We are an office designed to support the parent and family community, serving as your gateway to Columbia by answering your questions, providing you with information you need to support your student, connecting you to Columbia, and involving you on campus and in your hometown.
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Over the course of the summer, you and your student will receive newsletters from us containing timely and relevant information to help you prepare for the first semester at Columbia. You will learn about orientation, resources, events, and important dates.
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To help you and your family stay connected to Columbia, please keep us informed when you change your preferred email address.
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Columbia offers a series of amazing pre-orientation programs. To learn what each of these acronyms means and for a full description of our programmatic offerings, check out the pre-orientation website! All applications are due June 4.
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Arrival for first year students is on Monday, August 25. Students traveling a great distance to Columbia will receive permission from Columbia Housing to move in on Sunday, August 24. Note: students participating in pre-orientation programs will have a different arrival date.
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All students must provide proof of MMR vaccinations, decide about a meningitis vaccination, and either waive or enroll in Columbia Student Health Insurance.
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The Office of Financial Aid & Educational Financing is a great resource for your questions about applying for outside scholarship opportunities.
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Are you looking to book your student's travel to and from NYC for move in and break periods? We recommend waiting until you have confirmation of your student's arrival date and after s/he has registered for fall classes. Student exams cannot be rescheduled to accommodate pre-purchased tickets.
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The Columbia Travel Portal is a great tool for planning your family's travels to and from NYC. Check it out today!
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All Columbia College and Columbia Engineering family members are invited to join us for Family Orientation activities and workshops, which are designed to welcome you to the Columbia Family and give you great information about the offices, resources, and staff with whom your student will work.
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This Columbia tradition, full of pomp and circumstance, marks the beginning of your student's academic journey. Celebrate as a family with the faculty and administration of Columbia College and Columbia Engineering before you bid farewell to your student and return home.
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Family Weekend is a campus-wide celebration of families that runs concurrent with Homecoming. We have a series of intellectual, informational, and social events planned for you in the hopes that you will experience, if only for a brief weekend, what it means to be a Columbia University student.
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T-shirts. Bumper stickers. Keychains. Let everyone know how proud you are. Visit the Columbia bookstore in person (Lerner Hall) or online today!
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Only four short years from now, your family will be on campus as the Class of 2018 graduates. This week, however, we cheer the Class of 2014. Check out our website, congratulate our newest alumni, and get excited for 2018!
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