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The School of General Studies celebrated the Class of 2014 at its Class Day ceremony on Monday, May 19. More than 1,500 guests joined faculty and administrators in recognizing the accomplishments of the 493 members of the graduating class, 71 of whom are U.S. military veterans, more than any other Ivy League university and the most to graduate from GS since the post-WWII era.
After becoming a pro-surfer out of high school, Will Tant has spent most of his life hitting the waves. In 2011, he decided it was time to focus on his academic pursuits. Three years later, the 37-year-old surfer, model, philanthropist, and survivor will graduate Phi Beta Kappa from the Columbia University School of General Studies
Few people would think to digitally replicate the intricacies of fetal pig dissection for smartphone users, let alone expect to make any money from it. But that's just what Postbac Premed student Andrew Meyerson '14 did recently when he created Dig a Pig, an app designed to help biology students in their study of fetal pig anatomy.
The School of General Studies has announced the names of 39 students who will be initiated into the New York Delta chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society for 2014.
On Oct. 2, 1992, with his brother on his shoulder and mother and sister close behind, Umaru Jalloh ran for his life as grenades exploded and bullets screeched by his head. Twenty-two years later, Jalloh, a 42-year-old Sierra Leonean refugee who has endured personal tragedies such as homelessness and triumphs as a dean’s list student, will graduate from the Columbia University School of General Studies on May 19.
27th Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will address the Class of 2014 at the Columbia University School of General Studies graduation May 19 at 9 a.m. in New York City. Brewer, who graduated from Columbia GS in 1997, has served New Yorkers since the Lindsay administration.
Ten GS students—out of an overall group of 12 students from Columbia University—were recently selected to receive summer 2014 scholarships from the Gilman International Scholarship Program, out of a pool of more than 3,000 applicants nationwide.
On Friday, April 25, students and administrators from the School of General Studies (GS) were honored at Lavender Graduation, a ceremony that celebrates graduating LGBTQ and allied students. First started at the University of Michigan in 1995, the ceremony is now conducted at hundreds of universities nationwide.
Dean Peter J. Awn announced that there will be three featured speakers at the Columbia University School of General Studies Class Day ceremony on Monday, May 19.
School of General Studies (GS) first-year student Michael Vorselen has been selected as one of twelve recipients of Columbia University’s inaugural Presidential Global Fellowships.
When GS student Mark Croitoroo isn't studying, he can often be found honing his table tennis skills with the Columbia Table Tennis Club or at Spin New York, a table tennis-friendly bar in Flatiron. On March 8, he competed for a spot on the U.S. National Table Tennis Team.
More than 100 guests gathered to celebrate the induction of 49 students into the Honor Society of the School of General Studies at its 18th Annual Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 8. The Honor Society, created in 1997 to celebrate the academic achievement of exceptional GS scholars, is open to juniors or seniors with 3.8 GPA or above who have completed at least 30 credits at Columbia University.
On Wednesday, March 12, the Recent Alumni Leadership Committee (RALC) hosted a reception for alumni from the School of General Studies at Taj Lounge.
On Wednesday, March 12, the Recent Alumni Leadership Committee hosted a reception for alumni from the School of General Studies at Taj Lounge. GS alumni, students, and friends reconnected and networked at the event.
GS held its first West Coast Alumni Happy Hour in Santa Monica, California on Thursday, March 6, hosted by alumni Ayla Kalani ’12 and Jesse Dean ’08.