CSA Blog November 2008

Share Thanksgiving with your Columbia Family

The Office of Residential Programs Invites you to attend the
CC/SEAS Community
Thanksgiving Brunch

Share Thanksgiving
with your Columbia Family

Columbia Communities in Action Internship Program - deadline extended for some positions

Columbia Communities in Action Internship Program
Extended Deadline for Some Internships: Sunday, November 30th

The Columbia Communities in Action (CCIA) Internship Program is offering a number of exciting Spring internships. These internships provide excellent opportunities to build, develop, and strengthen highly transferable skills in a hands-on environment. Some internships have an extended deadline of November 30th to apply:

Center for Career Education (CCE): November 24 – December 5 at a GLANCE


Happy Thanksgiving! On your return, explore your interests, evaluate your career options, and investigate whether graduate school is a sound professional step for you at CCE’s What do I want to do? and Graduate School workshops.

MANDATORY MEETING for all planning to apply to medical school this summer

Are you planning to apply to medical school this summer?
If so…please READ

2010 Premedical Advisory Committee (PAC) Evaluation Process MANDATORY Info Sessions


Tuesday , November 25th
7:00pm to 8:30pm
309 Havermeyer

Graduating Seniors! Did you miss the Apply for the Degree Event?

Please fill out the form at the link below and return to the registrar in 210 Kent, no later then December 1st. You will not receive a diploma without completing this form.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/registrar/docs/forms/app-for-deg-or-cert.html

School of the Arts event - core lecturer Shayne Legassie for The Canterbury Tales production

TALK-FORWARD SERIES for THE CANTERBURY TALES (now performing at Riverside Theatre for FREE)

FREE Reception and Talk: The Canterbury Tales on Page and on Stage
Friday, November 21, 6:30pm
Columbia University School of the Arts
2690 Broadway, Dodge Hall, Room 413

Spring 2009 Registration - Is THIS WEEK!!!

Spring 2009 Registration Dates - Is THIS WEEK!!!
Monday, Nov 17 - Friday, Nov 21

  • Seniors start: Monday, November 17
  • Juniors start: Tuesday, November 18
  • Sophomores start: Wednesday, November 19
  • First Years start: Thursday, November 20

Center for Career Education (CCE): November 17 – November 28 at a GLANCE


Seniors, ramp up or start your job search at Job Search for Seniors: Tool and Techniques and meet with alumni at After The Bachelor’s, Then What?

1st Annual International Service Fair @ Columbia (11/22)

Columbia's First Annual International Service Fair!
Saturday, November 22nd
10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m
.
Satow Room, 5th Floor Lerner Hall

Interested in working or volunteering abroad during a school break or after graduation?

Meet with representatives from various global organizations and learn about exciting opportunities to see the world and make a difference!

Speakers:

SPRING 2009 COURSE: PHYSICS OF THE HUMAN BODY

Spring 2009
APPH E1300: Physics of the Human Body
Call Number 62148
3.0 points (lecture course)
TR 2:40 pm - 3:55 pm


Prerequisites: Physics “I”, Calculus “I”;
Corequisites: Physics “II”, Calculus “II”

Instructor: Professor Irving P. Herman (iph1@columbia.edu)

This course analyzes the human body from the basic principles of physics.

Alice! Wants to hear your opinion – the topic is drinks.

The Alice! Health Promotion Program, part of Health Services at Columbia, wants to hear your opinion – the topic is drinks.

Columbia and Columbia Affiliate students are invited to participate in focus groups on the drinking culture at Columbia.

Eat, share your thoughts, and get $15 for music or books. Participants will receive their choice of a gift card to iTunes Music Store or Barnes & Noble.

Undergraduate Business Courses Offered This Spring

The following undergraduate business courses will be offered for the spring term.

BUSI W3013 – Financial Accounting
Prof. Alan Brott
TR 9:10-10:25am
Uris 141
Call Number: 17950
Points: 3

Geological Excursion to Death Valley, California - Registration Deadline is TODAY!!

