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Fall Kickoff CIIS is all about fun, engagement, artful joy, and celebrating the start of the fall semester! A big thank ...
09/02/2026

Fall Kickoff CIIS is all about fun, engagement, artful joy, and celebrating the start of the fall semester! A big thank you to CIIS Student Affairs for hosting us for tabling, clothing swap, and Recology AMA.

We hope to see you tomorrow for our online Dial Into Joy workshop and our in-person reception on Thursday from 4-7. Details and registration are in the Linktree in the bio.

08/27/2026

A short clip from the sound healing session with Ananda Bliss for CIIS’ New Student Orientation in August 2026.

We had an amazing time as speakers, presenters, facilitators, information providers, and overall welcoming humans for CI...
08/27/2026

We had an amazing time as speakers, presenters, facilitators, information providers, and overall welcoming humans for CIIS New Student Orientation last week!

Our Vice President Rachel Bryant provided welcoming words about being in community and caring for one another. Valentina Salazar, one our program managers, hosted her Beauty is Medicine workshop, Adriana Beltrame de Dos, our second program manager, provided an introduction to CIIS’ new mural space and renovated meditation room on campus as well as a short mediation, and we were excited to have Ananda Bliss join us and provide a powerful, grounded, beautiful sound healing session for new students and a second for staff.

More videos to come from our experiences at NSO!

We are excited for this new academic year and welcome all new and returning students!

08/24/2026

✨RING RING✨
YOU’RE INVITED TO DIAL INTO JOY!
There’s a new interactive arts experience popping up in the CIIS lobby!

With Valentina and Sunflower bringing their expressive arts therapy backgrounds, this project is scientifically likely that you may experience sooooo much joy - it’s healing!

Join us online and in-person for our two-day hybrid kick-off experience!

✨DIAL INTO JOY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
📆Sept 2
📍zoom
⏰11am-12pm PST

📞 DIAL INTO JOY OPENING RECEPTION
📆Sept 3
📍CIIS Lobby
⏰ 4pm-7pm PST

✨📞✨📞✨📞✨📞✨📞👀📞✨

Click the link in our bio to RSVP!

08/21/2026

Welcome to the Beloved Community Breakdown ✨

This is a series where vice president of of the Division of Community Engagement and Belonging, Rachel Bryant; and Beloved Community Consultant Shirley Strong, break down the principles and agreements that hold us together as a CIIS community.

To learn more about the Beloved Community Agreements , check out our website and share point page, OR stay tuned for this years Transformation Series!

Dial Into Joy with us online and in-person starting in September! Register for our opening events at the Linktree in our...
08/20/2026

Dial Into Joy with us online and in-person starting in September! Register for our opening events at the Linktree in our bio. ☎️

📞Dial Into Joy is an interactive installation that invites us to pause, pick up the phone, and reconnect with joy.

Through stories, prompts, and reflection, joy becomes more than an emotion - it becomes a practice of resilience, care, and collective possibility.🔮

✨Wednesday, September 2: Join Dial Into Joy artists and curators Valentina Salazar and Sunflower B. Rose for an engaging, interactive online workshop focused on our Dial Into Joy project. Event is 11am-12pm PDT

✨Thursday, September 3: Join Valentina and Sunflower for a community opening that includes an Artist Talk, finger foods, playful interactive, and opportunities to engage with the Dial Into Joy phone booth! Event is 4pm-7pm PDT.

Last week we had an amazing Mindful Makers Crafternoon with staff and students joining with their own crafts, with our o...
07/22/2026

Last week we had an amazing Mindful Makers Crafternoon with staff and students joining with their own crafts, with our on hand coloring pages and terracotta pot decorating supplies, and for snacks and lovely company.

We are grateful for our co-Mindful Makers creators CIIS Library and ! It has been a joy over the last year — and we are excited for so much more this fall!

CIIS Students, Staff, and Faculty join us August 20, September 17, October 15, and November 19 for summer and fall Mindful Makers! Save those dates and enjoy spotlight crafts, snacks, and opportunities for connection all year long.

07/16/2026

Our DCEB team went to OMCA a few weeks ago and had a wonderful time visiting the amazing exhibitions and checking out their fantastic store!

We picked up this nature meditations card deck and will be sharing its meditations periodically here

07/07/2026

For our Provost Dr. Kathy Littles, her pathway to CIIS and to the Provost office began with a love for art, museums, and working to ensure that Black art and historical context was integral to the museum process. That holistic and integral lens supported Provost Littles in her museum career and now at CIIS.

In February 2026, Provost Littles joined us for an engaging and powerful Transformation session on Black Art Movements and Transformation, where attendees heard more about Provost Littles’ work in museums and how those passions and work experiences inform her work as CIIS’ Provost.

Watch the clip here and head to our Linktree to watch a longer clip on our YouTube channel. Stay tuned for our fall Transformation Series including Damali Robertson, David Mitchell, and Mia Cruz.

Video description: Provost Kathy Littles headshot is the first video visual we see along with banners that detail the title, her name, and the series name. It swipes to Provost Littles on Zoom talking to Rachel and Shirley about the sanitation of history, specifically Black history.

The DCEB team took a recent trip to the OMCA to check out the new Mildred Howard Exhibition! Here’s what OMCA has to say...
07/03/2026

The DCEB team took a recent trip to the OMCA to check out the new Mildred Howard Exhibition!

Here’s what OMCA has to say about the exhibit
“Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory is the first major museum exhibition to celebrate the work of beloved Bay Area artist Mildred Howard. Spanning Howard’s five-decade practice, Poetics of Memory brings together her renowned collages, found-object sculptures, and immersive installations that explore memory, identity, and the African American experience. New and never-before-seen pieces punctuate the exhibition, while archival materials from Howard’s Oakland studio illuminate the cultural currents and lived experiences that shape her practice.”🫶🏽

We’re so inspired by the community work and conversations that have started from this born and raised Bay Area icon 🤩 check it out for yourself and let us know what you’re taking away!

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