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
Wednesday, March 10th from 6:15 PM to 8:00 PM in room 218.

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.
Upcoming Events
◊ Social Justice and Community Research grant due March 1st in the drop box outside of room 401! Please check out our link for more information: http://www.saciis.org/sjcrgrant.php
◊ Conference funding due March 1st in the drop box outside of room 401! Remember that if you are attending at a conference nationally, you can receive up to $125. If you are attending internationally, you can receive $250. If you are presenting at a conference nationally, you can receive $250. If you are attending at a conference internationally, you can receive $500. Students who are attending the same conference can apply as a single collective. Students who are presenting at the same conference on the same material can apply collectively.
Free Yoga
Student Alliance and the Staff Association have teamed up again to offer Free Yoga!!! Check out 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. Lil Milagro also 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.
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