Spring break opportunity for first- and second-year undergraduates!

Geological Excursion to
Death Valley, California
March 14-21, 2009

Combined Plan Information Session for CC, BC, and GS students

Columbia Engineering Combined Plan Information Session

Monday, November 17 - TONIGHT!!
Schapiro Residence Hall, 1st floor lounge
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Pizza will be served.

After the Bachelors, Then What!?

After the Bachelors, Then What!?
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

14th Floor Lounge, Broadway Residence Hall

New Civil Engineering Professional Level Course

ATTN: SEAS first-year and sophomore students

NEW PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING MECHANICS

The Art of Structural Design

SEAS - Last Day to Drop a Class - TODAY

TODAY: Thursday, November 13th

...is the Last Day to Drop a Class for SEAS students!!


Columbia College Pass/D/Fail Deadline is TODAY!!!

The Last Day for Columbia College Students to Choose the Pass/D/Fail Grading Option is TODAY - THURSDAY, November 13, 2008

  • you must use an add/drop form to change your grading option
  • you can print an add/drop form HERE

Lunch for undergraduates interested in majoring in Philosophy

Are you interested in majoring or concentrating in Philosophy?

Please come to an information session with Professor Philip Kitcher (Director of Undergraduate Studies, Philosophy department)

Friday, November 14
12:30 p.m.
716 Philosophy Hall

Lunch will be served.

ATTN: Seniors - Apply for the Degree - TODAY

ATTN: SENIORS (Class of 2009)

Apply for the Degree
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - TODAY
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lerner Auditorium

Sophomore premedical and predental students! Read up!

Attn: Sophomores

Is Mowshowitz’s Bio class getting you down?
Wondering how you’ll ever make it to next year?
  • Do you have questions about whether you’re on the right track and what’s to come?
  • Have you heard rumors about admissions or medical/dental school that you want to check out?
Come to a session that is designed just for sophomores!

Get the real scoop from premed advisors as well as a panel of current medical school and dental school applicants and med school students!

Women's Ways of Leading Conference 2009 - Seeking Planning Committee Members!

Committee Member Application Deadline: November 17th by 5pm

Are you a woman looking for opportunities that will help you build a stronger community while developing your leadership skills? Join the Women's Ways of Leading Planning Committee! Visit us at womenswaysofleading.info for more information.

Spring Study Abroad Registration Deadline - November 15

Spring Study Abroad Application & Clearance Timeline
Are you studying abroad this spring? If so, the registration deadline fast approaches…

Center for Career Education (CCE): November 10 – November 21 at a GLANCE


Professional Etiquette in the Workplace. Columbia Communities in Action. Columbia Arts Experience. Just a taste of some of the events and opportunities this week at CCE! Read on for more details.

Win a Digital Camcorder by telling us what you did last summer!

A Classical Painter in Modern Times

Student-Alumni Programs would like to invite you to visit the studio of…

Jacob Collins, CC ’86
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 11 a.m.

If you are interested in this visit and tour with Mr. Collins at his Midtown studio, please rsvp to studentalumniprograms@columbia.edu

More…

Attn: Junior Premeds - Steamboat Summer Scholar Program Information Session

Attn: Junior Premeds

It’s just starting to get cold in New York – a perfect time to be thinking about next summer!!

Are you interested in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine? Would you like to shadow a world-class surgeon in the operating room this summer? Come learn more about Steamboat Foundation's exciting Summer Scholar Program.

The Dept. of Psychology Fall Majors Forum on Nov. 11th

The Dept. of Psychology cordially invites you to the

FALL MAJORS FORUM
TUESDAY NOV. 11, 2008
7:30-9:00 PM in 200B/C Schermerhorn Hall


Your Program Advisors will be on hand to answer your questions, assist you with program planning, and feed you pizza. We'll even give you a sneak peak at the curriculum for 2009-10.

PhD INFORMATION SESSION - Nov 12th

Have you considered enrolling in a PhD Program when you graduate from Columbia?

