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The Forum, the third new building to open at Columbia University’s Manhattanville campus, was recognized with a 2019 MASterworks Award for “Best New Building” from the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS).
Up to 100 times faster than current wireless networks, 5G is being touted as the future of entertainment and telemedicine. But how might it begin to transform education? For a glimpse of what’s next, look no further than an immersive new educational toolkit in development from NYU and Columbia Engineering researchers with public school teachers throughout New York City.
It is with immense sadness that I share with you that Peter Awn, Dean Emeritus of the School of General Studies, passed away yesterday from injuries sustained when he was struck by a car last month. Since his arrival on the Columbia campus more than four decades ago, no one has been a more beloved member of our community than Peter. The grief we feel at his loss is overwhelming.
Sandwiched between a small hotel and a church on West 168th Street, Columbia's Nurse Practitioner Group provides a full range of primary-care and mental health services to residents of Washington Heights and Inwood, with special expertise in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. Before it opened in 2016, “there weren’t many LGBT-friendly practices in Washington Heights,” said Stephen Ferrara, associate professor of nursing and associate dean of clinical affairs at the nursing school. “There was clearly a need.”
Columbia Community Service (CCS) is one of the oldest organizations on campus. Its yearly campaign is a means for faculty and staff of Columbia University, Barnard and Teachers College to support soup kitchens, after-school programs, and other critical services, through direct financial contributions. On January 15 and 17, teams, formed by departments at the University, went head to head for a good cause at the 2019 Columbia Community Service (CCS) Basketball Tournament.
Columbia University Dining is proud to host the 2019 Harlem Buyer Fair. This annual event held at John Jay Dining Hall from 1pm to 3pm on Tuesday, January 15 is in collaboration with HarlemParktoPark, WholeFoods Market, Hot Bread Kitchen and Columbia Business School. The event is a targeted opportunity for small business entrepreneurs to present their products to members of the Columbia and greater community for potential distribution at local restaurants and large retailers. Participating small business professionals are part of the Harlem Local Vendor Program, designed to provide a sales and…
The Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University brings together rising leaders from around the world who have demonstrated a commitment to finding solutions to challenges in their communities, countries and regions. Over the course of an academic year, the Obama Foundation Scholars will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills and to build new capacities and networks that will accelerate their impact in their home countries.
On Saturday, December 8th, the Columbia Community Wellness Center welcomed a total of almost 60 visitors into their space for a fun and engaging community event. The event was a part of a larger effort made by some of the public facilities and programs residing in Columbia University’s new Manhattanville campus.
Columbia University's Manhattanville Campus closed out the year with several family-friendly events on December 8, 2018. Hundreds of children and adults attended these events, which were free and open to the public.
In a recording studio in the Computer Music Center, four teenaged girls listen to a playback of their spoken word track. Their instructor, Sondra Woodruff, a senior at the School of General Studies and an established singer, composer and recording artist, asks “How do you want your voice to sound?”
Lyrics float out of the speakers: “Dear mommy, dear daddy, tía, tío, abuela, abuelo, you carry the mistakes of our colonizers on your back and make them your own; that changes now, our voices will be heard, stigmas will be broken, truth will be spoken.”
CU Grow: Vendor Development Program, a Facilities and Operations initiative designed to help minority-, women- and locally owned (MWL) vendors of the University grow their businesses, graduated its second cohort at an event this evening at Faculty House.
Each year at the President’s Holiday Party, attendees are required to bring along a unwrapped toy for children aged 12 and younger. The next day - Columbia Community Service with the support of numerous volunteers sorts the toys - that eventually are distributed to twelve CCS Grantees that are local area youth serving organizations. The toy drive encourages the Columbia Community to give back and helps local area parents give toys to their children. Featured in this video is the one of those organizations, Uptown Inner City League and its President and Founder (and long-time West Harlem…
The Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University is a new program from the Obama Foundation, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and Columbia. The program brings together rising leaders from around the world who have demonstrated a commitment to finding solutions to challenges in their communities, countries, and regions. Over the course of an academic year, the Obama Foundation Scholars will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills and to build new capacities and networks that will accelerate their impact in their home countries.
One of the Columbia programs available to members of the community as part of the benefits associated with the Manhattanville campus is free course auditing through the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. Providing access to lecture courses in a broad range of academic disciplines, auditing is an opportunity to be present in a classroom setting and engage intellectually with readings without being required to complete assignments, take examinations, or receive a grade.
The Office of Government and Community Affairs (GCA) is working in partnership with the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise ReEntry Acceleration Program (REAP) Business Association to provide support for formerly incarcerated people. One part of the program’s marketing strategy is the Counts of Monte Cristo Project, which aims to identify and explore the lives of the 30 percent of formerly incarcerated people who do not reoffend or become reincarcerated.