Events and Opportunities, 4/18-4/26

Dear Students, 

We hope you’ll join us for one of our upcoming events and explore what’s happening around our campuses!

University Life Events & Opportunities

• Become a University Life Ambassador! Passionate about building community at Columbia? As a University Life Ambassador, you can help promote a welcoming and inclusive campus for all Columbia students. Apply by June 2.
• Grad Hangout: Mocktails & Brunch (In-Person). Stop by and enjoy some delicious pastries, fresh fruit, Insomnia Cookies, and mocktails! Mingle with your peers by playing games, singing karaoke, or taking photos together at the photo booth. This event is part of University Life’s Graduate Initiative for Inclusion and Engagement. Wednesday, April 19, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Register here.
• Headshots and Hangout at CUIMC (In-Person). Come take a professional photo, learn about career services, and meet other students from around the University. For the best possible photos, we recommend wearing solid colors. Friday, April 21, 12:00 - 3:00 PM. Register here.
• Grab-n-Go Succulent Study Break (In-Person). Drop by for a quick Succulent Study Break! Grab a faux succulent and decorate your new plant. First come, first serve – while supplies last! Wednesday, April 26, 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Register here.
• Night at Butler (In-Person). Join the University Life Events Council and Columbia Libraries for this annual tradition! Come decompress before finals. You can make your own Zen garden or pet pock, hang with therapy dogs, relax with a guided meditation, and enjoy snacks – including Insomnia Cookies! Thursday, April 27, 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Register here.
• 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. Thursdays, 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Learn more.

Campus Conversations

Lunch will be provided at these upcoming Campus Conversations.

• Campus Conversations: Coping Mechanisms for Stressful Situations (In-Person). Join University Life Ambassadors, Luciana Vazquez and Ferdinando Castro Gonzalez, as they lead a conversation on how to identify stress-inciting events and ways to cope. Thursday, April 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Register here.
• Campus Conversations: Media Representation (In-Person). Join University Life Ambassadors, Umit Muradi and Aarja Chakraborty, in a conversation about how film, television, music, art, and more can contribute to our misperceptions of others. Friday, April 21, 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Register here.
• Campus Conversations: Tackling Imposter Syndrome (In-Person). Join University Life Ambassadors, Shatize Pope and Ebuka Ukoh, in a conversation on imposter syndrome. You’re invited to share your experiences and hear from peers about how they manage feelings of self-doubt. Wednesday, April 26, 1:00 - 2:30 PM. Register here.

Social Justice Mini-Grant Events

Learn about this year’s Social Justice Mini-Grant recipients and their projects.

• Neurodiversity Awareness Day at Columbia University (Hybrid). This day-long event is full of educational seminars about autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other related conditions. The event is designed to increase awareness and acceptance of neurodevelopmental disabilities and support neurodivergent individuals. Friday, April 21. 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Register here.
• The Black Experience through the Windshield (In-Person). Check out this exhibit by Robert Louis Brandon Edwards now showing in the Avery Library. Learn more.
• Dismantling Stereotypes About Muslim Women in India Through Storytelling (Virtual). Panelists from India and the U.S. will share their perspectives, lived realities, and experiences as journalists, authors, and academics about how narratives can change stereotypes about Muslim women in India. Friday, May 5, 9:00 - 10:45 AM. Register here.

Happening Around Campus 

• Kinky And Curious: Skills for Consensual Kink 101 (Virtual). Sex & pleasure educator Luna Matatas will be busting myths about kink, teaching skills like communicating your fantasy, giving and receiving consent, exploring fantasies and navigating shame. Part of Columbia Health Sexual Violence Response (SVR)’s programming for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. TONIGHT, April 18, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Register here.
• People, Rule of Law, and Supreme Courts Now (In-Person). Four constitutional court justices—including Stephen G. Breyer, retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.—reflect on the relationship between people and the rule of law. Hosted by The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies. Wednesday, April 19, 5:30 - 7:00 PM. Register here. 
• Behind the Shield: Screening and Conversation with Dave Zirin (In-Person). Join the Holder Initiative for a special screening of Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL with Dave Zirin, author, filmmaker, and sports editor at The Nation, and Professor Frank A. Guridy. Wednesday, April 19, 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Register here.
• CU there! Multicultural Night (In-Person). Meet alumni from the Asian Columbia Alumni Association, Black Alumni Council, Columbia Arab Alumni Association, Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University, and Columbia Pride (LGBTQIA+) shared interest groups! Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. Wednesday, April 19, 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Register here.
• Seventh Annual Alumni Poetry Reading Series (In-Person). The School of Arts invites you to this reading featuring CJ Evans ’08, Jennifer Franklin ’96, Rodney Terich Leonard ’18, and Emily Simon ’21. Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 - 9:00 PM. Learn more.
• Discover Paris through Columbia Global (In-Person). Learn about the opportunities available for the Columbia community through Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. Food and drinks will be provided. Thursday, April 20, 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Register here.
• Dawnland Screening: Indian Child Welfare Act What Everyone Should Know (In-Person). Join the Office for Diversity and Community Affairs at Teachers College for a screening and discussion of Dawnland, a documentary about the ongoing impact of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Thursday, April 20, 7:30 - 9:00 PM. Register here. 
• Ride Your Bike to Campus Day: Manhattanville (In-Person). Get a bike tune up, learn bike safety tips, and register your bike with Public Safety as a safeguard against theft. Friday, April 21, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Register here.
• LGBTQ+ in STEM: Fostering Inclusion and Resolving Disparities Using Demographic Data (In-Person). This panel will focus on the role that universities play in building inclusive excellence and cultivating community and belonging for LGBTQ+ people in STEM. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Council. Friday, April 21, 1:00 - 2:30 PM. Register here.
• FaultLines: Democracy (In-Person). Join Columbia Journalism School for a two-day conversation about the role of a free press in a thriving democracy and its responsibility when a democracy is under assault. Tuesday, April 25 & Wednesday, April 26. Register here.
• Volunteer at Commencement. Want to attend commencement ceremonies and celebrate graduates? Student volunteers can join the pomp and circumstance on May 17! Sign up by Wednesday, April 26.

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

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