Dr. Adele Allen

Thursday, November 4, 2010



Alumni Events in November




Online Chat with President Bollinger



career and networking

Join the Alumni Representative Committee

Webinar: Use Social Media in Your Job Search

IvyLife
Columbia
IvyLife Network
Columbia Club of New York



celebrations and the arts

Center for Jazz Studies Benefit at Armani
Café Humanities

CAAL Night: The Pitmen Painters
CAAL Night: Edward Hopper Studio Tour

CAAL Night: New York Philharmonic
CAAL Night: Don Carlo
Café Arts



learning and more

Ideas on Campus
Sustainability Executive Education

Heyman Center for the Humanities

Meeting American Islam with Dr. Hussein Rashid

Business School Annual Healthcare Conference
CAA Writers’ Forum

Café Science
Studio-X Global Network Initiative

Meet Author Fredrik Stanton
Explore New York’s Sustainable Food Journey

Café Social Science
Volunteer for a Fitness Study

Participate in a Learning Lab Study



Visit the Columbia Alumni Center



save the date

Art Basel Miami Beach, The Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Lecture,

CAA Recent Alumni Holiday Party and Toy Drive, GSAS Annual Meeting





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Online Chat with President Bollinger

Online Chat with

President Bollinger: Columbia Beyond 2010

Be a part of the Livestream conversation between President Lee C. Bollinger and J-School dean of Student Affairs Sree Sreenivasan. Click here to submit your questions and learn more.



Thursday, November 18

11 a.m.–noon

Online





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career and networking

CC and SEAS Alumni: Join the Alumni Representative Committee (ARC)

Want to learn more about being a member of the ARC? Attend this on-campus training session with representatives from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, as well as current and prospective ARC members. More



Monday, November 8

6–8 p.m.

Faculty Room

Low Library

Morningside campus





Get Ahead: Using Social Media in Your Job Search

Maximize the benefits of social networks like LinkedIn and Twitter to get hired. More



Thursday, November 18

1–2 p.m.

Webinar

(via Internet and phone)



IvyLife
Columbia

Transform your professional life: connect with IvyLife
Columbia on LinkedIn and in person at breakfasts, after-work functions, and other Columbia-focused networking events. Questions? E-mail William@caa.columbia.edu.





IvyLife Network

Want to cast a wider net? Register for an IvyLife networking program or join the All-Ivy LinkedIn group. Questions? E-mail jp@ivylife.net.







Alumni Events at the

Columbia Club of

New York

Connect over cocktails, explore a historic cemetery, or visit the Museo del Barrio. Check out local November alumni events hosted by the New York club. More

November Events

Columbia University Club of New York

15 West 43rd Street



Not a CUCNY member?

Join today!





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celebrations and the arts

Center for Jazz Studies Night at Armani

You are invited to a private reception supporting Columbia’s renowned Center for Jazz Studies. Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a 20 percent discount on all merchandise, and a performance by students in CU’s jazz performance program. More



Tuesday, November 9

7:30–9:30 p.m.

Armani / 5th Avenue

717 Fifth Avenue





Café Humanities: The Great American University

With Professor Jonathan R. Cole ’64 ’69GSAS. More







Monday, November 15

6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

2665 Broadway

CAAL Night: The Pitmen Painters

Hailed during its London run as a “glorious instant classic” (Evening Standard), and “a superb piece of work” (The Daily Telegraph), The Pitmen Painters tells the heartfelt and humorous story of a group of English miners in 1934 and their evening art appreciation classes. More



Tuesday, November 16

7 p.m. Curtain

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

261 West 47th Street



Not a member? Join CAAL today.







CAAL Night: Edward Hopper Studio Tour

Normally closed to the public, NYU has granted CAAL members special access to the studio where Edward Hopper lived and worked from 1939 to 1965. The tour will be led by Mark Callahan, Associate Dean for Administration and Finance for the School of Social Work, and informal conservator of the space. More



Monday, November 22

6 p.m.

Edward Hopper Studio

3 Washington Square North



Not a member? Join CAAL today.





CAAL Night: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Stravinsky’s Firebird

Join fellow CAAL members for this spectacular program with the New York Philharmonic. The program features Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila (Glinka), Violin Concerto (Tchaikovsky), Nocturnes (Debussy), and Suite from The Firebird (Stravinsky). More



Friday, November 26

8 p.m.

