Alumni Events in September

find more NYC-area events at alumni.columbia.edu/nyc
CAA Worldwide Networking Event

Fairfield
Westchester
New York City
career and networking

Webinar: An Insider’s Guide to Getting the Job

2010 Fall Career Fair
IvyLife
Columbia

IvyLife Network
Columbia Club of New York

celebrations and the arts

CAAL Night: Writing Workshops at Gotham

Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook

Lunchtime Concerts
Café Humanities

Asian Alumni Welcome Back Reception

CAAL Night: Jazz Jam with Terence Blanchard and Branford Marsalis
learning and more

Ideas on Campus
Café Science
Café Social Science

Columbia Alumni Softball Team

Volunteer for a Fitness Study
Participate in a Learning Lab Study


Call for Submissions from All Columbia Alumni Artists

Seeking Nominations: 2011 Alumni Medal

Especially Open House at the Alumni Center

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Elections 2010, Creativity Panel, CAA Health and Wellness
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CAA Fourth Annual

Worldwide Networking Event

Join the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) for the Fourth Annual CAA Worldwide Networking Event. Connect with friends new and old while raising a pint at one of these locations in the New York City area.

in Stamford, CT

Wednesday, September 15

6:30–8:30 p.m.

Paradise Bar and Grille

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in Bronxville, NY

Tuesday, September 21

6–8 p.m.

J.C. Fogarty’s

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in New York City

Thursday, September 23

6:30–8:30 p.m.

Brooklyn—Ceol Pub

East Village—Central Bar

Harlem—Harlem Lanes

Midtown—Perdition

Upper East Side—Stumble Inn

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career and networking

How the Hiring Process Really Works: An Insider’s Guide to

Getting the Job

Learn how to tailor your job search to the employer’s point of view from career coach Caroline Ceniza-Levine. More

Wednesday, September 22

7–8 p.m.

Webinar

(via Internet and phone)



2010 Fall Career Fair

Calling all job seekers: Get your résumés ready for industry recruiters looking to hire Columbia grads. More

Friday, September 24

7 a.m.–noon

Roone Arledge Auditorium

Alfred Lerner Hall

Morningside campus

IvyLife
Columbia

Transform your professional life: Join IvyLife
Columbia for networking breakfasts, after-work events, and more in the fall. Join ILC’s LinkedIn community, browse, and register for events online or contact William@caa.columbia.edu with questions.


IvyLife Network

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

Alumni Events at the

Columbia Club of

New York

Sail the seas on a fantasy Brazilian voyage or enjoy a relaxing Canyon Ranch getaway. Check out local September alumni events hosted by the New York club. Not a CUCNY member? Join today! More

September Events

Columbia University Club of New York

15 West 43rd Street

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celebrations and the arts

CAAL Night: Writing Workshops at Gotham

CAAL members—take advantage of a night of FREE writing workshops in four different areas: fiction writing, screenwriting, memoir writing, and article writing. To enroll, click here. More


Wednesday, September 15

7–9:15 p.m.

Gotham Writers’ Workshop

555 Eighth Avenue



Not a member? Join CAAL today.

Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook

Join the Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University for a panel discussion about Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook (Columbia University Press, 2010), an anthology of scholarly, autobiographic, journalistic, and literary essays about the contributions made by people of Hispanic descent to New York’s multicultural heritage. More


Wednesday, September 15

6–8 p.m.

Davis Auditorium

Morris A. Shapiro Hall

530 West 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)


Lunchtime Concerts

Discover great chamber works in an intimate, casual setting. More

September 13–15

12:30 p.m.

Philosophy Hall

Morningside campus

Café Humanities: The Curious Life and Curiouser Afterlife of Sholem Aleichem

Professor of Yiddish Jeremy Daube explores the legacy of author Sholem Aleichem. More

Monday, September 20

6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

ACAA Welcome Back Reception and Networking Event

Reconnect with other Asian alums, students, and meet University Trustee Savio Tung ’73SEAS. More

Wednesday, September 29

6–9 p.m.

Faculty House

Morningside campus

CAAL Night: Jazz Jam with Terence Blanchard and Branford Marsalis

CAAL presents a night of cool jazz in the hot city, featuring jazz greats Terence Blanchard and Branford Marsalis. Enjoy exclusive green room access after the show and meet the musicians! More

Friday, October 1

8–10:30 p.m.

Frederick P. Rose Hall

Home of

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Broadway at 60th Street

Not a member? Join CAAL today.


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

Heyman Center for the Humanities

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

September dates

Morningside campus


Café Science: Lord of the Rings
The Magical Molecular Property of Aromaticity

Aromaticity may just be the most important phenomenon you’ve never heard of. Organic chemist Tristan Lambert explains the unexplained properties of these remarkable molecular rings. More



Monday, September 13

6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

Café Social Science: Health Costs of Air Pollution

Explore the implications of our current anti-pollution policy with economics professor Janet Currie. More



Monday, September 27

6–7 p.m.

PicNic Market & Cafe

Alumni Softball in Central Park Continues

Summer’s not over yet! Cheer on the Columbia Out of the Blue team at their final games of the season. Contact Howard Lipan for exact dates at AlumniSoftball@caa.columbia.edu. More



Sundays in September

Great Lawn, Ball Field 4

Central Park



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 50-85. More





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Calling All Artists!

The 2010 Columbia Alumni Arts League Exhibition will be held on October 15 during the CAA Leaders Assembly. If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please click here.




2011 Alumni Medal Nominations

Recognize Columbia’s most dedicated alumni—who have served as volunteer leaders for at least a decade—with an alumni medal nomination. More




Columbia Alumni Center Second Annual Especially Open House

Mark your calendars for the Alumni Center’s Second Annual Especially Open House. Enjoy refreshments, giveaways, meet-and-greets, tours, and more. More

Wednesday and Thursday

October 21–22

8:30 a.m.–8 p.m.

Columbia Alumni Center


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save the date

Political Science Discussion:

Elections 2010

Join faculty members from Columbia’s political science department for a conversation about the upcoming November elections. More



Monday, October 4

6:25–8:30 p.m.

Columbia University Club of New York

15 West 43rd Street



Unlocking Creativity: Inspire, Develop, Contribute

Join President Lee C. Bollinger and notable alumni to discuss what inspires creativity, how to develop craft, and how Columbia contributes to creative development. More

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist with your UNI password. Don’t know your UNI password? Click here for help.


Friday, October 15

6–8 p.m.

Frederick P. Rose Hall

Home of

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Broadway at 60th Street

CAA Health and Wellness: About Alzheimer’s


Sunday, November 14

Carlyle Hotel