Student Alliance @ CIIS

Student Alliance Mission
Student Alliance is a student-run organization that facilitates communication, sponsors events, and allocates funding to help students and student groups actualize the seven institute ideals. Listening to student voices, we build alliances, cultivate student leadership, and advocate for social change and transformation of existing power structures.
Next Meeting
To be announced.
All students are invited and encouraged to attend. You may review the Student Alliance Meeting Procedures.
If students are interested in turning in non-conference funding applications they should do so by no later than Thursday, November 5th by emailing studentalliance 'at' ciis.edu with an electronic copy of the funding proposal or by turning in a hard copy of the funding proposal to the drop slot outside of 401.
Student can find a complete list of future meeting times for the semester on our calender or by accessing this flier.
Upcoming Events
◊ Informal Q & A session with Former Board of Trustees member Elijah Nella around the Student Representative position on the Board of Trustees Friday 11/13 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
◊ Deadline to turn in nominations for Board of Trustees position Friday 11/13
◊ Candidates named for Board of Trustees Position Monday, 11/16
◊ Election for Board of Trustees position Monday, 11/16 - Friday, 12/04
Free Yoga
Student Alliance and the Staff Association have teamed up again to offer Free Yoga!!! Check out the SA Calendar or the SA bulletin board outside the café for dates and times. Namaste!
Student Alliance Coordination
Lil Milagro Martinez-Cornejo , lilmilagromc 'at' gmail.com, manage the Student Alliance budget and the Social Justice and Community Research Grant, and communicates Student Alliance projects and events
Fei Hu, fei.ciis 'at' gmail.com, communicates with the student body about campus events, SA meetings, works closely with campus groups and administers the Yoga and Tai Chi classes. She also oversees Hear and Now newsletter and the SA website.
Campus Group Representatives
Now seeking representatives from each campus group.
Campus Group Representatives 1) attend Student Alliance Meetings (see events) or try to ensure that someone else from their group attends, 2) act as an interface between SA and their group by sharing news and ideas from Student Alliance with their group and from their group with Student Alliance, and 3) stay informed of Student Alliance support available to their group.
Please email studentalliance 'at' ciis.edu for more information or to commit to representing your campus group.
Current Campus Group Representatives:
Program Representatives
Now seeking Program Representatives from each department.
Program Representatives 1) attend Student Alliance Meetings (see events) or try to ensure that someone else from their department attends, if they cannot, 2) act as an interface between SA and their department by sharing news from Student Alliance with their department and from their department with Student Alliance, and 3) attend at least one meeting per semester of another campus group and share news and insights from that experience with Student Alliance and students in their department to further increase community and interconnectedness among students at CIIS.
Please email studentalliance 'at' ciis.edu for more information or to commit to representing your department.
Other Important People
Dean of Students, Advisor to Student Alliance: Shirley Strong, sstrong 'at' ciis.edu
Student Affairs Manager: Margie Lam, mlam 'at' ciis.edu
International Student Advisor: Jody O'Connor, joconnor 'at' ciis.edu