Avery Fisher Hall

10 Lincoln Center Plaza



Not a member? Join CAAL today.





CAAL Night: Don Carlo

Don Carlo director Nicholas Hytner thinks it’s “the quintessential Verdi opera.” Hytner makes his Met debut with this new production, fresh from its successful London run. Enjoy this gloriously ambitious opera with fellow CAAL members. More



Monday, November 29

8 p.m.

The Metropolitan Opera

Lincoln Center



Not a member? Join CAAL today.





Café Arts: Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon and Its Relevance Today

With biographer Michael Scammell ’06SOA. More







Monday, December 6

6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

2665 Broadway



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learning and more

Ideas on Campus: A Conversation with

Eric Kandel

Have neuroscience on the brain? Columbia professor and Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Kandel co-hosts the monthly Charlie Rose Brain Series on PBS. More



Online

Center for Environmental Research and Conservation

Join CERC’s evening program in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability—pursue a certificate or take individual courses. More



Fall 2010

Morningside campus



Heyman Center for the Humanities

Sharpen your mind: Debate topics from Euripides to the financial crisis with the world’s top scholars. More



Dates in November

Morningside campus





Meeting American Islam: 500 Years of History, Art, and Culture

Join us at CUCNY for a conversation with Professor of Religious Studies, Dr. Hussein Rashid. More



Thursday, November 4

6:30 p.m.

Columbia University Club of New York

15 West 43rd Street



7th Annual Healthcare Conference

Join alumni, students, and healthcare experts for a conference about how best to address issues of cost, access, and quality in the global healthcare ecosystem. More



Friday, November 5

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

New York Marriott Marquis

1535 Broadway



CAA Writers’ Forum Series: Fiction

Columbia writers: share your works in progress, receive constructive feedback, and network in a supportive, seminar-style environment. More



Saturday, November 6

10:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Columbia Alumni Center

622 West 113th Street



Café Science: Sorcery to Surgery
Hollywood Movie Software That Can Save Lives

With computational mathemagician Eitan Grinspun. More



Monday, November 8

6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

2665 Broadway

Studio-X
GSAPP and Lapham’s Quarterly Present an Evening

About Cities

Join GSAPP dean Mark Wigley, editor Lewis Lapham, Radiolab host Robert Krulwich, historian Andrew Dolkart, and architect Jeffrey Inaba for a conversation about the past and future of cities. More



Tuesday, November 9

6:30–9 p.m.

92Y Tribeca

200 Hudson Street



Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World

Author Fredrik Stanton ’96CC will discuss his history of the great negotiations that changed the world. More



Tuesday, November 9

6:30 p.m.

Columbia University Club of New York

15 West 43rd Street



Making Green from Green: From Vertical Farm to Urban Table

The Columbia Sustainable Business Committee continues their “Making Green from Green” event series. More



Thursday, November 18

5:30–9 p.m.

Citi, ICG Conference Center

388 Greenwich Street



Café Social Science: Game Theory and Strategic Communication

With economist Navin Kartik. More







Monday, November 22

6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

2665 Broadway

Fitness Studies at Columbia University Medical Center

Make a buck and help Columbia make science history! Healthy adults between 60 and 75 can help by playing a scientifically based video game, exercising, and taking a cognitive performance test. Call 212-851-5590 for details.





Participate in a Study at the Learning Lab

Press the frontiers of science! Participate in the Learning Laboratory’s latest study of learning, memory, and decision making in adults 50 to 85. More





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Visit the Columbia Alumni Center



Now that fall is in the air, take time to stop by the Alumni Center for a warming cup of tea or coffee and check out the new exhibit “Lion Tracks: Sources of Athletics Tradition.” More







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save the date

Art Basel Miami Beach

Travelling to Miami for Art Basel? Party with fellow alumni and support Columbia in the arts! More



Saturday, December 4

Miami Beach, FL



The Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Lecture on Aristotle and the Moderns

On the Quality of Life: The Ancients Teaching

the Moderns More



Thursday, December 9

New York City

CAA Recent Alumni Holiday Party and Toy Drive More



Friday, December 10

New York City



GSAS Annual Meeting



Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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