While the focus or your trip to campus will be helping your student settle in to his/her room, an array of basic programming will be offered for families to attend as they have time. Look for our next email in July announcing topics and registration details!
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Upon arrival, Public Safety will direct vehicles to a designated unloading area for the corresponding residence hall. Staff will provide two large cardboard bins on dollies and help with unloading. There will also be free shuttles between campus and Bed Bath & Beyond (times TBD).
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Students should pack belongings in trunks, suitcases, and sealed cartons for an easier move, and bring items to campus that they will need during the first weeks. Earlier this month, we shared with students a suggested list of what to pack, plus a few other tips.
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Shipped items may arrive on campus no earlier than August 10 and must weigh less than 50 lbs. Because of the volume packages arriving on campus, students should not expect their shipped items to be immediately available.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a video worth? Find out what several students told us they will always cherish from their experiences at Columbia.
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Under1Roof is a program for first-years that explores how we individually and collectively create an inclusive community at Columbia, and how intergroup understanding and community building can happen through engagement and education on the different social identities that all students bring to campus.
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Last year, the Residence Hall Leadership Organization (RHLO) launched within every campus residence hall. RHLO members plan events and foster a sense of community in their residence halls, all to make your student's new living arrangement a true home away from home.
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One of Columbia University's greatest resources is the city around us. The Urban New York program provides students with an opportunity to enter a lottery to receive free tickets to a variety of exciting trips and events around NYC.
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Supported by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Columbia Mentoring Initiative is an intergenerational mentorship program that connects first-years with upperclassmen and alumni who can help them adjust to college life.
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If you don't already know the words to Columbia's fight song, you will soon! You'll sing it during Convocation and throughout the next few years as you cheer on the Columbia Lions at one of many intercollegiate athletic events.
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The Columbia Alumni Association of San Diego invites you to attend a special Film Night with School of the Arts professor Dan Kleinman on Tuesday, June 17. The event will highlight the award-winning work of Columbia film students. If you're planning being in the area, be sure to RSVP.
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Whether your student plays in an orchestra, is active in theater, plans to study art history, architecture, and/or film, or simply enjoys taking it all in, Columbia University has a wonderful arts scene that is well worth exploring.
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