The Alliance

The Alliance is a social and political organization for the Lesbian/bisecual/Transgender/Queer/Allied community at Simmons College. The Alliance provides a safe environment for the expression of human diversity, and respects confidentiality. We hope to provide entertainment, education, and outreach to the greater community.

• Sign up for The Alliance Listserv
• e-mail the Alliance

Officers

• President: Heather Conacannon
• Vice President: Jennifer Rheaume
• Treasurer: Katie Proto
• Co-Secretary: Gillian Petrozziello & Katie Taglieri
• SGA Rep: Courtney Williams
• Advisor: Sarah Neill

Meeting times and Locations: Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Mesick 1st Floor

Amnesty International

Amnesty International's mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.

• Sign up for the Amnesty Listserv
• e-mail Amnesty International

President: Courtney Anderson
Vice President: Ruta Miniotas
Treasurer: Beth Maclin
Advisor: Ausra Park

Meeting times and Locations:
Wednesday nights @ 7pm, Arnold Lounge

Asian Student Association (ASA)

Our Mission:

• To unify the Asian students at Simmons.
• To expose aspects of Asian culture to the Simmons Community
• To maintain contacts with Asian students at other area colleges
• To assist in services for the improvement and welfare of the Boston Asian community
• To let the students among the Asian Student Association have a voice on important issues

Items of Interest:

• Sign up for the ASA Listserv
• Visit the ASA Web Site
• E-mail the ASA

Officers:

• Co-President: Wei Wong
• Co-President: Jennifer Tam
• Vice President: Marlana Yee
• Secretary: Melissa Chin
• Treasurer: Qin Zhao
• SAARB rep: Bonnie Nguyen
• SGA Rep: Mai Tran
• Webmistress: Cindy Lee
• Historian: Helen Ngo
• Co-Event Coordinators: Toni Tran, Sylvia Tran, & Henglian Huang
• Advisor: Niloufer Sohrabji

Meeting times and Locations:
Wednesday nights @ 7pm

Best Buddies

Best Buddies is an international non-profit organization that pairs students with a peer with an intellectual disability for a mutually enriching one-to-one friendship. The Simmons College chapter functions to promote awareness of intellectual disabilities and integration of people with intellectual disabilities in hte community at large. Group events/activities bring all members together monthly for fun!!!

College Buddy Director: Marissa Rousselle
Membership Coordinator: Leah Derderian
Activities Coordinator: Margaret Lapan
Treasurer: Nicole Cohen
Advisor: Jane Hardin

Black Students Organization (BSO)

Our unified 2007-2008 mission to one another, the Black Student Organization General Body, Simmons, and the greater commnity includes: Celebrating Black culture as we inform and educate the community; seek to broaden both ourselves and others by exposure; hold ourselves and others accountable in the spirit of improvement and community; strive for inclusion; seek to archive our experience and events; strave for radical change; productivity, creativity, and originality.

• Sign up for the BSO Listserv
• Email the BSO

President: France Belizaire
Vice President: Irene Tumuna
Secretary: Rebecca Dumont
Treasurer: Ashley Martin
Advisor: Erin O'Connor

Meeting times and Locations:
Wednesday nights @ 7pm in Evans Hall Basement
email: bso@simmons.edu

Campus Activities Board (CAB)

To provide a wide range of social, educational, and cultural activities for the Simmons Community and their guests.

The Campus Activities Board is the organization responsible for all-campus events and activities, including lectures, feature film series, performing arts, educational programming, block ticket sales, and special events. CAB also plans and sponsors special weekend trips. Each member of the Activities Board is responsible for her appointed area and for supporting and helping out with all CAB sponsored events.

• Sign up for the CAB Listserv
• E-mail CAB

Officers:

• President: Darcel Hunt
• Vice President: Katlyn Cavanaugh
• Treasurer & SGA rep: Erika Fields
• Secretary: Juliana Ross
• COF Rep: Rebecca Jefferson
• Co-COF rep: Maura McCormick
• SAARB Rep: Katherine Burchman

Meeting times and Locations: TBA

Caribbean Culture Association

The Caribbean Culture Association's purpose is to bring cultural awareness to the Simmons and boston Community of the West Indian Heritage. Also, to allow the community to be involved in different atmospheres of the caribbean Culture. Activities can involve a variety of social gatherings, forums, and culinary experiences.

President: Sherly Richemond
Vice President: Irene Tumuna
Secretary: Kenyora Johnson
Treasurer: Ashley Martin
Advisor: Michelle Vital

Chorale

Simmons Chorale is a vocal group that performs a wide variety of music styles. We sing songs in different languages by many composers from all time periods. Our holiday concert features Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, African American, and winter music. Our spring concert consists of traditional choral music, jazz music, Broadway songs, and folk songs. Our group does not require auditions and welcomes any with the love of singing and music and the commitment to our three hours per week rehearsals. We also participate in social events as a group.

• Sign up for the Chorale Listserv
• Visit the Chorale Web Site
• E-mail the Simmons Chorale

President: Christine Cahalan
Vice President: Allison Hoffman
Secretary: Rachel Czubryt
Treasurer: Annabelle Seow
Advisors: Gregory Slowik and Danica Buckley

Meeting times and Locations:  TBA

Class of 2008

The mission of the Class of 2008 is to promote the interests of Simmons College Seniors and to promote and organize student activities for the senior class through fundraising, event planning, and advertising.

