Dear Columbia College Families,
If you are planning to come to campus for graduation this May, we invite you to join us for a Commencement Week webinar on Friday, February 9 at 12:30 p.m. EST. Register now for a reminder to join the live webinar, or check out our YouTube page to view the recording afterward. If you email us your question ahead of time, we will work to include the answers in our presentation.
In the meantime, please be sure the following dates are in your calendar:
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Columbia College Class Day is the school-specific ceremony when graduates' names are read as they process across stage and they are professionally photographed. Tickets are not required, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Columbia College will celebrate Class Day on Tuesday, May 15, at 8:30 a.m.
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University Commencement celebrates graduates of all Columbia schools. Tickets are required for guests, and Columbia College graduates can request up to four (4) tickets. Students will receive more information after Spring Break about how to register for their tickets and distribute them to their guests. University Commencement will begin on Wednesday, May 16 at 10:30 a.m., with the academic procession beginning at 9:30 a.m.
To ensure you will continue receiving these emails, please confirm with your student that they have submitted their degree application to the registrar and that their degree application status in SSOL shows "submitted". We will be back in touch with information about accommodations, graduation announcements and more, so check in with your student and stay tuned! Visit the GradZone website for additional resources and support.
All the best,
Sue Jordan
Associate Director of Family Engagement
Student and Family Support
Columbia College | Columbia Engineering
Email: ugrad-family@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-854-2446
Important Dates
Friday, February 2: Yearbook early bird pricing (only $85.00) ends
February 20-24, February 26–28, March 1–3, March 26–29, April 3–7: Senior portrait sessions
Tuesday, March 6-Thursday, March 8: Columbia University Bookstore Grad Fair
Monday, March 12–Friday, March 16: Spring break
Tuesday, May 15: Columbia College Class Day
Wednesday, May 16: University Commencement
Thursday, May 17: New graduates move out by 12:00 p.m.
