December Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the December 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

Highlights:

• TSSU emergency meeting about SFU refusing to pay international member MSP premiums/fees. Dec 12 at 4:30pm in room AQ6229. Sign TSSU open letter to SFU Administration responsible for this decision.
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee are having a meeting Tuesday, December 17th at 1:30 in the BISC 7000-level lounge. Come join the team!

November Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the November 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

Highlights:

• Research Assistants unionized! On Nov 15, SFU and TSSU agreed to make RAs employees of the University and voluntarily recognize them as TSSU members. Collective bargaining will commence May 1st
• MSP Changes: The system for charging MSP premiums is changing, resulting in major increases in costs for international students, particularly for international students with families, who could end up paying hundreds of dollars per month. TSSU is organizing to make sure SFU continues to cover the costs for TSSU members, as clearly stated in the Collective Agreement. To stay updated of further info or future actions, please see: http://www.tssu.ca/mspfees

October Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the October 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

Highlights:

• Information on new and exciting campaign to unionize research assistants! Actively signing cards to be able to vote on unionization at end of November. Contact your TSSU representative (tesia_forstner@sfu.ca) or TSSU directly (vtao@tssu.ca) if you’re interested in participating in the campaign or would like to sign a card.
• Workshop committee members are a bit busy, so if you’re looking for a way to get involved with the caucus or just have an awesome idea for a workshop, please get in touch!

September Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the regular September 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here as well as the minutes for the September 5th short meeting.

August Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the August 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

If you haven't already please take two minutes for the Diversity and Inclusion committee's anonymous survey. It will close this Friday.

June Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the June 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

May Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the May 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

April Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the April 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

The new Caucus execs have been elected! Check out who is filling the new positions.

March Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the March 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

The BISC Grad Caucus elections are coming up. Sign up here!

February Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the February 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

We were very excited to take a look at the results of the BISC 800 survey! We also discussed the creation of a diversity committee. Anyone interested in representing this new committee should email Elana (evarner@sfu.ca).

January Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the January 2019 BISC Graduate Caucus meeting are available here.

Many people showed up for this first meeting of 2019. We will be planning a Q&A session with the new Department Chair Dr. Isabelle Côté. You can email your questions to Pauline.

Make sure to come check out the upcoming career panel seminar!