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FNSA raises concerns regarding SFSS conduct in public letter
October 2, 2018The First Nations Student Association (FNSA) posted a public letter on their Facebook page detailing their concerns with the conduct of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). The letter, posted on September 21, cited examples of alleged mistreatment of…
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Board Shorts
July 23, 2018Board prepares for advocacy survey to gain student input on provincial lobbying initiatives Vice-president external relations Jasdeep Gill presented to the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors the preparation that has been done towards an advocacy survey. …
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