Departmental Student Unions are a bridge between you, your Department, and your Student Society. There are over 40 active SFSS Departmental Student Unions. If you're taking a class, are a major or minor in a department then you're automatically part of that student union.
A Departmental Student Union might host career fairs, socials, pub nights, conferences, publish journals, be involved in faculty hires, advise on curriculum, and do special projects with SFSS funding.
The SFSS provides a Student Union Organiser for ongoing support and assistance. Visit Antonio Daling in MBC 2238, phone 778.782.3131 or email organiser@sfss.ca.
To facilitate in the promotion of your DSUs, the SFSS has a Student Outreach Worker to assist DSUs executive members when conducting classroom speeches. Approach James Lim in MBC 2234 or email dsuoutreach@sfss.ca.
Mandate:
To promote and represent student interests within the
Department of Chemistry and to undertake projects and activities to benefit the
members. Membership is open to all students registered in any courses with the
Department of Chemistry including majors and minors.
Website: n/a
facebook: Contact Email:chem-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: C 9035
Mandate:
The Dance Student Union is a
student based collective in place to generate discussion and support the ideas
of students with either a declared major or minor in dance, or with the
intention of declaration at Simon Fraser University School for the
Contemporary Arts. It is the purpose of the Dance Student Union to facilitate
and advocate communication between student and staff and faculty, as well as to
provide an open, extra-curricular place and space for dance related activities.
The Dance Student Union will act only in compliance to student demand and
interest, and will act financially responsible based on these interests. Pride
and Ownership of dance as an art form is the Primary concern of the Dance
Student Union.
Website: n/a
facebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=5538080199 Contact Email:dance-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: n/a
Dialogue Student Union (DSU)
Mandate:
To promote and respect student
interests within the Program/Department and the University, to provide
academic, social, and recreational activities fro the membership, to undertake
projects and activities to benefit the members and to undertake such
initiatives as the members may from time-to-time decide.
Website: n/a
facebook: Contact Email:dialogue-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: HCC
3050
Earth Science Student Union (ESSU)
Mandate:
To promote student interests in the Department of Earth
Science at Simon Fraser University through academic and social events.
Website: www.sfu.ca/earth-sciences/ugrads facebook: Contact Email: easc-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: n/a
Mandate:
To promote and represent student interests within the
Education Department and to undertake projects and activities to benefit the
members. Membership is open to all students registered in the Education
courses, major and minors.
Website: n/a
facebook:http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=583511971&gv=2#/group.php?gid=6786324874 Contact Email:educ-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: EDB
7611
Engineering Science Student Society (ESSS)
Mandate:
The Engineering Science Student Society (ESSS) is a duly
constituted departmental student union (DSU) of the Simon Fraser Student
Society (SFSS) representing all students in the School of Engineering Science
at Simon Fraser University. It is established to serve and represent the
interests of its members to the School of Engineering Science, throughout Simon
Fraser University, and beyond to industry and other engineering societies.
Website: www.esss.ca facebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=8270578307&v=info&ref=ts Contact Email:esss-all@sfu.ca
or president@esss.ca Common Room: L9014
Mandate:
The
Environmental Science Student Union is here to provide a framework for
communication between Environmental Science students. Membership is open to
Environmental Science undergraduates and students enrolled in Environmental
Planning/Environmental Science courses such as REM 100 or EVSC 200. More than
anything however, the EVSCSU is a place for people with similar interests to
get together, network and enjoy their time at SFU.
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/~evscsu facebook:http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/group.php?gid=2248157523 Contact Email:evscsu@sfu.ca Common Room: meets regularly at TASC 1 Hanger.
Film Student Union (FSU)
Mandate:
To
represent the academic interests and welfare of its members to the Area of
Film, and to the University.
To
stimulate and promote interest in the study of Film and the facilities and
affairs of the film area
If you're in a First Nations class or are minoring in the program and would like to see this group get off the ground, please contact organiser@sfss.ca or dsuoutreach@sfss.com. Student unions have travel/conference funding and special funding for projects available to them.
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Mandate:
The History Student Union (HSU) is
a faculty-supported association for History students. We attempt to bring
together students, who have a common interest in history, by organizing
undergraduate conferences and by hosting on-campus social events every
semester. Most importantly, we bring student issues and concerns to faculty
meetings
Website:http://www.sfu.ca/history/HSU.htm facebook:http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=583511971&gv=2#/group.php?gid=11596932733 Contact Email:histu@sfu.ca Common Room: AQ6026
To
promote activities that foster learning in areas of academic study relevant to
international relations such as human rights, international law, peace and
security issues, economic and environmental development, governance and civil
society and cultural and area studies in terms of their relevance in an global
context.
