Campus Community

Partners

GSS - Graduate Student Society at SFU
Since 1 May 2008, Graduate Students have been officially completely and totally separate from the Simon Fraser Student Society. The Grad Society runs its own extended health and dental plan and funds graduate caucuses. The SFSS works with the GSS on issues of mutual concern. The GSS co-funds the ombuds office, the women's centre, out on campus, the U-Pass, and the FREE legal clinic.

RHA - Residence Hall Association
Like the student union, but solely for residents, the Residence Hall Association promotes many of the events in rez.
Students living in Residence pay a $10 per semester fee to the RHA to coordinate this organisation, this money is collected on behalf of the RHA through rez-life.

CSLF - The Coalition for Student Loan Fairness
The Coalition for Student Loan Fairness is a national, non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization dedicated to reforming Canada's provincial and federal student loan programs. It is the only organization in Canada that has this specific mandate. The Coalition was founded in April of 2007 by two student loan borrowers in Vancouver, British Columbia. Former SFSS member, Mr. Julian Benedict and Mr. Mark O'Meara realized that while there were many post-secondary organizations involved in education, there was no organization dedicated specifically to addressing the needs of student loan borrowers.

News and Information Sources

CJSF - SFU's Campus Radio Station
Broadcasting from on top of the hill 24 hours a day, seven days a week of commercial free content, CJSF is SFU's community radio station. Unlike commercial radio, community radio offers a diverse range of programing, and you'll always hear something new.

CJSF is available on your transistor radio on band 90.1 FM, through the cable wire 93.9 FM, and of course through online streaming.

The Peak - SFU's Campus Newspaper
Helping keep your SFSS and the University accountable to you, The Peak is SFU's vigilant fourth estate. Week after week The Peak stands alone as a campus resource, providing students with something tangible.

For Peak archives dating back before 2008 but after 1994, the old website is still available. For older issues please check out the bound archives in their office, MBC 2901.

SFPIRG - SFU's Social Justice Resource Centre
The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) is a student-funded and directed resource centre at SFU. SFPIRG provides resources, training and support for students working on social and environmental justice issues on campus and in the community.

University Resources

SDPC - Student Development and Programming Centre
This group helps facilitate campus community through the orientation program, services fair, Week of Welcome, the U-Life events site, and the LEAD program.

Residence and Housing
Many SFU students live in residence, this group coordinates and facilitates the accomodation of these students. Go here to apply for residence, and find out the fees involved.

Health and Counselling Services
Located in the bottom floor of the Maggie Benston Centre, students can access medical doctors and free counselling on campus.

SFU Human Rights Office
SFU's human rights policy covers discrimination, harassment based on a prohibited ground of discrimination, sexual harassment and personal harassment.

Recreation and Athletics
Each semester students help fund intramurals and the campus gym with their ancillary fees. Rec and Athletics also funds the clubs on campus dedicated to sport.

Interfaith Centre
Representing multiple monotheistic groups, the Interfaith Centre is partially funded through student services to provide students of faith a place to pray and worship on campus.

Hillel
Located in the Cornerstone Building a place on campus to hang out and socialize. SFU Hillel is open to all students who are respectful of the Jewish religion and/or willing to learn. Every Wednesday, Hillel has a free vegetarian lunch and has low price Shabbat dinners a few times a semester.