Participants should plan to move in all of their belongings for the school year into their fall housing assignments when they arrive to campus on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
Your families will receive registration information for Family Orientation, which occurs after you return from the COÖP trip and before the start of the New Student Orientation Program (NSOP). Families are welcome to stay until or return for Family Orientation. However, Family Orientation is not mandatory, and some COÖP families choose not to attend. Students are also welcome to arrive alone and have their parents meet them after the COÖP trip.
Most contact lens wearers are fine on our trip, although some prefer to wear glasses for the four days. Whatever you decide, please bring a backup pair of glasses and/or an extra pair of contact lenses. Make sure to bring a flashlight for nighttime removal of lenses. Past COÖPers have also appreciated antibacterial hand gel.
Our menu is vegetarian-friendly. In fact, all of our meals are vegetarian, with an option of tuna or the popular meat-stick. Vegans can also work with our menu, which consists of lots of rice, beans, fruits and veggies. While most of our food is kosher, we do not keep a kosher kitchen on the trail. Accommodations can be made for gluten allergies. If you have concerns about your diet, please email us.
We will be distributing equipment upon your arrival to campus. You will be given time to pack your belongings into the frame pack (HOP) or dry bag (ROP), if you choose to rent one, prior to departure. Sleeping bags and frame packs (HOP) are $10.00. Drybags (ROP) and bicycles (BOP) are free of charge. Equipment rentals can be paid at time of registration.
Move in for first-year student participants is Tuesday, August 21, 2018. The COÖP trips will depart on the morning of Wednesday, August 22 and return on Saturday, August 25.
COÖP is open to incoming first-years enrolling in Columbia College (CC) or Columbia Enginering (SEAS). At this time, the program is not open to Barnard, General Studies (GS), transfer, or Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) students.
Reduced pre-orientation program participation fees may be available for participants with the highest financial need. You will be asked during the program application process if you are a Barnard/Columbia grant financial aid recipient.
The program fee for CUE is $350.00 which covers housing, food, transportation, supplies, and the cost of night activities during the week of CUE. Financial aid is available for those that qualify.
