This Week at Columbia: Events & Opportunities (9/12)

Dear Students,

We hope to see you at Welcome Home Columbia events happening this week!

All events below are in Eastern Time, free, and open to all students unless otherwise noted.

Welcome Home Columbia

• Meet & Greet: Black Ph.D. Students (In-Person). Come enjoy light refreshments as you connect with other Black Ph.D. students at Columbia. All students are welcome. Interested in attending future events for Black Ph.D. students? Fill out this form. TONIGHT, September 12, 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Register here.
• Religious Life Information Session (In-Person). Connect with new and returning students and learn about Religious Life resources on campus over a meal in Earl Hall. TONIGHT, September 12, 7:00 - 8:30 PM. Register here
• University Life Trivia Table (In-Person). How much do you know about Columbia University and our campus resources? Stop by our table in Butler Library and answer a question correctly to win a prize. Wednesday, September 13, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Learn more.
• Meet & Greet: Students with Disabilities (In-Person). Come enjoy light refreshments as you connect with other students with disabilities at Columbia. All students are welcome. Wednesday, September 13, 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Register here.
• Financial Fitness Tips & Tidbits (Virtual). Join Student Financial Services to learn tips, tricks, tools, and resources to plan for the future and address immediate and long-term financial challenges. Wednesday, September 13, 2:30 - 3:30 PM. Register here.
• Multi-Faith Fellowship (In-Person). Students from all schools and all traditions are welcome to join Religious Life for dinner, discussion, and multi-faith dialogue. Wednesday, September 13, 7:00 - 8:30 PM. Register here.
• Passport to Columbia (In-Person). Kick-start the fall semester with University Life Events Council's Passport to Columbia! All are welcome at this celebration of our international community. Thursday, September 14, 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Register here.
• Community Impact Open House (In-Person). Stop by Lerner 555 to learn about Community Impact and service opportunities in the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights communities. Thursday, September 14, 6:30 - 8:30 PM and Sunday, September 17, 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Learn more.
• Graduate Welcome (Hybrid). University Life invites graduate and professional school students from all programs and fields of study to this event. Participants will have an opportunity to build community with peers and mentors. This event – part of the Graduate Initiative – was designed with the needs of students from historically marginalized communities in mind, including BIPOC, first-generation, and international students. All students are welcome. Friday, September 15, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Register Here.
• Yoga Class (In-Person). Religious Life invites you to take a break and relax with yoga in Earl Hall. Please bring your own mat and arrive 10 minutes early to sign in and set up. Doors close at 7:05 PM. Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Learn more. 

After Welcome Home Columbia the Fun Continues…

• Columbia Quest (In-Person). Join the newest members of Columbia University, including President Minouche Shafik, on this cross-campus scavenger hunt to explore Columbia's incredible resources! Register individually or join a team. Complete the hunt to find swag and win prizes. Sponsored by University Life. All students are welcome to participate! Friday, September 29, 2:00 - 6:00 PM. Learn more and register.

Social Justice Mini-Grant Program

Apply for the Social Justice Mini-Grant Program to share your innovative ideas to address social injustices, including efforts to bring awareness to racial, economic, accessibility and educational inequities. Learn more and apply by November 7.

Happening Around Campus

• Pop Up Concert: Longleash (In-Person). Sit onstage in Miller Theatre, and mingle with musical trio, Longleash, and fellow concertgoers after the show. TONIGHT, September 12, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Learn more.
• Civilizing Interventions: Humanitarianism and Gender Violence (In-Person). Join the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender for a panel discussion about the new book, The Cunning of Gender Violence: Geopolitics and Feminism. Wednesday, September 13, 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Register here.
• Ride Your Bike To Campus: CUIMC (In-Person). Get a bike tune up, learn bike safety tips, and register your bike with Public Safety as a safeguard against theft. Thursday, September 14, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Learn more.
• Investigating Mental Illness, Suicide, and One’s Own Family (In-Person). Join the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma for a discussion of Meg Kissinger’s new book, While You Were Out: An Intimate Portrait of Mental Illness In An Era of Secrecy. Thursday, September 14, 5:30 - 7:30. Register here.
• Music Monday: Harlem Opera Theater (In-Person). Hear a live performance by the Harlem Opera Theater. Join The Forum every month for Music Monday, a public monthly concert series. Monday, September 18, 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Register here.
• From Screen to Seminar: The Silent Child (In-Person). The Division of Ethics invites you to a discussion of The Silent Child, a short film about the importance of sign language and community for the cognitive, emotional, and social development of a Deaf child born to a hearing family. This event is not a film screening. You can watch the film in advance on YouTube. Tuesday, September 19, 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Register here.

Funding and Research Opportunities

• Undergraduate Research Opportunities. Looking to get involved with research at Columbia as an undergraduate student? Explore opportunities through this new portal created by The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research. Learn more.
• Community-Driven Co-Production of Climate Knowledge Small Grant. Columbia Climate School and the Center for Science and Society invite proposals for environmental justice projects that address historic inequities between climate researchers and affected communities. You can apply in partnership with community groups or members of a local or Indigenous community. Learn more and apply by October 15.

Have a great week,

Joseph Defraine Greenwell, Ed.D.
Senior 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