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Countdown to Columbia: Student Advising

	Center for Student Advising Online Chats COLUMBIA 101 Updates Family Orientation Disability Services Requests Submitting MMR Documentation Enroll in or Waive Health Insurance Upcoming Events Important Dates

Greetings,

College is a time of tremendous growth, adjustment, and change for your student. Along the way, advising partnerships and connections with a wide range of available resources will help him/her make the most of his/her time at Columbia. Included in this newsletter is information about the Center for Student Advising (CSA), whose misison is to guide and support students at Columbia College and Columbia Engineering in their journey within and beyond Columbia University.

Sincerely,

Matthew Patashnick
Director of Parent and Family Programs

Center for Student Advising

Click here to read a message to your student from Monique Rinere, Dean of Advising.

Online Chats

During July and August, the CSA hosts a series of online chats for incoming students. Parents will be invited to ask any last minute questions in an online COLUMBIA 101 session later this summer.

COLUMBIA 101 Updates

The #CURoarTour is off to a great start. We've had a wonderful time meeting new students and families at our first few COLUMBIA 101 sessions. We hope you can join us, so please check the schedule for the next session in a city near you!

Family Orientation

Family Orientation and Convocation are important Columbia traditions! You will meet and interact with the myriad Columbia staff with whom your student will work, and celebrate the start of the 2013 academic year with your student on South Field during the unforgettable Convocation Ceremony.