The 2015 Class Council works to coordinate class events and to represent first-year interests to the administration and on CCSC. President Jared Odessky serves on the Campus Life, Dining, and Housing Committees, and along with VP Erin Bilir, on the Policy Committee. Reps. Liam Bland and Katie Angulo work with the Communications Committee, and Rep. Loxley Bennett sits on the Funding Committee. CCSC 2015 meets Monday nights at 9:15 pm in Hamilton 507.
Contact Information:
Jared Odessky President jho2115@columbia.edu
Erin Bilir VP eeb2138@columbia.edu
Katie Angulo Class Rep kma2137@columbia.edu
Loxley Bennett Class Rep ldb2134@columbia.edu
Liam Bland Class Rep ljb2154@columbia.edu
After last week’s CCSC town hall featuring Scott Wright – the Executive Vice President of Student and Administrative Services – the 2015 class council began following up on one issue of particular importance: the Lerner package center. This year, Mail Services offered extended hours at the package center in an effort to try to reduce the typical long lines. However, they found that students still ended up coming to pick
On Saturday, January 21, CCSC, ESC, and SGA 2015 teamed up to welcome first-year students back to campus with the first Lerner Party Space event of the new year “2015 in 2012: ‘Till the World Ends” Cosmic Rave. We clicked in almost 400 people throughout the night, making it one of the most successful 2015 events yet! Click here for the full photo album from Columbia Photography Society
The 2015 class council has been working with Dining Services to come up with a compromise to keep Blue Java Butler Cafe available to students studying in the library late at night. At the last Dining Advisory meeting, Dining agreed to allow students to choose to extend Blue Java Butler Cafe hours until 2 am on Monday through Thursday in exchange for closing Cafe 212 at 8 pm. Currently, Butler
Starting on February 20, the 2015 class council will begin holding “office hours” each Monday for the Spring 2012 semester from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm in Kent 511. This is an opportunity for anyone to come speak directly to the elected members of the council about any concerns or questions that they have, ranging from small changes in dining or library hours to campus-wide problems. As always, all members
The annual formal dance in Low Rotunda for first-years in Columbia College, SEAS, and Barnard College is coming up on Saturday, February 11 from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am. Tickets are now on sale for $15 at the TIC office in Lerner Hall and online. Tickets are available to CUID holders only. The TIC will close at 9:00 pm on the day of the event, and there are only 250 tickets
As a little welcome back present for the class of 2015 after a well-deserved winter vacation, the class councils have come together to plan a cosmic rave! The dance will take place in Lerner Party Space (located on the 1st floor of Lerner) on Saturday, January 21 from 10:30 pm to 1:00 am. DJing will be our own Marcus Caraballo (CC ’15) Admission for this event is FREE, but space is
After a very successful first session of “Setting Sail: Internships, Externships, and First-Year Partnerships with CCE” this past December, CCSC 2015 and the Center for Career Education have worked over winter break to organize two more sessions for first-year students to attend. January 20: 2 – 3 pm, Lerner 555 January 25: 11:30 – 12:30 pm, CCE Conference Room Lower Level (lunch provided)  
For freshmen, next week marks the beginning of the first finals season and the end of our first semester here at Columbia. Before we hit the books during study days, it’s important that we all get together and celebrate what an incredible few months this has been. The 2015 Winter Coffeehouse will take place in John Jay Lounge on Sunday, December 11 from 7:45 – 8:45 pm. We will have
On Monday, November 28, twelve members of the Class of 2015 had the opportunity to attend “Burgers with Shollenberger,” a dinner and discussion in Lerner Hall with Kevin Shollenberger, Columbia’s Dean of Student Affairs. The students were selected from a lottery and represented interests ranging from African-American Studies to Computer Science. Leading the discourse with a Mel’s burger in hand, the Dean talked about his personal background, his role in
In another effort to connect first-years with the various offices and resources available to students on campus, CCSC 2015 has partnered with ESC 2015 and the Center for Career Education to host “Setting Sail: Internships, Externships, and First-Year Partnerships with CCE.” The event will be held on December 9th from 12 -1 pm in the CCE Conference Room located in East Campus Lower Level. Career advisers from the center will
