CUPID

A student-led effort across Columbia University to facilitate multidisciplinary dialogue, awareness, and action on international development.

MISSION The Columbia University Partnership for International Development (CUPID) is a student-led effort across Columbia University to facilitate multidisciplinary dialogue, awareness, and action on international development. Recognizing the University’s excellence in this field, CUPID serves as a channel for individuals interested in international development to take advantage of the University’s wide-ranging human and institutional resources in their academic, extracurricular, and professional endeavors. Encouraging a collaborative spirit among students, professors, and alumni with diverse specialties, CUPID aims to explore and demonstrate how a multidisciplinary approach to international development can produce innovative, holistic solutions for disadvantaged populations. NEWS & UPDATES 2010 Annual Conference Health: A Universal Dialect(ic)? Access to Health in the Developing World Date: February 12th, 2010 Time: 1-8pm (TBC) Place: Columbia University, International Affairs Building, Room 1501 Calling All Student Reps We are currently recruiting student representatives from SIPA, Union, and the School of Journalism! Please fill out an application. CUPID has a new blog!!! Check it out here. CUPID is now on Facebook! Check out our page here. Recent Events January 28, 2010 Doesn't Add Up: Human Rights monitoring, Databases and Knowledge January 25, 2010 General Body Meeting December 7, 2009 Next General Assembly Meeting/Happy Hour December 5, 2009 Immigration Conference: Listening to the Voice of Immigrants December 1, 2009 World AIDS Day Event: TWO MEN TALKING November 18, 2009 Children on the Front Line: An Evening With Ishmael Beah November 17, 2009 "Microfinance, Social Enterprise, and the Law" Symposium November 9, 2009 CUPID's Next General Body Meeting October 26, 2006 Improving Maternal Outcomes in Tibet October 23, 2009 "Gender, Peace, and Security" Conference October 19, 2009 Anti-Trafficking Policy and its Effects at Home and Abroad October 5, 2009 CUPID's First General Body Meeting of the Year If you missed our kick-off event, check us out at our first meeting! September 16, 2009 Save the date! CUPID Kick-off will take place September 16, 2009 at 6:30 pm at the Underground Lounge. Featuring guest speaker Gabriella Y Carolini, PhD, and poster presentations by CUPID's 2009 summer interns. Please check back for update on exact location.	WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO GET INVOLVED