Student Organizations
The Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development encourages you to join a student organization or even form a new one. Your participation provides valuable experience that can have a postive effect on your college experience.
Advantages:
- Grow and learn to be a better leader
- Meet others who share similar interests and expand your circle of friends
- Develop your leadership skills and talent
- Provide balance to the academic side of your life
- Create a network of campus and community contacts
Student organizations and the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development share a common purpose: to build a united and diverse community. Like you, we are motivated and determined to see student organizations develop. As the philosopher-poet Goethe shared, "Whatever you can do, or dream, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now."
Student Governance
The Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development collaborates and funds two student-driven councils: Chimera Council for the undergraduate community; and the Graduate Student Alliance (GSA) for the graduate community.
The purpose of each student council:
- Serve as advocates and liaisons on behalf of the administration and student community
- Enrich the community through meaningful events and initiatives
- Empower and support all respective constituents
Chimera Council
President: Celeste Weinert
Contact: chimera-sf@cca.edu
Graduate Student Alliance
President: Liesa Lietzke
Contact: gsa@cca.edu
2007–08 Chartered Student Organizations
Alliance for Multiculturalism in Architecture (NOMAS)
Our mission is to advance the quality of the architectural profession by promoting awareness of how local minority architects are excelling in the design field and shaping built environments.
Contact: abassiely@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2007
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
This group of architecture students comes together to discuss various issues and to facilitate interaction between upper- and lower-division students.
Contact:aias@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2005
Asian Student Association
The association seeks to promote ethnic and cultural awareness in appreciation of Eastern diversity, as well as to organize various social events in the spirit of entertainment, friendship, and unity.
Contact: dchang@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2007
Ceramics Guild
Our goal is to continue the fine tradition of the Ceramics Guild at the college and provide an interface among the students, faculty, and staff of the ceramics department. We plan to raise money for functions that will broaden awareness of CCA's Ceramics Program.
Contact: ceramicsguild@cca.edu
Cossutius Colony of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity
The objective is to organize and unite for educational, social, and professional development purposes on behalf of the students of CCA's Architecture, Design, and Fine Arts programs.
Contact: ceramicsguild@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2004
Community for Environmental Art and Design
The mission is to promote environmental responsibility, dialogue, and leadership across various disciplines of arts and design at CCA. Ultimately, we aim to produce leaders who effect the sustainable practice of arts and design within the professional world. We do this within a lively and dynamic forum that challenges contemporary notions of responsible production and sustainability.
Contact: cead@cca.edu
Founded: Spring 2008
The Entertainment Design Guild (EDGe)
The purpose of the guild is to bring together students with interest in illustration, media arts and animation for networking, collaboration and dialogue.
Contact: bmetheney@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2008
Exclusive
A forum to express art through dance.
Contact: rbrown2@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2007
Film & Video Society
A forum for students interested in film and video to organize screenings and lecture highlighted with the annual film festival.
Contact: mgoodier@cca.edu
Founded: Spring 2007
Glass League
To enhance and inform the CCA community of the craft of glass through fundraising events, guest lecturers, and social events.
Contact: agreen2@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 1977
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is a professional networking and educational association committed to enhancing the quality of life through excellence in interior design and advancing interior design through knowledge.
Contact: dbjorngaard@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2006
International Student Affairs & Programs Club
Educate CCA community about international cultures from incoming and outgoing students.
Contact: isap@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2007
Metal Arts Guild
To organize a forum involving students of CCA and hosting activities pertaining to jewelry and metal arts.
Contact: rnyhus@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2007
PLAySPACE Committee
PLAySPACE, the Paulette Long and Shepard Pollack Art Community Experiment, is a student-run, experimental exhibition space. It aims to foster an environment that generates dialogue, artistic growth, and artistic opportunities for members of the CCA community, surrounding communities, and beyond.
Contact: playspace@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2004
Quack
Create a space to fill the void in queer criticism as it relates to current student production at CCA: bringing artists on campus, working with queer ideas in their practice for lectures and performances, create a social atmosphere to facilitate collaborative projects.
Contact: quack@cca.edu
Founded: Fall 2007
RedisBlue.Net
To provide students of CCA to publish and archive their written or visual works on our website.
Contact: redisblue@cca.edu
Founded: Spring 2007
Spanish Club
To offer a time and place to practice Spanish.
Contact: vjardim@cca.edu
Founded: Spring 2008
Velo Club
Create a resource that will promote the use of bicycles as a form of transportation and enjoyment in the CCA community.
Contact: mgaspay@cca.edu
Founded: Spring 2007
Past Student Organizations
2006–07
- Furniture Collective
- Association of Student Sculptors
- Graduate Response to Other Perspectives and Experiences (GROPE)
- The Black Lunch Table
- Echo de Pensees
- This is Not Art Club (TINAC)
- Photo Collective
- The Artists Circle
- Queer Art (QUART)
- Industrial Design Student Assocation (IDSA)
2005–06
- CCA Women in Architecture
- Designer's Forum
- Explorers of Perception
- Futurist Cooking Club
- Black Artists and Designers (BAAD)
- We Got Balls Athletics
- Powder Club (Snowboard & Ski)
- Textiles Group
- Yearbook Club
2004–05
- Project Make it Happen (PMIH)
- Graphic Designer Collective
- Fashion Council of CCA
- Curators in Action (CIA)
- Looking at Environmental Art Forms (LEAF)
- Vote
- Word-O-Tron
2003–04
- Artists for Social & Political Awareness
- Graphic Designer Collective
- Fashion Council of CCA
Create a Student Organization
To create a student Organization, please fill out the required charter application form. (The form must be submitted each academic year the group is active.)
