Urban New York - Spring 2008

The hottest Broadway shows, the city's most exclusive restaurants, insider tours to NYC landmarks, world-class performing arts events, and much, much more... Free of cost to you!

In New York City there is a long and exciting list of things to do, and with so very many options (shows, restaurants, and musical performances) the possibilities are endless. In New York the sky is the limit… except for one thing… The student budget is not necessarily the cosmopolitan New Yorkers best friend. That is why the Office of Student Development and Activities created the Urban New York program. This program gives students the opportunity to win free tickets to exciting trips around the city.

Not only is Urban New York meant to spice up Columbia students’ social lives with the sights and sounds of the Big Apple but it is also meant to encourage comfortable faculty-student interaction. With generous contributions from Barnard, the Columbia College Class of 1954, and SEAS, approximately 450 free tickets to various events in the metropolitan area are available to undergraduate students of these schools each semester. Do not miss you chance to win them!

Interested CC/SEAS students must register to enter a lottery that could win them free trips to anywhere from the ballet, to Broadway musicals, to sporting events and more. Check out our schedule and see what tickles your fancy. There is something there for everyone and the planning committee is always open to suggestions. Registration takes but a moment and this is one lottery that you can actually win!

Barnard students must register in person in Lewis Parlor. Contact College Activities at (212) 854-7013 for more information.

Please follow the links below to read the important information provided to learn about eligibility, rules & regulations, how to register, and the events & activities offered.

Rules and Regulations

Schedule and Event Descriptions

Register (Only for CC/SEAS Students)

Special acknowledgement is given to Dr. Arnold I. Kisch, CC '54, and to his wife, Victoria L. J. Daubert, Ph.D., for fully endowing all opera tickets.

The Urban New York Program is sponsored by Barnard College, Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Class of 1954 Urban New York Fund.