Hey all,
In the last week, CCSC 2008 has been
extremely active. After many of you
reported that vending machine swipe access
was not functioning, I brought those
concerns to Housing and Dining. Swipe access
should be more or less completely restored.
Please let me know if there are any
machines in the dorms where it is not.
Additionally, thanks to so many of you for
your reports about music practice spaces.
Your suggestions translate into real action.
We will keep you up-to-date on
developments. A complete report of the
conditions, etc. of all the practice spaces
should be done and ready for administrator
viewing within the next couple days.
We had a great Tea Party for the class in
McBain last week and Glass House Rocks was
awesome.
Finally, I am collecting feedback about the
proposed Barnard Flash Access policy to
allow Columbia and Barnard undergraduates
the ability to sign themselves into each
other’s dorms. After reading up on the
policy online (Search the Spectator) Please
let me know what you think.
I hope to see you all at our upcoming
Valentine’s Day event on Tuesday (See #2).
Best,
Isaac Silverman
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1. (CC2008) Talks with Professors in Your
Areas of Interest
2. (CC2008) Lonely Hearts Valentine’s Day
Party
3. (CC2008) Interested in a career in the
Arts or Academia?
4. ESC presents the return of... CUAssasins
5. EDGE Program – Summer Opportunity
6. Alumni Internship Fund
7. Spring 2006 Entrepreneurship Challenge
8. Onyx Dance Troupe Auditions
*Interested in Council? Have a question?
Reply and let CCSC 2008 know!*
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1. (CC2008) Talks with Professors in Your
Areas of Interest
As the major declaration deadline for CC
approaches (it’s right around the corner on
March 2nd), CCSC 2008 is organizing a series
of one-hour talks with professors in
popular majors for sophomores only. These
talks won’t focus on degree requirements,
but rather on a discussion of issues that
the professors find interesting in
their field and where they anticipate the
field progressing in the next decade or so.
The idea behind these talks is to give you
an idea of what to expect from your chosen
major in the future as well as the
opportunity to ask questions to a
knowledgeable source. Space is limited, so
if you’re interested, please register by
sending an email indicating which talk you
would like to attend to
[email protected]
. Refreshments will be served. Scheduled (so
far):
Michael Taussig, Anthropology – Tuesday
02/21 7:30 PM
Sarah Phillips, History – Wednesday 02/22
7:30 PM
Andrew Delbanco, American Studies – Tuesday
02/28 6:15 PM
Nadia Urbinati, Political Sciences – Tuesday
02/28 7:30 PM
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2. (CC2008) Lonely Hearts Valentine’s Day
Party
When: Valentine’s Day (February 14) @ 8pm
Where: Wallach Lounge
What: A class shindig where you can make
your own sundaes, cookies and valentines!
Feeling left out on Valentine’s day? You’re
not alone! Come to the sophomore class
Lonely-Hearts Valentine’s Day party in
Wallach Lounge on February 14 at eight pm!
You will be able to make your own ice cream
sundae with lots of toppings.
You will also be able to decorate
Valentine’s Day cookies. Also, you will be
given the chance to make your own Valentine
for someone special or you can leave it and
it will be delivered to patients at Saint
Luke’s!
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3. (CC2008) Interested in a career in the
Arts or Academia?
On Wednesday, February 15th you are
cordially invited to meet and talk with
alumni from the fields of both the arts and
the world of academia. This is a great
opportunity for you to learn more about
these career paths from true theater
directors, professors, etc. This event is
to be held on campus in the beautiful Tauber
Room located right in 523 Butler Library.
Dessert and refreshments will be served.
When: Wednesday, February 15th from 7:30pm -
9:00pm
Where: Tauber Room, 523 Butler
How: RSVP to
[email protected]
Make sure to include your name and whether
or not you're interested in the added bonus
to this already wonderful opportunity.
What's the added bonus? The alumni are
inviting a few students out to dinner
before the event begins. The first four
students to RSVP to the email address above
AND indicate that they are interested and
available to go to dinner starting at 6:00pm
will be eligible for selection.
***This event has limited space so please
remember to RSVP as soon as possible to
secure yourself a spot! We look forward to
seeing you next week!***
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4. ESC presents the return of...
CUAssasins
Death from Behind! The Engineering Student
Council is proud to
present the return of the mock espionage
game, CUAssassins! For
every $20 4-person team registration you'll
get a FREE water pistol
for each member of your team! Jack Bauer
won't be able to compete
with you once you unleash your fury with a
brightly colored plastic
water pistol on an unsuspecting victim ...
