Exceptional Leadership Experience
The opportunities to apply your experience and knowledge to critical real-world projects are only limited by your imagination and available time. These positions are ideal for disciplined, teamwork-oriented, self-directed learners with a strong desire to serve their fellow students and the university community.
This experience goes far beyond the challenge and responsibility of the average Co-op job. If you want impressive leadership credentials on your CV, student society leadership is for you.
Discover Your Leadership Potential
Extensive training in finance, organizing, and meeting skills is provided on the job. Board members have a team of experienced professional staff to provide resources and support for their projects and meetings. Student leaders have the support to challenge themselves and learn new skills through hands-on experience.
Job Description
The Board members’ primary concerns are to organize and oversee services and advocate for SFU undergraduate students. This is in the SFSS Constitution. You can choose to run for an Executive or Faculty/At-Large position on the Board.
Executive Officers are largely responsible for directing day-to-day operations of the society and its staff, making informed business decisions and leading any coordinated efforts at planning that might take place. They must work a minimum of 120 hours per month and may receive a stipend of up to $1,750 per month.
Faculty and At-Large directors tend to focus on supporting departmental events and advocacy related to faculty-specific issues. They have an important role to play by balancing executive input at the standing committees of the SFSS. They must work at least 40 hours per month and may receive a stipend of $585 to $725 per month.
Where do I Apply?
There is no hiring process – to become a director, you must be elected by your peers. If you are interested in running, please pick up your nomination form from the IEC office, Surrey SFSS office, or download it on this website at the opening of nominations. Executive candidates must obtain 10 signatures from the student membership, and Faculty Representative candidates must obtain 10 signatures from students who are currently taking a course in or have a declared major or minor in the Faculty.
Positions open:
Executive Officers:
- Treasurer
- University Relations Officer
Faculty representatives:
- Arts & Social Sciences
- Applied Sciences
- Health Sciences
- Education
- Communication, Art & Technology
- Environment
Important Dates
Nominations open Monday, October 4th at 8:00 am.
Nominations close Monday, October 18th at 12:00 pm.
Campaigning begins Monday, October 18th at 12:00 pm.
Campaigning ends Monday, November 1st at 11:59 pm.
Voting takes place online November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
Additional Information
Students who wish to become candidates should pick up and submit nomination forms at the office of the SFSS Independent Electoral Commission, Maggie Benston Centre 2240. Nomination forms will also be available online during the nomination period. Campaign budgets may not exceed $50. Candidates for Treasurer are subject to criminal record checks.
In accordance with by-law 17, petitions for referenda must be received by the Independent Electoral Commission by Thursday, October 7th at 4:00 pm. All petitions for referenda must first be submitted to the Board of Directors. To submit a petition, contact Ali Godson, President: pres@sfss.ca.
Election Rules and Regulations
Notice is hereby given that the Electoral and Referenda Policy (R-17), updated August 31, 2009, will be replaced by a new Electoral and Referenda Policy (R-17) for this by-election. For further information on the new electoral policy, contact the Chief Electoral Officer.
For more information, please contact Chief Electoral Officer Marc Fontaine at marc.fontaine@sfu.ca.