[ALMA MATTERS ♔] 1.21.12
WELCOME TO SPRING 2012, COLUMBIA COLLEGE!
I hope you have all had a restful, relaxing, and reinvigorating winter break. It’s finally the new year, and I, for one, am ready to rock like never before…(second-semester senior, #sorryimnotsorry).
Let’s kick things off with our first event of the new semester, “What’s Wrong, Columbia?”. We want you to tell us literally everything that you think can be added, improved, or gotten rid of at this school. Consider it your bucket list of whatever you want to see changed. See you there tomorrow in the Satow Room, Lerner 5th Floor, at 8pm! And as per our council responsibilities, there will be free food.
Later, check out some of the awesome opportunities below and avoid the snow slush like the cold, dirty shoe-soaker it is.
Happy to be home,
Aki Terasaki
Student Body President
Columbia College ♔
1. ADI DevFest 2012 | 1/28, 1pm | Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center
3. Buy/Sell Columbia Textbooks on Dormslist.org
4. Miller Theater Fund | 1/27 Deadline
5. Nightline Applications | Multiple dates
6. Senior Award Nominations | 1/29 Deadline
1. ADI DevFest 2012 | 1/28, 1pm | Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center
It gives the Application Development Initiative great pleasure to host its second annual DevFest 2012 (Click the Link!). DevFest is a week long developer festival that kicks off Saturday, January 28 at 1pm in Davis Auditorium. The rest of the week will be filled with workshops and lectures on topics related to development and entrepreneurship. DevFest will culminate in a demonstration event Saturday, February 4 at 12pm in Davis Auditorium where teams will have a chance to show off their product to a panel and general audience of representatives from NYC’s top Venture Capital firms, hot tech startups, larger companies, and fellow peers. Rather than focusing on building “hacks”, DevFest’s mission is essentially to help teams create useful applications for fellow Columbians or New Yorkers alike.
Check out this Techcrunch article that was written up about the event last year.
2. JOIN THE 2012 COLUMBIAN YEARBOOK
The official yearbook of Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering is looking to recruit content, production, and business staffers and managers! This is a great, low-key commitment for those interested in journalism and publishing.
Content sections include: Academics, Athletics, Student Life, Organizations, and New York.
Production sections include Copy, Design, and Photo.
Finally, on the business side, you can join Finance or Marketing.
If interested, please email yearbook@columbia.edu.
3. Buy/Sell Columbia Textbooks on Dormslist.org
Want cheaper textbook options? Need your textbooks fast? Buy books from other Columbia students right now at Dormslist! Dormslist is a nonprofit textbook exchange and classifieds website made by Columbia students for Columbia students. Start browsing for hundreds of textbooks at www.dormslist.org. Don’t forget to Like our Facebook site at www.facebook.com/dormslist.
4. Miller Theater Fund | 1/27 Deadline
The Miller Theater Fund allows an undergraduate student group to use the Miller Theater for one day, covering the costs of using the space and technical needs. Applications are available by emailing wmh2116@columbia.edu, and are due January 27th. Please feel free to email with any questions!
5. Nightline Applications | Multiple dates
Are you a good listener? Interested in becoming a peer counselor? Nightline, Columbia and Barnard’s anonymous peer counseling hotline is holding information sessions for spring training next week. You must attend one of these sessions in order to train, so make sure to stop by!
Monday, January 23, 8:30pm, 403 Barnard Hall
Wednesday, January 25, 8:30pm, Lerner 568
Sunday, January 29, 1pm, Lerner 568
6. Senior Award Nominations | 1/29 Deadline
Dear Columbia College Seniors,
Throughout your undergraduate years at Columbia, you have undertaken a rigorous academic curriculum, engaged in culturally and intellectually stimulating activities, and participated in various social and co-curricular organizations. As a member of the Class of 2012, we now invite you to acknowledge the many accomplishments that you and your peers have made during your time at Columbia by participating in the senior awards nomination process.
In keeping with annual tradition, graduating seniors have an opportunity to assist in the selection process for the following Class Day awards:
Alumni Prize: Awarded by the Alumni Association of the College to the senior judged by classmates to be the most faithful and deserving.
Edward S. Brainard Prize: Awarded to the member of the graduating class who is judged by classmates to be most worthy of distinction for qualities of mind and character.
Charles M. Rolker Prize: Awarded to the member of the graduating class who is judged by classmates to be most worthy of special distinction because of scholarship, participation in student activities, or any combination thereof.
To nominate one of your peers or if you have been asked by a classmate to nominate yourself, simply visit the Student Awards and Recognition web site to complete a nomination. You may nominate up to three people.
The nomination period will conclude on Sunday, January 29 at 11:59 p.m. Note that there will be an additional call for nominations in February for many other awards and honors but nominations for these three awards will only be accepted prior to Sunday’s deadline.
If you have any questions, please e-mail: ugradawardscommittee@columbia.edu