But wait! There's more! There are CASH
prizes of $400 and $100 to
be won! Register your team this Friday,
February 10th or Saturday,
February 11th from 12 p.m . to 5 p.m. on the
Lerner ramp tables
(between the campus entrance and the
Cinema). There will be a
mandatory orientation session on Sunday,
February 12th at 9 p.m. in
the Arledge Cinema where pizza and pistols
will be distributed.
See
http://www.cuassassins.com/public/rules.php
for more information.
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MESSAGES FROM CCE
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5. EDGE Program – Summer Opportunity
Apply for an international consulting and
entrepreneurship program, EDGE, developed
for Columbia University students.
Encouraging Dynamic Global Entrepreneurs
(EDGE) is offered by the Center for Career
Education at Columbia University in
collaboration with Scottish Enterprise
Dunbartonshire and the University of
Glasgow.
EDGE will take place June 18 - August 11,
2006 in Glasgow, Scotland and will be open
to Columbia College, The Fu Foundation
School of Engineering and Applied Science,
and School of General Studies sophomores
and juniors (aka rising juniors and rising
seniors) who are in good academic standing.
International students are encouraged to
apply.
Columbia students selected to participate
will be provided a stipend of approximately
$2200, housing in Glasgow and round-trip air
fare between New York and Glasgow. The
application is on the InterviewTRAK system
under Event ID #922469. Applications are
due February 10, 2006 and consist of a
resume and a cover letter that should
address the questions outlined in the
InterviewTRAK posting.
Learn more on the CCE web site
http://www.cce.columbia.edu/students/experiential/edge.php
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6. Alumni Internship Fund
Columbia College is pleased to announce the
Alumni Internship Fund for 2006. This
funding will be available for students who
have secured unpaid internships for Summer
2006. Award amounts will range from $1,000
to $3,000. The fund has been made possible
thanks to the generosity of Columbia
College alumni/ae who desire to foster
student participation in internships.
To find out more about the Fund and to learn
from last year's award winners how they put
together a successful application, please
attend an information session:
Monday, February 13, 2006
6-7pm
CCE Conference Room
* Information will also be shared about the
CC / SEAS Summer Interns Living and
Learning Program. SEAS students are also
welcome to attend that portion of the
program which will run from 6:30-7pm. The
first half (6-6:30pm) will be devoted to the
CC Alumni Internship Fund.
http://www.cce.columbia.edu/cc/internshipfund.php
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7. Spring 2006 Entrepreneurship Challenge
Multiple event dates, see below.
The Spring 2006 Entrepreneurship Challenge
(E-Challenge) is now underway!
Events:
Feb. 8th Elevator Pitch Seminar
Feb. 22nd Featured Speaker: Dr. Amol
Sarva, CC'98.
Dr. Sarva is a founder of a
telecommunication start-up sold to Virgin
Mobile and one of the founders of Digicel
USA, another telecom. This talk will also
coincide with SEAS's E-Weeks.
March 2nd Deadline for Business Plan
Submissions
March 6th Finalist pitches
March 9th Final Awards Ceremony
Please see
www.columbia.edu/cu/core
for more details.
Background Information:
The 2006 Columbia University
Entrepreneurship Challenge will be CORE's
6th annual business plan competition, and
the third competition held in collaboration
with the Center for Career Education. The
E-Challenge provides undergraduate and
graduate students with the opportunity to
win seed capital and other prizes in order
to bring their entrepreneurial ideas to
fruition. In past years, CORE has
successfully organized university-wide
business plan competitions, awarded both
undergraduate and graduate students
thousands of dollars in prize money, and
sponsored numerous events featuring
successful entrepreneurs as speakers.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/core
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8. Onyx Dance Troupe Auditions
Calling all dancers! ONYX Dance Troupe is
looking for people with talent and charisma
to bless the stage! If you have any
training/ skill in hip-hop dance, come out
and give it a shot! If you dance hip- hop
AND jazz, even better!
**NOTE--this is a two day audition--and both
days are mandatory…jazz is not required*
Saturday:: hip hop/jazz: 2-4
Sunday:: hip hop/jazz: 2-4
MEET IN FRONT OF LERNER’S ROONE ARLEDGE
AUDITORIUM.
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