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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