Student Leadership & Activities

Student Organizations

Student Interest Groups: I - Z

Microcosm Yearbook

To capture the activities and spirit of the undergraduate student body in the Simmons College yearbook. This is accomplished though pictorial and written essays with special attention given to members of the Senior Class.

Items of Interest:

Upload photos to the 2009 Microcosm Yearbook:
Website: https://images.jostens.com?user=1167839&pw=micro09
User name: 1167839
Password: micro09

Officers:

  • Editor-in-Chief: Nora Levy
  • Copy Editor: Aden Michaud
  • Business Manager: Ashley Abrahamson
  • Advisor: Susan Chudd

Model United Nations

The National Model United Nations is to Provde an Opportunity to learn about international roganization, focusing specifically on the United Nations. Students participate in lectures, research, and discussion in preparation for varioius local, regional, and national programs. The group also provides political awareness to the Simmons community at large, trhough lectures and events including United Nations Awareness Week. One of the goals of the Simmons chapter of the Model UN is to educate our community on today's foreign affairs, as well as to promote our already strong international ties.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Marjorie Riggs
  • Vice President: Diana Haj Ahmad
  • Treasurer: Carla Haraska
  • Secretary: Leslie Reyes
  • SGA Rep: Elizabeth Donnelly
  • Advisor: Niloufer Sohrabji

Organizacion Latinoamericana (OLA)

Organizacion Latina Americana (OLA) serves to educate and enrich both the Simmons and outside community by organizing events that represent the Latino/Hispanic community. This can be achieved through art, music, food, lectures, or other activities.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • Presidents: Rosendry Gonzalez
  • Vice President: Franzesca Labonte
  • Treasurer: Stacey Bottex
  • Social Chair: Cristina Gonzalez-James
  • SGA Senator: Leslie Ramirez
  • Advisor: Professor Febles

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)

Students interested in the world of communications, from public relations to advertising, journalism to film, marketing to arts administration. 

THINK. CREATE. EXECUTE.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • Co-President: Karen DeVincent
  • Co-President: Danielle Alves
  • Vice President: Erica Ruane
  • Secretary: Marissa Window
  • Treasurer: Maureen Azor
  • Historian: Victoria Ross
  • SGA Rep: Iman Richards
  • Publicist: Michaela Eichenbaum
  • Advisor: Joan Abrams

Sidelines

Sidelines, the Simmons Literary magazine is published twice a year and features short stories, poems, photography, and graphic arts by the students. The magazine is edited by a student board which does everything from soliticiting student work, to deciding what goes in a given issue, to designing typeface and layout, to seeing the copy through the printing and binding process.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Grave Sisti
  • Vice President: Amanda Gross
  • Treasurer: Amie Vieira
  • Advisor: Richard Wollman

 

SIDELINES is now accepting submissions. Submit your poetry, prose, or artwork to be considered for Sidelines. Submissions are being accepted October 11, 2009- November 20, 2009..

POETRY: you may submit a maximum of 3-5 poems - Please email your work to grace.sisti@simmons.edu

PROSE: you may submit 2 fiction or creative non-fiction pieces of prose. Please email your work to amanda.gross@simmons.edu

ART: you may submit a maximum of 3 pieces of artwork, including photos. Please email photographed or scanned copies of the work to traci.farrell@simmons.edu. If you are not able to submit your work electronically, please contact richard.wollman@simmons.edu.

