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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.
Student Alliance Budget
Next Meeting
To be announced.
All students are invited and encouraged to attend.
Review the Student Alliance Meeting Procedures.
Want to get on the agenda? Email the Student Alliance coordinator (studentalliance 'at' ciis.edu) a week before the meeting date with your funding proposal form to be put on the agenda.
Upcoming Events
To be announced.
View all Student Alliance events
Student Alliance Coordination
Lil Milagro Martinez-Cornejo , studentalliance 'at' ciis.edu, manages the Student Alliance budget, the Social Justice and Community Research Grant, communicates Student Alliance projects and events, takes and posts meeting minutes, meets with students around their funding proposals – pre, during and post their specific process, puts together the SA meeting agendas, answers general student emails, advertises and occasionally co-sponsors events with students, coordinates with campus groups and program coordinators, oversees all changes to the budget, updates the SA guide to free or reduced cost healthcare brochure and meets regularly with students around general SA processes, answering general SA questions, and organizing for greater student voice at the Institute.

Lil Milagro also sits on the following subcommittees: subcommittee on bylaws, subcommittee on healthcare, subcommittee on childcare and UNITE! amongst others. Lil Milagro hopes to be in a classroom near you doing class raps and generally letting folk know about the benefits of student organizing.

Lil Milagro’s office hours are as follows:
Monday:11 am - 6 pm
Tuesdays:4 pm - 6 pm
Wednesdays (mostly):12 pm - 4 pm
Fridays (on occasion):3 pm - 6 pm
Please note that I (Lil Milagro) work from home for the rest of my 20 hours a week. As such, I am always accessible via email: studentalliance 'at' ciis.edu.
Important Administrative People
Dean of Students, Advisor to Student Alliance: Shirley Strong, sstrong 'at' ciis.edu
Career Development Coordinator: Margie Lam, mlam 'at' ciis.edu
International Student Advisor: Jody O'Connor, joconnor 'at' ciis.edu
Student Affairs Coordinator: Lauren Selfridge, lselfridgge 'at' ciis.edu
Important Student Positions
Campus Group Diversity Assistant: Ashley Kish, AKish 'at' ciis.edu
Student Elect to the Board of Trustees, Erin McElroy, erinmcel 'at' gmail.com