reconciliation
Senate Report: July 5, 2021
July 30, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Elective grading system extension to Spring 2022 Senator Elizabeth Elle brought forth a motion to extend the pilot elective grading system pass/credit/no credit to the Spring 2022 term. It had previously been approved for the Spring 2021, Summer 2021, and Fall 2021 semesters. The briefing report stated this “will allow the Registrar’s Office to have sufficient data to inform a full analysis of the program.” They will use this data to determine if the elective grading system will become a permanent system at SFU. Past registrar Kathryn Verkerk noted the data analysis will look…
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Senate Report: February 1, 2021
February 16, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer Updates to the P/CR/NC grading scheme Last Senate meeting, the pilot of P/CR/NC grading scheme was approved for undergraduate elective courses. After feedback from the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS) and Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committees…
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Students raise concerns regarding reconciliation and transparency at Aboriginal Steering Committee meeting
November 29, 2020Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Aboriginal Steering Committee (ASC) meeting was held over Zoom on November 12, 2020 to update the ASC on the First Peoples’ Gathering House project — which aims to provide a space for Indigenous…
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Word Vancouver 2020 event highlights the power of family collaboration through poetry collection
October 10, 2020By: Molly Lorette, Peak Associate Due to the present circumstances of a pandemic, Word Vancouver converted their 2020 festival to an online format. Last year, the event celebrated its 25th anniversary and has been regarded as one of the largest…
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First Peoples’ Gathering House to be built on Burnaby campus by 2023
July 6, 2020Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer On June 19, SFU announced the building of a First Peoples’ Gathering House, meant to provide Indigenous students with a ceremonial and community space on Burnaby campus. The Gathering House is being funded by…
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Allowing the RCMP to recruit on campus undermines reconciliation efforts
February 23, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Anyone who’s wandered past the BIG Fair or the Mini BIG Fair at SFU may have seen a booth set up for the RCMP. Some have already realized the hypocrisy that goes into having the RCMP…
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2010s at SFU: a decade in review
January 24, 2020Written by: Kim Regala, Staff Writer As we say goodbye to the previous decade and welcome a new one, let’s take a look back at some of the crucial events that have taken place at SFU over the last ten…
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Board Shorts
April 30, 2018Motion passed to upload General Membership Student Survey 2017–8 results online After publicizing the 2016–7 General Membership Survey earlier this year, a motion was brought forward at the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board meeting to do the same…
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Year in Review
January 5, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor From reconciliation, to addressing sexual misconduct, to the political associations of our team name, 2017 was the year SFU opened up dialogue about issues that resonated in our community. We present a rundown…
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SFU takes on calls to action towards reconciliation
October 18, 2017Simon Fraser University marked the start of a new journey towards reconciliation at a traditional witnessing ceremony led by members of the Coast Salish First Nations in Convocation Mall on Monday. The SFU Aboriginal Reconciliation Council handed over its final…
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