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SFU campus expansion overdue, officials say
Health union fighting needleor-mask flu edict
75% of student applicants not getting in to the university
Says policy is a violation of personal privacy
by Sheila Reynolds SFu Surrey needs to get rolling on a “long-talked about” campus
expansion and university officials want the provincial government’s blessing – and dollars – to do so by next year. In a presentation to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services earlier this month, Joanne Curry, SFU Surrey executive director and associate vice-president of external relations, reiterated a request which would eventually see the local campus double its capacity from the current 2,500 full-time students to 5,000. For now, however, the university would simply like the province to provide approval for the first phase of the project so that an 800-student expansion can begin in 2013. The request stems from a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Ministry of Advanced Education and SFU in 2006 that said that SFU Surrey’s physical space and enrolment would have to double by 2015 to meet regional demand for post-secondary education Joanne Curry seats. Those expansions have yet to come to fruition. “We need government to re-commit to the MOU,” said Curry She said there hasn’t been any new funding for the university for three years, despite rapid population growth in the area, more high school grads seeking university and college educations, and a forecasted skills shortage that have escalated demand even more. The last increase at SFU Surrey was the $10-million “podium 2” project, which relieved some pressure and allowed for additional science labs and classrooms. However, because there was no operational funding attached to it, no new instructors could be hired and therefore no additional students allowed.
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by Jeff Nagel HeALTH CAre workers say a govern-
ment order that they get the flu shot or else wear a mask this flu season amounts to a violation of their personal privacy. The Health Sciences Association of B.C. has filed a grievance on behalf of its members, who include various lab and imaging technologists, pharmacists and therapists. Union president Reid Johnson said the edict that those who choose not to be vaccinated must wear a mask may Reid Johnson expose them to criticism from the public. Meanwhile those who comply are to wear a sticker, badge or button to assure patients they’ve been vaccinated. As a result, he said, health professionals will be divided into two visible camps on the contentious issue of flu vaccination.
“... we believe it is a human rights issue.”
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