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The Asian and Pacific Islander Association (APIA) is a student-run organization at California State University Monterey Bay that seeks to celebrate and educate others on Asian and Pacific Islander cultures and traditions. The Club/Organization intends to raise awareness about past and current issues facing Asian and Pacific Islander groups all over the world. By collaborating with organizations and community partners, we hope to reach multiple demographics by providing socials, performances, showcases, and other variations of events.

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Members who join the Asian and Pacific Islander Association (APIA) will be able to gain knowledge of their and other's culture, long-lasting connections and mentorships, and a safe space to speak up about their identity of being in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

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The purpose of Black Students United is to provide a voice for Black students at California State University Monterey Bay. We aim to promote social and cultural awareness on campus, while improving and maintaining relations between Black students and students of other cultural backgrounds. Our initiative is to take an active role in the activities of the University and the surrounding communities.

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All BSU Cabinet Members must be enrolled and in good standing at the university, maintain a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) each term, and not be on probation of any kind. (I.e. Academic probation, Housing Probation etc.)

Eligibility for membership or appointed or elected student officer positions shall not be limited on the basis of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, color, age, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or disability. The organization shall have no rules or policies that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or disability.

This organization shall prohibit all members and officers from engaging in hazing or committing any act that injures, degrades or disgraces any fellow student.

CSU State Standard says that the Treasurer and the President of any on-campus club cannot have less than a 2.5 cumulative GPA and ICC GPA is 2.3.

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Family Friendly @CSUMB is an inclusive organization for individuals who have dependents and individuals who want to support the collaborative mission of making CSUMB a more family-friendly University. Our work is to recognize the unique needs of each individual to collaborate as a community towards bringing inclusivity and change to CSUMB. We provide a safe space where individuals can overcome obstacles and barriers where their dependents can witness the determination and drive of reaching higher education.

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New friendships
Empowerment
Advocacy
Positive environment
Family Resources and workshops
Family-Friendly Events On-campus and Off-campus
Playdates
Connecting with other families
Study Groups
Parents Support Space

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To help teach students collaboration skills and game development design as well as make a creative space for students to work on projects.

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Members can come to learn about game design and development for game projects ranging from video games to board games. We also host game nights and game jams that members and students are welcome to join. Meetings happen twice a month.

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To be conscious of discrimination and hate in this community and provide a space away from it all, to provide a stage for identity and culture to be spoken about and recognized, and to celebrate diverse cultures.

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Being a part of an accepting and open community to speak freely without worry of discrimination.

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The purposes of this organization are to host woman-focused, feminist gatherings that can help likeminded women’s rights activists learn about activist history through reading and discussion and platform members who want to share their own writing.

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Feminist community, media literacy exercise, free access to essays, poetry, and literature, monthly meetings, a place to share your own writing, fun!

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The NAC mission is: To provide community and support for students to build community and continue campus relations with tribes; and to advise campus administrators on issues relevant to the support of Native students, faculty, staff and alumni. Native American Students United and Native Advisory Council are separate organizations, NAC membership in the two organizations is not to be considered one and the same.

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NASU is a student organization for all Indigenous people at CSUMB. Our purpose is to create unity and develop an active community of Native people. We acknowledge all Native students on campus and welcome input from the community at large

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AB540-California Dreamer-students neither regret nor take for granted our current immigrant status. We believe in social justice and access to higher college education for all California students regardless of national origin, native tongue or legal status in the country. Undocumented students at California State University, Monterey Bay; greatly value social justice in education because we believe that every student deserves to be given an equal opportunity to achieve with fairness, regardless of economic and social status, gender, race and sexual orientation, her or his academic goals to leverage differences in our society. It is only in an educational environment free of prejudices and discrimination against immigration status that courageous students can be full participators in creating better and safe communities. As undocumented students, we value social justice and social equality as the American values that guaranty justice and equal access to college education for all coexisting in a mutually supportive society where each individual student can realize her or his full potential.

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Legal resources, immigration updates, a safe space to be you!

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Otter Pride strives to secure the presence of the Queer/LGBTQIA+ community on the CSUMB campus, create an LGBTQIA+ friendly atmosphere on campus, provide a visible community and safe space for students to join, and continue educating the campus about the LGBTQIA+ community.

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• A safe space for all people in the Queer/LGBTQ+ community.
• A place to meet and greet others in the community.
• Immediate access to the club's Discord Server, Minecraft Realm, etc.
• Priority access to free club events such as Otter Pride Movie Nights, Otter Pride "Picnic in the Park," Otter Pride's Sand Castle Building Contest, Pride and Seek, Capture the Pride Flag, etc.
• Priority access to tickets for funded club events such as Queeraoke, Bonfire Social, Night of Noise, etc.
• Education/news meetings to get up-to-date on all things LGBTQIA+.
• A space to advocate and be advocated for.
• Fun games, stickers, and fidget toys at all meetings
• Occasional food provided at in-person meetings for those who would've skipped dinner otherwise :)

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The purposes of this organization are to provide a space for professional development, impart opportunities, and celebrate the identities of LGBTQ+ and ally people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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Create an intersectional and accepting space for LGBTQ+ and ally scientists, fortnightly meetings, professional development, and recreation opportunities.

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The purposes of this organization are to bring awareness to the mental health of student athletes, de-stigmatize mental health illnesses in sports culture, and empower the student athletes at CSUMB.

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Collaborative environment
Educational trainings and seminars
Connections with other students
Mental Health resources and information