Events and Opportunities, 12/6-20

Dear Students, 

We hope you’ll take a break and join us Sunday, December 11 for Low Lounge: A Winter Workshop, happening from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Low Library Rotunda will be transformed into the ultimate study break, featuring student performances, a hot cocoa, tea and coffee station, an ice cream cart, snacks, giveaways, raffles, and craft & activity tables. This event is free and open to all students, from all schools and campuses. Come see this winter wonderland, brought to you by the University Life Events Council.

Register here.

Events and Opportunities with University Life:

• Financial Well-being: Winter Break Budgeting and Beyond (Virtual). Learn how to approach the budgeting process for winter break, your return to campus, and beyond. This workshop hosted by University Life and Student Financial Services will introduce students to University tools and resources that improve financial well-being and enable a greater sense of agency in the future. Tuesday, December 6, 12:30 - 1:30 PM. Register here.
• Grad Hangout: International Game Night (In-Person). Come play board games from around the world, make friends and win prizes! Food and refreshments will be provided. This event is part of the Graduate Initiative for Inclusion and Engagement. Tuesday, December 6, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Register here.
• Breathing Space (In-Person). Need a quiet moment or someone to talk to? Religious Life invites you to an open space where you can talk to a peer counselor, drink some tea, or just relax. Drop by December 13-15 from 3:00 - 6:00 PM. Learn more.
• Study Days (In-Person). During finals season, Religious Life will open the Earl Hall Auditorium and provide tea and snacks for this quiet study space. Tuesday, December 13 - Thursday, December 22. Times vary. Learn more.
• Yoga Class (In-Person). Take a break and 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, December 8, 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Learn more.

Happening Around Campus

• Film Screening: Bad Roads (In-Person). Join the Harriman Institute for a screening of Bad Roads, which weaves together four stories set in the conflict zone of Ukraine before the recent full-scale military invasion. Tuesday, December 6, 6:30 - 9:00 PM. Register here. 
• CU there! Industry Night 2022 (In-Person). Join the Columbia Alumni Association for a networking event at the Lenfest Arts Center. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Register here.
• How States Use the UN General Assembly to Create International Obligations (Hybrid). This conversation hosted by SIPA will explore how UN General Assembly resolutions shape international and domestic law and policy. Wednesday, December 7, 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Register here.
• December Narrative Medicine Rounds with Marc Bamuthi Joseph (Virtual). Join the Division of Narrative Medicine for a presentation by Bamuthi – a poet, dancer, playwright, and actor – about the role of creativity and the arts in social justice.  Wednesday December 7, 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Register here.
• Moses Hadas and Historical Black Colleges and Universities (Hybrid) This presentation by Rachel Hadas, Roosevelt Montás, and Dan-el Padilla Peralta will explore Moses Hadas’ historic “Great Ideas of Antiquity” telelectures, delivered in the summer of 1963 to students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Mississippi and Louisiana. Wednesday, December 7, 6:10 - 8:00 PM. Register here.
• Situational Awareness Training (Virtual). Public Safety presents a workshop 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, December 9, 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Register here.
• Lenfest Kids: Spirited Away (In-Person). Join the Lenfest Center for the Arts for a screening of Spirited Away. This family-friendly event is open to the public. Saturday, December 10, 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Register here.
• Holiday Energy Trivia Night (In-Person). Join the Center on Global Energy Policy and the Columbia Energy Association for trivia night! Beverages and light refreshments will be served. Monday, December 12, 5:30 - 8:00 PM. Register here.
• Discussing The Still-Unfolding Chilean Constitutional Journey (In-Person). Jackie Dugard and Amaya Alvez Marín will discuss the reformation of Chile's constitution and Alvez’s time as an elected member of the Constituent Assembly. Tuesday, December 13, 12:00 -1:30 PM. Register here.

Writing and Fellowship Opportunities

• Call for Submissions: Horror Scripts. The School of the Arts welcomes submissions for the William Goldstein / Dr. Phibes Award for Screenwriting. A prize of $10,000 will be awarded for the best script in the style of Dr. Phibes written by a current Columbia student. Submit by Monday, December 12. 
• Obama Foundation Scholars Program. Columbia World Projects is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2023-2024 cohort of Obama Foundation Scholars. Rising leaders from the United States and around the world are welcome to apply. Learn more and apply by January 19, 2023.

Visit University Life’s website, Instagram and Facebook for more information and events, and please reach out to [email protected] with any suggestions or questions.

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
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