February 2012 | University Newsletter | Columbia Alumni Association

In this month’s alumni newsletter:
Panther Baby sneak peek; CAA on Google+; alumni in the news;

Risk and Volatility Networking Night; introducing Going Global; smart fun around the world.
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Much Ado about the New: This month, there are more innovations, opportunities, and ways to do one new Columbia thing as part of the CAA Challenge. Take your career beyond borders with Going Global or paint the town red with CAAL. Get a sneak peek at Jamal Joseph's groundbreaking autobiography with a special CAA webcast or attend a Networking Night on Risk and Volatility. Regardless of where you are, keep up with what's new at Columbia and the CAA on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

A Year in the Life of CAA: Experience alumni highlights in short videos; or revisit the year in photographs on the CAA Facebook page.

Upcoming Events
JAN 26	Alumni Reception San Diego, CA
JAN 26	Alumni Book Launch Copenhagen, Denmark
JAN 31	Multi-University Networking Event Zurich, Switzerland
FEB 4	CU–Harvard Basketball Game & Reception Cambridge, MA
FEB 7	Diwaniya Discussion Series Kuwait City, Kuwait
FEB 7	First Tuesdays Party Palm Beaches, FL
FEB 7	College & SEAS Young Alumni New York, NY
FEB 8	What Really Happened at Fukishima? Paris, France
FEB 8	New Year's Vasilopita Athens, Greece
FEB 8	Networking Phoenix, AZ
FEB 9	Bi-Monthly Dinner Singapore
FEB 9	GS Mid-Winter Mixer New York, NY
FEB 13	Wine Tasting Westchester, NY
FEB 13	Holiday Party Shanghai, China
FEB 19	Lunch at the Breakers Palm Beach, FL
FEB 22	Journalism in the Networked Age Hong Kong, China
FEB 28	GSAS Recent Alumni Happy Hour New York, NY

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Columbia University Beijing Alumni Association Library Dedication
December 2011

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Columbia Conversations Online:
Panther Baby

February 17, 2012

Special guests Afeni Shakar and Dorian Warren join School of the Arts film professor, Jamal Joseph, for the debut of Joseph's memoir about coming of age within the Black Panther movement. The CAA brings it directly to your screen; join us for this special Columbia Conversation Online feature—and stay tuned for more webcasts to come. Read more.

	New! CAA Is Now on Google+
	Celebrate Black Achievement: BAC Heritage Award Reception New York; February 21, 2012
	Year of the Dragon: Asian Columbia Alumni Association Lunar New Year Banquet New York; February 25, 2012
	Anniversary Class Alumni (’2 or ’7 Graduates) March in Commencement 2012 New York; May 16, 2012 (Register by March 15)

ALUMNI NEWS

Comic Book Hero

USA Today recently crowned Scott Snyder '02SOA the best writer of comics, and The New York Times profiled his rebooting of two key titles in the DC Comics franchise. Read more.

	Six Columbia Alumni Create a Company That Makes Shopping Fun
	Sport Shirts To Outerwear: Zachary Prell '05BUS Epitomizes the American Entrepreneur
	Chung Hyun-min '92GSAS, '93GSAS Named Chief of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea

CAREER NEWS

Careers in Risk and Volatility

February 28, 2012

For the first Columbia Networking Night of 2012, hear from experts in Risk and Volatility fields and expand your professional network by making career connections with fellow Columbians. Read more.

	Webinar: SOAR to New Heights—Proclaiming Your Career Accomplishments in the New Year Online; January 26, 2012
	Careers Beyond Borders: Going Global Now Available to Columbia Alumni
	Webinar: Demystifying the Informational Interview: How to Utilize this Dynamic Process to Advance your Job Search Online; February 29, 2012

CAMPUS NEWS

The Lenfest Effect

See how one alumnus, H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ’58LAW, has impacted generations of Columbia students, professors, and campus life. Watch the video.

	"The Work Locates Itself" at LeRoy Neiman Gallery
	The Columbia Daily Spectator Annual Awards Dinner with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski '85CC New York; February 4, 2012
	Men’s Basketball Annual Alumni Weekend New York; February 10-11, 2012

TRAVEL & LEARNING

Great Cities of Russia

July 18-27, 2012

Experience the best of Western Russia, exploring its two foremost cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg. Read more.

	Café Columbia: A Brief History of Justice New York; February 6, 2012
	Café Science: Exploring the Birth and Death of Black Holes New York; February 13, 2012
	Café Humanities: Audacious Fraud or Masterful Imitation? New York; February 20, 2012
	Travel Study: Discovering Eastern Europe July 31–August 16, 2012

COLUMBIA ALUMNI ARTS

On Exhibit: The Silent Strength of Artist Liu Xia

Columbia University's Alliance Program and the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, in cooperation with the Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, presents the only U.S. exhibition of Liu Xia's work. Read more.

	CAAL Night: Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Comes to Broadway New York; February 8, 2012
	CAAL Night: Stan Kenton Centennial with Wynton Marsalis New York; February 17, 2012
	Columbians Showing at Sundance

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