Simmons College Democrats

The purpose of the Simmons College Democrats is to educate the Simmons Community about democratic politics and how to get involved; to work with College Democrats of America and make contacts with other schools, organizations, and the Democratic Party.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Katherine graves-Bridgewater
  • Vice President: Kathlene Benner
  • Secretary: Karen DeVincent
  • Treasurer: Erin McGovern
  • Advisor: Barbara O'Brien

Simmons College Republicans

Simmons College Republicans (SCR) seek to provide an environment for conservative women to come together.  They plan events, help candidates, and seek to educate the Simmons community about the variety of Republican candidates and ideologies.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Ali Cavicchio
  • Vice President: Danielle Pepin
  • Secretary: Caila Nikitas
  • Treasurer: Claudia Willett

Simmons Marketing Association

The purpose of the Simmons Marketing Association is to expose interested students (of any and all majors) to professionals in the fields of marketing, advertising, and communications, through the use of educational and alumnae presentations from industry insiders, agency tours, and through networking events. Additionally, our club members will have the opportunity to participate in the National Case Competition each fall and to attend the International Collegiate Conference in the spring of each year.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Roxana Sui
  • VP Finance/Treasurer: Caryn Padowtiz
  • VP of Membership and Programs: Laurie Burgess
  • Advisor(s): Jill Avery, Vonda Powell

Simmons Voice

This is a weekly-publication run by the undergraduate students of Simmons. Its function is to serve our community as a source of reliable and timely information for members of the community as well as outside readership. The Simmons Voice shall serve as a source of reliable and timely information for members of the Simmons community and as a source of training and learning for students interested in any aspect of the communication industry.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Shannon Brown
  • Vice President: Liz Feskoe
  • Treasurer: Tori Ross
  • Advisor: Dan Connell

Sirens

The Sirens, founded in 1989, is the one and only a cappella group at Simmons College. We sing and perform popular songs and events a cappella style. We have two concerts a year, compete in national competitions, and make appearances at various functions around the college and outside venues. Visit our website for performance dates, CD sales, and more information about the Sirens and what we are all about.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Becca Packard
  • Business Manager/Treasurer: Stephanie Kinlay
  • Music Directors: Jessica Thanos, Liz Quercia
  • Public Relations: Rachel Baumel, Hana Gilman
  • Advisor: David Browder

Student Government Association

SGA represents the executive branch of the entire student body. The primary focus of SGA is to meet as a board regularly to discuss relevant bureaucratic matters within the student body as well as within the administration. Under the Student Government exists six committees: Awards/ Nominations, Election, Student Finance Board, Student Advisors on Multiculturalism, Academic Affairs, and Women's College Week Committees. SGA also brings most organizations together through weekly senate meetings.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Necy Lopes
  • Vice President: Alicia Lochard
  • Treasurer: Shelaigh Hyde
  • Secretary: Blair Griffin
  • Student Affairs Officer: Claudia DeJesus Suarez
  • Academic Affairs Officer: Laima Zvidra
  • Like Minds Chair:Heather Concannon
  • Senate President: Katie Snell
  • Advisor: Susan Chudd

Sustain Our Simmons

The purpose of the Sustainability Committee is to join students, faculty, and staff in an effort to being more sustainable options and actions to the Simmons College Community.

Items of Interest:

Officers: 

  • President: Amanda Milad
  • Advisor: Sue Stafford

Drama Club/Theatrical Society

The purpose of the Simmons College Theatrical Society is to encourage the interest in theatre throughout the student body, and to promote awareness and appreciation for the performing arts.  This year, we will be starting with the basics, opening up the club to anyone who may be interested in Theatre.  Among others, there will be workshops on acting, set design and improvisation, allowing any one to start from the beginning and fall in love with the world of the Arts.

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • President: Kate Snell
  • Vice-President: Rubby Wuabu
  • Advisor: David Gullette

Women's Center

The purpose of the Women's Center is to provide information to and promote dialogue between all women in the Simmons community.  The Women's Center puts on many programs throughout the year, including: Luna Fest, Love Your Body Day, breast cancer awareness month, and the "Vagina Monologues."

Items of Interest:

Officers:

  • Director: Deanna Ruth
  • Vice President: Athena Deltano
  • Secretary: Michelle Lagana
  • Treasurer: Kylynn Grier
  • SGA Senator: Stephanie Gorosh
  • Advisor: Jo Trigilio