Core Scholars Program to accept applications in February

Monday, January 23, 2012

The Core Scholars Program will begin accepting reflections on the Core Curriculum on February 1. Students who create exceptionally creative and well executed Reflections will be honored as 2012 Core Scholars. 

The Core Scholars Program is inviting anyone who has taken a Core course to reflect on the materials of the Core Curriculum by creating a Core Reflection. Core Reflections analyze, question, dramatize, interpret and reflect on the materials of the Core Curriculum. Their goal is to heighten understanding of Core topics, explore connections between Core works and relate the Core to the contemporary world.

 Core Reflections may incude essays, poems, short fiction, graphic novels, paintings, drawings, photography, songs and choreographed dances.

Applications are due Feb. 1. Students who create exceptionally creative and well executed reflections will be honored as 2012 Core Scholars. They will receive $200 prizes and their reflections will be featured on the Core Curriculum website. They will also have the opportunity to choose the following year's Core Scholars.  

 

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Students attend first White House Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Leadership Briefing

Friday, January 13, 2012

Several Columbia community members, including two Columbia College students, attended the first White House Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Leadership Briefing in January.

Several Columbia community members, including two Columbia College students, attended the first White House Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Leadership Briefing in Washington, D.C., on January 12. The event was organized by the White House Initiative on American Pacific Islanders, an advisory board reestablished by the Obama Administration in 2009. Participants had the opportunity to meet with government officials and discuss topical issues impacting the American Pacific IslandeSeveral Columbia students visited the White House for the Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Leadership Briefing on January 12. Pictured, R-L: Belle Yan CC ‘12, Vincent Nguyen GS, Joya Ahmad SEAS ‘15, and Melinda Aquino, Associate Dean of Multicultural Affairs.Several Columbia students visited the White House for the Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Leadership Briefing on January 12. Pictured, R-L: Belle Yan CC ‘12, Vincent Nguyen GS, Joya Ahmad SEAS ‘15, and Melinda Aquino, Associate Dean of Multicultural Affairs. rs youth community, including civic participation, recent Department of Justice and Department of Educatoin findings that Asian American teenagers are the most bullied ethnic group in the U.S., the DREAM Act, and access to public service opportunities. Belle Yan ‘12 and Richard Sun ‘13 were among the attendees.  

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Office of Fellowship Programs Welcomes New Team Members

Friday, January 20, 2012

The Columbia Office of Fellowship Programs is pleased to introduce new team members Assistant Dean of Fellowship Programs Paul Bohlmann and Fellowship Programs Coordinator Therese Workman, who both joined the staff in early January 2012.

The Columbia Office of Fellowship Programs is pleased to introduce new team members Assistant Dean of Fellowship Programs Paul Bohlmann and Fellowship Programs Coordinator Therese Workman, who both joined the staff in early January 2012.

Paul Bohlmann is the new Assistant Dean of Fellowship Programs. From 1995 to 2011, Paul was the Director of Fellowships at Harvard, responsible for coordinating educational programs and application/selection procedures for college, national, and international fellowship competitions. He joined its staff in 1990, having been a teaching fellow in the history department and assistant senior tutor at Kirkland House, an undergraduate residence. Co-author of four editions of The Harvard College Guide to Grants, he holds an A.B. degree in history from Washington University in St. Louis and an A.M degree in history from Harvard University. He enjoys exploring urban architecture, discovering new music, fiction, and cuisines, and cheering for certain Boston sports teams. 

Therese Workman is the new Program Coordinator for Fellowship Programs. Therese is excited to return to Columbia to advise on fellowships, having previously worked with CU's Learning & Development team as a learning design specialist. Previously, she was a student and scholar advisor in the Foreign Fulbright Programs Division at the Institute of International Education. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Visual and Environmental Studies and Arts and Cognition from Harvard University. Therese is a musician, grew up eating Jamaican food in central Maine, and is extremely happy to be back in New York City.

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Columbia College Dean challenges seniors to give back

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Dean James J. Valentini announced a fundraising challenge,“the 3-2-1 Challenge," for the Columbia College Class of 2012 at the Senior Fund Kickoff event on January 18. 

Dean James J. Valentini announced a fundraising challenge for the Columbia College Class of 2012 at the Senior Fund Kickoff event, “Raise Your Class,” on January 18. The Dean challenged seniors to “the 3-2-1 Challenge”: to give back to the College for at least three years and tell two friends to do the same. If students give at least $20.12 each year, their gifts will be matched one-to-one by a donor.

“Since you’re very special to me, I have something very special to ask you,” the Dean said to the Class of 2012, his first graduating class as Dean of the College. “Tonight I’m asking you to make a commitment… that you meet Deantini’s 3-2-1 Challenge.”

The Senior Fund is the Class of 2012’s first opportunity to come together as a class to give back to the College. As a special indicator of class pride, the Senior Fund committee is encouraging students to make gifts of $20.12. 
 

Contact the Senior Fund. 

Give to the Senior Fund. 

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22 Seniors to be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Columbia College has announced the names of 22 seniors who will be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society, on February 17. The students were chosen by a faculty selection committee of Phi Beta Kappa members based on the breadth, depth and rigor of their academic programs, as well as recommendations from faculty members who have worked closely them.

Columbia College has announced the names of 22 seniors who will be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society, on February 17. The students were chosen by a faculty selection committee of Phi Beta Kappa members based on the breadth, depth and rigor of their academic programs, as well as recommendations from faculty members who have worked closely them.

Each year, 10 percent of the Columbia College graduating class is elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Two percent (Junior Phi Beta Kappa) is elected in November and the remaining eight percent is elected in the spring

Phi Beta Kappa celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Members receive a distinctive gold key, which symbolizes the core principles of Phi Beta Kappa – freedom of inquiry and liberty of thought and expression.

The Class of 2012 Junior Phi Beta Kappa members are:

Alexander Bedrosyan
David Berke
Zachary Brill
Stephen Chan
Megan Fauci
Alexander Frouman
Mario Gabriele
Matt Getz
Amin Ghadimi
Alexa Goldson
Jonathan Huggins
Kazunari Inoki
Joon Ho Kang 
Ashley Kummerlowe
Sheldon Kwok
Zachary Levine
Elizabeth Munroe
Erik Nook
Tara Pesce
Anthony Testa
Anoushka Vaswani
Qiurui Wang  

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