CIIS School of Undergraduate Studies

TOMORROW! @ 4:30pm

Want to hear what the CIIS experience is like? Attend our special conversation with a former BA in Interdisciplinary Studies student and hear their experience! Get the inside scoop about classes, being part of a cohort, and what they have done since completing the program.

RSVP on the link below!

Undergraduate Programs Special Event - November 16, 2021 Hear an Alumnus speak about their experience in the Bachelor Completion Programs at California Institute of Integral Studies CIIS on November 16, 2021.

We are hosting a virtual undergraduate open house tomorrow, March 20 from 10-11:30AM. If you know anyone who might be interested in finishing their bachelor's degree, send them to us!

RSVP: https://apply.ciis.edu/register/?id=bbe964da-99c6-4361-a62d-f6636dd488bf

Check out BIS core faculty, Alec MacLeod's artwork at Sanchez Art Center.
"What's On Your Mind?: the thoughts in our heads", an art collection created during a 50|50 challenge, 50 art pieces in 50 days.

MacLEOD-What's On Your Mind?: the thoughts in our heads Since childhood I have been fascinated by the miniature, especially when highly detailed. As a maker, this fascination is evident in my assemblages and boxes, few of which are bigger than 12 inches at the largest dimension. Even in my two-dimensional work, I have preferred small sizes and have used....

Undergraduate program faculty, Mordecai Ettinger, will be presenting on the topic of "The Biopolitics of the Medical Industrial Complex in Pandemic Times", on 9/30 @ 7pm (PST). This event is free for everyone. Follow the link below to learn more about the talk and to register.

The Biopolitics of the Medical Industrial Complex in Pandemic Times Join CIIS Faculty and multi-sector social justice organizer Mordecai Ettinger for a talk exploring the hidden history of white supremacy and colonization embedded in the Medical Industrial Complex...

Do you know anyone who wants to finish their bachelor's degree? If yes, please send them our way!

Our Undergraduate Open House on Sat, April 11th. Faculty, staff, alum, and current students will be present to share their experiences and answer questions.

RSVP here: https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-news-and-events/campus-calendar/sus-spring-2020-open-house-apr11

Chani Nicholas's talk from 01/22 was sold out. But you can still listen to the talk through CIIS Public Program podcast. Our very own faculty, Sonya Shah, was in conversation with Chani.

https://soundcloud.com/publicprograms/chani-nicholas-astrology-for-radical-self-acceptance =501&

Chani Nicholas: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance Chani Nicholas is a beloved astrologer and q***r feminist activist with a loyal online following. For her, astrology isn’t about passively accepting our fate, it’s about action. In her inspirational a

Chani Nicholas (BAC ’11) will be returning to CIIS for a Public Program’s talk – Astrology for Radical Self Acceptance. Chani has been a counseling astrologer for more than 20 years, and this month her first book, “You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical-Acceptance” will be published. CIIS staff had a chance to interview Chani on her journey with astrology, how she came to the BAC program, and how BAC faculty helped guide her in her path to astrology.

Read more about the interview: https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-news-and-events/news-room/chani-nicholas

Chani’s event with Public Programs: https://www.ciis.edu/public-programs/full-calendar/nicholas-chani-jan-22-2020

Find out more about Chani’s book: https://www.ciis.edu/public-programs/full-calendar/nicholas-chani-jan-22-2020

The Activism in Her Stars Counseling astrologer, writer, and CIIS alumna, Chani Nicholas shares about the path that lead her to CIIS and her social justice approach to astrology.

Here are BAC alumni Avery Leora Ross and Rodney Brazier's BAC/CIIS Story. What is your CIIS story? Help us continue our stories https://www.facebook.com/donate/779996325849805/

We hope everyone is safe from the California fires. We are saddened to hear that many students, faculty, and staff are affected by the fires.

CIIS has set up small relief stations at CIIS Mission Campus (3rd fl cafe) and ACTCM Arkansas campus. There are healthful snacks, juice, fruits, vitamin C, even cough drops at these stations. If you need a place to charge your cell phones or to stay for a while, feel free to come to the 1st-floor art gallery, 3rd-floor cafe, library, computer lab, and wellness centers at Mission and ACTCM campus.

If you are affected by the fires and need someplace to stay, Airbnb is offering lodging rentals for free during this time. There are more than 300 spaces available offered until Nov 7th.
https://www.airbnb.com/s/homes?disaster_id=978

If you know of other resources, please share it with the community through this post. Please stay safe, warm, and hopeful.

Do you know anyone who wants to finish their bachelor's degree?

Tell them to come to our Undergraduate Open House on Sat, Nov 9th. Faculty, staff, alum, and current students will be present to share their experiences and answer questions.

RSVP here: https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-news-and-events/campus-calendar/2019-school-of-undergraduate-studies-fall-open-house-nov09