Senate Report
Senate Meeting — January 10, 2022
January 24, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Senate receives concerns on mental health resources for students The Stronger Together Party at SFU saw the student body voice concerns online about remote education. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences undergraduate representative senator Helen Pahou and member of the party brought these concerns to the Senate. The student group conducted a survey to gather information. “As students revert back to online learning [until January 24], a key concern rests on maintaining their mental health. Students have expressed concerns towards the increase of suicide ideation, drug misuse, and drug overdose while furthering their undergraduate degrees…
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Senate Report — November 1, 2021
November 14, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Senate discuss contract cheating agencies Senator Shafik Bhalloo brought up the longstanding issue of contract cheating agencies at SFU which “incessantly targeted vulnerable students, and particularly students from the Chinese community.” Senator Bhalloo explained…
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Senate Report: March 1, 2021
March 26, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Endorsement of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Last senate meeting, president Joy Johnson announced SFU is “working really hard to advocate for the gondola [ . . . ] to improve transportation up onto Burnaby…
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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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Senate Report: January 11, 2021
January 29, 2021Written by: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Pass/credit/no credit grading implemented for elective courses The SFU Senate agreed to allow the option of pass/credit/no credit (P/CR/NC) grading for courses outside of a student’s major. This system is a pilot program to…
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Senate Report: November 2, 2020
November 19, 2020Written by: Serena Bains, Staff Writer SFU reopens some Athletic & Recreation programs During the question period, Senator Colin Percival asked if there were any plans to reopen Athletic & Recreation programs. Vice-President, Academic and Provost pro tem Jonathan Driver…
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Senate Report: October 5, 2020
October 27, 2020By: Serena Bains, Staff Writer Exam invigilation software for the Fall 2020 term During the question period, Senator Gabe Liosis discussed proctoring software. SFU expressed interest in implementing new exam invigilation for the Fall 2020 term. Liosis asked if there…
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Senate Report: September 14, 2020
September 27, 2020Written by: Serena Bains, Staff Writer President Johnson states her priorities for the term President Joy Johnson spoke on the priorities for the Fall 2020 term: maintaining student engagement, the well-being of the SFU community, and equity, diversity, and inclusion…
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