EnglishStudentUnion
The ESU is the SFU English Department's student union. Each semester we receive funds from the SFSS to organize events and contribute to student life up on campus; everything from holding socials and contests to funding student conferences.
This resource is one which can greatly benefit students, and which students can contribute to in easy and substantial ways - your participation ensures success in our attempts to brighten the campus for English majors, minors and the community in general, creating spaces and environments where literary minded students can get together to work and play (we officially encourage play).
However, the irony is that, while we have one of the largest constituencies, the ubiquity of its members does not lead to increased visibility. Thus the aim becomes letting students know that they have a resource for funds and activities on campus - so help us make the stay here on the hill a heady experience, English style.
To contact us with any questions, ideas, or information about how to get involved, email us: sfuesu@sfu.ca or join our mailing list.
Facebook: search: SFU English Student Union
MEETING TIMES
Weekly meetings are held in the ESU Common Room, AQ 6097.
Next meeting time: Thursday, 4:30pm, AQ 6097.
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ESU Semester Start Social
We're hosting a good 'ol fashioned kegger at a house of an ESU member, located in Vancouver by Joyce station (exact address to be released closer to date). There'll be a keg, some food, and a copy of Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. Best of all - it's free! So bring yourself, a strong kidney, and even some poetry if you so please (but not the bad kind, y'know, the kind that'll move me - emotionally).
Saturday, September 27, 7pm.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Fall Semester 08
We've successfully had our first meeting of the semester. Here's some stuff we've done recently and are currently working on:
- t-shirts and new logo coming soon
- new furniture and punch lock in the ESU Common Room, AQ 6097 (if you're an English student who would like the code to the room, please email sfuesu@sfu.ca)
- contributing to the Humanities Student Union's "Sandwiches for people who don't have sandwiches" event at the end of the semester
- possible book drive to restock the ESU common room
Elections also took place recently, and here are the results:
President: Chris Burrows
Vice President: Clinton Hallahan
Secretary: Brady Ehler
Treasurer: Scott Broom
Forum Rep: Brady Ehler
Next meeting is this thursday in the common room at 4:30pm.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Contest Winners!
Congratulations to our Spring 07 contest winners!
Grand Prize: Jessica Au's "Loop"
Finalists: Adrienne Labelle's "yet to relent"; Jonathan Sherman's "Commercial Drive Prophet"
A very special thanks to everyone who submitted. We got over 20 great submissions and it was a tough choice. Please submit again in our future contests!
Also, thanks to everyone who came out to Cafe Deux Soleils! Our long table was so full I practically had to straddle Adrien to get a seat (it was all business, I swear).
Keep on a lookout for a lot of great summer updates, whether or not you're on campus. Should be times.
Wishing you a great summer,
the ESU
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Vonnegut dies at 84
Kurt Vonnegut, novelist and social satirist, died today at age 84.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Cafe Deux Soleils social
Hey folks,
The Spring semester is now over (the classes at least), and to wrap it up we are having a social at Cafe Deux Soleils on Monday, April 16. Poetry slam starts at 9pm - we suggest you arrive between 8-8:30.
2096 Commercial Drive 604 254 1195
http://www.cafedeuxsoleils.com/
keep on the lookout for updates!
the ESU exec.
PS - anyone else getting tired of books? (I'm kidding! Please don't egg my house)
Wednesday, April 11, 2007