Don't Miss: Student Health Insurance Deadline and Other Events and Opportunities, 6/29-7/13

Dear Students,

Pride Month is coming to an end, but there are still events celebrating it before June is over! And check below for timely information on student health insurance deadlines.

University Life Events (All events are ET)

• Witnessing: Gender-Expansive Experiences and Practices with the Arts. Join us for a student-led discussion and reflection on artists who are redefining our perspective of gender within the arts. This conversation is part of our Campus Conversations Initiative. Wednesday, 6/30, 4:00-5:00 PM. Register here.
• Graduate Initiative: You got the job. Now what? Join staff from across Columbia for a Graduate Initiative Success Workshop focused on career readiness and self-development skills for first-generation college students navigating their first job, internship or fellowship. Tuesday, 7/6, 12:00- 1:00 PM. Register here.
• Summer Fitness Class Series: Outdoor Yoga. Get moving with a fun in-person fitness class, led by PEREC instructor Pepper! The class will include a variety of bodyweight exercises to improve cardiovascular fitness, functional strength, core strength and posture. All fitness levels are welcome. Wednesday, 7/7, 10:00-11:00 AM. Register here.
• International Roundtable with Columbia Faculty. Please join this Graduate Initiative roundtable to hear faculty discuss their experiences as international scholars acclimating to academia in the US. For international graduate students or anyone interested in the topic. Hosted on Thursday, 7/8, 10:00-11:00 AM in partnership with the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and the Global Centers. Register here.

Important Update

• Please remember that Summer insurance enrollment ends June 30 for new incoming summer students. Waivers (domestic students) or exceptions (international students), enrollment of dependents and confirmation of insurance enrollment are due at that time. Students can confirm enrollment on SSOL and submit waiver/exception requests on the Columbia Health Patient Portal.

University-wide Events and Opportunities

• Incorporating Sexual Orientation & Gender in Chile’s Public Health Policy. This event from Universidad Católica de Chile and Columbia Global Centers | Santiago explores the health inequities that persist in relation to the different manifestations of gender and sexual orientation, and how public policy can help to address gaps. Tuesday, 6/29, 5:00-6:00 PM. Register here.
• Pose Episode Watch Party. The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, the Action for Black Lives Initiative, and the Office of Student Life at the School of Social Work invite you to celebrate Pride with a Pose watch party featuring Morticia Godiva (she/her) a Black womxn of trans experience writer and performer based in New York. Tuesday, 6/29, 7:00 PM. Register here.
• The Deluge: On the human costs of rising sea levels. The Forum and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism present an exhibit by photojournalist and Global Visiting Fellow, Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR, featuring photographs illustrating the consequences of climate change in communities across the globe. Now - 6/30. Learn more.

You can find more information, events and opportunities on University Life’s website, Instagram and Facebook, and reach out to [email protected] with any thoughts or questions.

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