Friday, February 27, 2026

The February 2026 Caucus meeting was held on February 26th, 2026 .

Meeting highlights

SFU caucus merch purchase forms goes live. Elected caucus members to receive one free piece of merch, grad students to receive discount on merch purchases.
Grad caucus recommendations for future building renovations - more shared/grad specfic spaces
March 9th grad hosted speaker, Dr. Rachel Germain from UBC. Grad caucus hosting dinner at Biercraft.
TSSU bargaining with SFU ongoing, SFU suggesting the switch to timesheets for grad students.
Graduate student handbook complete and posted to caucus website

You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!

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The January 2026 Caucus meeting was held on January 20th, 2026 .

Meeting highlights

Unanimous motion to send $300 to IDEAS conference organizers
Caucus unanimously agrees to have Alex organize BISC caucus merch purchase
Open discussion about what grad's would like to see in upcoming biology building renovation
SFU appealing the decision to include RAs in collective agreement
Cuts are likely to come to BISC lab courses, retiring lab/office staff likely not going to be replaced.

You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!

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The November 2025 Caucus meeting was held on November 27th, 2025.

Meeting highlights

GSS election ongoing
RAs now recognized under the TSSU collective agreement
Unanimous motion to reimburse Sandra, Emmanuel, and Miranda for Halloween party expenses

You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!

See you in the new year!

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