This Week at Columbia: Events & Opportunities (9/5)

Dear Students,

Welcome Home Columbia starts today! We are excited to see you and hope you can join us for this series of free, fun events.

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

Welcome Home Columbia: September 5-15

• Speed Friending (In-Person). Make new friends and expand your social circle with the University Life Events Council! Insomnia Cookies are available for the first 300 students to enter. TODAY, September 5, 5:00 - 6:15 PM. Register here.
• Religious Life Activities Fair (In-Person). Stop by for ice cream and an opportunity to learn about Religious Life's multi-faith resources. Wednesday, September 6, 3:00 - 5:00 PM. Learn more.
• Low-Lapalooza: Silent Disco (In-Person). Dance the night away and enjoy Insomnia cookies, giveaways, photos, and much more! Headsets are only available for the first 300 students to enter. Want to suggest a song? Share your recommendation here! Thursday, September 7, 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Learn more.
• 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. Every Thursday, beginning September 7, 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Learn more. 
• Get to Know Us: Center for Student Success & Intervention (Virtual). Meet staff members from the Center for Student Success and Intervention (CSSI) and learn about how they can support you during your time at Columbia. Friday, September 8, 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Register here.
• Welcome Fitness Class: Outdoor Zumba (In-Person). Have fun and get moving at this outdoor fitness class! Zumba mixes low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style dance fitness party. All fitness levels are welcome. Friday, September 8, 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Register here.
• Maps & Snacks at CUIMC (In-Person). Stop by our table at 50 Haven to grab a snack and a campus map! Monday, September 11, 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Learn more.
• Grad-itude (In-Person).Begin the new school year with some gratitude! Stop by the 50 Haven Ave lobby to decorate cards alongside other students at this event sponsored be Office of Housing Services, Student Well-Being Collective, and the Narrative Medicine StudioLab DrawingBoard! Tuesday, September 12, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
• 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. Tuesday, 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.
• 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.
• Meet & Greets (In-Person). Come enjoy some light refreshments and connect with students with shared identities and experiences! All students are welcome. Upcoming Meet & Greets include:
  • First-Gen Students: TODAY, September 5, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
  • Arab Students: Thursday, September 7, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
  • LGBTQIA+ Students: Friday, September 8, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
  • Indigenous Students: Friday, September 8, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
  • DACA and Undocumented Students: Monday, September 11, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
  • BIPOC Students: Tuesday, September 12, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
  • Black Ph.D. Students: Tuesday, September 12, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
  • Students with Disabilities: Wednesday, September 13, 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Happening Around Campus

• Ride Your Bike To Campus: Morningside (In-Person). Get a bike tune up, learn bike safety tips, and register your bike with Public Safety as a safeguard against theft. Check out Manhattanville and CUIMC events happening later this month. Wednesday, September 6, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Learn more.
• September Narrative Medicine Rounds with Ricardo Nuila (Virtual). Join the Division of Narrative Medicine for a conversation with Ricardo Nuila, author of The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine. Wednesday, September 6, 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Register here.
• Arrow Lecture: Origins of American Inflation by Christopher Sims (In-Person).  Christopher A. Sims, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, will deliver this year’s Arrow Lecture. President Minouche Shafik will offer opening remarks. Thursday, September 7, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Register here.
• Exhibit Opening & Reception: Ukraine's People Revealed! (In-Person). Join the Harriman Institute for the opening of a new art exhibit, featuring 18th century depictions of Ukrainian society. Thursday, September 7, 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Register here.
• Situational Awareness Training (Virtual). Public Safety presents this training on Situational Awareness. Learn to be alert to potential threats to your health and safety and be cognizant of emergency exits and other paths to safety. Monday, September 11, 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Register here.

Grant Opportunities

• Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Established in 2015, this fund provides seed grants of up to $25,000 to early-stage nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid social and environmental ventures affiliated with Columbia University. Apply by Friday, September 15.
  • Information Session - Thursday, September 7, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
• 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