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January 2008
4 Fri  
 

Breakfast with CAA Chairman, James Harden
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Columbia University Club of New York, 15 West 43rd Street
RSVP to ame2116@columbia.edu or 212-870-2384

10 Thu  
 

Reception & Program with President Lee C. Bollinger
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. (PST)
Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington
RSVP at im2@columbia.edu or 212-870-2641

19 Sat  
 

Sundance 2008 Reception and Program
4:00 - 6:00pm (MST)
350 Main Restaurant in Park City, Utah
RSVP at im2@columbia.edu or 212-870-2641

29 Tue  
 

CAA Health & Wellness Series
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
"Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Mental Disorders"
Columbia University Club of New York, 15 West 43rd Street
Please RSVP at im2@columbia.edu or 212-870-2641

30 Wed  
 

CUSSW Wednesday Series: Clinical Grand Rounds
"Metastatic Cancer: Issues and Challenges for Patients, Families and Health Care Professionals"
Richard Glassman, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
Moderated by Mary Sormanti, CUSSW
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C03
For more information, click here.


February 2008
7 Thur  
 

Intro to Career Development
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C05
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development

12 Tue  
  Marketing Yourself: Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
13 Wed  
  CUSSW Wednesday Series: Distinguished Visiting Scholar
"City of One: A Personal and Professional Perspective on Foster Care"
Frances Cournos, Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University
Director of the Washington Heights Community Service at New York State Psychiatric Institute
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C03
For more information, click here.
21 Thur  
 

Making the Most of a Career Fair
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development

26 Tue  
 

LMSW and LCSW Licensing in NY State with Lu Lasson
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C05
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development

26 Tue  
  Marketing Yourself: Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development

March 2008
4 Tue  
  Making the Most of a Career Fair
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
5 Wed  
  CUSSW Wednesday Series: Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Richard Parsons, Chairman, Time Warner
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C03
For more information, click here.
6 Thu  
  Aceing the Interview(s)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
7 Fri  
 

Not For Profit Career Fair
All Columbia University Schools are invited.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lerner Hall, CU-Main Campus

8 Sat  
 

Connecticut Alumni Reception
Hosted by Tonia Spence '02 and Marti Teperman '06
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
RSVP and directions: sswalumni@columbia.edu

11 Tue  
  PreK-12 Education Career Fair
Organized by Teachers College
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lerner Hall, CU-Main Campus
25 Tue  
 

Getting Started on the Job Search
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C05
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development

26 Wed  
  CUSSW Wednesday Series: Clinical Grand Rounds
"Cultural Formulation of Psychiatric Diagnoses: The Case of Ataques de Nervios"
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, MD, New York State Psychiatric Institute
Moderated by Maria Yellow Horse Braveheart, CUSSW
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C03
For more information, click here.
26 Wed  
  LMSW and LCSW Licensing in NY State with Lu Lasson
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room 312
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
29 Sat  
 

El Regreso: Latino Alumni Homecoming
6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Low Memorial Library at Columbia University
RSVP at ag80@columbia.edu or 212-870-2271


April 2008
3 Thu  
  Making the Most of a Career Fair
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C05
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
6 Sun
 

Flordia Alumni Reception
Hosted by Bonnie Ritt '93
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
RSVP and directions: sswalumni@columbia.edu

9 Wed
  How to Network
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
11 Fri
  Masters Level Social Work Career Fair
Consortium of NY social work schools
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
NYU Rosenthal Pavilion
12 Sat
  Washington, DC Alumni Reception
Hosted by Emily Ball '06
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
RSVP and directions: sswalumni@columbia.edu
16 Wed
  Aceing the Interview(s)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
16 Wed
  CUSSW Wednesday Series: Distinguished Visiting Scholar
John Wallis Rowe, MD
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C03
For more information, click here.
23 Wed
  Accepting, Declining and Negotiating Job Offers
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C06
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
23 Wed
  CUSSW Wednesday Series: Distinguished Visiting Scholar
"Children Lost and Found: Thirty-Five Years After Wilder"
Nina Berstein, Reporter, New York Times
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C03
For more information, click here.
30 Wed
  CUSSW Wednesday Series: Clinical Grand Rounds
Elana Katz, LCSW
Ackerman Institute for the Family
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C03
For more information, click here.

May 2008
 
  CUSSW Annual Alumni Conference & Class Reunions
Friday, May 2, 2008 and Saturday, May 3, 2008
SAVE THE DATE!
Details to be announced.
7 Wed  
  Accepting, Declining and Negotiating Job Offers
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
CUSSW, Room C05
Presented by the Office of Career and Leadership Development
12 Mon  
 

Doctoral Graduates Reception
All graduating PhD students are invited. Sponsored by the CUSSW Alumni Association's Doctoral Graduates Committee.
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Room 1109
RSVP to sswalumni@columbia.edu

19 Mon  
  CUSSW Commencement Ceremony
2:30 p.m.
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Reception immediately following the ceremony on the Grand Promenade at Lincoln Center. Tickets required. Each candidate receives five tickets for the School of Social Work Ceremony. Contact Elizabeth Sugarman: es2458@columbia.edu or 212-851-2365.

21 Wed  
 

Columbia University Commencement Ceremony
For more information, click here.

 



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