Council Chats
Council Chats: Support for Palestine and science Week of Welcome
November 8, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer As a new semester begins and summer slowly fades to fall, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council continues to convene for bi-weekly meetings. For those new to campus life, Council serves as the governing body for the student society and holds the “responsibility to represent and work in the best interests of all SFU undergraduate students.” The group includes executive officers and student group representatives. The Peak attended the meeting on August 27 via Zoom to kick off the semester. Support for Palestine The meeting opened with an acknowledgment of the SFSS’ 2022 IP-10…
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Council Chats: Executive officers provide notable reports
July 1, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On June 18, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) met for their bi-weekly Council meeting. This meeting covered executive officer reports, an executive officer resignation, a motion on electronic voting in Council, and more. The…
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Council Chats: Software Systems Student Society requests funding for upcoming hackathon
March 18, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On March 5, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) convened for their bi-weekly Council meeting. The most recent iteration saw a presentation from SFU Software Systems Student Society (SSSS), discussions on SFU’s decision to close…
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Council Chats: SFSS debriefs this year’s Fall Kickoff
November 27, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved a debrief of this year’s Fall Kickoff Music Festival, followed by two committee elections. Debriefing…
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Council Chats: Numerous by-elections to be held
October 15, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Editor’s note: we recognize that The Peak has an interest in the fee increase discussed at this meeting. The coverage in this article was undertaken by a member of our editorial team who’s not involved…
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Council Chats: The Forum discusses their wishes to collaborate with the SFSS
July 23, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 10, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting involved a presentation from The Forum on their wishes to collaborate with SFSS student groups, reports…
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Council Chats: Various committee elections held to kick off the summer semester
May 27, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On May 15, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting involved committee elections and an announcement that Council meetings would be offered hybrid-style for better engagement…
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Council Chats: motion for SFSS petition for fall reading break passes
March 12, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On February 29, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting consisted of topics including a motion proposing a petition to support the fall reading break and…
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Council Chats: BASS requests designated common space in the SUB
February 14, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom on January 31. The agenda for the meeting included discussions about a Business Administration Student Society (BASS) common room space in…
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Council Chats: SFSS holds election for vacant MSA committee position
January 30, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On January 17, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting’s agenda included an election for the open Member Services Advisory Committee seat and approval for subsisting the…
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