Events and Opportunities, 12/17-1/31

Dear Students, 

We are excited you’re on campus to start the Spring semester. Check out these upcoming events and opportunities and look for weekly newsletters with events and campus wide opportunities from University Life every Tuesday!

Events listed below are free and open to all students across all schools and campuses. Just bring your CUID!

Welcome Home Columbia 

• Pin Your Columbia Pride (In-Person). Design your own school-spirit themed button and enter our button design competition for a chance to win University Life swag. Tuesday, January 17, 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Register here. 
• Financial Well-being: Q&A Session (Virtual). Student Financial Services is partnering with University Life to answer your questions about financial aid, budgeting, and University resources. Share your questions when you register or ask anonymously during the session. January 18, 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Register here.
• LGBTQ+ Affinity Space (In-Person). This affinity space aims to bring LGBTQ+ students and their allies together to network, engage and socialize. All students are welcome. Wednesday, January 18, 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Register here.
• Virtual Speed Friending (Virtual). Meet new people, make connections, and take part in group activities for a chance to win prizes. Wednesday, January 18, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Register here. 
• Letter to Myself Workshop (In-Person). Meet students from across the University as you get creative and share your aspirations for the year ahead. Thursday, January 19, 12:00 - 1:30 PM. Register here. 
• Disability Affinity Space (In-Person). This affinity space is for students with disabilities and their allies to come together to network, engage and socialize. All students are welcome. Thursday, January 19, 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Register here. 
• Yoga Class (In-Person). Take a break to relax with yoga in Earl Hall, hosted by Religious Life every Thursday. Please bring your own mat and arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign in and set up. Thursday, January 19, 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Learn more.
• Columbia Clue Chase (In-Person). Find QR codes and solve riddles to explore Columbia's incredible resources and learn about our Morningside and/or our CUIMC campuses. Find all the clues and you’ll win University Life swag and other prizes. Friday, January 20, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Register here.
• Day of Service: Free Minds Poem Review (In-Person). Meet and connect with Poet Ambassadors from Free Minds Book Club to read and offer feedback on poems written by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth and young adults. Looking for service opportunities but not able to join this event? Connect with Community Impact. Friday, January 20, 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Register here. 

Writing and Scholarship Opportunities 

• Obama Foundation Scholars Program. Columbia World Projects is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2023-2024 cohort of Obama Foundation Scholars. Learn more, nominate, and apply by January 19.
• Human Rights Essay Contest. The Institute for the Study of Human Rights welcomes submissions to its Human Rights Essay Contest. Two $700 prizes will be awarded to graduate students and two $400 prizes will be awarded to undergraduates.  Learn more and submit by January 20.

Happening Around Campus 

• Perfectly Imperfect Pathways to Success: Recipes for Resilience (Virtual). Women leaders from the CUIMC community will share their stories of resilience at this panel, part of the CUIMC Women in Science Lecture Series. Tuesday, January 17, 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Register here.
• Solidarity & Unity in Honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Virtual). Join CopeColumbia and co-sponsors CUIMC Human Resources and the CUIMC Office of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity & Inclusion as leaders in the medical field describe how their experiences have motivated their collaborative and interdisciplinary work. Thursday, January 19, 3:00 - 4:30 PM. Register here.
• Exploring the Ethics of Maternal Healthcare Post-Roe (Virtual). Join the Bioethics program for a conversation with Dr. Charlene Collier, Medical Director of Mississippi’s Bureau of Maternal and Infant Health. Thursday, January 19, 6:15 - 7:45 PM. Register here.
• Mobke Presents: Transatlantic Jazz (In-Person). Hear live music at this jazz concert hosted by the Columbia Maison Française. Thursday, January 19, 6:30 - 7:30 PM. Register here.
• Situational Awareness Training (Virtual). Public Safety presents a training 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. Friday, January 20, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Register here.
• Lenfest Kids: My Neighbor Totoro (In-Person). Watch this animated classic directed by Hayao Miyazaki at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. This event is family-friendly and open to the public. Saturday, January 21, 1:00 - 2:30 PM. Register here. 
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Virtual). In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, CUIMC's Jewish Cultural Employee Resource Group and the CUIMC Human Resources department invite you to hear stories of Holocaust survivors from StoryFile. Tuesday, January 24, 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM. Register here. 
• Pop-Up Concerts: Argus Quartet (In-Person) Sit onstage in Miller Theatre, and mingle with the Argus Quartet and fellow concertgoers after the show. Tuesday, January 24, 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Learn more. 

Take Care,

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

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