• Sign up for the Class of 2008 Listserv
• e-mail the Class of 2008

President: Laura Nelson
Vice President: Jessica Rudis
Secretary: Daniella Plourde
Treasurer: Kelly Rafferty
SGA rep: Laura Merin

Meeting times and Locations: Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m., W-002

Class of 2009

This organization is to help represent the class of 2009 and provide programs, events, and information relevant to the needs and the desires of its members.

President: Jessica Kowalski
Vice President: Katie Murphy
Secretary: Danielle Zuber
Treasurer: Karina Rocchio
Advisor: Michelle Vital

Meeting times and Locations: Mondays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Beatley Library. E-mail Jessica Kowalski for exact location.

NEW!! Class of 2009 Survey

Please share your feedback about activities and fundraising ideas for the Class of 2009. Click here to take the survey.

Class of 2010

The purpose of the Class of 2010 Council is to unite the members of the Class of 2010 as a whole, to respect and represent all members of our class, to be open to ideas and opinions from all members, and to raise and sustain the morale of the Class of 2010.

• Sign up for the Class of 2010 Listserv

President: Alison Cavicchio
Vice President: Lauren Kritzer
Secretary: Joanna Senville
Treasurer: Shelaigh Hyde
Advisor: Stephanie Lai
Meeting times and Locations: TBA

Class of 2011

The purpose of the Class of 2011 is to plan events and activities that benefit students in the class of 2011 and the entire Simmons Community.  The Class of 2011 is responsible for planning the annual "Winter Wonderland" celebration in Bartol Hall.

President: Gabrielle Rossetti
Vice President: Maria Pantelis
Treasurer: Claudia Willett
Secretary: Natalia Sullivan
SGA Rep: Valerie Duvelson
Advisor: Erin O'Connor

Colleges of the Fenway Orchestra

The Colleges of the Fenway Orchestra is open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni from the six colleges of the The Colleges of the Fenway Consortium. In some cases, individuals from other colleges may perform with the orchestra. The Colleges of the Fenway Orchestra performs music of lesser-known composers including minorities and women as well as music from the standard European orchestral tradition.

Official COF Orchestra Web Site

Commuter Student Organization (CSO)

The objectives are:

1. To unify the Commuter Students at Simmons
2. To adequately and effectively represent commuters
3. To expose commuter students to academic and social activities of Simmons College

• E-mail the Commuter Student Organization

President: Daria Frost
Vice President: Isra Ziade
Treasurer: Priscila Sousa
Advisor: Susan Chudd

Meeting times and Locations: Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m., Commuter Student Lounge

Dance Company

Simmons College Dance Company

The purpose of the dance company is to bring dance back to Simmons and to provide dancers with the opportunity to continue an important part of their lives while away at college. In addition, the purpose is to unify the Simmons Community through the physical activity and art expression of diverse dance. While we are dedicated to providing ongoing traditional forms of dance, we are also committed to introducing and experimenting with new, alternative, and less traditional kinds of dance.

e-mail the dance company

Visit the Dance Company Website

President: Katie Murphy
Vice President: Brittany McDonald
Secretary: Natalia Sullivan
Treasurer: Heather Gleason
Publicity Rep: Bridget Hanagan
SGA Rep: Courtney Paul
SAARB Rep: Kelly Coughlan
Project Manager: Alison Lavoie
Advisor: Anthony Price

Dix Scholars Association

The Dix Scholars Association (DSA) is a student-run social and community service organization for Dix Scholars, whose purpose is to connect Dix Scholars with each other as well as other Simmons College organizations, faculty, administrators and staff. The DSA provides you opportunities to meet other Dix Scholars, build lasting friendships and contribute to the Simmons Community, supplementing your Simmons education.

• Visit the Dix Scholars Association website
• E-mail the Dix Scholars Liaison

Dix Scholars Lounge:
Main Campus Building (MCB) C-005

Feminist Union

To provide and organize events and activities promoting the discussion and activism of feminist issues and to meet regularly around these issues.

The feminist union (FU) serves as a forum for students to discuss, be involved with, and organize within feminism, radical activism, and any local or global issues that relate. Issues and topics focused on are decided by members, and the FU changes and adapts constantly, depending on time, members, issues, and the "state of the world". The FU is involved in activism and organizing outside of Simmons college, as well as in. The FU serves to provide the Simmons community with information, context, and an outlet for feminist activism, while also creating connections between activists/movements everywhere as well as Simmons college. The FU is open to everyone and anyone - we have a very broad definition of feminism and activism.

• Sign up for the Femist Union Listserv
• E-mail the Feminist Union

Co-President: Courtney Williams
Co-President: Katherine Davis
SGA Rep: Jessica Rudis
Treasurer: Katherine Davis
Advisor: Diane Hammer

Meeting times and Locations: TBA

Gospel Choir

The purpose of the Simmons Gospel Choir is to increase awareness of different genres of music and to help the Simmons Community be involved spiritually and mentally.

e-mail the gospel choir

President: Charlene Hollins
Vice President: Rachel King
Treasurer: Christina Gancarz
Secretary: Yasmin Perez
Adivsor: Victoria Galloway

Meeting times and Locations: TBA