To
provide an organization to represent the academic welfare and interests of its
members, both those enrolled in the School for International Studies those
within different University Departments and within the University Community as
a whole who share interests with the ISSA.
To
promote and represent student interests within the International Studies
program.
To
undertake projects and activities to benefit the members.
Mandate:
To promote student interest in the Labour Studies Program at
Simon Fraser University through academic and social events.
Website: n/a
facebook: Contact Email:lbst-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: n/a
Latin American Studies Student Union (LASSU)
Mandate:
We are a diverse group of SFU
students pursuing Latin American Studies who participate in and organize a
variety of social, cultural and political events. LASSU goal is to
promote and represent student interests within the Latin America studies program
and to undertake projects and activities to benefit the members.
Website:http://www.sfu.ca/lassu/ facebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=8216743694&ref=ts Contact Email:las-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: AQ 5039
Linguistics Student Union (LSU)
Mandate:
Introducing Ling students to
each other: talk to people that have taken courses you plan to take, learn
about the department, a prof's teaching style, or the demands of a particular
course. It can make a huge difference when you're new (or old) to SFU.
Providing resources: a forum,
downloads, library, links... anything that can help you learn more and easier.
Socials: pub nights,
barbeques, potlucks, movie nights, dance parties... We have a fixed budget but
are able to get more funding for special events - so, all ideas are welcome -
but we also need you to help make it all happen.
Better communication between
undegrads, grads, faculty and staff.
Management System Science Student Society (MSSCSS)
Mandate:
The objective of the Management System Science Student Society is to seek and promote student interests within the Department of
Mathematics at Simon Fraser University and the Simon Fraser Student Society
Website: n/a facebook:n/a Contact Email:mssc-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: n/a
Mechatronics System Engineering Student Society (MSESS)
Mandate:
To promote school
spirit and to improve the
quality of education in conjunction with the Engineering Science Faculty at
Simon Fraser University.
To develop MSESS
members’ interests in extra-curricular activities.
To take an active
role in promoting Engineering as a profession.
To maintain
communications with other Engineering groups and professional Engineering
associations and to promote
communication between graduate and undergraduate students.
To give MSESS
members a vehicle to develop organizational and leadership skills.
To represent the
interests, and to resolve the issues of the members of the MSESS as relating to
Engineering Science at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey Campus, to all groups
outside of the MSESS including the ESSS, SFSS, Engineering Science
Administration, and University Administration as required.
Mandate:
To promote awareness and to advocate for students interest
in the Music Program at SFU School of Contemporary Arts
Website: n/a
facebook: Contact Email:musicu@sfu.ca Common Room: n/a
Philosophy Student Union (PSU)
Mandate:
To promote student interests in the Department of Philosophy
at Simon Fraser University through academic and social events.
Website: n/a
facebook: Contact Email:phil-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: WMC
4619
Physics Student Association (PSU)
Mandate:
We increase your happy potential. Memberships are open to
all Physics undergraduate and any
students enrolled in Physics courses
Website:http://www.sfu.ca/psa facebook: Contact Email:phys-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: P 9422
Political Science Student Union (PSSU)
Mandate:
The Political Science Student
Union is the association responsible for representing the interests and
concerns of Simon Fraser University's Political Science students. All students
currently taking at least one Political Science course are considered members
of the Union, as are all students declared in its major, minor, and honors
program. The goal of the PSSU is to work with both the Political Science
Department and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), to make students' time
at Simon Fraser as rewarding as possible.
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/pssu facebook:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2203100861 Contact Email:pol-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: AQ 6027
Mandate:
To promote the student interest in the Department of
Statistics and Actuarial Science at Simon Fraser University through academic
and social events.
Website: n/a
Contact Email: stat-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: n/a
Student United for Disability Support (SUDS)
Mandate:
We are here to promote the
integration of students with disabilities into the greater community
We are here to give to the
community and to share opportunities
We seek to promote, support,
represent and advocate for students with disabilities
Sustainability Community Development Student Union (SCDSU)
Mandate:
To practice the concepts of SCD in our own academic community and enhance the sustainability of SFU with our passion for social, economical and environmental concerns. Website:www.scdsu.com facebook:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28849018780 Contact Email: Common Room:
n/a
Theater Student Union (TSU)
Mandate:
To promote awareness and to advocate for students interest
in the Theater Program at SFU School of Contemporary Arts
Website:http://www.sfu.ca/sftmsu facebook: Contact Email:tmsu-pres@sfu.ca Common Room: n/a
Visual Arts Student Union (VASU)
Mandate:
To promote student interests in the Visual Arts Program at
Simon Fraser University through academic and social events.
Website: n/a
facebook: Contact Email: vasu-pres@sfu.ca
Common Room: n/a
