Council Meeting

This photo is of the SFU stadium at the Burnaby Campus. The stadium is empty but it is a sunny day.
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Council receives presentation on Iranian solidarity

Pranjali J Mann November 2, 2022

Editor’s Note: The article was updated on November 3, 2022 to reflect the correct full names and titles of Peter Hance and Ayooluwa Adigun. Open letter calls for increased support with Iranian community Narges Abedzadeh Sarah Smith from the SFU Iranian Club gave a presentation to The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council asking for solidarity with the Iranian community. She discussed an open letter addressed to SFU and University of British Columbia, regarding the issue of ongoing protests in Iran. This letter was formulated in collaboration with SFU Iranian club, students and faculty at SFU, and the UBC Persian…

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Council meeting interrupted by racist Zoom bombing

Karissa Ketter March 29, 2022

Editor's note: The print version of this article states it was science undergraduate society representative Zaid Lari who said "shut up" during the incident. This has now been corrected to political science representative Abhishek Parmar. Content warning: this article mentions…

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Council receives presentation from No Cops on Campus

Karissa Ketter March 28, 2022

Content warning: this article mentions anti-Black and anti-Indigenous topics. Council receives a presentation from No Cops on Campus At the March 16 meeting, Graduate Student Society director of access and equity, Hafsa Sadiq, and Chantelle Spicer, director of engagement at…

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the SFU stadium and track
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Council to investigate information breach in March 2 meeting

Yelin Gemma Lee March 19, 2022

Council establishes ad hoc committee to investigate public disclosure of in-camera session Acting SFSS president Corbett Gildersleve moved a motion to task an ad hoc committee to investigate the public disclosure and potential breach of information disclosed in the in-camera…

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SFU stadium with red seats
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Councillors vote to re-open the Student Union Building

Karissa Ketter February 28, 2022

Vote on re-opening of the Student Union Building (SUB) On January 20, the SFSS announced they were closing the SUB due to COVID-19 safety. They had tentatively scheduled the SUB to re-open on February 18, 2022.  At the February 16…

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February 2, 2022 — Councillors discuss special meeting to re-open SUB early

Karissa Ketter February 15, 2022

The Council discusses special meeting to re-open SUB early Mathematics councillor Ben Tischler submitted a motion to hold a special meeting on February 9, 2022 to discuss re-opening the Student Union Building (SUB) early.  Tischler reported he found through a…

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Council Meeting — September 29, 2021

Karissa Ketter November 22, 2021

Council votes on furnishing the SUB for student groups The SFSS Council discussed the current state of the SUB since its grand opening in August. Vice-president finance and services Corbett Gildersleve introduced a motion to spend the remaining funds from…

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SFU Stadium with red seating
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Council Meeting — September 15, 2021

Karissa Ketter November 19, 2021

Return to campus concerns voiced President Joy Johnson attended the council meeting to answer councillors’ questions regarding the return to campus and SFU’s COVID-19 safety measures. “In terms of returning to campus, it has not been a smooth and direct…

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SFU Stadium with red seating
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Council Meeting — November 3, 2021

Tamanna T. November 15, 2021

Motion on Leave of Absence Policy Amendment  SFSS vice-president internal and organisational development Corbett Gildersleve put forward a motion to amend the leave of absence policy for executives and council members. The motion proposed increased flexibility in various types of…

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Council Meeting: December 16, 2020

Jaymee Salisi January 13, 2021

SFSS discusses the arrest of SFU alumnus On December 16, 2020 the SFSS Council gathered over Zoom to vote on two motions regarding the arrest of a Black SFU alumnus. SFU security stated that the alumnus did not comply with…

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