If so, you may want to consider the PhD Program at the Columbia Business School. We offer the five fields of study: Accounting; Decision, Risk and Operations; Finance and Economics; Management and Marketing.

Discover how your bachelor’s degree in the Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or the Social or Natural sciences could lead to an academic career in business. It is not necessary to have an MBA degree before commencing the PhD program.

FIRST YEAR CONNECTION PROGRAMS

FIRST YEAR CONNECTION
Calendar of Events:

(to enlarge the calendar, click on image below)

International Organizations Day at Columbia University


International Organizations Day at Columbia University
Friday, November 7, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Alfred Lerner Hall
Broadway and 116th

Attention International Students:

WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS FOR REMAINING IN THE U.S. BEYOND F-1 PRACTICAL TRAINING OR J-1 ACADEMIC TRAINING?

VISA OPTIONS
BEYOND
STUDENT STATUS


Friday, November 7th
3:00 PM– 5:00PM
Room 614 Schermerhorn

Overnight Trip to Washington, D.C. - Saturday - Sunday, November 15 – 16

Travel by chartered bus from campus to Washington, D.C., approximately 205 miles from NYC.

MBA STUDENT PANEL - Nov 7th

All Columbia College students are welcome to attend a

MBA STUDENT PANEL

Center for Career Education (CCE): November 3 – November 14 at a GLANCE




Win a Digital Camcorder by telling us what you did last summer!

Whether a job/internship, travel, research, community service, or anything else – we’re interested. Go to: www.cce.columbia.edu/summerfeedbacksurvey

Dr. Oliver Sacks and Michael Boyd in conversation Thursday, November 6

You are invited to attend the following event:

Mind, Memory, and the Actor

A conversation between

Michael Boyd
Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company

and

Dr. Oliver Sacks
Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and Columbia University Artist

moderated by

Lee C. Bollinger

LAUNCH of Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life - Nov. 6

LAUNCH of Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life
Thursday, November 6, 2008
1:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library


To celebrate its inauguration, the Institute will host an afternoon of public lectures on religion in contemporary society with SALMAN RUSHDIE, THOMAS KRENS, CHARLES TAYLOR AND ORHAN PAMUK.

COLUMBIA COMMUNITIES IN ACTION (CCIA) - PAID INTERNSHIPS IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

INFORMATION SESSIONS

Thursday, November 6, 2008
12:00-1:00pm
Lerner Hall, Room 568

Monday, November 10, 2008,
5:00-6:00pm,
Center for Career Education, Conference Room


INTERN IN LONDON OR HONG KONG THIS SUMMER!

The Columbia Experience Overseas (CEO) Program offers high quality summer internships in a variety of industries in London and Hong Kong. CEO interns receive free housing in the city they intern in, are matched with an Alumni mentor in the city and will participate in several networking events with the Alumni Club.

The following internship are currently available for Summer 2009:

CONSULT IN SCOTLAND THIS SUMMER!

You can gain real-world consulting experience with Encouraging Dynamic Global Entrepreneurs (EDGE) Scotland, a unique international summer program in entrepreneurship and consulting offered by Columbia University’s Center for Career Education (CCE) in collaboration with Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s main economic development agency, and the University of Glasgow.

SPEND THE SUMMER WORKING IN CALIFORNIA!

The Columbia University Internships (CU In): California program offers high-quality summer internships in a variety of industries in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Through CU In, interns will receive housing resources, are matched with an alumni mentor, and will participate in several networking events with the Alumni Club.

Internships are available with the following organizations for Summer 2009:

If you vote, Starbucks buys your coffee TODAY!! (Nov. 4th)



On November 4, 2008, Starbucks will give voters a free tall brewed coffee at participating U.S. stores.

After voting, voters must go to a Starbucks store, where they’ll be given a tall (12 oz) cup of brewed coffee at no charge (limit one per customer).

REMEMBER TO VOTE TOMORROW!!!



Tuesday, November 4th is Election Day.

PLEASE don't forget to vote!!!

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