NOVEMBER 2009

It's November already! Across Morningside, the leaves are falling and the sweaters are coming out. But just because winter's on the way doesn't mean you should let your brain hibernate! Take in one of dozens of CAA events taking place across the globe. In New York, experience ragtime and cabaret with the Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL) or expand your mind at one of our always-fascinating Cafés Columbia. Outside the city, look for fascinating lectures and conversations with top Columbia professors in Chapel Hill, Portland, Tokyo, Palm Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Wherever you are, keep up with fellow Columbians on Facebook and take advantage of informative webinars.

November 18, 8 p.m.
Online

It's always a good time to freshen your interviewing skills. In this webinar, business communication coach Nancy Ancowitz will show you how to articulate your fine points and showcase your experience. More

The Columbia Alumni Arts League has promoted over 1,000 artists on its Web site. If you're an artist, we can help you get the word out. More

Visit Columbia Alumni Association on Facebook: be a fan, find photos of alumni, and add the Columbia app to your page. More

Go deeper: Research your burning questions with Columbia Libraries’ free online resources, including Factiva and JSTOR (UNI and password protected). More

Take advantage of a 25 percent alumni benefit on timely programs in such areas as leadership, strategy, finance, and marketing. More

November 17, 6:30 p.m.

Columbia University Men's Basketball opens its 2009-10 season at DePaul in Chicago. Before the game, hear Coach Joe Jones speak about the upcoming season. More

July 3–11, 2010

Sail with Professor Pegi Vail under the “White Nights” of the Baltic Sea. More

July 17–24, 2010

Join Professor Evan Haefeli on a Great Lakes family adventure. More

Find more smart adventures on the Alumni Travel Study Program’s Web site or subscribe to the e-newsletter.

On September 29, Claude Steele gave the academic year’s first University Lecture in the Low Library Rotunda. He spoke about his research on stereotypes and how negative group images can affect intellectual performance. More

A report released by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism proposes new steps for maintaining a vibrant, independent press, with special emphasis on local “accountability journalism” that is essential to civic life. More

Ibrahim Musaev ’08SIPA and Dr. Yuriy Polyakov have founded the Global Eco-Innovation Forum, a user-generated platform that brings together leading specialists in multiple fields and offers comprehensive solutions to world’s critical problems. More

October 29, 6 p.m.
Chapel Hill

Has your brain fallen into a black hole? Get back to thinking as Columbia experimental particle physicist Michael Tuts distinguishes fact from fiction in the movie Angels & Demons. More

October 29, 6 p.m.
Portland

David Rosand discusses how Venice's 16th-century revolution in oil painting opened new expressive possibilities for the art. More

October 31, 5 p.m.
Tokyo

Earth Institute director Jeffrey Sachs will discuss his organization's goals. More

November 12, 6 p.m.
Palm Beach

Enjoy an evening with Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger. More

November 12, 6 p.m.
Scarsdale

A program and dinner with Nicholas Dirks, executive vice president for Arts and Sciences and Franz Boas Professor of Anthropology and Professor of History at Columbia University. More

November 12, 6 p.m.
San Francisco

Come out for dinner and stimulating conversation with Nicholas Lemann, dean and Henry R. Luce Professor at the Columbia Journalism School. More

November 14, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles

November 15, 4 p.m.
Seattle

Columbia GS dean and Middle East Institute director Peter Awn will discuss the Obama administration's policies in that region.

November 18, 6:30 p.m.
Washington

SIPA professor Austin Long, counterinsurgency and urban warfare expert, will deliver a talk, "Complacency Kills: Observations from the Field on Counterinsurgency and the Future of Iraq." More

Network and tip one back with Columbians in your area. Locations include:


Taipei, Taiwan, November 1
LGBT Dallas, November 4
Honolulu, Hawaii, November 6
Ridgewood, N.J., November 11
Kingston, Jamaica, November 11

Check your local club Web site to find out where alumni are meeting near you.

December 5, 8 p.m.

Join the CAA party during the Art Basel Miami Beach contemporary art fair and raise a glass to Columbia's success in the arts. More

October was a big month at the new Columbia Alumni Center, begining with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and topping off with our Especially Open House and Homecoming events. More than 400 alumni joined us and many won fabulous prizes. If you were there, please share your experience with us in a brief survey and view photos on Facebook. Check our Web site next week to see prize winners.

November 8, Noon
Brasserie 8 1/2

Join Columbia alumni Michael Pettis ’81SIPA, ’84BUS and Charles Saliba ’00CC to discuss current events in China, from financial markets to rock and roll, over a private brunch with an intimate group of fellow Columbians and Asian Cultural Council guests. More

November 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
W New York - The Tuscany

Columbia Pride and other Ivy groups bring their cocktail series back to Audrey at the W Hotel. More

November 14, 2 p.m.
Columbia Alumni Center

This time around, we'll focus on plays and screenplays. Share your works in progress, receive constructive feedback, and network in a supportive, seminar-style environment. More

November 2, 6 p.m.
Café Arts with Walter Frisch 

November 9, 6 p.m.
Café Science with Shahid Naeem 

November 16, 6 p.m.
Café Humanities with Elisabeth Ladenson

November 23, 6 p.m.
Café Social Science with Yasmine Ergas

Chat up alumni and faculty while sharing your passion for the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. All events at Picnic Market and Café. More

Join fellow alumni for cultural events around the city!

November 11, 8 p.m.
Ragtime and post-show talkback
Neil Simon Theatre

November 19, 6 p.m.
Gallery tour, dinner, and cabaret
Neue Galerie

November 17, 6:30 p.m.
Columbia Club of New York

Connect with fellow alumni in a fun and fast-paced environment. Make more business contacts in one night than most people make in a month! More

November 18, 6 p.m.
Galway Hooker Pub

Join fellow Columbians and alumni from MIT, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, and Cambridge for great conversation and cheap drinks. More

November 19, 6:30 p.m.
Low Library

In honor of Conrad H. Lung '72CC. For more information, please contact Meghan Eschmann at me2363@columbia.edu.

December 18, 9 p.m.
Bowlmor Lanes

Please join us at the hottest venue in town, Bowlmor Lanes and Pressure Carnival, for a night of bowling, dancing, music, carnival games, and open bar! More