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The School of General Studies traces its commitment to veterans back to 1947. Today, with nearly 500 veterans enrolled at GS, Columbia boasts the highest undergraduate veteran student enrollment in the Ivy League.
Tickets are now on sale for the 10th annual Columbia University Military Ball, the premier event uniting veterans across the University community, with discounts available for GS students through the end of the year. Proceeds support programming for veterans and military family members nationwide while strengthening support services for the 700+ veterans enrolled at Columbia.
Dorothee Grant reflects on her time as a GS student thus far including an internship that has allowed her to take part in a developing research method related to her area of study.
Students are invited to celebrate Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) by attending events throughout the month of November.
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All across the world, the Columbia community came together on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 to far surpass ambitious goals and raise a record-breaking $445,537 for GS from hundreds of individual gifts—an unprecedented 38 percent increase in fundraising compared to last year’s totals.
Students are invited to join Dean Rosen-Metsch and members of the GS staff for festive food and refreshments and a dramatic reading of turkey poems submitted by students and staff to welcome the holiday weekend.
The School of General Studies welcomed alumni, students, and families to Baker Field on Saturday, October 19, 2019 to celebrate this year’s Homecoming event.
After several years working in organic agriculture on rural farms and in urban settings, Devon Gingrich’s interest in public health and nutrition manifested into a desire to pursue medicine. She left behind her previous career and enrolled in the Columbia University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program at GS in the fall of 2019, and hopes to expand the positive impact she was making in farming through pursuit of a medical degree.
Registration for the 2020 MCAT testing year is now open! Students can now register for January-June exam dates. Registration for test dates in July-September will open in February 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact Prehealth Advisor Support at 202-828-0950 or [email protected].
On Thursday, October 10, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered at Columbia’s Faculty House to celebrate the induction of 83 students into the School of General Studies Honor Society.The GS Honor Society was created in 1997 to recognize the exceptional academic achievements of GS students who have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.8 in more than 30 points of academic coursework at Columbia.
School of General Studies Veterans Appreciation Luncheon
Fri., Nov. 8, 12 - 2 p.m.
Mel's Burger 2850 Broadway
Students in the School of General Studies are invited to celebrate Veterans Day at a luncheon sponsored by the GS Dean of Students Office and GS Student Life.
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Veterans Day Parade
Mon. Nov. 11, 12 - 3:30 p.m.
Assembly Time & Location: 1:15 p.m., 25th Street between 6th & Broadway (Enter Via: 6th Avenue & 25th Street)
For the eleventh year in a row, the School of General Studies is a major sponsor in the Veterans Day Parade. As a part of the 2019 sponsorship,…
Frontline Arts' award-winning art project, Frontline Paper, returned to Columbia University for a two-day workshop, as part of a series of Crafting Commonality workshops that engages and connects communities through craft making experience.
Event Date and Time
Wed., Nov. 6, 7 - 10 p.m.
Event Location
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center
20 Lincoln Center Plaza
Event Description
Students are invited to join CAA Arts Access and General Studies Alumni Association for Paul Taylor: Celebrate the Dancemaker featuring the Paul Taylor Dance Company in a tribute to its founder, who died in 2018. The engagement marks the Company's first Lincoln Center Season under Artistic Director Michael Novak '09GS.
Paul Taylor American Modern Dance will return to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center from October 29 to November 17…
Position Description
The Columbia Business School is seeking a student to assist a visually impaired Professor teaching in the Management Division. The student will be responsible for the daily management and operation of the academic and project needs required by the Professor. The student will work independently as well as in conjunction with other key stakeholders to meet departmental objectives. S/he will collaboratively work with various senior level faculty, staff, and students across the school.
Responsibilities Include:
- Managing all administrative needs for the…
On Friday, September 27, the U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University (MilVets) hosted Arts in the Armed Forces for a not-yet-released screening of The Report, directed by Scott Burns, and starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening.