Awakening Our Democracy panel, Racial Justice Mini-Grant Programs, University Life Ambassador Applications, and Other Events and Opportunities, 3/16-3/30

Dear Students,

We look forward to seeing many of you this Thursday, 3/18, at 4 PM ET for our Awakening Our Democracy panel, Racial Justice Outlook: Possibilities of Progress in 2021 and Beyond. This conversation is co-sponsored with The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and features panelists from the Columbia community and beyond. Register and submit your questions!

University Life Events and Opportunities (All events are ET)

• Apply to be a University Life Ambassador! Are you interested in planning events, working with others on inclusion and belonging, welcoming students to Columbia or promoting sexual respect and well-being? We have a leadership opportunity for you! Apply by 3/21.
• CU Film Showcase. Call for Student Films! The University Life Events Council will showcase short films created by Columbia students. Want your film to be considered? Apply by Sunday, 3/21 at 11:59 PM.
• Black and Latinx Roundtable with Columbia Faculty. Join Columbia faculty members for a discussion on the experiences of being Black and Latinx in higher education. This event was designed with graduate and professional students in mind, but all are welcome. Friday, 3/19, 11 AM - 12 PM. Register here.  
• Women's History Month Film Screening: Harriet. You’re invited to a virtual screening of Harriet - the story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman starring Cynthia Erivo, sponsored by The University Life Events Council. Saturday, 3/20, all day, with an optional virtual community screening at 8:00 PM. Register here.
• Night at Butler: The School of Magic Virtual Escape Game. Join the University Life Events Council and Columbia Libraries for the third annual Night at Butler, virtual edition! In this online escape game, you work with your team to solve puzzles and decipher codes. Create a team with friends or join the fun as an individual and meet new friends. 3/20 - 3/27. Register here.
• CU Service Showcase. Join the University Life Events Council and Community Impact for a showcase of current and ongoing service projects in and around the University community. Learn more about the opportunities, ask participants questions and find out how you can get involved! Friday, 3/26, 12:00-1:30 PM. Register here.
• Apartment-Friendly Fitness Class. Get moving with a fun virtual apartment-friendly fitness class, led by PEREC instructor Elise! Equipment-free total conditioning class that may include HIIT circuits, calisthenics, core strength, agility drills, and more. All fitness levels are welcome. Tuesday, 3/30, 9:30-10:30 AM. Register here.
• Spring Forward: Rest and Renew Around the World. Last week to participate! Complete fun online activities wherever you are and be entered to win gift cards, prizes and more - through 3/19. Register here.

Racial Justice Mini Grants Events

• Columbia Climate Conversations: Small Island Sustainability. This conversation will dive deep into Caribbean climate activism and help empower our students and faculty to mobilize around climate change issues. Thursday, 3/18, 6:00-7:00 PM. Register here.
• Reproductive Justice: In conversation with Loretta Ross. Activist, public intellectual, and scholar Loretta Ross speaks on the origins, contours & future of the reproductive justice movement. Thursday, 3/18, 6:00-8:00 PM. Register here.

Other University-wide Events and Opportunities

• In Conversation with Historians: Women’s History Around the World. In this event from the Department of History, panelists will discuss women’s struggles and achievements past and present, and ways in which we can empower women within the University and beyond. Wednesday, 3/17, 4:00 PM. Register here.
• An Interdisciplinary Approach to Food Justice. Learn about the diversity of careers, research, and practice being done on the topic of food research across Columbia schools through an interdisciplinary lens in this panel from the Columbia Food Justice Initiative. Thursday, 3/18, 7:00-8:15 PM. Register here.
• Animal Crossing with the Libraries! Join Libraries staff for games, events, island tours, and in-game prizes in Animal Crossing New Horizons! Participants who join by Dodo Code can download their own Columbia apparel and flag designs. Friday, 3/19, 4:00-6:00 PM. Register here.

Commencement Shout Outs
Commencement is right around the corner! Whether you're graduating or watching a friend graduate, we’re collecting stories of the people who have made your time at Columbia meaningful. Send us videos that are 15 seconds or less, filmed vertically on your phone or computer. Submit your story by March 26th for consideration. Select videos will be used in this Spring's commencement ceremony!

You can find more information on University Life’s website, Instagram and Facebook, and we always welcome your thoughts and suggestions at [email protected]!

Have a great week,

Joseph Defraine Greenwell, Ed.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Office of University Life
Gender Pronouns: He/Him/His

Ixchel Rosal
Associate Vice President for Student Life
Office of University Life
Gender Pronouns: She/Her/Hers