February is Black History Month!

African Caribbean Heritage Student Association Club presents:

Black History through the Arts: 1960's to Present
Tuesday the 9th of February
Maggie Benston Centre Atrium
1:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m.

for more information contact Shansi Adderley - achsa@sfu.ca

Simon Fraser Student Society seeks volunteers for the SFSS Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

The IEC is composed of four Deputy Commissioners and one Chief Electoral Officer - please indicate in your application if you are interested in the Deputy or Chief position or both. All IEC members are paid a stipend and are responsible for administering the student society elections.

The Chief Commissioner receives a stipend of $500; the approximate time commitment is:

• 36 hours – voting days
• 4 hours – report
• 20 hrs – for the campaign period – for office hours
• 2 hrs – information session
• 5 hrs – nomination period

The Deputy Commissioners receive a stipend of $200; the approximate time commitment is:

• 36 hours – Voting days
• 10 hrs – for the campaign period – for office hours
• 2 hrs – information session
• 2 hrs – information period

The commission will be active from early February to mid-April, 2010, with the possibility of extension. Nominations for the SFSS elections open on February 8th so candidates must be available to start immediately.

No experience is required, but prior experience with electoral process  and policy interpretation is an asset.

If you are interested, please send your name, contact information, a short description of your qualifications, and which position you are interested in, to the SFSS Communications Coordinator at communications@sfss.ca.

The deadline for e-mailed applications is 3 pm, Wednesday February 3rd. If possible, interested parties should also attend the meeting of the SFSS Board of Directors at 5:30 pm, Wednesday February 3rd, at SFU Burnaby room MBC 2290.

Wednesday January 27th
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
AQ 3159 - refreshments provided!

The third and final forum of the series is all about community.  The SFU  Community Coalition wants to hear from you about what it would take to improve the campus community at SFU.  Do you feel connected with people at our university?  What sorts of services, events or activities would make SFU feel more like a community?  Can a commuter campus ever really build an adhesive community?  Come out to the forum and hear two speakers who have worked at building community both at SFU and in the lower mainland and add your input.

Speakers:
Irwin Oostindie - Executive Director, W2 Culture + Media House
Chris Rogerson - Director, Residence and Housing

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board has unanimously passed a motion of continued support for the Nightline at SFU in response to Simon Fraser University’s decision to stop funding the service. Nightline, a student-focused after-hours information, referral and crisis phone line, has served students and the SFU community for 23 years. The SFSS has provided financial support since Nightline was created in 1987, and has increased funding over the years to help maintain the service.

“Students use Nightline when they are in need, and SFU’s planned shutdown for this program is a huge loss to students,” said Ada Nadison, SFSS President.  “Students call Nightline in times of crisis, in times of uncertainty, and in times of undue stress.  Losing this service would be detrimental to the students of SFU.”

“The SFSS is committed to working with the SFU administration to save Nightline from being cut and to ensure its future operation,” stated Nadison.

The SFSS Board of Directors passed the motion of support at their meeting of January 20th 2010. Nightline volunteer Alex Hayer spoke at the meeting and emphasized the value of the service to the SFU community. He also questioned the timing for the decision to cancel the service, given that SFU has aggressively promoted the Nightline service over the last 12 months through a print advertising campaign and call volume has significantly increased as a result.

The SFSS is seeking letters of support for Nightline to reinforce their message to University administrators about the importance of the service. “The support from the SFU community for Nightline has been outstanding,” said Jonathan Brockman, SFSS At-Large Representative and former Nightline volunteer. “It is only with the backing of students that we will be able to continue this essential service.”

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For more information contact:

Ada Nadison, President
Simon Fraser Student Society
Office: 778-782-6861
E-mail: pres@sfss.ca