COLUMBIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Alumni Events in May

find more NYC-area events at alumni.columbia.edu/nyc

career and networking

Webinar: Tweet Your Way to a New Job

IvyLife-Columbia
IvyLife
Speed Dating Soiree

celebrations and the arts

2010 MFA Thesis Exhibition
GSAS Convocation Alumni Procession

Café Humanities
Denzel Washington in Fences

CAAL Night: The Metal Children
Recent Alumni Party

General Studies Reunion Weekend 2010

Café Arts

learning and more

Ideas on Campus
Heyman Center

A Conversation with Jonathan R. Cole
Café Science

Spring Benefit Auction

Meet Professor Irwin Garfinkel
The Business of Healthcare

Emerging Green Technologies and Venture Capital

Café Social Science
An Evening with Alan Brinkley

An Insider’s Look at Admissions
Hertog Global Strategy Initiative

Volunteer for a Fitness Study
Get Fit at a Discount
Summer Cubs Camp

save the date

CAA New York Walking Tour Series: Harlem and Reunions 2010
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career and networking

Tweet Your Way to a New Job

Learn how Twitter can enhance your reach and reputation, deepen your digital footprint, and lead to success. More

Tuesday, May 18     7–8 p.m.

Online

IvyLife-Columbia

Transform your professional life: Join IvyLife-Columbia for networking breakfasts, happy hours, and more. Browse and register for events online, or contact William@caa.columbia.edu with questions or to register for events. Thursdays in May. 8:15 a.m.

Columbia Alumni Center

IvyLife Network Events

Want to cast a wider net? Attend an Ivy League alumni networking meeting or cocktail event. For more information and to register, please visit IvyLife on LinkedIn. Questions? Please e-mail jp@ivylife.net. More

Dates in May

Schedule

Speed Dating Soiree

Find your soul mate in record time at a speed-dating soiree. More

Thursday, June 17, 6 p.m.

Columbia University Club of New York
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celebrations and the arts

Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program 2010 MFA Thesis Exhibition

More   May 2–23

Fisher Landau Center
for Art
Long Island City, NY

GSAS Convocation Alumni Procession

Join the procession and welcome more than 700 master’s and doctoral candidates to the GSAS Alumni Association and the universal community of scholars. More

Saturday, May 15, 12:30 p.m.
203 Butler Library
Morningside campus

Café Humanities: Past Obsessions
World War II in History and Memory

History professor Carol Gluck explains how, after 65 years, WWII remains a contested issue in history and memory in many countries. More
Monday, May 17 , 6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

CAAL Commencement Carnival: Denzel Washington in Fences

Enjoy exclusive tickets to August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Fences, starring two-time Academy award-winner Denzel Washington and Tony award-winner Viola Davis. More

Wednesday, May 19, 8–10 p.m.

Cort Theatre

CAAL Night:

The Metal Children

Don’t miss Tony award-winner Billy Crudup in Adam Rapp’s powerful drama. CAAL members are invited to rap with the play’s author, Adam Rapp, and cast members! More

Wednesday, June 2 , 8–10:30 p.m.

Vineyard Theatre

Recent Alumni Party Aboard the USS Intrepid

Join recent alumni, friends, and classmates from Columbia College, GS, Barnard, and SEAS (classes of 2000 to 2010) aboard the USS Intrepid for an evening of dancing, flight simulation, and high-seas hijinks. More

Wednesday, June 4 , 10 p.m.

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

School of General Studies Reunion Weekend 2010

See old friends and make new connections with GS. More
June 4–6

Café Arts: Adventures in Science Fiction Today

Talk with Lejla Kucukalic and discover how yesterday’s science fiction—genetic engineering, information and environmental science, and space programs—became today’s facts, and what that means for the future of the genre. More

Monday, June 7 , 6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe
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learning and more

Ideas on Campus: A Conversation with

Eric Kandel

Watch a Columbia interview with Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Kandel, co-host of the monthly Charlie Rose Brain Series on PBS. More

Online

Heyman Center for the Humanities

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

May dates

Morningside campus

The Great American University with

Jonathan R. Cole

How and why have America’s universities become preeminent? Professor Jonathan Cole will discuss the evolution of our great institutions and why we must nurture this powerful national resource. More

Thursday, May 6 , 6 p.m.

Columbia Alumni Center

Café Science: Extreme Science
Secrets Hidden Under Polar Ice

Explore the extremely cool science at the ends of the earth with Antarctic researcher Robin Bell. More

Monday, May 10 , 6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

Community Impact Auction

Support Upper Manhattan low-income residents by attending Community Impact at Columbia University's 18th Annual Spring Benefit Auction. More

Monday, May 10, 6 p.m.

JPMorgan Chase

Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or a Leader?

Gather at the Columbia Club for a lecture and book signing with Professor Irwin Garfinkel. More

Tuesday, May 11, 6 p.m.

Columbia University Club of New York

The Business of Healthcare

Explore healthcare’s future with top experts: Professor Cliff Cramer, Tracy Bahl ’04BUS, and Ken Hitchner ’92BUS. NB: This event is SOLD OUT. Please click here to join the wait list. More

Thursday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.

The Morgan Library and Museum


Making Green from Green: Emerging Technologies and Venture Capital

The Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York (CBSACNY) invites you to learn key insights into the process of technology development and funding, from a nascent idea to the next hot green gadget. For more events, please visit the CBSACNY Web site. More


Tuesday, May 18, 5:30–8 p.m.

Café Social Science: Outing Global Corruption

Can anything be done to reduce global corruption, often an impediment to social and economic development? Professor of political science Timothy Frye provides some interesting answers to this challenging question. More

Monday, May 24. 6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

An Evening with Alan Brinkley

Columbia professor Alan Brinkley previews his expansive new biography, Henry Luce and His American Century. More

Tuesday, May 25, 6:30 p.m.

Columbia University Club of New York

An Insider’s Look at Admissions

How do you choose a college—and how do colleges choose you? Learn as deans Jessica Marinaccio and Daniel Barkowitz map the college admissions and financial aid landscape. More


Wednesday, May 26, 6 p.m.

Columbia University Club of New York


Hertog Global Strategy Initiative

Join invited experts and select students at Columbia University for twelve weeks of lectures and study about present and future problems in world politics. More

Summer, 2010

Fitness Studies at Columbia University Medical Center

Make a buck and help Columbia make science history! Healthy adults between 65 and 75 can help by playing a scientifically based video game, exercising, and taking a cognitive performance test; adults between 50 and 75 can help by drinking cocoa and undergoing two MRI scans and tests on cognitive performance. Call 212-851-5590 for details.

Join Dodge and Get Fit

Get fully fit at half price! Alumni memberships to Dodge Fitness Center are 50 percent off through June 30. More

Summer Cubs Camp

Register your 6- to 12-year-olds in Cubs Camp for sports, games, and arts and crafts. Also check out sports camps for teens under 18. Discounts available until May 1. E-mail Katie Jones or call 212-854-2233. More

June–August
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Visit the Columbia Alumni Center

Stop by the Center to catch up on the latest University news, check e-mail, explore alumni benefits, peruse a yearbook, or just have a cup of coffee. Check out our latest exhibit, “Finding Lost Columbia,” featuring Matilda the goat. More
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Request for Nominations

The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing

Help Columbia make the best decisions: Nominate your candidate for the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. Learn more or apply.
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save the date

CAA New York Walking Tour Series: Harlem More

Saturday, June 19,  Reunions 2010

School of Nursing—May 7

Columbia College—June 3–6

SEAS—June 3–6

General Studies—June 4–6