TODAY: Listening to Your Anxiety & Ukraine Panel, Hybrid Kickboxing, and Other Events and Opportunities, 3/8-3/22

Dear Students,

We hope you’ll join one or both of these events taking place TODAY:

University Life Forum: Listening to Your Anxiety, TODAY | 3:30-5:00 PM. Learn from renowned anxiety expert Dr. Anne Marie Albano, Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia. Come in person and enjoy light refreshments and free swag (available on a first-come, first-served basis), or watch online. Register Here

Panel Discussion on the War in Ukraine. TODAY | 6:00-7:00 PM, Low Memorial Library, Rotunda. President Lee C. Bollinger will welcome attendees at this in-person event. Speakers include Columbia subject matter experts Steve Coll, Alexander Cooley, Valerii Kuchynskyi, and Keren Yarhi-Milo.

Register here to attend in person and to participate in Q & A OR Join the Livestream Here

Upcoming Events and Opportunities. All events in ET, free of charge, and open to all students unless otherwise noted.

Hybrid Cardio Kickboxing Class. Friday, March 11 | 2:00-3:00 PM. Ready for a study break? Join us and Columbia PEREC for a free hybrid cardio kickboxing class for all levels. Register Here

Women's History Month Virtual Film Screening: Little Women, Friday, March 18 - Sunday, March 20. The University Life Events Council invites you to a virtual screening of Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s 2019 American coming-of-age period drama. Register Here.

Apply to Be a University Life Ambassador. Application Deadline: Monday, March 21. Passionate about building community at Columbia? ULife Ambassadors contribute ideas, engage with other student leaders, consult with and assist University Life staff, promote events, and more. Apply Here

Citizen-Leaders: A Conversation with the Obama Foundation Scholars, Wednesday, March 23 | 2:30-3:45 PM | In Person. Join Columbia’s Obama Foundation Scholars for a discussion on active citizenship and the power to effect change in our communities. Reception to follow with light refreshments. Register Here

Women’s History Month Trivia Night: Film Edition. Thursday, March 24 | 6:00-7:00 PM | In Person. The ULife Events Council and the Graduate Initiative for Inclusion and Engagement are hosting a trivia night with questions based on award-winning actresses, directors, iconic roles, and more! Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Register Here

International Roundtable with Columbia Faculty. Friday, March 25 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | In Person. Hear Columbia faculty share their experiences as international scholars and how they acclimated to the culture of academia in the U.S. This event is part of the Graduate Initiative and is open to all students.Register Here

Escape the Zoom. Friday, April 1 | 1:00-8:00 PM. Join the ULife Events Council for this virtual escape room experience where you and your team will solve a mystery using clues to escape from a land of snow and ice. The first winning teams in each timeslot will win virtual gift cards! Pick a Timeslot Here!

Apply to Join the University Life Events Council. Application Deadline: Sunday, April 3. Want to help plan fun events on campus and gain leadership experience? The University Life Events Council is made up of students from all schools who plan activities to create community across Columbia’s schools and campuses. Apply Here

Yoga Classes. Tuesdays | 7:00-8:00 PM | In Person.Religious Life is offering free yoga classes in Earl Hall every Tuesday evening this semester. No pre-registration is required. Please bring your own mat and arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign in and set up. Learn More

Multi-Faith Fellowship. Wednesdays | 7:00-8:30 PM | In Person. Students from all schools and traditions are welcome to join Religious Life for dinner, discussion, and multi-faith dialogue weekly throughout the semester. Learn More

Happening Around Campus

Such Sweet Thunder: Ellington Plays Shakespeare, Now - April 2022 | Many Events are Free of Charge. Conceived by Robert G. O’Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director, Center for Jazz Studies, this series of public programs across the arts, culture, and the Core Curriculum is inspired by the “tone parallel” between William Shakespeare and the Duke Ellington Orchestra’s Shakespearean suite Such Sweet Thunder. Learn More Here

La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern, TODAY, March 8 | 6:30-8:00 PM. The Harriman Institute is hosting a hybrid book talk by Lynn Garafola (Barnard College), author of La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern. La Nijinska is the first biography of twentieth-century ballet's premier female choreographer. Register Here

Religion, Public Health, and Supreme Court Changes during COVID-19. Wednesday, March 9 | 6:00-7:00 PM. Join the School of General Studies for a discussion with Christopher Riano '07GS, lecturer in constitutional law and government at Columbia and President of the Center for Civic Education, and Elizabeth Reiner Platt, director of the Law, Rights, and Religion Project at Columbia Law School, about religion, public health, and Supreme Court changes in the era of COVID-19. Register Here

Sense and Suspense: Translating Latin American Horror with Megan McDowell. Wednesday, March 9 | 7:30 PM. Join the School of the Arts for an evening with Megan McDowell, who has translated many of the most important Latin American writers working today, including Samanta Schweblin, Alejandro Zambra, Mariana Enriquez, and Lina Meruane. Register Here

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights with Ajita Banerjie. Thursday, March 10 | 10:00-11:00 AM. The Human Rights Graduate Group presents a panel with Ajita Banerjie, an ILGA researcher leading studies on sexual orientation and gender identity rights and access to justice in Asia. Register Here

Students Caring for Children

Webinar: An Update on COVID-19 and Children. Thursday, March 10 | 6:00-7:00 PM. Join pediatric specialists from CUIMC and NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital for an informational conversation for pediatricians and families on the latest on COVID-19 and its still-evolving impacts on children’s health. Register Here

Public Safety Events

Situational Awareness Training. Tuesday, March 21 | 4:00-5:00 PM. Public Safety presents a training session on Situational Awareness: being aware of where you are and what is happening around you. Learn to be alert to potential threats to your health and safety and be cognizant of emergency exits and other paths to safety. Sign Up Here

Fellowship Opportunities

Millennium Fellowship Class of 2022 Application. Final Application Deadline: Thursday, March 31. The Millennium Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program for undergraduate students. The application for the 2022 cohort is now open and applying as soon as possible is strongly encouraged. Apply Here

Have a great week,

Joseph Defraine Greenwell, Ed.D. (he/him/his)

Vice President for Student Affairs
University Life

Ixchel Rosal (she/her/hers)

Associate Vice President for Student Life
University Life