Columbia Reunion 2024 is Thursday–Saturday, May 30–June 1, and registration for our 15th reunion is open!
CC'09 Memories:
What was your favorite class memory?
“Weekend brunch at John Jay, sitting for hours with friends recounting the past week and making plans for the weekend. Eating Wilma’s omelettes and waffles. Belly laughs, excitement when a new friend comes in, squeezing in as many people as possible and then grabbing the table behind to fit more people.” – Lauren Shearer Accordino
Which class or professor has stuck with you most?
“1) Readings in Modern Chinese - Advanced with Professor CP Sobelman (aka Su Taitai) - gave me the tools and critical thinking approaches needed to interact with Chinese texts, modern and ancient; I think of this class every time I work with someone over WeChat or read a Chinese news article or write a post or email in Chinese 2) Drugs, Brain and Behavior with Professor Carl Hart - incredible intersection of neurobiology, pharmacology and policy that has shaped how I understand human behavior, incentive models and even law enforcement and public policy.” – Annie Ma-Weave
Other favorite memories:
“Men’s tennis battling for a championship and showing up on buses to cheer them on.”
“Great bowls of beef soup at the gone but not forgotten Nacho Mama’s, fresh greens and boxed wine at Columbia Cottage.”
"I loved the Columbia Urban Experience (CUE) orientation program and EDGE Scotland programs and the lifelong friends I made. Also, going to Columbia in Beijing (CIB) where I met my husband, with whom I've made two future Columbians!"
“President Bollinger's First Amendment class.”
CC'09 Special Events
Bar Meet-up – Thur, May 30, 7-9 p.m.
Location details are forthcoming
Reunite with classmates and friends for a casual meetup at a Midtown bar to kick off Columbia Reunion. The 15th Reunion Committee is finalizing a location - more details to come!
Class Reception and Dinner – Sat, June 1, 6:30-9 p.m.
Furnald Lawn
Reminisce over an al fresco campus dinner on the Furnald Lawn as the sun sets! Arrive by 6:30 p.m. to join your class photo.
Reunion Committee
- Lauren Accordino
- Monique Alves
- Josh Banker
- Stephanie Davis
- Ralph DeBernardo
- Donna Desilus
- Lindsey Dodson
- Stef Goodsell
- Hannah Johns
- Eric Lukas
- Annie Ma-Weaver
- Meredith Milstein
- Preston Pohl
- Jeremy Reich
- Mike Roberts
- Brandon Shulman
- Valerie Smith
- Tiffany Tang
- Zahrah Taufique
- Maxwell Tobin
- Allison Yan
Make a Gift
Your gift will help sustain the College’s need-blind admissions and full-need financial aid commitments, fund stipends for low- or no-pay internships and provide support for essential resources like the Core Curriculum, the Center for Career Education and Undergraduate Student Life programming.
If you’d like to explore other ways to contribute (gifts of stock, planned gifts, etc.), please reach out to our reunion’s development officer.
Kavya Kumar,
Senior Associate Director, Recent Alumni
(212) 851-7444
kk3234@columbia.edu
